Greater Manchester sees more than a hundred spot speed cameras upgraded
Speeding drivers in Greater Manchester are being warned that they are more likely to be caught as part of changes to how safety cameras are used in the region. The region’s police force has given details of the installation of VECTOR-SR cameras, developed by Jenoptik, announced in July. They have been funded through the Mayor’s […]
Road safety, surface treatment and bid writing all covered in an extra Highways Voices from Highways UK
We collected more content than we could fit into our podcasts from the highly successful Highways UK show last week, so here’s an extra podcast with more conversation and thought leadership at the event. These are brought to you thanks to the sponsorship of AGD Systems and Traffic Group Signals, Kiely Bros, Re-flow, Stantec and Yunex Traffic. We start by hearing a key […]
Restricted turns, off-highway active travel lanes and average speed cameras in Leeds road scheme
The second phase of Leeds’ A6120 Outer Ring Road improvement scheme has been approved after positive response to a public consultation. The overall completion of both phases of the Connecting West Leeds corridor improvement project is scheduled for winter 2024. £20m of the work is funded by the Government’s Levelling Up Fund with the remaining […]
Video explains how Jenoptik average speed cameras change driver behaviour
The road safety platform Project EDWARD has issued a new video promoting the value of targeted speed enforcement reducing casualties across Devon and Cornwall. Project EDWARD, which stands for Every Day Without A Road Death, promotes an evidence-led, ‘safe system’ approach to deliver a road traffic system free from death and serious injury. In the […]
Irish minister to learn average speed lessons from Scotland
Ireland’s Justice Minister Helen McEntee is to travel to Scotland to find out more about how average speed cameras have been used to make roads safer in the country. Talking to journalists at Ireland’s National Ploughing Championships, Ms McEntee called the summer “really awful” when it comes to road deaths. “We need to do everything […]
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 […]
Jenoptik posts growth in the first half-year 2023
Enforcement and ANPR camera technology provider Jenoptik has announced it has “continued to perform very well in the first half-year”, with double-digit revenue and earnings growth. Its CEO reports its Advanced Photonic Solutions and Smart Mobility Solutions divisions posted significant revenue growth and that “despite the weakening economic environment”, it is optimistic about achieving its […]
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 […]
Jenoptik upgrades Greater Manchester’s spot speed cameras
Smart mobility solutions manufacturer Jenoptik has signed a contract with Transport for Greater Manchester to upgrade 90 spot speed cameras and a five-year maintenance agreement. By using the latest technology, TfGM aims to create a sophisticated network of modern safety cameras to encourage better driver behaviour. The rollout will start this summer. TfGM is upgrading […]
Police issue warning in Devon and Cornwall as new Jenoptik cameras catch over 3,200 speeding drivers in first few days
Police and a road safety partnership have urged drivers to slow down after new Jenoptik speed cameras across Devon and Cornwall detected more than 3,200 offences in their first few days. One of the cameras has been activated around 120 times per day in the first two weeks, while another detected a driver travelling at […]
