Improving truck safety: Potential of weigh-in-motion technology

Autor: Bernard Jacob, Véronique Feypell-de La Beaumelle
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: IATSS Research, Vol 34, Iss 1, Pp 9-15 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0386-1112
DOI: 10.1016/j.iatssr.2010.06.003
Popis: Trucks exceeding the legal mass limits increase the risk of traffic accidents and damage to the infrastructure. They also result in unfair competition between transport modes and companies. It is therefore important to ensure truck compliance to weight regulation. New technologies are being developed for more efficient overload screening and enforcement. Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) technologies allow trucks to be weighed in the traffic flow, without any disruption to operations. Much progress has been made recently to improve and implement WIM systems, which can contribute to safer and more efficient operation of trucks.
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