Enforcement

Siemens ITS is to host its first traffic enforcement user group forum next month. More than 50 road safety and civil enforcement representatives from local authorities across the UK are expected to assemble at The Crystal in London on 9 November to discuss current and future parking and civil enforcement technology in the UK. The meeting aims to provide Siemens ITS civil enforcement customers with the opportunity to share current issues and future requirements and hear what the company is doing to solve

Parking provider in the Swiss city of Geneva, Fondation des Parkings (Geneva FDP) has begun a digital parking enforcement pilot using automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) scan vehicles from Arvoo and Genetec. The pilot, which will continue until the end of November 2016, aims to ensure that drivers pay for parking while making parking payment enforcement more effective. Agendum parking data analytics will process the licence plate scans to provide parking attendants with data on violating vehicles a

The use of alcohol interlocks to prevent drink driving and change driver behaviour is gaining ground around the world but needs greater buy-in from authorities as Colin Sowman discovers. The often repeated mantra says that prevention is better than cure - and none more so than in the case of drink-driving. The introduction of the breathalyser provided an objective indication of alcohol consumption instead of having drivers touch their nose or walk in a straight line. Initially breathalysers were used as a r

American Traffic Solutions (ATS) is supporting National School Bus Safety week by partnering with schools and law enforcement nationwide to remind motorists of the laws to obey and safe practices to take when approaching a school bus. Results from the company’s latest review of its CrossingGuard school bus stop arm safety camera programs indicate that automated enforcement systems continue to deter drivers who might otherwise illegally pass a stopped school bus and put children in danger. The data found

The Traffic and Patrol Department of Sharjah Police has successfully increased road safety since the beginning of last year by utilising technologies new to the United Arab Emirates, designed to manage truck and heavy vehicle movements in the emirate - the highlight of their recent submission in to the Gulf Traffic Awards taking place at the Dubai World Trade Centre on 13-15 November. Issues with heavy vehicles passing through the city without permits and other restricted zones have been a recurring pro

UK provider of body worn camera systems Edesix is to showcase the latest in in-car video at this year’s IACP conference in San Diego, along with industry partners Federal Signal. The in-car video solution utilises six camera inputs, all managed simultaneously by the Edesix-designed dashboard management system, providing officers with an all-encompassing view of their environment; with cameras mounted on the dash, roof, rear and backseat of the car, as well as on the officer’s uniform by way of VideoBadge