THE USE OF AUTOMATIC CAMERAS FOR DETECTING DRIVERS REFUSING TO STOP AT RED TRAFFIC SIGNALS /IN FRENCH/

USING DEATH AND INJURY STATISTICS THE AUTHOR CONSIDERS THE DANGER RESULTING FROM REFUSAL BY DRIVERS TO STOP AT RED TRAFFIC SIGNALS. DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF AN AUTOMATIC CAMERA WHICH FILMS VEHICLES GOING ACROSS A RED LIGHT. THE DEVICE CONSISTS OF A BOX WHICH IS MOUNTED ON A POST AND CONTAINS A CAMERA AND CLOCK, A FLASH, AND ELECTRICAL CONTROL CONNECTED TO THE RED LIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A SPEED-SENSITIVE DETECTOR PLACED ON THE CARRIAGEWAY ON THE LEVEL OF THE RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL. TWO SUCCESSIVE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TAKEN AT 2 SECOND INTERVALS. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Polycopie /France

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• Authors:
  • Thery-monseu, G
• Publication Date: 1970-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 10 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Behavior; Drivers; Photography; Red interval (Traffic signal cycle); Traffic signals
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220192
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 12 1973 12:00AM