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A new generation of speed cameras capable of monitoring average speeds in residential zones is set to be introduced in the UK.

The 'SPECS3' cameras have been approved for use by the Government and are able to monitor speeds in congested urban areas.

Set to go live early in 2010, the new cameras can be networked to cover a wide area of roads, calculating average speeds wherever cars enter and exit the network, compensating existing cameras that are only able to monitor a stretch of road with no other entries and exits.
 
The company behind SPECS3, Speed Check Services, boasts that this network can be anything from 250m to more than 20km in size. The company also says that existing average-speed checks have been highly effective at persuading drivers to keep to speed limits, with 99.4% sticking to the limit in average-speed zones.

The key features of the new SPECS3 are listed below:

  • Every camera can be an entry or an exit camera
  • High quality offence images, particularly in darkness
  • All offence data is collected remotely (ADSL, 3G, ISDN, WAN, LAN)
  • Journeys can be calculated between any valid cameras
  • Forward or rear facing links can be configured
  • Any lane entry to any lane exit can be monitored
  • Enforcement links can be from 250m to 20km+
  • SPECS3 can be operated alongside existing SPECS equipment

The main focus is to ensure a safer driving experience, with cars spaced appropriately to reduce collisions and decrease accelerating and braking ability to offer better fuel economy, along with reduced engine emissions and noise.

The cameras are likely to be used to monitor speeds in the growing number of 20mph zones that have been introduced across the country. Portsmouth and Oxford have already brought in blanket 20mph restrictions in residential areas and other local authorities, including eight London boroughs, are planning to do the same.

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