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W.D.M. Limited have started the new season in New Zealand with two SCRIM® continuous measurement survey vehicles due to cover around 23,000 kms through to February 2021. The distinctive yellow trucks, which commence their programme in Hawkes Bay and Taupo, are commissioned by Waka Kohati (New Zealand Transport Agency) and have become a feature on the Country’s...

The RAC has warned that the growth in popularity of video calling services, such as FaceTime, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, poses a “new, clear and present danger” on UK roads. In its annual Report On Motoring, a poll of 3,068 drivers indicated that motorists aged 17-24 are more than twice as likely to make or receive video calls, with...

Figures from the UK Department of Transport indicate that more than a quarter of the UK’s local road network have questionable skid resistance levels. The DOT’s Road Conditions in England statistics report, over the three period from 2016 to 2019, some 28% of the local road network needs further investigation. Reduced skidding resistance can mean increases in the chances...

According to the report from The European Traffic Safety Council, a new Spanish enforcement camera is under experiment to detect speeding, mobile phone use and seatbelt wearing. This new device is likely to be approved and put into action by 2021. Read the full article here.

For the first time, the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation carried out its latest round of professional review interviews remotely due to the impacts of Covid-19. Among those successful in their applications were four candidates judged to be ‘outstanding’, including Martin Eland, assistant operations manager at W.D.M. Limited, who achieved the EngTech qualification. “It...

W.D.M. Limited has taken on three new engineering apprentices in its workshops in Bristol. Lloyd Harvey, Tyler Burns and Gabriel Garner, pictured left to right, have all been offered three-year heavy goods apprenticeships based at the Company’s depot in Staple Hill. They will all combine their training with studies at the S&B Automotive Academy. ...

The Scottish Government is aiming to halve the number of road deaths by 2030 and achieve zero fatalities by 2050, in order to give Scotland the best road safety performance in the world. The current road safety strategy ends this year after achieving significant success - road deaths have seen a reduction of 42% since the baseline. The Scottish government...

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced nearly $3.3 million in cooperative funding agreements through the Safety Data Initiative to state, local, and tribal governments to develop and deploy innovative data tools and information to improve roadway safety. “This $3.3 million in federal funding will help these communities implement innovative ways to improve roadway safety,” said U.S. Transportation...