Specialists in the installation and maintenance of complexes for photo and video recording of violations told Auto Mail.ru about the capabilities of modern cameras that we see on the roads.
Traffic cameras, which are hung with streets and highways, are learning to record new types of violations. Today, most car owners do not even imagine what a fine can come in a “letter of happiness” with a photo taken by one or another photo and video recording complex .
We asked experts from the MVS Group, which installs and maintains complexes for photo and video recording of traffic violations in the Moscow Region, to talk about how these devices work and what they can do.
New features of traffic cameras
Over the past few years, photo-video fixation complexes have begun to be massively equipped with neural network technologies, which has significantly expanded the possibility of automatic control over compliance with traffic rules. For example, in Moscow, complexes are already recording conversations on a mobile phone.
Source: “MIA Group
In 2021, traffic cameras in the Moscow region began to recognize:
- Unfastened seat belt
- Failing to give preference to pedestrians at a crossing
- Passage of a railway crossing on a prohibitory traffic signal
- Departure to a prohibiting traffic light (ignoring the sign 6.16 “stop line”)
- Turn right not from the far right lane
- Crossing the markings indicating the “safety island”
Also in the Moscow region, on the basis of traffic cameras , there is an analytical complex that allows, based on the data obtained, to predict the places of occurrence of new centers of accidents. In addition, since June 2021, complexes for fixing violations have been helping the Ministry of Ecology to control the export of construction waste to the Moscow Region from the capital and regions. Over the year, they contributed to a 46% reduction in the number of unauthorized landfills.
And of course, the network of traffic cameras is connected to the Web system. With her help, the police are looking for stolen cars. If necessary, traffic police officers can track a car of a certain make and model, with a certain number.
What Violation Recording Cameras Can Do
«Scat»
Stationary/mobile complex with automatic speed meter and photo fixation
- Complex type: radar
- Speed measurement range: 5-250 km/h
- Accuracy ±2 km/h
- Control zone length: 1 – 40 m
Can fix the following types of traffic violations:
- Over speed;
- Roadside traffic;
- Driving on the lane for route vehicles or stopping on it;
- Departure to the lane of oncoming traffic;
- Departure to the tram tracks of the opposite direction;
- Driving in the opposite direction on a one-way road.
“Fast and Furious”
Stationary complex for photo and video recording of violations
- Complex type: optical
- Speed measuring range: 0-300 km/h
- Accuracy ±2 km/h
- Control zone length: 1- 75 m
Source: “MVS Group”
Can fix the following types of traffic violations:
- Over speed;
- Roadside traffic;
- Traffic on the lane for route vehicles;
- Departure to the lane of oncoming traffic;
- Driving in the opposite direction on a one-way road;
- Driving through a red light;
- Check-in for the stop line;
- Prohibited left turn;
- Turn from an unauthorized row;
- Failure to give preference to a pedestrian at a crossing;
- Violations of the rules of passage of the railway crossing.
“Oskon”
Mobile complex for photo and video recording of violations
- Complex type: radar
- Speed measuring range: 10-250 km/h
- Accuracy ±2 km/h
- Control zone length: 5 – 100 m
Source: “MVS Group”
Can fix the following types of traffic violations:
- Over speed;
- Violations of the rules of passage of the railway crossing;
- Violation of traffic rules in lanes, oncoming traffic and overtaking;
- Failure to comply with traffic rules on motorways;
- Driving through a red light or a prohibiting signal of the traffic controller;
- Violation of the rules of stopping and parking;
- Failure to comply with the requirements of road signs and markings;
- Failure to give preference to a pedestrian at a crossing;
- Failure to provide an advantage in the movement of route vehicles and special vehicles with flashing beacons on;
- Failure to comply with the rules for the transportation of oversized and heavy cargo.
“Autouragan”
Stationary complex for photo and video recording of violations
- Complex type: optical
- Speed measuring range: 1-255 km/h
- Accuracy ±1 km/h up to 100 km/h and ±2 km/h over 100 km/h
- Control zone length: 1 – 75 m
Source: “MVS Group”
Can fix the following types of traffic violations:
- Over speed;
- Driving through a red light;
- Check-in for the stop line;
- Violations of the rules of passage of the railway crossing;
- Driving under a prohibition sign;
- Departure to the tram tracks of the opposite direction;
- Driving on bicycle and pedestrian paths, as well as sidewalks;
- Roadside traffic;
- Departure to the lane of oncoming traffic;
- Failure to give preference to a pedestrian at a crossing;
- Traffic on the lane for route vehicles;
- Passage of trucks where it is prohibited;
- Illegal installation of a light taxi;
- Illegal application of special color schemes for vehicles of operational services or a color scheme for taxis;
- Driving in excess of the permitted weight;
- Rebuilding across a solid line on a long section of the road.
Source: MIA Group
Why do cameras measure speed in different ways?
Cameras operating in the Moscow Region ( Fast and Furious, Skat, Avtohuragan and Oskon ) can control the speed in two ways: singly or in pairs. Despite the fact that these methods differ by conventional names – “instantaneous speed control” and “average speed control on the site” – measurements and calculations are made according to the same principle. The difference is only in the length of the road section – a few meters under the camera or a few kilometers between the two complexes. But why such diversity?
Firstly, average speed control is used not only to monitor compliance with traffic rules, but also to calm traffic on a certain section of the road. According to a recent study by the Higher School of Economics Institute for Transport Policy, the use of two cameras has a positive effect on driving style, reduces the number of dangerous, sharp maneuvers and overtaking.
Secondly, the installation of two cameras on a multi-kilometer section of the route instead of three or four for “instant speed control” is a way to save money on road safety with a comparable reduction in accidents in places with several centers of accidents. And thirdly, it is also a positive effect on the environment from the uniform movement of traffic. For example, in the Netherlands, an improvement in air quality was recorded near a highway with an average speed control section.
Source: “MVS Group”
Why do we need these complexes?
Many motorists will answer without hesitation – to “cut” money from them. However, according to experts, the main goal of all road safety measures is to minimize the number of road casualties. And thanks to automatic enforcement of traffic rules, the world is gradually moving towards a long-established goal – to a zero rate of deaths on the roads.
The effectiveness of the use of traffic cameras is confirmed. According to the Institute of Transport Economics and Transport Policy of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, where photo and video recording complexes appear, the number of deaths decreases by about 70%. The connection between the number of traffic cameras, a decrease in the number of accidents and their victims is also confirmed by the Research Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.