However, one Bolton-based company think they have the technology to detect broken down and abandoned vehicles.
4Sight Imaging Ltd claim to have pioneered stationary vehicle detection technology which could save lives on the UK’s network of smart motorways.
What is a smart motorway and why are they considered unsafe? The purpose of a smart motorway is to manage the flow of traffic, including variable speed limits and using the hard shoulder as a live running lane. Concerns have been raised about incidents where vehicles stopped in traffic are hit from behind. According to a progress report from Highways England, 15 people were killed on motorways without a permanent hard shoulder in 2019, up from 11 in 2018.
Sisters School Board snapshot Tuesday, February 9, 2021 11:57 AM The Sisters School District Board held its regular monthly meeting in person at Sisters Middle School (SMS) on Wednesday, February 3.
• In honor of National School Counselor Week, community member Charlie Kanzig acknowledged the hard work and dedication of the school district’s four counselors, Kate Kuitert, Brook Jackson, Rick Kroytz, and Lindy Weddel Gilbert.
• Steve Swisher, the budget committee chair, spoke during community comments and explained that the groups Citizens for Community and the Vision/Action team would like to have a meeting with Superintendent Curt Scholl and School Board Chair Jay Wilkins, about their desire to support the passage of the local bond measure this spring (which will continue the current rate for local taxpayers). The bond will focus on the building of a new elementary school.
Coping during the 2020 holidays
By Charlie Kanzig Tuesday, December 15, 2020 11:41 AM The school counselors in the Sisters School District have continued focusing on the social/emotional well-being of students during the pandemic as well as in response to the loss of three local teenagers earlier this year in accidents.
The holiday season, while designed to be a time of joy and togetherness, can be particularly challenging during times of unusual stress, such as a global pandemic or following the loss of loved ones.
Sisters Middle School counselor Brook Jackson shared an article compiled by staff at the Mayo Clinic with parents in a recent school newsletter in response to these issues. The article appeared on the clinic’s website at www.mayoclinic.org.