Enforcement

RedflexSpeed-radar, Redflex’s fixed speed enforcement system, has been verified to meet Dutch approval requirements by the Dutch metrology institute, NMi. During testing the camera performed accurately at speeds from 20km/h to 320km/h (12mph to 200mph). The company said this is the first fixed speed enforcement system to utilise dual radar detection to maximise detection rates and eliminate anomalies such as phantom signals, reflections and other noise-related issues. It can accurately determine bi-direct

The growing impact of heavy commercial vehicles on urban and interurban highway infrastructures around the world is driving the need for reliable route access restriction and monitoring. The support role of enforcement is proving fertile ground for ITS development. Bridges are especially vulnerable – and critical in terms of travel delays. The US state of Oregon’s Department of Transportation (ODOT) operates what it claims is one of the country’s most aggressive truck route restriction enforcement programme

A new survey from free legal information website FindLaw.com found that 52 per cent of Americans support the use of radar speed cameras, while 48 per cent oppose them. Advocates say the cameras increase safety, but opponents contend they are often little more than revenue grabs by communities seeking to fill their local coffers. Interestingly, there is a split between men and women on the issue – a majority of women support the use of speed cameras while a majority of men oppose it. Ohio recently adopted a

The Joint Roads Policing Unit of Thames Valley Police and Hampshire Constabulary in the UK commissioned the Transport Research laboratory (TRL) to evaluate the effectiveness of their roads policing strategy in terms of reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured in road collisions. The focus was on the fatal four causes of collisions: speeding, drink-driving, not wearing a seat belt and drivers using mobile phones. TRL carried out a detailed literature review, in-depth review and analysis of

Sensys Traffic has received an order for traffic safety systems worth US$275,000 from an existing customer in the United Arab Emirates. Sensys has its biggest installed base, alongside Sweden, in the United Arab Emirates. The Middle East is currently Sensys’ second largest market and the company now has customers in eight of the region’s 14 countries and the company plans to open a local office in the territory in 2015. “Our positive growth continues in the Middle East, and this order further secures our po

The city of Delft in the Netherlands is using Q-Free’s Intrada ALPR automatic number plate recognition software, combined with the ScanGenius mobile scanner from ARVOO to enforce parking regulations in the city, in a concept developed by Dutch company Taxameter Centrale. Drivers register their vehicle registration number with the parking authorities via the city website or at local payment stations. Six ALPR cameras in the ScanGenius rooftop box scan the registration numbers of parked vehicles, process the

The City of Fayetteville, North Carolina, is to partner with American Traffic Solutions (ATS) to launch a red-light safety camera program. Under the City’s previous automated enforcement program, angle crashes were reduced by 27 per cent at the eight intersections where the cameras were installed. Under the terms of the agreement, red-light safety cameras will be installed at identified intersections, which will be determined after a review by the city’s engineering department. Revenue from red-light runnin

Pan-EU enforcement is set to become a reality after legislation is revised. In May 2014 the European Court of Justice ruled that European Directive 2011/82/EU, which came into force in November 2013 to facilitate the exchange of information between member states in relation to eight road traffic offences, had been set up on an incorrect legal basis. The regulations had been introduced under police cooperation rules on the prevention of crime, but the Court decided that the measures in the Directive do not c

Vitronic’s next generation traffic enforcement device, the PoliScan FM1, uses advanced LIDAR tracking technology to continuously monitor up to six lanes of traffic, creating a real-time image of the traffic situation. Designed for fixed and mobile deployment, the PoliScan FM1 can be deployed for both speed and red light enforcement, including mobile, spot and point to point speed enforcement, as well as tailgating and illegal use of individual lanes. The compact housing contains all sensor and documen

Speed cameras across Avon and Somerset in the UK are beginning to be switched back on for the first time since 2011, marking the beginning of a road safety project that will see a total of 29 static cameras become operational again. They were switched off when Government funding was withdrawn for the joint local authority and police Safety Camera Partnership. The cameras will be switched back on in a phased programme, exact dates yet to be confirmed, over the coming weeks and months. Revenue raised from the