James Tate is a Lecturer in Transport Data Collection, Principles of Transport Engineering and Road Geometry and Infrastructure at the Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Leeds. Additionally, James is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Thermodynamics at the Technical University of Graz, Austria. James has a Ph.D. in Vehicular Emissions and Ambient Air Quality at the Local-scale from the University of Leeds. His principle research interests relate to understanding the on-road vehicle fleet and its emission characteristics, the application of a remote sensing Vehicle Emission Measurement System and low emission zones, strategies and vehicles. James is a member of the Charted Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) and International Transport and Air Pollution Conference in Austria. He is also on the Editorial Panel of ICE Journal of Civil Engineering and a Journal referee for Atmospheric Env., Environment and' Planning A, IET Intelligent Transport Systems. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)