Tag: Highways
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Smart Lanes Safer for Motorists, Says Nanta Linggi
Smart lanes touted as safer on Malaysian highways Malaysia’s Works Minister, Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, has highlighted encouraging safety data from smart lane zones on major highways. In recent remarks, he noted that accident rates within smart lane areas are extremely low when measured against the volume of traffic using these lanes. The monitoring…
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Smart Lanes are Safer for Motorists, Says Nanta Linggi
Smart lanes prove safer for motorists, says Works Minister Malaysia’s road safety conversation has a new focal point: smart lane zones on highways. Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, the Works Minister, highlighted an encouraging safety contrast—accident rates within smart lane zones are extremely low relative to the volume of traffic they handle. The remarks, presented…
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Smart Lanes Prove Safer for motorists, Says Malaysia’s Works Minister
Smart lanes show lower accident rates, minister reports Malaysia’s Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi has highlighted a striking safety advantage of smart lane technology on major highways. In remarks tied to ongoing transportation safety reviews, he pointed to data indicating that accident rates within smart lane zones remain extremely low relative to the…
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Traffic Jam Frustration Pushes People to Misuse Emergency Lanes on Malaysian Highways
Overview: Frustration Behind the Issue Long traffic jams are a common plight on busy highways, and in Negeri Sembilan, they have been linked to a troubling trend: drivers misusing emergency lanes. The Negeri Sembilan Road Transport Department (JPJ) has highlighted that while emergencies can happen, the impulse to use the shoulder during congestion is increasing,…
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Swiss plan: 80 km/h on highways to curb congestion
What Switzerland is proposing Switzerland is weighing a bold traffic-management measure aimed at easing chronic congestion: slow the speed on the most saturated highway sections. The idea is to use electronic, dynamic speed limits that switch between 120 km/h and 80 km/h depending on real-time traffic conditions, with the goal of smoothing flow and reducing…
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Switzerland weighs a bold plan to ease highway congestion with 80 km/h on half the motorways
What Switzerland is considering The Swiss authorities are weighing a bold plan to curb peak-hour congestion by lowering speeds on the busiest motorways. The proposal would restrict the maximum speed from 120 km/h to 80 km/h on the most saturated stretches during rush hours, using electronic variable speed limits. If implemented, the plan would apply…
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80 km/h on 50% of Swiss Highways: A New Congestion Plan
Background: Switzerland’s Traffic Challenge Switzerland faced a striking traffic milestone in 2024, with drivers spending nearly 55,500 hours stuck in congestion. That figure marked a new record and underscored a trend: since 2019, time lost to traffic on Swiss roads has roughly doubled. The leading culprit remains high traffic volumes that overwhelm the network, according…