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.

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...

TMA-122 Radar replacing traffic light detector loops in Glasgow

TMA-122 Radar replacing traffic light detector loops in Glasgow

Glasgow City Council in 2016 took on trial two dual zone detectors as an option for replacing traffic light detector loops. After extensive testing they installed radar VA detectors on traffic signals in the city usually on single approaches or sites that were not...

Portable Bicycle counters in Lancashire.

Portable Bicycle counters in Lancashire.

Pedestrian and cycling counter installed near Bamber Bridge, Lancashire. The Icoms Detections TMA-3B3 Portable Bicycle counters use Radar / LIDOR to collect and report bicycle counts and speed data on bicycle paths, and lanes. The non intrusive technology can be...

Compare a Radar Traffic Counter to an Inductive Loop Counter

Compare a Radar Traffic Counter to an Inductive Loop Counter

About Radar Traffic Counter Classifiers We carried out a 3 week study to compare an Icoms TMSA-SA radar traffic counter with an inductive loop detector traffic counter. The TMS-SA is designed to enable an engineer to carry out traffic surveys for up to 3 weeks without...

Technology for traffic counting

Technology for traffic counting

Here we take a look at the risks associated with the technology that is available for traffic counters. Loops and Tube Traffic Counter Classifiers The traditional way to count traffic using automatic counters is to use either loops or tubes. These have proven over the...