DOHA: Qatar Transportation and Traffic Safety Centre (QTTSC), formerly Qatar Road Safety Studies Centre, and the International Centre for Urban Safety Engineering (ICUS) at the University of Tokyo have signed an agreement to collaborate on mutual research programmes and initiatives related to urban safety.
The agreement was signed by Dr Khalifa Al Khalifa, Dean, College of Engineering, Qatar University; and Kimiro Meguro, Director, ICUS.
A QTTSC team, led by Assistant Professor Dr Wael Alhajyassen, visited the Traffic Control Centre of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, that manages 17,000 signalised intersections and is considered one of the world’s largest and most advanced traffic control centres. They attended an introductory seminar on Japan’s traffic management systems and were given insights on smart traffic data collection techniques and application.
The delegation also learnt about the Trarffic Control Centre’s data collection from around 20,000 ultrasonic counters and 300 cameras for live streaming of traffic conditions, and its traffic congestion mitigation schemes to be implemented for the Tokyo Olympiad 2020.
Dr Al Khalifa said, “The agreement underlines the college’s commitment to find solutions for traffic safety challenges the Qatari community faces and strengthening relations with ICUS for further collaboration on research and development in line with Qatar National Vision 2030. Learning about Japan’s plans for traffic congestion management during the Olympiad 2020 has given us insights into planning large international events in Qatar such as FIFA World Cup 2022,” he added.
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