| The 5-year research and development program | | | | A system like WRTMS would save huge amount |
| of WRTMS is aimed to promote open systems | | | | of these numbers. |
| that support future road traffic management | | | | Simply speaking " The safety of Passengers , and |
| policies, procedures, and measures, both in Jordan, | | | | Drivers is the main ROI of WRTMS". |
| Gulf Area, and overseas. | | | | Why WRTMS is needed badly all over the globe: |
| The program comprises a number of projects | | | | - Huge reduction in the accidents rates. |
| investigating various aspects of road traffic | | | | - Protection of people lives. |
| control systems infrastructure and applications. | | | | - No pursuiting of the speeding vehicles. |
| A key aspect of WRTMS systems is the | | | | - 100% coverage of all speeding vehicles. |
| definition of cost effective communication | | | | - Smart & more intelligent procedures & |
| architectures that take account of existing and | | | | policieswill be introduced in the police |
| future developments in communication | | | | departmentsall over the globe. |
| technologies. | | | | - Drivers will think a lot before exceeding |
| Whilst the core WRTMS communications links | | | | thespeed limits. |
| have traditionally been based upon landline | | | | - The option to maintains the vehicle speeds |
| telephone networks, the potential for deploying | | | | within a certain range in a particular area, if the |
| wireless communications is being investigated in | | | | control module is deployed in that area of the |
| the WRTMS Program by the WRTMS Task | | | | country. |
| Force, which is concerned with wireless | | | | WRTMS functionalities depend on the wireless |
| communication links both within WRTMS, and road | | | | communication technology used,- 2G/3G are |
| users. | | | | adequate technologies to be used as an |
| Lets imagine a system where speeding vehicles | | | | infrastructure for the WRTMS-, and the |
| can be detected any where, any time; then it | | | | positioning system like assisted GPS, software |
| alerts the driver to let him know of the speed | | | | development, the vehicle module – |
| violation, & allow him a certain period of time - 10 | | | | mecha-tronics & communication research task |
| seconds- to slow down. | | | | force-, & above all the policies & procedures in |
| If the driver ignores the alerts, a speeding ticket | | | | that particular countries. |
| will be issued & the system will inform the driver | | | | Deploying such a solution in a certain country |
| of the ticket details by a message send to the | | | | requires major changes on the driving culture & |
| systems vehicle kit. | | | | policies in that country. |
| Also lets imagine if the system can forbid the | | | | For example drivers will not be any more the |
| driver from exceeding the speed limit in a | | | | main controller of the vehicle speed, how to deal |
| particular area even if the driver steps on the | | | | with the new speeding ticket issuing procedure as |
| speed pedal. | | | | huge amount of tickets will be issued especially in |
| It is great.... | | | | the early stage of the system deployment. |
| According to the WHO - World Health | | | | In the end WRTMS is the system that the world |
| Organization- | | | | needs to stop bleeding, but having WRTMS up & |
| 30 million human lives, and 506 Billion US$ lost | | | | running requires; great efforts, huge investments , |
| every year in car accidents. | | | | and culture change. |