TRAFFIC CAMERAS: THE VICTORIAN EXPERIENCE (FROM POLICE TECHNOLOGY: ASIA PACIFIC POLICE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, P 41- 63, 1993, JULIA VERNON AND DES BERWICK, EDS. -- SEE NCJ-145004)

• NCJ Number: 145008
• Author(s): M G Bourne; R C Cooke
• Date Published: 1993
• Length: 23 pages
• Sale Source: Australian Institute of Criminology
• Publication Type: Program Description (Demonstrative)
• Language: English
• Country: Australia

Annotation

Victoria's Traffic Camera Enforcement Program began with the introduction of red light cameras in 1982 followed by the first use of speed cameras in Australia in 1986.

Abstract

Provincial police in Victoria identified three factors inherent in the car crashes which were exerting a heavy toll in deaths and casualties: road conditions, vehicle performance, and driver behavior. Speed -- not just velocity, but the range of speeds in the flow of traffic -- was determined to be the major contributing element in a large number of collisions. The Traffic Camera Enforcement Program combined the education and enforcement models of traffic accident prevention by installing speed and red light cameras and instituting a series of advertisements throughout the state. The program used some significantly different approaches for a technology development program including coordination, a multidisciplinary project team, aggressive timelines, professional contract managers, a plan for the future, efficient client service, and a valid evaluation program. As a result of this program, the rates of speeding and traffic collisions have sharply decreased in Victoria. 12 figures and 12 references