AUSTRALIAN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES DRIVING THE SUPER HIGHWAYS OF TOMORROW

摘要

Roads around the world are getting smarter. Traffic management is a high tech enterprise and the battle to beat congestion, improve safety, and make our major roads more efficient is big business. It's no wonder. Congestion wastes time, and time is money. A report published this year by INRIX, a transport-data company, found that in developed countries, city-dwellers lose nearly $1,300 (AUD) a year sitting in traffic. Australian government estimates put the avoidable cost of congestion for our capital cities at around $16.5 billion, having grown from about $12.8 billion in 2010, and rising to around $30 billion by 2030.