Thames Valley Police and National Highways operation spots 104 traffic offences in a week
The latest Operation Tramline initiative run by National Highways and the Police has seen more than a hundred people caught breaking the law in just one week. The latest operation, run by Thames Valley Police’s Roads Policing Joint Operations Unit in partnership with National Highways between 7 and 11 August covered sections of the M40 […]
Acusensus UK’s first relocatable AI road safety camera detects almost 300 offences in first three days
New Artificial Intelligence technology has detected almost 300 drivers using mobile phones or not wearing seatbelts on one of Devon and Cornwall’s busiest roads – in just three days. Vision Zero South West is utilising a new, relocatable camera system from road safety tech firm Acusensus which uses cameras and AI to identify mobile phone […]
New Jenoptik speed camera installed in Nottingham
Police in Nottingham are warning drivers to slow down and stick to the speed limit as a new speed and red light camera is set to go live. The Nottinghamshire Safety Camera Partnership has installed the camera from Jenoptik on the A38 at Kirkby-in-Ashfield in response to concerns about speeding in the area. The new […]
Drivers’ fined £373K for driving children with no seat belts
New research has found that more than 700 drivers have been caught travelling with children without seatbelts in the last year – incurring £373,500 in fines. Wagonex has found, using FOIs gathered from police forces across the UK, that fines had increased by 15% year on year from January – June 2023, with nearly a […]
Coventry to use cameras to enforce traffic offences
Coventry City Council is to use cameras to tackle traffic offences including illegal U-turns and stopping in yellow box junctions. The BBC reports that councillor Pat Hetherton told it: “Safety in particular is paramount here. Those signs are there for a reason, and when people ignore them, quite clearly there is a problem,” she said. […]
TfL told fining drivers using CCTV is illegal
Fining motorists by post using CCTV camera evidence has been ruled “illegal”. The Telegraph newspaper reports a special test case found that Transport for London had “illegally” fined motorists who had stopped on parking bays on red routes in the capital, breaching government guidance by using CCTV rather than traffic wardens to enforce road rules. […]
Messagemaker launches new vehicle activated warning sign range
LED traffic solutions company Messagemaker Displays has launched its new range of Vehicle Activated Warning signs. With a Standard, Reflective and Matrix model included – all options offer a low maintenance and flexible solution for any collision prevention or traffic calming scenario. The IP65 rated VAW range signs are simple to install and can be […]
Senior West Midlands officer promises more police average speed cameras
West Midlands police’s Assistant Chief Constable is promising a further rollout of average speed cameras in the region. Birmingham Live reports senior officers are determined to expand the coverage of cameras in the region amid concerns over speeding and dangerous driving. It says Mike O’Hara told a force meeting that speeding was “the main area […]
London Councils reviews parking and traffic penalty charges
London Councils has begun consulting on the level of penalty charges for parking and traffic contraventions on roads controlled by all London boroughs, including the City of London. The consultation on penalty charge levels relating to parking and traffic enforcement and other additional fees relating to parking, and will run for 12 weeks. The committee […]
Police spot hundreds of suspected seatbelt and mobile phone offences using Acusensus AI solution
A focused week of action by roads policing officers has led to nearly 500 suspected driving offences being identified, with the help of an AI-equipped camera van from enforcement technology company Acusensus. The Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary and Thames Valley Police were targeting commercial vehiclesas part of […]
