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Alternative Title:Applications of Automated Speed Enforcement
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Edition:Draft Report March 2002 to November 2002
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Abstract:Previous studies have shown that the presence of the highway patrol can reduce traffic speeds in work zones, but unless officers actually issue citations, the effect of presence alone is temporary. Sufficient numbers of officers are not available for continuous enforcement. The project’s technical panel selected Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) equipment to be used in this study to photograph the rear of vehicles violating the speed limit, resulting in high-resolution photographs revealing the vehicles’ license plate number. A vehicle-mounted ASE system was leased from Traffipax, Inc. for one month during the summer of 2002. It was placed in work zone and school zone environments. The objective for this system is to issue a citation to every speeder. In a short time, it becomes an effective deterrent to motorists who repeatedly travel through that work zone without the need for a law enforcement officer to be present.
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