It is a well-known fact that the first hour immediately following a road accident, otherwise known as the ‘golden hour’, is crucial to determining the chances of survival of victims – especially those who have sustained serious injuries to vital organs. This is where patients in the city often suffer. Bengaluru traffic often prevents ambulances…
GTT recently participated in the Tenth Jubilee Edition of the e-health Conference in Sofia, Bulgaria. The theme of the conference was Innovative Models for Sustainable and Modern Healthcare. “This was a great opportunity for GTT to showcase our many successes in the region and to show our support for the local initiatives to improve healthcare”…
The Traffic Tech Group’s most recent ITS projects in Qatar, the Duhail Over-height Vehicle Detection System (OVDS) and the Doha Emergency Vehicle Preemption System (EVPS), collectively won the Most Innovative ITS Implementation Award at the ITS and Road Safety Awards 2014. “We are truly delighted to have won the Most Innovative ITS award as this…
BANGALORE: The Karnataka government and Bangalore Traffic Police plan to put technology to work to try and reduce delays with the Emergency Vehicle Traffic Preemption System. As part of this programme, sensors in rescue vehicles will be able to communicate with traffic signals to make sure they stay open for them. “We are planning to…
Lawmakers stood with southern Queens emergency responders this week to call on the city to take whatever steps necessary to beef up its ability to respond when residents are most vulnerable. State Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) said the city Fire Department would benefit from some pre-emptive measures like GPS technology to help volunteers and…
Eight intersections along Northern Boulevard in Manhasset and Great Neck have been equipped with new global positioning technology pre-emption systems to ease traffic flow as Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department crews respond to emergencies. Fire department officials said the technology, funded by a $125,000 grant from state Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel (D-Great Neck) and installed on all of…
pre-Despite a 6% uptick in emergency calls in the last six months, Sarasota County has slashed its emergency responder response times — a divergence that, according to some officials, indicates the effectiveness of a new technology in place at traffic lights throughout Sarasota County. Sarasota County Assistant Fire Chief Bill Hoag touted the county’s traffic…
As snow was blanketing (Chicago’s Northwest Suburbs on Monday, February 17th, Todd Wessell, Journal Online Editor & Publisher) spotted an amazing sight at the corner of River Road and Devon Avenue. Six village of Rosemont snowplows were making their way north on River pushing snow from the entire width of the heavily-traveled roadway kitty-corner from Rivers Casino…
When the sirens turn on, the lights will turn green. At least they will at some of Costa Mesa’s busiest intersections, where stoplights will soon help first-responders cut through congestion by anticipating the paths of emergency vehicles and changing accordingly. The Costa Mesa City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the installation of what’s known as…
The city of Ballwin has agreed to allow the Metro West Fire Protection District to install, operate and maintain a priority control signal system for the traffic light at the New Ballwin and Reinke roads intersection to help speed the district’s response to fire and emergency medical calls. In a nutshell, the agreement allows certain…