Collision of Over-height vehicles with bridges and tunnels occur with high frequency. Many structures were built at a time when there was less traffic on the roads and roadways. These older bridges are now considered at a risk of vehicular…
In traffic management it is extremely useful to detect the most traveled routes at the various times of the day and on different days of the week. Bluetooth and WIFI-based Detection Systems can provide information about routes (sources – destinations),…
Traffic monitoring systems are spreading very fast across Europe and the world. The need for monitoring traffic flows arises from the necessity to manage the traffic system and to create a statistical database to study the use of the road infrastructure….
The free-flow tolling is a new system in which motorists do not need to stop at toll plazas to pay their toll tax. The aim is to replace the traditional systems where motorists have to stop (manual lanes) or slow…
Nowadays, Urban Road Charging Schemes are widely used to reduce traffic jams and traffic congestion in a city. At the same time they can also improve air quality and reduce emissions. A great number of countries are adopting a tolling scheme…
The 3D Vehicle Detection System provides a high quality 3D file with vehicle height, width, length and volume. Typical applications are: Analysis of trucks in ports Analysis of vehicles at borders (e.g. in combination with X-ray machines) Weigh-in-motion. This application…
One of the most important features of a traffic detector is to classify vehicles with high accuracy. Depending on the technology used, detectors can classify vehicles according to several parameters. For example, radar detectors perform classification by length, ultrasound detectors…
Vehicles driving the wrong way along a street or motorway are extremely dangerous because they can cause very serious accidents. You might think that these are rare events but it actually happens quite often; in Italy alone, several wrong-way accidents…
There is an increasing number of ITS applications in which it is more and more necessary to detect the vehicle speed. The speed information can be used for statistical, sanctioning or even dissuasive purposes. A typical dissuasive application is to…