It’s Monday, and San Francisco just lost around 14,000 parking spaces as a change to the vehicle code — the Daylighting to Save Lives Bill (AB 413) — went into effect, requiring California cities to “daylight” intersections. …
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Municipal Speeding Reduction of 64% in Intelligent Speed Assistance Trial (CityOfNewYork)
The New York City Intelligent Speed Assistance Pilot Evaluation report found that speeding incidences were reduced by 64% compared to pre-ISA testing. The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) in partnership with the U.S. Department …
Continue readingWindshield Bias, Car Brain, Motornormativity: Same Obscured Public Health Hazards (Findings)
Our transportation systems shape and are shaped by attitudes, norms, and biases. Understanding how to shift these in positive directions can help address the pernicious public health challenges of traffic crashes, urban sprawl, inequities in …
Continue readingTrojan cars: Why the US fears Chinese cyberattacks on electric vehicles (France24)
The White House announced a plan this week to ban the sale or import of connected vehicles containing “specific pieces of hardware and software” that could be made in China or Russia, citing national security fears. While the …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 27 September 2024
• The 1973 railway plan that paved the way for the London Overground (Ian Visits) • The Long, Slow Failure of Ludgate Hill Station: Video (Jago Hazzard) • Londoners will soon see drones ferrying blood …
Continue readingTraffic engineers build unsafe roads because they rely on outdated research & faulty data (TheConversation)
“Can you name the truck with four-wheel drive, smells like a steak, and seats 35?”. Back in 1998, “The Simpsons” joked about the Canyonero, an SUV so big that they were obviously kidding. At that …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 29 July 2024
• French rail network hit by arson attacks before Olympics opening ceremony (Guardian) • 400% increase in GPS Spoofing; Workgroup established (OpsGroup) • Germany, autobahn: Will there finally be speed limits? (Slate) • Reflections of …
Continue readingElephant detection system to be deployed on Indian Railways (RailwayGazette)
Indian Railways has commissioned Sensonic to deploy an elephant detection system, with the aim of reducing the risk of collisions which can dangerous for trains and fatal for the animals. The distributed acoustic sensing network …
Continue readingNew virtual Greater Anglia station tour to aid accessibility (RailTechnology)
Witham Station has become the 18th Greater Anglia station to be given the virtual treatment, along with the operator’s entire new fleet, in a campaign to reduce the anxiety of passengers before they travel. The …
Continue readingCyclists get safer tram tracks in Ghent (CitiesToday)
The Belgian city of Ghent is trialling a new safety initiative which will see some of its tram tracks filled with an elastic compound in a bid to stop bikes getting stuck. The city has …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 27 May 2024
• Why journeys from the UK are about to become much trickier (The Guardian) • c2c’s oldest trains to get major refurbishment (Ian Visits) • What’s really going on with high-speed rail in the US? …
Continue readingMuch ado, or not to do, about Level Boarding on Network Rails: Part 2
We just looked at TfL’s efforts to expand step-free access on its network. Level access is definitively patchy on TfL’s network, and the same goes for the Network Rail. Whilst the London Underground is famous …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 26 April 2024
• TfL running shorter DLR trains to keep the fleet running (IanVisits) • Calls for answers after train on fire rolls through downtown London, Ont. (CBC) • History of British Rail Symbols: Video (Jago Hazzard) …
Continue readingNetwork Rail steps back from geofencing over safety fears (The Register)
Network Rail has become the latest company to flag the risks of smart technology implementations despite receiving a safety award for geofencing applications. Network Rail and Connected Places Catapult were given the award at an industry event …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 26 February 2024
• UK Rail passenger numbers could almost double by 2050 (Infrastructure Intel) • Profits of UK’s private train-leasing firms treble in a year (Guardian) • New £2bn Edinburgh tram line to be put to public …
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