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ITS and Road Management Prof Nick Hounsell Transportation Research Group Faculty of Engineering and the Environment 3 rd April 2014 Road (Traffic) Management Managing traffic to make best use of the available road space: according to

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ITS and Road Management

Prof Nick Hounsell

Transportation Research Group Faculty of Engineering and the Environment 3rd April 2014

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Road (Traffic) Management

  • Managing traffic to make best use of the

available road space: – according to the road function – considering all road users, and – ‘optimising’ the movement of people and goods, not vehicles

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A UK success story – using ITS

In both Towns/Cities and on Motorways

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SMART Motorways

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and there is more to come!

  • Co-operative systems…..
  • Automated systems/vehicles…..

BUT ITS can only do so much! We also need the right balance of transport demand and supply (capacity)! and a policy to prioritise sustainable modes!

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GPS based Bus Priority at Signals

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Contact: Prof Nick Hounsell Email: nbh@soton.ac.uk Phone: 0044 - 23 8059 3705 Web: http://www.trg.soton.ac.uk

Thank You!