Luigi Giacalone CEO Autostrade Tech SICVe Safety Tutor
What is it? It is a complete average speed enforcement system. It includes every feature, from road sensors to central systems, also including interfaces to authority databases, Police officer web interfaces, automatic production of speed tickets and a complete monitoring system And it can also work as a traditional speed camera Powered by
Average speed enforcement in Europe According to a recent european survey (23 countries) the public support for speed enforcement is high: Three quarters (76%) of all interviewed EU drivers support increased enforcement of traffic rules Three out of five (60%) EU drivers support higher penalties for speeding offences. Two-thirds (66%) of EU drivers really or fairly much support the use of automated speed cameras This is especially true for average speed enforcement Average speed enforcement is currently being used/tested at least in 9 EU countries, such as Italy, France, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Norway
Average speed enforcement in Italy More than 3000 km of road covered Approx. 45% of Autostrade per l Italia s highway network covered 6.5 million vehicles monitored every day Around 1200 sanctions every day Around 200 new cameras being installed before July 2014, covering 200 more km of highway 5 permanent installations for development, personalization and testing on real traffic Continuous evolution in progress.
Working principle - violation Site 1 Time: 10:00:000 Class of detected vehicle : A Plate : ZZ123CD Site 2 Time: 10:03:000 Class of detected vehicle : A Plate : ZZ123CD Matching plate ZZ123CD Speed limit for class A: 130 Km/h Average speed measured:152.3km/h Violation detected Images and vehicle data sent to the main server
Working principle regular transit Site 1 Time: 10:00:000 Class of detected vehicle : A Plate : ZZ123CD Site 2 Time: 10:05:000 Class of detected vehicle : A Plate : ZZ123CD Matching plate ZZ123CD Speed limit set for class A: 130 Km/h Average speed measured:120.00km/h No violation, regular transit Images and vehicle data deleted
Timeline 2003 First prototypal system installed on A11, Italy 2004 Homologation 2005 First fully functioning installation on Italian Highway 2010 1000th camera installed 2008 New ANPR engine introduced European plates and issuing countries automatically identified 2011 New vehicle sensor based on radar technology zero impact on road surface 2014 New radar sensor - roadside installations now possible 2012 New High definition camera and elaborator introduced dual direction installations now possible
High resolution camera (1) SICVe uses high resolution cameras, able to take more than 65 images per second: Cristal clear images for high speed vehicles Multiple images taken, thus improving ANPR performances Field-tested both on circuit and on road - vehicles travelling at speed up to 300 km/h
High resolution camera (2) Example of multiple images taken by the camera during circuit test for homologation vehicle travelling at 258 km/h
Radar sensor SICVe is available with a 24GHz radar sensor, non intrusive and with zero impacts on road surface. It is especially useful for every situation in which loop installation is impractical, such as bridges, tunnels, concrete pavement, especially narrow lanes, etc It is possible to use it for dual-direction installations Circuit tested up to 250 km/h: 99.9% of vehicles detected It is able to classify vehicles in 6 classes according to their speed limit, such as cars, trucks, buses, articulated lorries, car with trailers, motorcycles It can enforce instantaneous speed as well as average speed especially useful in presence of road works, for improved safety
ANPR SICVe uses an advanced ANPR engine, able to read plates from 28 European country, and can also identify the issuing country. Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Luxembourg Monaco Netherland Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom Support for new countries or new plate format is being added on regular basis
DATEX Data exchange SICVe can exchange traffic information, statistics, messages and analysis information with other systems using the European protocol DATEX II CEN TS 16157 It can feed statistical traffic data to road operator database; fault messages can also be sent, for logging and analysis purposes It can send to service providers real-time traffic monitoring and travel data information It uses completely separated database for statistics and enforcement statistical data are completely anonymous, so privacy absolutely guaranteed Communication is performed via web-services completely cross platform
Achieved results Tutor system has been massively installed since 2006 in those sections showing above-average death rate. Installation of SICVe allows, yet on the first 12 months of operation, a significant reduction of: Average speed (among all the vehicles) -15% Top speed (speed of the fastest vehicle) -25% Thus inducing a dramatic improvement on: Death rate: -51% Accident with wounded rate: -27% Accident rate: -19%
Achieved Results - Road Safety 95% Since massive installations begun on 2006, number of deaths and wounded people reduced significantly on Autostrade per l Italia s road network. 85% This reduction IS PERMANENT 75% Wounded Deaths 65% 55% 45% 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Achieved results Road capacity Few months after SICVe has been installed, a significant reduction in vehicle speed variance is observed (variance of speed among different vehicles); it means that the fastest vehicles slow down while the slowest accelerate, thus producing some important effects as: Improved road capacity Improved road safety
Citizen response Annual survey on Autostrade per l Italia customers regarding the SICVe and its installation on more than 2700 km of Highways operated by Autostrade
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