Digital video solution captures red-light violations in Tennessee
Pursuant to the contract award, Providence, R.I.-based Nestor will install its CrossingGuard digital video solution at the existing traffic approaches and at three new approaches in the city. Nestor expects that the final contract will provide for a three-year term plus two one-year renewal options.
The City of Germantown has reported positive traffic safety results since the program was initiated in 2002. At one intersection, vehicle crashes decreased from 58 in 2000 to 28 in 2006. At the other installed intersection, crashes decreased from a high of 32 in 2001 to a low of 15 in 2005.
“We are extremely pleased to continue our relationship with the City of Germantown,” said Clarence Davis, CEO of Nestor. “The city has adopted a very professional approach to traffic safety and was the pioneer for automated enforcement in Tennessee, implementing the state’s first program in 2002.”
With CrossingGuard, the system only initiates video recording when there is a red-light violation. The system captures full video clips of the violation from front and rear vantage points, transmitting the video digitally (in real time) to a central processing facility for officials to review. The video also shows any extenuating circumstances, such as an emergency vehicle approaching from behind the alleged violator.
In addition, the system’s onboard detector can predict when a red-light violation will occur and can signal the traffic controller, as well as extend the red-light duration for cross-traffic. This brief extension of the traffic signal gives the violator additional time to clear the intersection, reducing the chances of right-angle crashes.
CrossingGuard video footage provides evidence that boasts less than a 3 percent court challenge rate and less than a 1 percent overturn rate of the red-light violation. The system currently is used by more than 35 municipalities in the United States.
For more information about CrossingGuard, visit http://www.nestor.com/.
