LEGAL AND BUSINESS FRAMEWORKS FOR TRAFFIC AND TRAVEL INFORMATION IN EUROPE (WELL-TIMED STUDY)

The WELL-TIMED study (West European Local Legal Arrangements for Transport Information Management and Exchange of Data) concerns the organisation and operation of advanced travel and traffic information services in the European Union (EU). The study, which forms part of the Telematics Applications for Transport (T-TAP) ANIMATE Project, explores the legal and institutional issues associated with transport data exchange and information management, and develops guidelines on best practice. It has been carried out with the assistance of Members of the EU High Level Group on Road Transport Telematics (RTT-HLG). The study reviews road transport telematics (RTT) systems and services in EU Member States and looks in some depth at current practice in France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. The study aims to identify good practice and makes over 25 recommendations as a basis for European Commission proposals to stimulate the further development of services. For the covering abstract see IRRD E102946.