Police confirm they’re getting “inescapable” speed cameras
Police forces in the UK including Warwickshire and Northumbria have taken delivery of “next generation” speed cameras which can spot infringements from half a mile away, and take HD photos and videos admissible in court. This is Money reports the TruCam II features a night mode and auto focus which makes it far easier to […]
Driver triggers 32 speed cameras in one trip
Police in the West Midlands have tweeted how they have stopped a BMW driver after he set off 32 speed cameras on one journey, potentially landing himself with nearly 100 penalty points. Central Motorway Police Group say he was caught doing 83 in a 60 mph roadworks limit on the M6. They say there was […]
New speed cameras go live in Black Country
Average speed camera specialist Jenoptik has switched on a series of new enforcement systems in Wolverhampton and along key routes in the Black Country. The Region’s Police and Crime Commissioner says the cameras, which went live on Tuesday 1 December will help boost the West Midlands Combined Authority’s Road Safety Strategy to significantly reduce deaths […]
New York considering giving commission for public to dob in illegal parkers
People in New York City could be paid a proportion of parking fines, by reporting illegally parked cars. Route-Fifty.com reports the bill, sponsored by City Council members Stephen Levin and Corey D Johnson, would give parking whistleblowers 25% of any fines resulting from reports of cars that obstruct bike or bus lanes, pavements, crossings or […]
Redflex buys machine vision and AI company
Enforcement specialists Redflex Traffic Systems has bought RoadMetric brand and intellectual property including advanced machine vision analytics software and leading-edge artificial intelligence (AI) tools. The Israeli company specialises in transport machine vision, video analytics and AI, and Redflex says the acquisition accelerates its entry into AI and computer vision to enhance and expand its solutions. […]
HE spots 10,000 tailgaters in two weeks
Almost 10,000 vehicles have been caught tailgating in the first two weeks of new cameras being tested to clamp down on the offence. Highways England and police have joined forces to tackle the offence which is a factor in around one in eight casualties on England’s motorways and major A roads. Soon, motorists caught tailgating can expect to receive […]
Lorry driver caught playing solitaire as he used Dartford crossing
A lorry driver’s been fined after being spotted playing solitaire while he drove at the Dartford Crossing. Kent Police’s roads unit tweeted that patrol bikes had spotted the situation and pulled the driver over. It included an image of the offence (pictured). The image also appears to show a mobile phone besides the laptop mouse. […]
Traffic monitor stolen in Gwent
A traffic monitoring device has been stolen from a lamppost in the Welsh town of Ebbw Vale. The equipment, which is owned by the Wales Road Casualty Reduction Partnership GoSafe, was installed on Tuesday 29 September and was due to be collected on Wednesday 7 October, but the device had been removed from the lamppost […]
Welsh Government to give Councils powers to crack down on Pavement Parking
Ministers in Wales are backing the recommendations of an independent expert group to give councils additional civil enforcement powers to fine what they call problem parkers. The Welsh Pavement Parking Taskforce rejected the outright ban being pursued in Scotland, which is set to take five years to implement, calling it “overly slow and complex”. Instead it […]
BANES deploys Videalert electric mobile enforcement vehicle
Bath and North East Somerset Council is extending its Videalert CCTV enforcement platform by deploying a new electric mobile enforcement vehicle. The multi-tasking vehicle will be used to enforce a wide range of civil traffic contraventions including digital resident parking permit zones, keep clears outside schools, bus stops and bus lanes. It will also help […]
