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1,200 Games vehicles<br />

were equipped with the<br />

latest car navigation<br />

systems.<br />

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Navigation systems<br />

relayed information<br />

about traffic restrictions<br />

implemented during the<br />

Games.<br />

Traffic Management Systems<br />

The Olympic Games provided a valuable<br />

opportunity to promote the latest technology for<br />

traffic management and relaying information to<br />

drivers and pedestrians. The Japanese government<br />

has been developing an Intelligent<br />

Transport System (ITS), and a part of this system<br />

was tested during the Nagano Games.<br />

Systems utilised during the Games proved highly<br />

effective for easing traffic flow.<br />

O Universal Traffic Management System<br />

(UTMS)<br />

A system of infrared beacons and ID sensors<br />

used for transmitting real-time information<br />

through a navigation system to drivers of<br />

Games vehicles. It comprises the following:<br />

Public Transport Priority System (PTPS)<br />

This system facilitated the smooth flow of<br />

Olympic traffic by changing traffic signals to<br />

green at the approach of a Games vehicle.

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