MONITOR DETECTS SPEEDERS

THE SYNETICS COMPANY, A DIVISION OF LTV AEROSPACE CORP., HAS DEVELOPED A UNIQUE TRAFFIC-MONITORING DEVICE THAT RECORDS ON A SINGLE FRAME 35-MM FILM A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE VEHICLE, ITS DRIVER, AND ITS LICENSE PLATE ALONG WITH LOCATION, TIME, DATE, POSTED SPEED LIMIT, AND ACTUAL SPEED OF OFFENDING VEHICLES. VEHICLES TRAVELLING WITHIN THE POSTED SPEED ARE IGNORED. THE SYSTEM, CALLED ORBIS, WAS INSTALLED ALONG AN 8-MILE SECTION OF HIGHWAY IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS, AFTER DEMONSTRATING IN WASHINGTON, D.C., ITS CAPABILITY TO HANDLE RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC. IT IS EXPECTED THAT ORBIS WILL SERVE AS A DETERRENT TO POTENTIAL SPEEDERS, RELIEVE POLICE OFFICERS OF SOME TRAFFIC-HANDLING TASKS, ELIMINATE HIGH-SPEED CHASES, AND ASSIST IN TRAFFIC EVALUATION, HIGHWAY PLANNING, SURVEYS, AND SURVEILLANCE AND PATROLS.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1519687
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 40, No 9, PP 24-26, 5 PHOT
• Publication Date: 1970-9

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Better Roads
  • Publisher: James Informational Media, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0006-0208
  • Serial URL: http://www.betterroads.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Monitoring; Photography; Speed; Speed limits; Studies; Traffic control; Traffic law enforcement; Traffic speed; Traffic surveillance; Vehicle detectors
• Uncontrolled Terms: Monitors
• Old TRIS Terms: Orbis; Photographic methods; Speed studies
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221143
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 10 1970 12:00AM