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Police in Germany closed part of the A3 motorway after a woman drove the wrong way before making a U-turn in the resulting traffic jam. Officers also complained about rubberneckers, whose slowing down to look worsened congestion and complicated police work. Drivers were told to expect long delays while the incident was cleared.
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A serious collision on the A70 motorway in the Bamberg district left two drivers badly injured, in one of several accidents reported on the route. In a separate incident on the A70, a wrong-way driver crashed into a driving school car, raising fresh concerns about safety on the motorway and errors by drivers travelling against traffic.
- 3New Driver Alert Systems Flag Pedestrians and Wrong-Way Drivers●Alert Systems Warn Drivers of Pedestrians, Wrong-Way Travel
Government technology reporting highlights the rollout of in-vehicle and roadway alert systems designed to warn drivers about pedestrians in their path and vehicles traveling the wrong way. The systems, aimed at reducing collisions on urban streets and highway exits, are drawing attention as cities and transportation agencies look to technology to cut rising traffic deaths.