Abstract:The development of intelligent transport systems (ITS) in South Africa is discussed. The National ITS initiative has objectives relating to advanced public transport systems, electronic toll collectio...The development of intelligent transport systems (ITS) in South Africa is discussed. The National ITS initiative has objectives relating to advanced public transport systems, electronic toll collection, electronic licensing systems, automatic vehicle location, commercial vehicle operations, advanced traffic management systems and advanced vehicle control systems. Current ITS activities in Gauteng in the Johannesburg/Pretoria corridor are described. Advanced traffic management systems operating or planned for Gauteng include variable message signs, red-light enforcement, traffic monitoring and incident detection, CCTV traffic monitoring, weigh in motion and overload detection, and traffic information reporting. Government policy and legislation relating to ITS is discussed.Read More
Publication Year: 2002
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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Abstract: The development of intelligent transport systems (ITS) in South Africa is discussed. The National ITS initiative has objectives relating to advanced public transport systems, electronic toll collection, electronic licensing systems, automatic vehicle location, commercial vehicle operations, advanced traffic management systems and advanced vehicle control systems. Current ITS activities in Gauteng in the Johannesburg/Pretoria corridor are described. Advanced traffic management systems operating or planned for Gauteng include variable message signs, red-light enforcement, traffic monitoring and incident detection, CCTV traffic monitoring, weigh in motion and overload detection, and traffic information reporting. Government policy and legislation relating to ITS is discussed.