At present, the personal safety of road workers mainly relies on placing warning objects such as traffic safety cones and tripods on the road to remind rear drivers to avoid hitting the road workers. … [Read more...] about A Safety Alarm Device for Protecting Road Workers
Traffic Cones
Guidance for Incorporating Work Zone Data Within Traffic Management Operations
The ability for agencies to notify vehicles that they are approaching a work zone has the potential to reduce crashes by increasing motorists’ awareness of the conditions. A critical element of this … [Read more...] about Guidance for Incorporating Work Zone Data Within Traffic Management Operations
Spain’s DGT Presents Its New Smart-Cone Devices Designed to Prevent Traffic Accidents
Pere Navarro, the General Director of Traffic (DGT) in Spain, and Gloria Ramos, the Head of the State Road Demarcation in Madrid presented new smart-cone devices designed to prevent traffic accidents. … [Read more...] about Spain’s DGT Presents Its New Smart-Cone Devices Designed to Prevent Traffic Accidents
New System Design of Smart Road Cone for the Security Organization of Road Construction
This article designs a new system of smart road cone for the timely and quick warning of danger to the constructors at the road site so that the construction safety at the road and the management … [Read more...] about New System Design of Smart Road Cone for the Security Organization of Road Construction
Tesla Updates Driving Visualization to Detect Traffic Cones
Tesla has improved its driving visualizations powered by Autopilot over the years. Now Tesla has started pushing a new software update that includes the detection and visualization of construction … [Read more...] about Tesla Updates Driving Visualization to Detect Traffic Cones
The Ubiquitous Orange Traffic Cone: An Observational Study
Daily sightings of traffic cones were logged over a six-month period in an attempt to provide data about the frequency and novelty of such encounters, and to yield examples of the variety of uses for … [Read more...] about The Ubiquitous Orange Traffic Cone: An Observational Study