Police Scotland: Jenoptik speed camera installed on Aberdeenshire road
The B9077 at Durris House in Aberdeenshire will be the location for Police Scotland’s North Safety Cameras Units first Vector spot speed camera. The new Jenoptik Vector SR spot speed cameras are fully contained traffic enforcement system which differ from the more traditional fixed Gatso speed cameras. The cameras use tracking radar for spot speed […]
New Jenoptik average speed cameras installed in Greater Manchester
New average speed cameras are being installed across Greater Manchester as part what Transport For Greater Manchester calls its continued work to increase resources for law enforcement and make roads safer for everyone. The organisation is upgrading speed cameras across 25 routes with the latest generation of average speed systems from Jenoptik which track how […]
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 […]
