Case studies

South Wales Police – Patrol car
digital speedometer calibration
The South Wales Police roads policing team were delighted with their new Seat unmarked pursuit vehicle. Its performance and appearance fitted the bill. Unfortunately, when the vehicle was supplied by the Volkswagen Group to the fleet it was found that the speedometer within the new vehicle was a digital speedometer that could not be adjusted....
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Road Safety Support Resolves
HADECS Costs Issues
New technology can bring tremendous benefits to road safety initiatives, but it can also cause some issues. Here we examine how Road Safety Support, Highways England and police forces resolved how to cost back office processing for the new HADECS camera system....
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Road collision data analysis function
for safer roads partnerships
Cuts within road safety left many safer roads partnerships without dedicated data analysts to carry out the vital role of examining local collision data to develop effective enforcement and marketing strategies. ...
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Speed Limit Signing Defence Rejected
For some time a number of police forces had experienced legal challenges based on an “expert report” claiming that speed limits were zones and that all signage had to be perfect throughout the zone. It was claimed that this meant that any defect, however trivial, and wherever it was in the zone provided a defence....
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Promoting Motoring Court Cases to
Deter Future Offending
A number of safer roads partnerships wanted to do more to deter motorists from committing offences, such as excessive speeding and Perverting the Course of Justice. Those who are found guilty face a range of penalties, including driving bans, heavy fines and even imprisonment. ...
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North Yorkshire Police - Laser Jammers
North Yorkshire Police noticed that error messages had been generated on occasions by their mobile speed cameras. They knew the cameras were working properly so realised there must be another reason for the problem....
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