Interviews Archive
Melbourne P-Turns- How going thru, turning around and going back makes a quicker trip – they say
30 April 2018
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Victoria has the unusual hook-turn at some major intersections now they are introducing the P-Turn which requires you to go past the intersection then make a U-Turn. Our traffic engineering expert, Alan Finlay tries to make sense of it all.
The Changing nature of trucks and truck driving – engagement not confrontation
26 March 2018
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In a previous item we noted how Hino trucks had released new vehicles with a strong focus on road safety. Scania has now launched a new generation of trucks across its whole range. At the launch we had a chat with a range of their international executives that covered their strong push into sustainability
Directions in truck design – Kristofer Hansen – Scania Head Of Styling And Industrial Design
26 March 2018
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Recently Tesla showed the world its new electric truck. It looks different on the outside, and inside the driver sits in the middle. It was a classic Tesla launch that seem to say this is a whole new future. And in a number of ways it is. But traditional truck companies have been continually developing
Sam Linke – A young engineer going places
9 February 2018
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An interview of Sam Linke from Jacobs Consulting with David Brown from Driven Media DB: Sam Linkey graduated in 2010 in civil engineering and the History and Philosophy of Science. She is now the technical leader of transport modelling at the consulting firm Jacobs. She is currently focusing on pedestrian modelling and is also the
New Mobility Now – A practical Guide – talking to one of the authors
30 November 2017
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With the recent wave of euphoria about autonomous cars many people have imagined indeed verge on fantasying about the potential for motoring utopia – chauffeur style travel for all your needs. Of course it is not that simple. The international consulting company WSP (Formally WSP parsons Brinkerhoff) has just published a white paper New Mobility
Improving road noise reduction? – The Experts Speak
10 November 2017
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The AITPM newsletter recently covered a story about how much more attention is being given to landscaping and noise reduction on major road projects. An Australian association of acoustical consultants, recently expanded their territory by including New Zealand. We spoke to two consultants Alex Campbell – Infrastructure sector leader technical director SLR Consulting, and Mark
