Speed Enforcement System Applied in Turkey

On average speed corridor roads, fatal accidents decreased by 29 percent, deaths by 35.9 percent, injured by 15.2 percent and traffic accidents by 1.8 percent. According to the statement made by the General Directorate of Security, Electronic Control Systems, which was established as an average speed corridor on the highways in order to prevent deaths and injuries caused by traffic accidents, was active on 1 July. The speed enforcement system was intended to prevent drivers from driving on speed limits, to reduce the number of fatal accidents due to excessive speed, to minimize the harm caused by exhaust emissions, and to ease the burden on imports of high fuel consumption due to overspeed. When the average speed corridor was compared with the same period of the same period last year, it was determined that the rate of mortal traffic accident decreased by 29 percent, death by 35.9 percent, injury by 15.2 percent and traffic accident by 1.8 percent.

According to ANTALYA Police Department, there are 4 thousand 827 women from 5 thousand 540 drivers involved in mortal and wounded traffic accident that took place in 2016 and 613 men. The most frequent accident occurred on Fridays, the first order speed in the order of the rules that the drivers violated the most.

Antalya Security Directorate 'Annual Traffic Research and Development Activities' announced the data they prepared. A lot of issues related to traffic were addressed in the data that draw attention to the fact that such kind of work was done in order to reduce the troubles experienced in traffic and to guide them.

The work also mentioning the burden of public transportation vehicles on the road, was published in the year of 2016. According to the number of people using public transportation last month, 8 million 406 thousand 707, 326 thousand 387 daily use was announced. It is stated that citizens mostly use public transportation at the beginning and end of work hours.

2015 and 2016 data of fatal and wounded traffic accidents were also shared. In 2016 in the province, 54 deaths, 6 thousand 229 injuries, a total of 6 thousand 283 traffic accidents have been revealed. 70 people lost their lives in this accident, 9 thousand 493 people were injured. According to the year 2015, it was observed that mortal accidents decreased by 34 percent and injured accidents by 2 percent. In addition, it is stated that the accidents are increasing in the tourism season in most of the year, and the day when the accidents occurred most frequently is recorded as Friday. 

On average speed corridor roads, fatal accidents decreased by 29 percent, deaths by 35.9 percent, injured by 15.2 percent and traffic accidents by 1.8 percent. According to the statement made by the General Directorate of Security, Electronic Control Systems, which was established as an average speed corridor on the highways in order to prevent deaths and injuries caused by traffic accidents, was active on 1 July. The system was intended to prevent drivers from driving on speed limits, to reduce the number of fatal accidents due to excessive speed, to minimize the harm caused by exhaust emissions, and to ease the burden on imports of high fuel consumption due to overspeed. When the average speed corridor was compared with the same period of the same period last year, it was determined that the rate of mortal traffic accident decreased by 29 percent, death by 35.9 percent, injury by 15.2 percent and traffic accident by 1.8 percent.

According to ANTALYA Police Department, there are 4 thousand 827 women from 5 thousand 540 drivers involved in mortal and wounded traffic accident that took place in 2016 and 613 men. The most frequent accident occurred on Fridays, the first order speed in the order of the rules that the drivers violated the most.

Antalya Security Directorate 'Annual Traffic Research and Development Activities' announced the data they prepared. A lot of issues related to traffic were addressed in the data that draw attention to the fact that such kind of work was done in order to reduce the troubles experienced in traffic and to guide them.

The work also mentioning the burden of public transportation vehicles on the road, was published in the year of 2016. According to the number of people using public transportation last month, 8 million 406 thousand 707, 326 thousand 387 daily use was announced. It is stated that citizens mostly use public transportation at the beginning and end of work hours.

2015 and 2016 data of fatal and wounded traffic accidents were also shared. In 2016 in the province, 54 deaths, 6 thousand 229 injuries, a total of 6 thousand 283 traffic accidents have been revealed. 70 people lost their lives in this accident, 9 thousand 493 people were injured. According to the year 2015, it was observed that mortal accidents decreased by 34 percent and injured accidents by 2 percent. In addition, it is stated that the accidents are increasing in the tourism season in most of the year, and the day when the accidents occurred most frequently is recorded as Friday. 

QUICK IMPORTANCE IN ACCIDENTS

When the data on the occurrence of traffic accidents are 

examined;Respectively, the most side impact, 

impact to the bulwark and rear impact.

In the order of the rules which the drivers 

most violate, the first order speeded up.

 According to this, 44% of the accidents were not to 

reduce the speed while not approaching the intersections, 

not to obey the right to cross the intersection,

14% to adjust speed according to road, air and

traffic, and 10% to turn right and left.

CAR PARKING

Safety, which evaluates traffic problems in 3 sections, stated

 that the majority of domestic and foreign tourists come to 

Antalya with their vehicles because of being a tourism city

 and this situation causes serious concentration. Daily 

5 thousand heavy tonnage vehicle entering and leaving

the city also determines the safety of the city's 

reconstruction plan is old and the parking lot is not as 

much as the parking lot caused by the problem explained.

At the beginning of the problems arising from the drivers, 

inexperience was the excessive speed, whereas in 

the second insomnia the driving was in the third place.

CRD continues call for Malahat speed cameras

A two-pronged approach to a plan to reduce the number of speeders on the Malahat should carry more weight with the provincial government, says Saanich Coun. Colin Plant.

While Plant admitted it’s ironic to have a discussion on speeding while the Malahat is plagued by slowdowns resulting from ongoing construction and blasting, he noted, it’s still important to address the viability of interval-based cameras on that stretch of highway before the work is completed. “Any long-term improvements to safety are always welcome,” he said.

Plant, chair of the Capital Regional District’s traffic safety commission, said the commission has approached the Cowichan Valley Regional District about joining with the CRD to petition the provincial government to install interval-based cameras.

The CVRD’s response indicated that more information is needed before a decision can be made, Plant said.

The CRD asked the CVRD this week to schedule a presentation by the traffic safety commission that would provide more detail about the interval-based camera proposal at the next CVRD meeting in September.

Interval-based cameras record licence plates at various intervals to determine the vehicle’s speed.

Plant said research on their use at a problem location in Scotland resulted in reduction of speeding vehicles from 33 per cent to five per cent.

The results from a location in China were even more dramatic, with only two per cent of drivers speeding, down from 50 per cent. The technology was introduced in Ontario and Alberta recently, but there hasn’t been sufficient time to compile data yet, Plant noted. “If you know the cameras are there and you’re going to get a ticket, you’re going to slow down,” Plant said.

Although he is aware that B.C. Attorney-General David Eby has indicated the NDP government is not considering a return to photo radar enforcement, Plant believes interval-based cameras constitute a different approach that is well worth considering.

“It’s not like photo radar where drivers watch for vans that move from one location to another,” he explained. “We want people to know the cameras are there and they need to slow down,” he said.

Plant also believes the provincial government may be more amenable to considering the new option because of the financial challenges currently facing ICBC, pointing out that less drivers speeding means less accidents and less claims.

“Interval-based cameras create changes in behaviour by having the road monitored 24 hours a day.”

The CRD traffic safety commission’s mandate is to improve safety through education and recommendations arrived at by consultation with representatives from ICBC, law enforcement, the coroner’s office, the media, medical health and the public, Plant explained. “We don’t have the capacity to make suggestions based on engineering,” he noted.

The board recently added representatives from the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition and Walk On Victoria – a pedestrian advocacy group – to provide more diversity, he added.

Speed camera catches same vehicle 14 times

AN ABSENT-minded speeding driver has been caught out more than a dozen times by new speed cameras.

The dozy driver has been captured 14 times by new average speed cameras along Brighton’s seafront which only began operating at the end of May.

The camera has captured hundreds of law-breakers behind the wheel in a matter of weeks including one speeder who is facing a court appearance after driving at more than double the 30mph speed limit.

Road safety bosses said the effectiveness of the cameras in reducing accidents would be reviewed before a decision on rolling them out across the county was taken.

The first permanent average speed cameras in the county were installed by Sussex Safer Roads Partnership (SSRP) in Marine Parade, Brighton, and between the Marina and Grosvenor Crescent in Hastings earlier this year and went live at the end of May.

Between then and the first week of August, more than 1,800 vehicles have been caught travelling at more than 36mph along the Brighton coastal road including one driver clocked travelling at 63mph.

The rate of offenders is lower than during tests last year when almost a tenth of drivers travelling along Marine Parade in Brighton, which carries 27,000 vehicles a month, were found to exceed the 36mph threshold for receiving a £100 fine.

Drivers caught travelling at more than 36mph can elect to have their case heard at court, with speed awareness courses offered to offenders caught between 36mph and 42mph.

Motorists driving at 50mph or over are summonsed to court.

A SSRP spokeswoman said: “The overall compliance is in excess of 99.6 per cent of vehicle total movements which we hope will further improve in the future but does show the vast majority of road users are aware of and comply with the scheme.

“A great deal of effort went in to publicising the scheme prior to enforcement taking place, using local and social media plus variable messages on the roadside to ensure high compliance.

“The new schemes will be subject to a review by the partnership to establish their effectiveness in reducing collisions.

“Decisions about further schemes will then be made in conjunction with the local highway authorities who are partnership members.

“Each scheme has to be costed on a scheme by scheme basis.”

The spokeswoman added that repeat offenders could face tougher penalties should they already have sufficient points on their licence or if the licence holder has attended a speed awareness course in the last three years.

Slow down: School zones and speed cameras are back in action

Authorities are urging drivers to be mindful of school zones as a new school year begins -- and are reminding drivers that mobile and fixed traffic cameras are there to catch them if they speed.

Officials with the New Orleans Police Department and Orleans Parish School Board said at a press conference Monday (Aug. 14) that more cameras, as listed by the city earlier this year, will be coming online in the near future.

Officials noted that a new fixed camera has been placed in the school zone by William J. Fischer Accelerated Academy in Algiers. Mobile cameras will also be deployed throughout the L.B. Landry – O.P. Walker College and Career Preparatory High School corridor during the year, NOPD Chief Michael Harrison said during a press conference outside of L.B. Landry.

Harrison stressed that traffic enforcement is intended to reduce crashes that lead to injuries and death.

"The children are our top priority, the teachers and the educators and the faculty are our top priority, and we want them to have a very great school year, so we're asking people to slow down because there will be consequences for those who are speeding in our school zones creating an unsafe environment," said Harrison on behalf of law enforcement and school officials.

School zone camera footage has shown vehicles speeding far over the 20 mph limit in some areas -- even reaching above 50 mph. Harrison called those driving behaviors "reckless and dangerous" as he advised drivers to keep in mind that school programs are back in session.

School zones are in effect between 7 and 9 a.m. and from 2:45 to 4:45 p.m. Harrison added after the conference that these zones are only in effect when school is in session.

To trigger a camera, a driver must be going at least 10 mph above the speed limit in a non-school zone and 6 mph faster in a school zone. The cameras will work 24 hours, changing the speed they are set for before and after school zone hours.

Harrison reminded drivers hoping to contest camera tickets that they will have "to argue against the technology" photographing their vehicles speeding. The process for contesting camera tickets can be found here online. Existing camera locations can be found here.

Monday's announcement also drew attention to the return of school resource officers on campuses citywide. The officers will work with students and administrators throughout the school year to build relationships that establish "positive encounters with law enforcement," Harrison said.

"Each NOPD district has a school resource officer that provides services and resources to the schools within their district," Harrison said. "They play an integral role in the NOPD community policing philosophy." 

Harrison acknowledged after the conference that the NOPD does not have enough officers to put one in every school. He said each officer working the schools in their district will be communicating with school principals. The officers will network "primarily" with "high schools where there's the greatest need, and middle schools secondarily," he added.

He said "at some point" they will look into putting more officers at schools as the NOPD grows.

Police clamp down on speeding drivers

Northumbria Police is taking part in a Europe-wide crackdown on speeding motorists. Officers from the force’s motor patrols and Operation Dragoon are joining a seven-day speed enforcement operation to help reduce the risk of collisions and deter and detect drivers who choose to ignore speed limits. The activity is being coordinated by the European Traffic Police Network (TISPOL) and will run until Sunday.

The purpose of the operation is to target irresponsible and dangerous drivers committing speeding offences and raise awareness of the dangers of speeding. Superintendent Sarah Pitt, from Northumbria Police Operations Department, said: “Northumbria Police has been fully supportive of the TISPOL campaign for several years now and we remain more committed than ever to making our roads a safe place for everyone. 
“Speed limits and road restrictions are in place for very good reason, the faster someone drives the less time they have to react if something unexpected happens. “Speeding is one of the main factors in serious or fatal injury collisions, involving motorists and other vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists. “We’re committed to doing everything we can to make our roads safe for everyone.

“Northumbria Police is committed to increasing road safety on our roads and will continue to target those who fail to abide by the speed limits and deal with them by either education or prosecution. “The speed limit is a limit, not a target.” Excessive speeding is one of the three main road killers and is a leading cause of road accidents in young people aged between 21 and 29; with the majority of collisions occurring on roads with a 30mph speed limit. The week will see officers from the force’s road safety team Operation Dragoon carrying out a number of speed check operations in key locations throughout the force area
They rely on intelligence from the local communities to identify dangerous drivers and drink drivers. If you know anyone who you think is putting lives at risk on our roads then contact the team on 101 or if an emergency on 999.

Red light, speed camera plan advances

WATERLOO — The city of Waterloo inches closer to installing automated traffic enforcement cameras to fine motorists running red lights and speeding.

City Council members faced increasing criticism of the devices Monday before voting unanimously to approve the second reading of an ordinance, which would make Waterloo the first Black Hawk County community to employ the controversial cameras.

Council members tabled a proposed three-year contract with Gatso USA, of Beverly, Mass., to install and operate the cameras. That contract and a proposed fine schedule will return for a vote after the final ordinance reading Aug. 7.

Wayne Nathem, a former mayoral candidate, was among several residents opposing traffic cameras.

“Are they really for safety or are they for revenue?” Nathem said. “I feel like they’re more for revenue than what they are for safety.”

Resident Jim Chapman said the city should focus on neighborhood crime suppression instead of ticketing elderly women who accidently run red lights.

But Police Chief Dan Trelka said the cameras have proven effective in reducing crashes in other communities. He is proposing to install red light cameras at six high-crash intersections while acquiring a mobile trailer and handheld cameras for speed enforcement.

“From my personal experience, I have gotten three of these tickets, and when I’m in those communities I tend to drive a lot more cautiously,” he said.

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Trelka said he would prefer to see any revenue generated by the cameras used to hire three more police officers or lower property taxes.

Some residents questioned the legality of the cameras and noted motorists are increasingly choosing not to pay up because the tickets do not affect state driving records and cannot be used as black marks on credit scores.

“The problem I have with this is if you put these up you still can’t collect the fines because the fines are unenforceable,” said resident Don Share.

Cedar Rapids, which made $4.4 million from traffic cameras in 2016, is now seeing just more than half of its tickets paid since the Iowa Attorney General’s Office told cities nonpayment of the tickets could not be factored in credit scores, according to the Iowa Legislative Fiscal Bureau.

Dorian Grubaugh, regional sales manager for Gatso USA, noted it is up to cities to decide whether to pursue collections on unpaid tickets. His company would get $36 per ticket paid, but is not compensated for unpaid tickets.

Grubaugh noted a proposal to ban automated traffic cameras was not approved by the Iowa Legislature last year.

“As of right now, it’s completely legal…unless the state changes that,” he said.

Speed cameras go live along Beltway work zone over Suitland Road

WASHINGTON — Two new speed cameras on the Capital Beltway in Maryland began issuing $40 tickets on Monday in an effort to improve safety in work zones.

The cameras were installed along Interstate 495 near the bridge work over Suitland Road in Prince George’s County. Tickets will be issued to drivers caught traveling 67 mph or faster. The speed limit along that stretch of highway is 55 mph.

Over the next two years, two bridges over Suitland Road are set to be replaced.

Speeding and distracted driving are typically responsible for fatal crashes in highway construction zones, according to Doug Hecox with the Federal Highway Administration.

“It’s usually somebody simply creeping up on another driver faster than they should and causing a tail-end collision,” Hecox said.

Four out of five people killed in highway construction zone crashes are either drivers or passengers in vehicles.

“It’s the kind of thing that could cost you your life. So, we’re asking all drivers to be safe — obey all posted speed limits and really keep an eye out for all the (work zone) orange.”

The Maryland SafeZones Automated Speed Enforcement system is in place in areas throughout the state.

The program also includes oversized signage warning drivers that speed cameras are ahead along with a sign that displays how fast passing cars are moving.

Speeding violations have dropped by more than 90 percent in work zone locations with the speed cameras, according to Maryland Highway Administration.

The latest data available from 2015 shows that fatal highway work zone crashes are rising nationwide, up 42 percent since 2013.

In 2015, five people were killed in work zone crashes in Maryland. Another seven were killed in Virginia and one person died that year in D.C., according to a national clearinghouse of work zone safety data.

“When driving through work zones, please stay alert — look for reduced speed limits, narrow driving lanes and highway workers. Slow down and don’t follow too closely. Work zone safety is in your hands,” the highway administration said in a news release.

Forrest Highway speed cameras to be given green light to start issuing fines

Point-to-point speed cameras will go live on Forrest Highway on September 6 and motorists can expect to be issued with fines if they don't adhere to the speed limit.

While the cameras are currently installed and operational on the highway, WA Police have been unable to infringe motorists until amendments to the existing Road Traffic legislation were approved in state parliament.

Minister for Road Safety Michelle Roberts made the announcement the cameras would go live next month on Thursday morning.

"This is about slowing motorists down and ultimately saving lives," she said. 

"This is not a revenue exercise, this is about dealing with a stretch of road that has a bad crash history."

Ms Roberts said the road experienced 183 crashes and eight people lost their lives in the past seven years.

The cameras, also known as average speed enforcement cameras, calculate the amount of time it takes a vehicle to travel between two points, and compare the average speed with the speed limit. If a driver is found to have exceeded the limit then a ticket can be issued.

The cameras, which also operate as fixed speed cameras, can ping a driver at the beginning of the zone, the end, or by calculating their average speed through the zone.

If a driver is speeding at each occasion, they will only receive one fine for the worst offence.

The cameras were first switched on in October, and an initial six month test revealed one in every three drivers were speeding while travelling through the 26 kilometre stretch of road.

The trial found 90 per cent of those speeding were exceeding the limit by between one and nine kilometres, while around 10 per cent were exceeding 120 kilometres an hour.

Around five per cent of drivers – around 25,000 people – reduced their speeds when travelling through the zone.

The trial was deemed a success, and changes to existing Road Traffic legislation will now encompass the use of point-to-point cameras as a means to ensure drivers reduce their speeds on the popular highway.

However the trial also attracted concern, as some drivers questioned the position of the cameras and their ultimate effectiveness.

The 26-kilometre zone includes the only two roadhouses along the 130 kilometre stretch of road between Baldivis and Bunbury – making those who stop for a snack or to fill up their cars essentially immune from getting a speeding ticket from the new cameras.

Motorists also taking turn-offs to the towns of Harvey, Yarloop, Preston Beach and Waroona were also be able to speed without the likelihood of detection.

But the government continues to stand by its chosen trial site, and a spokesman said Forrest Highway was chosen after an extensive analysis of data provided by the Road Safety Commission.

From 2009 to 2016, there were 183 crashes on Forrest Highway. Seven accidents resulted in death, while 22 led to serious injury.

Road Safety Commissioner Kim Papalia previously said several key factors were considered during deciding the location of the speed cameras.

"There have been too many tragedies along that stretch of the Forrest Highway," he said.

"These cameras are not intended to be secret, we want people to know about them and slow down, because ultimately it's about saving lives."

In August last year, member for Collie Mick Murray said while he supported speed cameras as a method to reduce the regional road toll, he encouraged the State Government look at other measures. 

"In all the time I have been travelling up and down Forrest Highway, I have not seen any cops," he said.

"However, I have seen four speed cameras. During one of our committee hearings, I asked why the police pick easy spots for the placement of speed cameras, such as the Old Mandurah Road turn-off on Forrest Highway.

"Since that time, I have not seen those cameras again. The police could put a Multanova there and put the cameras in another location.

"The speed limit at that turn-off is reduced to 80 kilometres. Most people would know where that turn-off is. There have been several accidents at that intersection, and two fatalities.

"We do not need a copper to sit there just to catch a person who is driving at 90km/hr instead of 80 at that intersection. They should be catching the people who get through that intersection and then speed up to 130 or 150km/hr.

"We need to have dedicated traffic cops. That has been in and out over the years. If we do not have traffic police on our highways, we will have problems."

PERTH SPEED CAMERA ENFORCEMENT BEGINS SEPTEMBER 6

Speed enforcement using laser guns and radar traps can only detect individual speeders. Conventional speed camera technology reaches its limits when the goal is to capture all speeders on multiple lanes in heavy traffic. 

POLISCAN SPEED sets a new standard for speed enforcement. Advanced LIDAR measuring technology detects, tracks, and clocks all vehicles on all lanes permanently and fully automatically. Depending on traffic conditions, POLISCAN SPEED registers multiple times the number of violations compared to conventional technology. The laser scans the vehicle using a variety of measuring points, resulting in reliable, confident, and precise speed enforcement – and safer roads in the process.

Benefits at a Glance:

·         LIDAR measuring technology offers high capture and low false-positive rate

·         Clocks multiple vehicles on multiple lanes simultaneously

·         Precise identification of violations even if photographic evidence shows multiple vehicles

·         Monitoring of inbound and outbound traffic

·         Works in heavy traffic and difficult measurement settings (curves, work zones, etc.)

·         Variable speed enforcement for different lanes and vehicles classes

·         Additional monitoring of bans on through traffic, lane-based according to vehicle class

·         Integrates with variable-message signs

Measurement even in Difficult Settings

Curves and work zones are typical danger zones for road users. But they are no problem when it comes to automatic traffic monitoring with LIDAR measuring technology. POLISCAN SPEED detects a vehicle's travel path and determines its speed with a high degree of accuracy. Construction vehicles and construction work in the direct vicinity of the lane do not interfere with the measurement.

Speed Enforcement Based on Vehicle Class

LIDAR uses contour detection to automatically classify vehicle types such as trucks and passenger vehicles. This enables speed enforcement for different speed limits based on vehicle class – even for different lanes. POLISCAN SPEED can even control the Western Australia’s first speed camera safety zone will commence enforcement from next month, state police and road safety minister Michelle Roberts warns.

Northbound and southbound sections between Lake Clifton and Binningup on Forrest Highway will be subject to average speed regulations starting September 6.

The move comes after the state government approved amendments to the road traffic legislation, signalling the launch of WA’s inaugural Average Speed Safety Camera Zone (ASSCZ) that calls for penalties for speed infringements along the two 27km sections of the highway.

The ASSCZ system detects the speed of each vehicle at the entry and exit points of the zones.

It also captures the registration number and the time when a vehicle passes through the entry and exit points of the zone, then calculates the average speed which is compared to the posted speed limit.

If found breaching the maximum 100km/h speed limit, drivers will be issued fines.

Authorities believe that the new system will improve road safety along the two sections on Forrest Highway.

The site selection for the implementation of the first point-to-point speed cameras was based on an analysis of the crash data statistics within the zones.

There were 183 crashes that resulted in eight fatalities and 22 serious injuries on the two 27km sections of Forrest Highway between 2009 and 2016.

The ASSCZ system is the result of a six-month test and analysis of point-to-point speed cameras conducted by the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB).

"A six-month test period of the technology at the Forrest Highway site found a statistically significant decrease in the mean and high-level speeds, as well as a 14 per cent improved compliance of the posted speed limit within the zone," ARBB notes.

The police and the state government have launched awareness campaigns to inform motorists of the changed rules.

"The McGowan Government is committed to reducing road trauma on Western Australian roads, and speed is a significant factor in fatal and serious injury crashes in this state," Roberts says.

"The Average Speed Safety Camera Zone on Forrest Highway is an effective way to slow drivers down and ultimately save lives.

"This education campaign, which will include TV, radio, digital ads and billboards, begins two weeks prior to enforcement, and gives drivers plenty of notice if they speed on the Forrest Highway, they will be caught."

permanent or temporary opening of individual lanes for certain vehicle types such as buses. Variable speed limits can also be monitored.

Precise Identification of Violations

POLISCAN SPEED clearly highlights speeding violations in the photographic evidence. LIDAR measuring technology determines precisely which vehicle reaches the photo point at which time and puts a frame around its license plate on the photo. This makes it easy and effective for speed enforcement officers to determine if they are dealing with an actual violation.