Regardless of what we think about speed cameras, their presence makes you take off the gas pedal. Official statistics leave no illusions – in places where the mounted device to measure the speed, the number of accidents decreased significantly. It would therefore seem that everything (including the state budget) speaks for the fact that the system supervised by the Chief Inspectorate of Road Transport expanded. Meanwhile – as agreed – at least until the end of 2018. On the road does not appear even one new device.
The current network, which consists of 400 speed cameras fixed (the yellow masts), 29 mobile (mounted in unmarked GRTI cars), 29 systems segmental speed measurement (fully functional 17) and 20 capture installations, runs a red light, it is treated as a completed EU project. Its implementation will cost a total of 190 million zł, of which over 160 million received from Brussels.
GRTI admits that preparing a new program, but its effects first driver overrule earlier than two and a half years. – The project potentially would be implemented under the Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment 2014-2020. If there would be the implementation of new safety cameras can be expected at the end of 2018. – Betrays Luke Majchrzak Center Auto Surveillance Traffic Road (CANARD) in GRTI.
However, even this distant date seems rather optimistic. At stake was not only lengthy tender procedures and analysis on the places where the new device should appear. Sam inspectorate shows that the development of the system is dependent, among others, of its human resources (the more devices, the more people you have to use them). Added to this are planned organizational changes – the government wants to speed cameras (and hence the whole system CANARD) came under the control of the police, which would automatically mean a different model of GRTI.
In theory, the inspectorate would take over the equipment from local governments, which have January 2016. they have no right to use it. But it is not as easy as it might seem. A few weeks ago CANARD their intention to manage more than 20 Warsaw’s speed cameras, but no one wanted to pay for the adaptation of equipment and systems GRTI to their transfer did not happen. Today inspectorate cuts off all attempts to discuss the subject: “We do not plan acquisition devices belonging to other units of local government.
Motorists drive too slowly
In places where GRTI installed a classic speed cameras, segmental speed measurement or control devices enter the red light, the number of accidents fell by 37 percent.
We got the data showing the effects of the system of automatic surveillance of traffic in the first half of 2016. Thanks to them the first time you see the impact on the statistics was the launch in November of last year, new gadgets inspection, such as segmental measurement speed.
for six months, the inspectors from the Centre for Automatic Surveillance traffic Road Chief Inspectorate for Road Transport (CANARD) They reported 625 thousand. infringements. Some of the photos of these cameras had to be rejected because it is not suitable for further processing, eg. When the photographed vehicle alien picture was illegible, or when it came to emergency vehicle. After verification generated 444 thousand. calls for drivers and issued 214 thousand. mandates (this number can be found fines for offenses committed back in 2015.).
This means a change in the downward trend so far. In the whole of 2014. Inspectors surrendered verification 1.5 million violations, which resulted in sending more than 835 thousand. calls for drivers. Last year wychwycili only 1.1 million antics drivers, resulting in the vehicle owners sent 688 thousand. calls. If in the second half of the year the number of the first part of 2016. Recur, inspectors beat the record generated calls from two years ago.
Before the end of 2015. GRTI not used yet new installations or system segmental speed measurement (section control ) and equipment mop enter the red light (red light). If they do not, instead of the said 625 thousand. violations of drivers rather be talking about 522 thousand. New gadgets inspection podpompowały statistics: an additional 59 thousand. cases related to failure to comply with a light signal, and 44 thousand. This speeding disclosed by the system control section.
Most violations related to entering the red light systems recorded the type of red light in the villages: Jabłonna (10.1 thousand. violations), Mroków (7.4 thousand). and Komorniki (7.1 thous.). In turn, the episodes speed measurement is most effective on roads in Lubin (13.1 thousand. Violations), Karniewie (7.4 thousand.), And the section between the villages of Krościenko Wyżne and Iskrzynia (4.6 thous.). When it comes to classic, stationary speed cameras placed on roadside poles, it perpetuates the drivers usually located in the village of Gaj (19.2 thous.). Behind him are the unit Krzywanicach (14 thous.) And New Bukówka (13.8 thous.).
Where devices work CANARD, it’s getting safer. The number of accidents has dropped by almost 37 percent. compared with the period when the recorders there was not. It’s still not everything. Police indicate that on routes where appeared in episodes measurement speed, the driver started to drive … too slow. – Our observations indicate that a large group of drivers, seeing the signs indicating the segmental measurement, starts to strongly inhibit and move with speed, eg. 40-50 km / h, even though some controlled sections can move eg. 90 km / h – confirms Marek Konkolewski Police Headquarters.
Our interlocutor points out that it does not encourage anyone to drive faster. – But if the weather is good, rested and experienced driver drives efficient vehicle and traffic is low, there is no reason to move at a speed of 40-45 km / h, since the provisions that can be faster – says Marek Konkolewski .
According to the police it would be useful to supplement the road signs warning of the segmental measurement of information, what is the speed limit on the stretch of road supervised. Today, drivers often have to guess it (eg. Remembering previously passed road signs or knowing that they are in urban areas). The mere inspection of road distances itself from this problem. – The road marking corresponds to its manager. Our expertise come down to the installation and maintenance of equipment – reserves inspector Łukasz Majchrzak CANARD.
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