CT Technology Blog

Welcome to the CT Technology Blog! On this page you will find information and insights into the use of above-ground radar detectors for improving the performance and safety of our road networks. The Blog also includes some examples of project installations that demonstrate how these technologies are progressing the way we can monitor and control traffic flows.

SCOOT loops and above ground radar for Traffic Signals

Replacing legacy SCOOT loops and VA detection loops with the TMB-133 above ground radar detector in Glasgow   Background & Context With a metropolitan population approaching 1.8 million people, the city of Glasgow requires a highly efficient, resilient...

RADAR DETECTION REVOLUTION: SCOTLAND LEADS THE CHARGE

RADAR DETECTION REVOLUTION: SCOTLAND LEADS THE CHARGE

In the specialist world of traffic management systems, the tide has slowly started to turn on inductive loop detection. With pressures on highway maintenance departments to squeeze more out of their budgets and to find more sustainable solutions, the days of the dated...

The Economics of Inductive Loops vs. Radar Traffic Detection

The Economics of Inductive Loops vs. Radar Traffic Detection

There are a host of traffic detection systems available. In this blog, we look at a cost-benefit analysis of the inductive Loop traffic detection system compared to the latest generation of radar detection systems for a typical, busy urban road junction.  The Loop...

Are we finally ready to get serious about protecting cyclists?

Are we finally ready to get serious about protecting cyclists?

Next week marks the close of the UK government’s consultation on the first major revision of the Highway Code in a generation. One of the main changes being proposed for protecting cyclists is to create “a formalised hierarchy of road users, which...

How to count bicycles on the highway and cycle paths.

How to count bicycles on the highway and cycle paths.

Part of the standard report on the IDASO core system The Icoms Detections TMA-3B3 Radar / LIDOR counts bicycles and collects speed data on bicycle paths, and bicycle lanes. The non intrusive technology can be mounted on existing street furniture and the data is then...