Road safety award for Clearview Traffic

UK company Clearview Traffic, jointly with Jacobs and Telford & Wrekin Council, has won the Road Safety Scheme Award at the Highways Magazine Excellence Awards 2012. The award, for the Chetwynd road safety scheme, was presented at the annual Highways Magazine Excellence Awards ceremony and recognises the significant impact this project has had in improving road safety on the A41, Chetwynd, Warwickshire. This safety scheme originated as a result of a collision investigation route-based study carried out by J
October 15, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
UK company 557 Clearview Traffic, jointly with Jacobs and Telford & Wrekin Council, has won the Road Safety Scheme Award at the Highways Magazine Excellence Awards 2012.

The award, for the Chetwynd road safety scheme, was presented at the annual Highways Magazine Excellence Awards ceremony and recognises the significant impact this project has had in improving road safety on the A41, Chetwynd, Warwickshire.

This safety scheme originated as a result of a collision investigation route-based study carried out by Jacobs on the A41, which highlighted Chetwynd Crossroads as an accident black spot area. It was decided to create a pioneering new scheme, in partnership with Clearview Traffic, to decrease the number of accidents on this dangerous stretch of road.

The scheme utilises 1875 Astucia SolarLite hardwired road studs and vehicle activated signs (VAS). During the hours of darkness, the junction layout is defined by the road studs, highlighting the road layout and usage. An approaching motorist travelling in excess of a predetermined trigger speed illuminates the VAS, and the hardwired road studs brighten from the solar illumination level to warn of the junction layout and encourage speed reduction. The scheme is helping to decrease the tally of collisions and reduce the number of speeding drivers on this hazardous section of road.

Clearview Traffic managing director, Nick Lanigan, states, “We are delighted to have been awarded such a prestigious accolade for our innovative Road Safety Scheme in association with Jacobs and Telford & Wrekin Council. Clearview Traffic boasts a strong technical team and we are proud to be playing a leading role in making Britain’s roads safer. We aim to continue to deliver new and exciting technologies to delight our customers and deliver our future business objectives”.
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