Prague-Brno highway needs better information system

Communications experts say that the information system along the country’s D1 highway from Prague to Brno is inadequate and needs to be modernized. They say this is particularly evident during emergencies such as the huge pile up last Thursday in which over 100 vehicles collided on an icy stretch of the highway completely jamming the road and making work difficult for emergency crews. The highway remained closed for hours and traffic was slow for the rest of the day. The Road Maintenance Authority has promised to install more cameras and information billboards along the highway which would give drivers early warning of adverse weather conditions and pile-ups.