MODEL MINIMUM PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS FOR LIDAR SPEED MEASUREMENT DEVICES
Within the past few years the use of lidar speed measurement devices for speed limit enforcement by police agencies has steadily increased. LIDAR (LIght Detection And Ranging) is more commonly known as a laser speed measurement device. To insure the devices are accurate and reliable, there is a need for independent testing. To fill this need, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), requested that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) establish minimum performance specifications for lidar speed measurements. This Traffic Tech report provides information on how lidar works, lidar minimum performance specifications, lidar testing, and a NHTSA model basic operator training course in lidar speed measurement.
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Corporate Authors:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 - Publication Date: 1995-4
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 2 p.
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Serial:
- Traffic Tech - Technology Transfer Series
- Issue Number: 91
- Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Publication flags:
Open Access (libre)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Instruments for measuring speed or velocity; Lasers; Performance based specifications; Speed limits; Testing; Traffic law enforcement; Training
- Uncontrolled Terms: Performance specifications
- Old TRIS Terms: Speed measuring devices
- Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00719363
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-041 901
- Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Mar 4 1996 12:00AM