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West Midlands schoolchildren help to educate speeding motorists
May 25, 2017
Pupils from Salisbury Primary School in Darlaston, West Midlands, UK, recently took part in a Community Speedwatch initiative with West Midlands Police, using a Speedwatch system supplied by UK company Traffic Technology. Under police supervision, the children were given the opportunity to read the data obtained by the Speedwatch device and relay it to the rest of the group, which transferred the information on vehicle type, colour, registration and speed to a specially-produced form. The children then used
Truvelo launches spot speed industrial camera
May 19, 2017
The new VIA-Cam industrial spot speed camera from Truvelo is aimed at companies with an on-site speeding problem needing a permanent camera capturing images of vehicles exceeding the speed limit. VIA-Cam comprises a high definition camera, radar unit and IR lighting module, housed in a compact weatherproof enclosure. Features include the ability to cover two lanes - providing the option of simultaneous bi-direction speed enforcement, enabling a single camera to capture speed offences in either direction by
Trials of new technologies to counter age-old work zone challenges
May 19, 2017
New solutions are being used to improve the management and safety of work zones on roads both big and small, as Jon Masters discovers. The UK government has recently been going to some lengths to paint a picture of a nation embracing a future of digital technology – understandably given the economic concerns arising from exiting the European Union. In December last year, however, the UK National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) put down a somewhat different marker for where the UK is now in terms of mobile c
American Traffic Solutions Awarded Procurement Agreement with Houston-Galveston Area Council
May 2, 2017
US enforcement camera supplier American Traffic Solutions (ATS) has been awarded the exclusive contract to provide red-light, speed and school bus stop-arm safety cameras to members of the Houston-Galveston Area Council's (H-GAC) co-op program HGACBuy. The two-year contract been awarded under the Traffic Control, Enforcement and Signal Pre-emption Equipment Contract PE05-17. HGACBuy is active throughout the US and provides more than 6,000 members with 40 major categories of products and services from more t
Provisional results from latest TISPOL 24-hour speed enforcement marathon
April 21, 2017
Police officers across Europe conducted their latest 24-hour ‘speed marathon’, from 0600 on Wednesday 19 April to 0600 on Thursday 20 April, as of TISPOL’s week-long speed enforcement operation. The operation involved 10,507 police officers and 16 countries provided results from 8,281 speed control sites. Adverse weather forced the cancellation of speed enforcement measures in Hungary and restricted enforcement activity in Croatia. 1,042,493 vehicles were checked during the initiative and 19,615 offences we
Agencies in pursuit of high-speed WIM accuracy
April 20, 2017
Alan Dron looks at where WIM is heading in the near future. As Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) systems grow in sophistication and accuracy, they are increasingly being used in more active roles to help ensure road safety through enforcement action against overweight vehicles.
Sensys Gatso Group seeks new CEO
April 19, 2017
Now that the company’s integration with Gatso is complete, the board of directors of Sensys Gatso Group has started the process to recruit a new CEO for the next phase of the Group’s development. Current Torbjörn Sandberg will remain in the role until a new CEO has been recruited. “Following the successful merger between Sensys Traffic and Gatso, the company will increase its focus on growth opportunities. Torbjörn has been instrumental in the efficient integration of the two companies and in setting a stro
Sensys Gatso Group seeks new CEO
April 19, 2017
Now that the company’s integration with Gatso is complete, the board of directors of Sensys Gatso Group has started the process to recruit a new CEO for the next phase of the Group’s development. Current Torbjörn Sandberg will remain in the role until a new CEO has been recruited. “Following the successful merger between Sensys Traffic and Gatso, the company will increase its focus on growth opportunities. Torbjörn has been instrumental in the efficient integration of the two companies and in setting a stro
Private equity firm to acquire American Traffic Solutions
April 19, 2017
Investment firm Platinum Equity is to acquire Arizona-based American Traffic Solutions (ATS). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ATS provides road safety cameras and toll and violations management solutions throughout North America. The company has more than 3,500 installed school bus stop arm, red-light and speed safety cameras serving more than 30 million people. ATS’s Fleet Services business provides both toll and violation management solutions to fleets and rental customers. Accordin
Redflex to continue GoSafe Program in Ireland
April 12, 2017
Redflex Holdings has announced that the company’s subsidiary, Redflex Traffic Systems, is to continue to support the GoSafe Program in the Republic of Ireland under a contract awarded by the GoSafe consortium (Road Safety Operations Ireland) to. The Company has been supporting the ‘GoSafe’ Program since 2010. The GoSafe Program is governed by an agreement between GoSafe and An Garda Síochána, the National Police Service of the Republic of Ireland, for the provision and operation of safety cameras on a ma