Computer-controlled road-traffic signal systems in the United Kingdom

1973 ◽  
Vol 120 (10R) ◽  
pp. 1165 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.M. Cobbe ◽  
D.G. Clark
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Traffic Signal ◽  
Signal Systems ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Computer Controlled

How and Why Do You Declare a Major Incident?

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin John Smart ◽  
Ian Maconochie
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Objective Analysis ◽  
Major Incident ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Individual Factors ◽  
Traffic Incident ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Years Of Service

AbstractIntroduction:The decision to declare a major incident (MI) is not one to be taken lightly, but a delay in doing so may have dire consequences. The aim of this study was to ascertain what factors make specialists from a variety of pro-fessional backgrounds in the United Kingdom determine from an initial visu-al assessment of a scene that a MI should be declared.Methods:Participants were presented with three different scenarios, which were presented pictorially. Their responses were noted.Results:One hundred seventy-eight professionals took part in this study. For Scenario 1 (a road traffic incident), 101 (57%) declared a MI. For a coach rollover in Scenario 2, a MI was declared by 82 (46%) people, and a MI was declared by 156 (87%) for a rail crash in Scenario 3.Forty-six participants had attended a MI previously.The results for declar-ing a MI in this group were: (1) Scenario 1, 25 (54%); (2) Scenario 2, 25 (54%); and (3) Scenario 3, 44 (96%). Of this group, 44 had previously had training before experiencing the MI. Those who had >10 years of service in emergency services were more likely to declare a MI in Scenario 2 and 3.Conclusions:The main problem with the existing system is the interpreta-tion and subjective nature of the word “major”. Specialists incorporate many individual factors into using the word. Future research should focus on the development of a system tied to more objective analysis.

Engineering Success Using Teamwork

1995 ◽  
Vol 209 (5) ◽  
pp. 329-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Christopher Price
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Vision System ◽  
Engineering Profession ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Computer Controlled ◽  
Automobile Components ◽  
Incoming President

The incoming President reviews his career which has primarily been in the development of shoemaking machinery and materials with British United Shoe Machinery Limited, subsequently USM Texon Limited, and also in the automobile components industry with Rearsby Automotive Limited. He focuses on the process of using teamwork in achieving successes in these businesses and describes two recent successes in highly sophisticated shoemaking machinery—a family of computer-controlled machines used in the process of bonding soles to shoes and an automatic stitching machine using an integrated vision system to identify and locate workpieces. He reflects on his involvement in the Institution running almost continuously from student membership to his election as the youngest President for 100 years and recommends active involvement as a good contributor to personal and professional development, especially for younger engineers. At a time when the new relationship within the engineering profession is being crystallized, Mr Price discusses the opportunities and challenges for the profession in the light of the ongoing need for strengthening of engineering and manufacturing in the United Kingdom. He concludes that progress has to be achieved by effective teamworking, both within the Institution, with other engineering institutions, with government and with other key organizations in the wider community.

scholarly journals Epidemiology, clinical management, and outcomes of dogs involved in road traffic accidents in the United Kingdom (2009-2014)

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgina L. Harris ◽  
David Brodbelt ◽  
David Church ◽  
Karen Humm ◽  
Paul D. McGreevy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Clinical Management ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Road Traffic Accidents ◽  
The United Kingdom

scholarly journals The Nature of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau and Its Agreements

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-200
Author(s):  
Matthew Channon
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Road Traffic Accidents ◽  
Australian Capital Territory ◽  
Australian Capital ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Eu

The Motor Insurers’ Bureau (mib) was formed in 1946 to provide compensation for victims of road traffic accidents from uninsured drivers and later untraced drivers. 1 The mib and its agreements have been criticised by academics due to potential gaps in coverage. 2 The mib agreements are seen as ‘an entirely novel piece of extra-statutory machinery’, 3 due to not being based in statute and therefore without parliamentary control. This has brought challenges involving issues of transparency when new agreements are created. Claims against the mib, particularly in relation to untraced drivers, have also been controversial. With the UK in a transition period in terms of its relationship with the EU and with the potential absence of a cause of action against the mib post-transition period, the question arises as to whether the mib should be put on a statutory footing. This article therefore aims to explore whether the mib should be put on a statutory footing. It will examine the relationships between the mib, its members, the state, and Parliament. It will further examine issues involving transparency and enforcement. It will go on to compare the Australian Capital Territory (act) approach in legislation with the United Kingdom (UK) approach, to see what will be gained or lost with the UK adopting the legislative route. It will then conclude on which, if any, examine potential reform options – radical or otherwise – might be usefully pursued to meet the criticisms of to the system in the UK.

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