TAKE ADVANTAGE OF INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGIES AND INTELLIGENT VEHICLES TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY

摘要

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS (ITS) HAVE BEEN EVOLVING OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS. TODAY ITS IS RAPIDLY ENTERING THE MARKETS AND THE TECHNOLOGY IS LIKELY TO PENETRATE A GREAT PART OF THE VEHICLE FLEET IN THE NEXT 10 - 15 YEARS. APPLIED EFFECTIVELY, INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS CAN SAVE LIVES, TIME, AND MONEY AS WELL AS REDUCE THREATS TO OURrnENVIRONMENT.rnTHIS ARTICLE PRESENTS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE REPORT PREPARED BY PIARC TECHNICAL COMMITTEE 3.1 ROAD SAFETY, ON EFFECTS OF INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGIES AND INTELLIGENT VEHICLES ON ROAD SAFETY WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE PIARC 23RD WORLD ROAD CONGRESS IN PARIS IN SEPTEMBER 2007. THE REPORT WILL COMPLEMENT THE AUTHORITATIVE PIARC ITS HANDBOOK, NOW AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH EDITIONS, AND FULLY REVISED IN 2004.