Enforcement

Swedish traffic safety and informatics company Sensys Traffic has won an order worth a minimum of US$16.78 million for traffic safety cameras from the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket). The three-year contract has potential for a six-year extension and covers the replacement of existing cameras, as well as the expansion of the number of traffic-safety cameras installed across the Swedish road network, and periodical review and maintenance of the cameras. The contract also covers the replacemen

UK-based traffic solutions provider Vysionics is launching Vector, its latest ANPR camera which the company says captures and reads vehicle number plates across two lanes in all conditions. The camera provides a common platform for multiple ANPR applications, including average speed enforcement; bus lane enforcement; level crossings and red light enforcement; yellow box violations; tolling; and journey time measurement Vysionics states that Vector combines a wealth of ANPR experience into a single, highly c

New York’s Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg recently announced two pilot programs that will allow motorists to pay for parking remotely and view real-time kerbside parking availability all via an app on their phone or online. In the first pilot, motorists can pay for metered parking via a smartphone app (PayByPhone), the internet or by telephone for 264 spaces along eighteen blocks in the Bronx, as well as at the New York City Department of Transportation’s Belmont municipal parking field. The new technology will

UK company StarTraq has completed the implementation of its StarTraq Dynamic Offence Management and Enforcement (Dome) browser-based road traffic offence processing software for Fiji’s Land Transport Authority (LTA), enabling the authority to process high volumes of offences promptly, efficiently and cost-effectively. StarTraq’s Dome system enables the LTA to capture, adjudicate and process road traffic offences with very little manual interaction, despite the challenge of interfacing with three major syste

Engineering and technology company Delcan has been awarded a five year contract to operate and maintain the Hawaii Department of Transportation’s freeway service patrol (FSP) program. Delcan will install, operate and manage the entire program, including procurement and maintenance of FSP vehicles and equipment; provide and train staff; and manage FSP vehicle dispatch. As a popular vacation destination, the Hawaii FSP program will benefit both local motorists and tourist who require motorist assistance, such

Vysionics, UK-based traffic solutions provider is taking advantage of Traffex to launch Vector, its latest ANPR camera which the company says captures and reads vehicle number plates across two lanes in all conditions. The camera provides a common platform for multiple ANPR applications, including: • Average speed enforcement • Bus lane enforcement • Level crossings and red light enforcement • Yellow box violations • Tolling • Journey time measurement. Vector combines a wealth of ANPR experience into a sing

Gatso has been awarded a second contract for the implementation of combined speed and red-light enforcement cameras in the Netherlands. The contract is part of the EG100 framework agreement, which comprises the replacement of 300 to 550 fixed installations throughout the country. The new contract covers the delivery, installation and maintenance of 143 T-Series based fixed installations, bringing the number of cameras to be delivered under the framework agreement to 237 systems. Installation is due to be c

Bristol mayor George Ferguson is in talks with the city’s Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens to consider switching speed cameras back on in the city. The city’s thirty-seven fixed point speed cameras and traffic light cameras were switched off in April 2011 as part of a nationwide cost-cutting exercise. It was left to local authorities to make the final decision on whether to cut the deterrents. The Bristol Safecam partnership was abolished, leaving the cameras, twenty of which were red light c

Australia’s National Roads and Motorists' Association (NRMA) has praised the New South Wales (NSW) government's plan to use revenue raised by speed cameras to help boost funding for road safety programs by US$7.3 million. The new Safer Roads Program is part of the Centre for Road Safety's state-wide strategy aimed at cutting the state's road toll by thirty per cent by 2021. The additional funds will see a total of US$37.6 million a year spent on works in areas where the worst crashes are occurring, with the

According to the US National Coalition for Safer Roads (NCSR), red light cameras don’t only make roads safer for drivers, passengers and pedestrians alike, they also keep communities safe in other ways. From 2011-2012, local police departments from 172 communities across the country requested 4,262 red-light safety camera videos for use in solving crimes. This video footage from key intersections has helped to determine fault in hit-and-run accidents, catch vandals, and even solve shooting investigations. O