Siemens’ average speed enforcement solution approved
Siemens has received Home Office Type Approval for its SafeZone average speed enforcement system, meaning evidence gathered is admissible in court. Its ANPR-based solution uses the company’s British-built Sicore II cameras to provide accurate enforcement, and the certification covers a number of new features, including day/night mode functionality, which enables the camera to operate without […]
StarTraq wins Qatar enforcement processing contract
British automated enforcement processing company StarTraq has been awarded a contract by Qatar’s Ministry of Interior to provide its browser-based solution, DOME, to consolidate the review of traffic camera evidence in one solution. Working with KTC International, StarTraq will deliver its solution replacing the multiple back-office software solutions used to process traffic offences. Up till […]
Videalert delivers low traffic neighbourhood enforcement solution in London
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham has installed Videalert CCTV enforcement cameras in new temporary vehicle restriction zones aimed at stopping non-residents rat running through residential streets. This new scheme followed a six-month trial closure of Harwood Terrace, which began in October to try to reduce the 92% of traffic in the area that came from people who live […]
Crash injuries drop significantly after average speed camera installation
New figures show that the number of injuries from crashes on four roads in Coventry with average speed cameras have fallen 88% since the systems’ introduction. CoventryLive reports that speeds along the enforced roads have also dropped more than 40%. Two of the camera schemes from Jenoptik were added in January 2019, the others in […]
Promote enforcement industry’s benefits – Videalert director
ITS and enforcement company Videalert’s new Technology and Innovation Director says it’s important the industry does better in promoting the value of enforcement to a sceptical public. In his first interview since the promotion was made public, Rob Kinch, who’s been given the role by Videalert’s owners Marston Holdings after working for the company for […]
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. […]