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The Hall hosts a total of 143 exhibitors representing 284 companies

Trafic 2009 brings together the latest developments in security and road equipment

Drafting Interempresas08/10/2009

October 8, 2009

From 27 to 30 October, the Trafic fair invites professionals in the safety and road equipment in the Feria de Madrid. The event brings together 143 direct exhibitors representing 284 participating companies from 25 countries.

The industry dedicated to road safety and road equipment has an appointment bound Trafic 2009, Hall organised by Ifema in Madrid fair from 27 to 30 October. The event brings together 143 direct exhibitors representing 284 participating companies from 25 countries, which include, in addition to the leading national firms in the sector, international companies from United Kingdom, Germany or France, as territories with greater representation.

The Hall has the unconditional support of the General Directorate of traffic (DGT) and of the General Directorate of highways (DGC).

The interest aroused by this Hall, which has the unconditional support of the General direction of traffic (DGT) and of the General Directorate of highways (DGT), shows her continued concern both public administrations and the industry to improve the conditions of the road network, and develop devices to reduce the accident rate. In this regard, the implementation in the last years of the strategic plans of road safety, among other actions, they include investment for the conservation, maintenance and improvement of infrastructure, as well as initiatives to optimize the management and traffic informationIt has coincided with a decline of the deceased on the road of 44% between 2001 and 2008. A few figures that bring us closer to the target set by the European Union for the reduction by 50 per cent of deaths by accident on the road, in 2010.

Many companies show in Hall 7 its innovations in intelligent transport systems, signaling, buoyage, lighting or management and equipment of car parks.

The road sector is presented as one of the most innovative developing new solutions to improve safety and traffic management

Commercial industry scenario

In this context, the road sector is presented as one of the most innovative developing new solutions to improve safety and traffic management. Aware of the importance of Trafic as a commercial platform of the first order for these products, many companies show in Hall 7 of the Ifema trade fair site its innovations in intelligent transport systems, signaling, buoyage, lighting or management and equipment of car parks.

Sustainability in the road is another major concern of the sector and is also present in Trafic.

Among these proposals, the visitors of the event known a new method of vertical traffic signs support that minimises damage to drivers in the event of a collision; or a system of 'selective' badén which becomes an obstacle only for cars that do not circulate at the authorized speed.

Sustainability in the road is another major concern of the sector and is also present in Trafic, exhibiting a new range of products of recharging of electric vehicles, various options of LED to bulbs do not contain mercuryor emit UV radiation or new infrastructures for bike lane.

In addition to get to know the latest trends of the market infrastructure and equipment of roads, Trafic shows investment opportunities in this industry in programs such as the day of transfer of technology and business cooperation, organized by the Association of entrepreneurs de Henaresa member of the network Enterprise Europe Network. For its part, the Spanish Association of car parks and garages summons I Business Forum on the parking lot, while ITS Spain, in collaboration with the Association of traffic engineers, held the 4th Conference on management of urban traffic.