ViewTraffic.info

Fact: avoiding traffic ‘hot spots’ and finding alternative routes by using services such as ViewTraffic.info is a good way to try and reduce congestion. However there’s something even ViewTraffic.info can’t help you with – drivers driving 30mph on a 40mph road! Read the rest of this entry »

We’re regularly inundated with user stories here at VT headquarters. It’s more often than not the usual feedback detailing how ViewTraffic.info helped them out. However we recently received a comment from one user which we felt we had to publish – we promise we won’t reveal the individuals name! We could have summarised, but thought we could only do it justice to publish in their own words. Read the rest of this entry »

We were scouring the website the other day and noticed hundreds of users have been populating the polls – assisting other users who visit after them by informing them of times the location is busy. In summary, and based upon the data submitted to the polls, here’s our top 5 travel tips – we’re sure you could derive your own! Read the rest of this entry »

With almost 500 live cameras now on our site – and growing every week – we’ve been trying to find the most picturesque scenery we’ve got. Read the rest of this entry »

In my last blog I wrote about how ViewTraffic.info could be used to help other users find out about traffic-related issues which wouldn’t normally be picked up. Well just to give you some examples of how webcam technology, just like ViewTraffic.info’s, can be used to help people (and animals) in trouble – at times to save their lives, have a look at the links below.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8496586.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8498251.stm

There’s been a lot of press made in recent months about CCTV footage and how it could assist in helping resolve crimes. What’s being proposed is that any person sat at home can zoom into a particular location and detect the occurrence of any possible crime activity. Obviously there are many counter-arguments to the validity of such a service, namely the creation of a spy culture but then again there are plenty of benefits. Read the rest of this entry »

All the time new, innovative ways are being researched to improve road congestion – some controversial e.g. toll booths, some positive e.g. extra lanes, and some extraordinarily…interesting. Read the rest of this entry »

What’s the traffic situation like around Accrington? If you see or hear of any developments on local streets and roads, add a comment so that other local users can keep up-to-date.

The government in Australia has recently launched an initiative to increase road safety. By means of television and radio advertisements the aim is to use hard-hitting messages in order to persuade drivers to drive slower. But will it work? Read the rest of this entry »

On August the 31st 2009 in the UK it will be a Bank Holiday Monday – which normally translates into heavy congestion on roads and motorways. Although normally the case during public holidays, the alarming thing is that what can start off as a fun break for the family can turn into heartache and loss of life. In May the RAC anticipated that during the last public holiday period in May, on average 3 motorists would be killed and a further 30 injured at the wheel, but does this need to happen? Read the rest of this entry »