The adoption of eco-driver training, in conjunction with smart monitoring technologies and a proper incentives system, can be a potent combination of actions to address the fuel-economy and emissions issue for any agency’s urban fleet of buses writes Prashanth Kumar Bachu, Manager – Urban Transport at Embarq WRI India and Pawan Mulukutla, Manager –Urban Transport at Embarq India. Managing a ...
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Safe and Smart Cities REVOLUTION IN TRAFFIC SURVEILLANCE
Logipix has made the next step in the evolution of traffic surveillance as it successfully combines high frame rate, extremely high resolution and automated violation detection methods in a complete high-end solution. Smart City solutions are best serving the needs of citizens to live a safe, convenient and happy life. The mission to develop Smart Cities in India consists of ...
Driving performance and Crash Characteristics of Indian Drivers
Dr Neelima Chakrabarty, Sr Principal Scientist & Kamini Gupta Sr Technical Officer, Traffic Engineering and Safety Division, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, share the observations from a study conducted among the commercial drivers under different simulated terrains under Indian Traffic Conditions. Driving is a complex task requiring a vigilant mind and sound health. Major cause of accidents has been identified as ...
Reducing the risk of bus fires
SP Fire Research, Sweden is one of the largest fire research facilities in the world and has been active in promoting bus fire safety for more than a decade. Björn Sundström, Head, and Fredrik Rosen, Marketing Manager SP Fire Research, outline how bus fire safety research can reduce the risk of fires Aircraft, trains and passenger ships all have well ...
Safe City project in Nanded
The Nanded police keeps crowds and historic landmarks safe with smart video from Axis solution enabling remote monitoring, supporting manual intelligence and improving operational efficiency Nanded houses the second largest Gurudwara house of worship in India and attracts hundreds of pilgrims and tourists every day. The growing security concerns were recognized early by the Nanded Waghala City Municipal Corporation (NWCMC) ...
PID system from Seewor Technology
Passenger Information Display System (PIDS) is conceived to enhance rail travel experience by providing a wide array of information catering to public. The technology delivers real-time information updates and offers a variety of valued information, and all of these information spreading through LED display as priority. China based Shenzhen Seewor Technology Co, Ltd has developed a new series product to ...
Road Construction, Safety and Maintenance…
Trans Metalite India Ltd, a Metalite Group Company, has entered into a joint venture with Hitex InternationalUK for manufacturing of High Friction Surfacing, Cycle Track Materials, Retro Reflective Markings and Crack Sealing Compounds. The two companies have set-up a totally automatic manufacturing plant at Bawal in Haryana, to address the challenges of road safety, markings, repair and maintenance in India ...
Road infrastructure factors influencing accidents and injuries on Indian roadways
The growing trend of road accidents has created a need to understand the primary factors involved in these crashes and in the resulting severe injuries and fatalities. The Road Accident Sampling System (RASSI) India is an initiative aimed at collecting in-depth scientific road accident data, through on-site crash investigations, that will enable the government, industry and other road safety stakeholders ...
“We make / build value but cost effective products”
Klaus India is a 50:50 joint-venture of NKB Technologies and Klaus Multiparking System GmbH. With over 50,000 installations in India, Klaus India has emerged as a leading provider of both semi automatic and fully automatic parking systems. Nitin Bhave, Director, Klaus Multiparking System Pvt Ltd, and Managing Director, Automag India Pvt Ltd & NKB Technologies spoke to TrafficInfraTech about the ...
World’s first pilot project started in Berlin Intelligent Search for Parking Space
Parking is a problem in major cities. There simply are not enough parking spaces. Now, Siemens has developed a system that will help future drivers find parking spots quickly and without stress. Last year, Siemens and partners launched the world’s first pilot project on intelligent search for parking space in Berlin. On average, finding a parking place in a German ...