Ticket to ride

Parking enforcement, while important for keeping roads open and maintaining traffic flow, can often be a loss-making operation. Some agencies are turning to automated enforcement which reduces costs and avoids confrontations between staff and violators. A system of automated enforcement currently in use in Amsterdam features a drive-by system, in which a vehicle with an on-board system is driven down roads and determines whether the vehicles are parked legally. In the United Kingdom, however, automated enforcement is not popular, and officials are considering a ban on closed-circuit television based parking enforcement, which would mean that parking attendants would be the only form of enforcement. In order to avoid conflict with members of the public, some officers are using body-worn cameras.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/enforcement/features/scanacar-and-videobadge-counter-parkings-prickly-problems/
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/35183091
• Authors:
  • Sowman, Colin
• Publication Date: 2014-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Serial:
  • ITS International
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Route One Publishing Limited
  • ISSN: 1463-6344
  • Serial URL: http://www.itsinternational.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated enforcement; Cameras; Costs; Parking violations; Vehicle electronics
• Geographic Terms: Amsterdam (Netherlands); United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01538368
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 25 2014 9:01AM