Enforcement

Need for balance on UK speed enforcement funding cuts

February 2, 2012

Trevor Ellis, Chairman of the ITS UK Enforcement Interest Group, considers the implications of the UK Government's decision to withdraw funding for road safety camera partnerships

Electronic vehicle registration ensures payment

February 2, 2012

Like most countries, Bermuda recognised that it was losing revenue through non-compliance with vehicle registration regulations and was equally concerned about vehicles that were not properly insured or put through annual inspections. Indeed, the tiny island state, with a population of around 65,000 people and some 30,000 vehicles, estimated it was losing more than US$1.4 million per year in tax-based revenue since approximately 8 per cent of vehicle owners were cheating the system.

Fleet and highway management, WIM, enforcement

February 2, 2012

Two Central Weighing Group companies are joining forces at Traffex this year to present a new range of vehicle management solutions. Central Weighing is an established market leader in Weigh In Motion (WIM) solutions for law enforcement and fleet management applications, with over 4,000 installations in over 40 countries. The latest Supaweigh 5000c slow-speed WIM, designed primarily for road tolling applications, will be on display for the first time.

Camera companies join forces

February 2, 2012

Speed Check Services and Computer Recognition Systems have joined forces and Traffex will witness the official launch of Vysionics ITS - the new name for the combined companies.

European trends in environmental monitoring and enforcement

February 2, 2012

David Crawford surveys European trends in environmental monitoring and enforcement

Three countries opt for Jenoptik Robot

February 2, 2012

Jenoptik Robot has won contracts worth US$5.4 million to deploy its stationary and mobile systems to monitor and measure average speeds on roads in Switzerland, Austria and a Middle Eastern country.

Changes needed to Italy's enforcement tendering?

February 2, 2012

Fixed penalty notices KRIA's co-founder and President Stefano Arrighetti discusses the events which led up to investigations into the fraudulent use of his company's T-RED red light enforcement system and his house arrest. Looking forward, he says, there needs to be fundamental reform of how Italy goes about the enforcement contract tendering process

Automotive and law enforcement surveillance

February 2, 2012

The Ganz Automotive line, from CBC America, features leading-edge technology from drive recorders and mobile DVRs to video surveillance mobile cameras and rear view monitoring systems. The company has also recently introduced its new H.264 Mobile DVR and its Armoured Series of Mobile PTZ cameras for command and control vehicles to the range.

Robot Smart Camera IV

February 2, 2012

Jenoptik Robot has launched the new Robot Smart Camera IV for speed and red light surveillance. This high-resolution digital system operates with a two-lens technology, enabling simultaneous still photos and video recordings, for example. Although compact in size, the device can monitor up to six lanes of traffic. The integrated, intelligent technology allows for immediate and automatic number plate identification which can be matched with a database, for example, for identification of wanted vehicles and s