ELECTRONIC TAB ON TRUCKS

An electronic licence plate is being tested in the United States. Every heavy lorry in the trial is fitted with an electronic licence plate; when the lorry passes over an induction loop buried in the road, the loop reads a code on the electronic licence plate. This code identifies the lorry and the information is fed back by radio to regional and state computers. The electronic licence plates enable police forces to detect and locate stolen lorries. The plate also weighs the axles of lorries as they pass over the buried loops. A similar system was tested in Hong Kong to cut traffic in the city centre. The most likely system to be adopted for the electronic licence plate is a piezometric load sensor, made from copper-sheathed coaxial cables. (TRRL)

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• Publication Date: 1987-9-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 41
• Serial:
  • NEW SCIENTIST
  • Volume: 115
  • Issue Number: 1577
  • Publisher: REED BUSINESS INFORMATION LTD
  • ISSN: 0262-4079

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axle load force; Electronics; License plates; Loop detectors; Piezometers; Trucks; Vehicle theft; Weigh in motion
• ITRD Terms: 3067: Axle load; 9115: Detection; 6965: Electronics; 8131: Hong Kong; 9061: Location; 1236: Lorry; 1346: Number plate; 2955: Pavement; 6107: Piezometer; 6120: Sensor; 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00470190
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1988 12:00AM