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date: 19 March 2025

motorway incident detection and automatic signalling (MIDAS) 

Source:
A Dictionary of Construction, Surveying and Civil Engineering
Author(s):
Christopher GorseChristopher Gorse, David JohnstonDavid Johnston, Martin PritchardMartin Pritchard

A network system of traffic sensors which uses induction loops, spaced at 500 m intervals, on motorway portal gantries to detect slow-moving traffic, queueing, stationary traffic, accidents, and other incidents. In connection with the ... ...

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