This is how Direct Line designed and built the worlds first responsive crossing, and the technology that powers it.
 
Find out more: bit.ly/2lZEYm2
  
In 2017, Direct Line partnered with technology companies, transport experts, phycologists and city councils to pioneer a new, dynamic pedestrian crossing that responds to potential danger and hazards in real-time, to help prevent more accidents from happening, rather than just cover them when they do.
 
On the 5th October installed the worlds first responsive road in a controlled studio environment in London, to put our prototype to the test. A series of real-life scenarios were acted out on the road, using real people and vehicles.
 
Following the launch, Direct Line will continue to work with local authorities and transport agencies across the UK to find more ways The Smart Crossing could help make our urban environments safer in the real world.
 
To see The Smart Crossing in action, click here (links to scenario films)
 
To find out more about the project, visit thesmartcrossing.com

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Introducing a new prototype pedestrian crossing from Direct Line.

Find out more ⏩ bit.ly/2lZEYm2

There are over 7,000 incidents on crossings every year in the UK. The Smart Crossing from Direct Line responds to cars, cyclists and pedestrians to help prevent accidents.

See it in action ⏩
The Smart Crossing | Blind Spots — bit.ly/2gr9lDt
The Smart Crossing | Child Safety — bit.ly/2gpEOWo
The Smart Crossing | Distracted Pedestrians — bit.ly/2yuSh40

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Rumble strips are a road safety feature that alerts drivers when they are drifting from their lane due to distracted or inattentive driving. They are grooves in the roadway surface that produce noise and vibration when driven upon. This video shows how rumble strips are a proven and cost-effective method of reducing crashes on Minnesota roads. It also acknowledges the impacts to cyclists, recognizes the noise impacts to nearby residents, and describes the difference between rumble strips and rumble stripes.

Produced by the Minnesota Local Road Research Board. Visit us on the web at www.lrrb.org

We believe that smart ideas can turn the city into a better place. Like a dancing traffic light manikin that makes people wait and watch rather than walk through the red light. FOR more safety. #WhatAreYouFOR

Get electrified here:
— www.smart.com
— www.facebook.com/smart
— www.instagram.com/smart_worldwide/

Installation of tactiles through the night at Crianlarich station, Scotland.

Marshalls PC40 Combined Coping Tactile Unit incorporates innovative Dual Pour Concrete Technology to create a single unit which is easier and quicker to install.

This product was first developed for London Underground.

No other manufacturer is able to offer a DDA Compliant Combined Coping and Tactile Unit.

This Combined Coping Tactile Unit negates the need for steel preparation works under the platform.

Consistent alignment aids the aesthetic result.

3 colours available for both the coping and tactile units.

STEP-SAFE® ada detectable warning tiles and surface applied mats alert the disabled or visually impaired of approaching hazards particularly on sidewalks, curbs, subway and rail platforms, along travel routes, public buildings and other rights of way.

STEP-SAFE® ada detectable warning tiles and surface applied mats are designed to meet the requirements of the ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities published in the Federal Register July 23, 2004 and amended on August 5, 2005.

We offer ada detectable warning systems in several products. Surface applied Mats made of a composite resin that is applied with our STEP-SAFE® adhesive — no drilling is required making it the easiest surface applied ada mat to install. Our Polymer Concrete tile is 3x stronger than regular concrete. The dome and textured surface on all of our products are specially engineered for skid resistance. Maintenance free, color thru so they will not fade and a 5 year warranty assures a durable surface.

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There is a new kind of speed bump that barely exists if your vehicle respects the speed limit, but hardens if you don’t. An entrepreneur from Málaga has developed this bump alongside the Badennova company. Inside there is a non-Newtonian liquid that, at slow speeds behaves like a liquid, but at high speeds hardens on impact to create a bump. It is being implemented in Spanish territory and every day there are more requests for it from countries such as the United States or Argentina.

No more getting angry at Speed bumps!
The Spanish Company Badennova S.L has developed the world´s first liquid speed bump. This intelligent road safety device can hardly be noticed by those drivers respecting the permitted speed. For those vehicles exceeding a certain speed limit, however, the «liquid» bump hardens and therefore becomes an obstacle.

A system to use drones to scan and then repair pot holes in roads using a 3D printing attachment was demonstrated by a team from the University of Leeds as part of the Robots for Resilient Infrastructure Robotic Challenge Event that took place on 27 to 28 June at Weetwood Hall, Leeds.

The event in UK Robotics Week 2017 showcased the current state-of-the-art of robotics for infrastructure through a packed programme of talks and demonstrations. It brought together over 80 academics, industry, policy makers and stakeholders to explore the use of robotics in the creation, inspection, repair and maintenance of critical infrastructure. Here Jake Smith explains the demonstration and the value of attending the Robotics Challenge Event. This drone system is being developed by researchers at the University of Leeds as part of the Self Repairing Cities project, with the extruder system being developed by project partner UCL.