The I-CUBE  LPR product line is available in several configurations:  

Background Windows application; stand alone reader, Windows DLL (Linux and WinCe versions are also available); High-Speed Traffic Multi-lane LPR system (SeeTraffic). Roadblock system with Software trigger Mobile Recognition system  

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SeeCar product line is a set of vision-based License Plate Recognition systems that detect and read vehicle license plates for vehicle access control, parking lot billing, traffic lane and security applications. SeeCar Software and Hardware products and accessories are running in diversified applications all over the globe. This customer base combined with our excellent support and state-of-the-art technology makes this product a best fit for your application.

The SeeCar product line is available in several configurations:

As a background Windows application. The application interfaces the hardware, calls the recognition DLL, then sends recognition messages to user's client application.

As a stand alone reader, based on application or our new Compact Car Controller unit.

As a Windows DLL , where the DLL parses the image bitmap and receives the results as an identification string. This configuration assumes that you capture your own images and integrate with the DLL. We also supply a VC++ recognition class that simplifies the integration. A Linux and WinCe versions are also available. For more information refer to the DLL page.

High-Speed Traffic Multi-lane LPR system (SeeTraffic).

Roadblock system with Software trigger (SeeRoad - formerly SeeLaneTrigger).

Mobile Recognition system (SeeYardCar - a new system).

o Road block – 1 camera @60 KM
o Road block – 1 camera @ 160 KM
o Speed determination – 2 cameras (2 points: A to B) 
o Vehicle logging: Office park / Weigh bridge etc.
o Toll – no database @ 0 KM
o Access control with database @ 0 KM (0, 1 and 2 pulsed, IR cameras)

The product line includes specially developed camera and illumination units that are optimally designed for capturing the target images, and other subsystems and rich applications that provide complete packages for LPR systems.

SeeCar LPR products are ideally suited and proven in a wide range of applications: Traffic Surveillance, Traffic enforcement, Toll Roads, Border Control, Security, Access Control, Parking systems, car Trapping and Roadblocks, Logistics and automation. For a sample of these applications please see our sample applications page. You can also review the product selection guide to best match our products to your application.

The SeeCar products integration and hierarchy is shown in the following illustration. It consists of four levels in bottom up order: hardware, libraries, applications and database/networking. The blocks in each level are products or components that we offer. The top fifth level is a set of possible customer applications and systems that can utilize the building blocks offered by the product line.

   Most applications are customer specific and need some level of adaptation. Realizing this, we focused on supplying full tools and components to help you create your own LPR application.

We also offer a set of Networking and Maintenance Utilities that provide additional tools for building applications, maintaining and operating them.

See speed trap images

02 May 2007

DRIVERS accused of speeding offences can now see the evidence from safety cameras online.

Since Monday those who receive a notice of intended prosecution can see the images for free.

Hertfordshire Safety Camera Partnership will give password-protected access for drivers to view photos of their vehicle, site maps, and camera calibration certificates relating to their case.

Cllr Stuart Pile, said: "This will ensure drivers with internet access who are facing prosecution can exercise their right to information quickly.

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Don't Want a Ticket? Keep a Low Profile

People who get tickets for speeding are often guilty of more than simply driving faster than the posted limit. Their chief offense? Getting noticed in the first place. That's the first domino to fall in the ugly chain of events that leads to a piece of "payin' paper." Here are some common sense ways to run under the radar - literally:

* Drive within 5-10 mph of surrounding traffic. If it's moving 70-ish, you're usually ok up to about 75-80 (even if the posted max is 65). Most of the time, cops are looking for the driver going noticeably faster than the other cars on the road. And when you're in a pack of cars all doing 5-10 mph over the limit, you've automatically improved your odds of not being the one that gets pulled over, even though you're all technically "speeding." The cop has to pick one car. Probably, it won't be you.

* Try to stay in the middle of the pack. If you're the lead car, logic says you'll be the first car to run past any radar trap up ahead. And if you're the last car, you'll be the one the cop rolls up behind. That means the safest place is in the middle - just like a gazelle fleeing a hungry lion by seeking safety in the middle of the herd.

* Find a "rabbit." If you can't find a pack of cars going the speed you'd like to maintain, the next best thing is to find yourself a rabbit - a solitary driver running the speed you'd like to drive that you can follow (discretely, about 50-100 yards back). If there's a cop running radar, the rabbit will trip the trap- not you. And if he brakes suddenly, you have just received your early warning in time to take defensive action.

* Do not change lanes frequently, tailgate or otherwise drive aggressively. In addition to being rude and dangerous, you're just asking for a trucker or someone with a cell phone to call the cops and give them a description of your vehicle and license plate number. Always use your signals and be courteous to fellow drivers. It's safer - and it will help you fade into background.

* Avoid the fast lane. Use the far left lane to pass when necessary, but try to stay in the middle lanes when possible. Reason? If a cop is lurking in a cut-out along the median strip (or coming at you from the opposite direction on a divided highway) the speeder in the far left lane is the one most likely to become the target. Drivers who get nailed are often the type who rack it up to 10 or 15 over the limit and "park it" in the far left lane.

* Watch for cut-outs and modulate your speed accordingly. On many highways, there are cut-outs in the median strip every couple of miles; usually, you can see these in plenty of time to slow down a little bit - so you're just doing slightly over the limit in case there's a cop lurking behind the bushes. Then you can ease back to where you were.

* Don't speed when you are the only car on the road. If you ignore this warning, it's the equivalent of plastering a "ticket me!" bumper sticker on your vehicle. Even if you're only doing 5 mph over the posted limit, if there's a cop running radar, he's got nothing to look at but you. Lonesome speeding is even more dangerous in small towns - where radar traps and aggressive enforcement can be common. And never speed late at night. Drunk-driving patrols are heavy - and cops are more inclined to pull you over for any offense, in order to check you for signs of alcohol. Don't give them a reason.

* If it's ok legally, get a radar detector. Yes, they're expensive (good ones, anyhow). But a one-time hit of, say, $300 for a decent radar detector is cheaper than even a single big seeding ticket - plus the higher insurance costs that will come with it. Radar detectors are legal in most states and well worth the investment.

* If possible, drive a nondescript vehicle. It may not be fair, but it's human nature to notice things that stand out from the crowd. And a bright-colored car, or one with a loud exhaust, big wings, etc. is the car more likely to draw a cop's initial attention than an ordinary-looking family-type car. Especially if it's a flashy car in a group of ho-hum cars. Remember, the cop has to single one car out. Which car do you suppose is the likely candidate? The bright yellow Mustang GT with 20-inch chrome rims? Or the silver Taurus? Also, if you do get pulled in a fancy, high-profile car, your odds of getting a ticket vs. a warning have probably gone up. It's not something any cop would readily admit, but human nature is what it is. If you're driving a fast-looking hot rod, the cop is going to assume you use it - and "deserve" a ticket more than the guy in a family-looking ride who's plea that he "didn't realize he was speeding, officer" comes off as more believable. And finally:

* Be aware that appearances count. That is, your appearance. Fair or not, cops tend to "profile" people based on how they look. If your appearance says "responsible member of the community" you're apt to get a more friendly response than you might if you look like you just left the homeless shelter - or drug rehab.

The worst possible thing you can do is combine all the no-no's listed above by driving a flashy car too fast, late at night when you're the only car on the road while looking like a cranked-up Mel Gibson.

If you do that, expect a ticket. And expect no mercy.

South Africa: Traffic Demerit System to Use Discounts As Incentives

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BuaNews (Tshwane)

11 July 2007
Posted to the web 11 July 2007

Sholain Govender
Pretoria

Discounts on traffic fines could see speedsters and other traffic offenders rushing to pay their fines - once the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) is launched.

The AARTO demerit system, which is set to be piloted in Tshwane later this year for a period of seven months and then rolled out nationally in April next year, was detailed during the South African Transport Conference this week.

Gerrie Botha, director of research and development from the Road Traffic Management Corporation, said President Thabo Mbeki had signed the proclamation for the draft implementation plan on 1 July 2007.

According to Mr Botha, a traffic offender who paid his or her fine within 32 days of it being issued, would get a 50 percent discount off that fine.

The offender would also have the option of paying the fine in instalments or to submit a representation for consideration or to go to court to contest the fine. Upon admission of guilt, demerit points will be allocated as applicable to the particular offence.

"We've made sure that people have many options as to how to go about paying their fines," said Mr Botha. Fines could be paid at any Post Office, any FNB ATM, through registered mail, courier service, postal order or bank guaranteed checks.

If the offender does not choose any of the above options within 32 days of receiving the fine, the discount will no longer apply and a courtesy letter will be sent to the offender advising payment of the fine within 32 days.

If, after 64 days, the fine is not paid and no other arrangements have been made, an Enforcement letter will be served with another 32 days within which the offender can pay the fine as well as costs of the letters.

The final step in the process would be the issuing of a warrant which could include seizure and selling of movable property to defray costs, the defacement of the offender's driving licence, permits, vehicle licence, operator cards, and/or the immobilising of vehicles. The offender may also be reported to the credit bureau.

Explaining the demerit points system, Mr Botha said a person who committed an offence or an infringement incurred a number of points ranging from one to four for any one offence, depending on the level of seriousness.

Preliminary figures show that exceeding the speed limit of 60km/h in an urban area and driving between 76 - 80km/h could result in a R500 fine and one demerit point being gained.

Driving between 86 - 90km/h in that 60km/h zone would mean a R1250 fine and four demerit points.

The highest traffic offences in terms of demerit points include exceeding 140km/h in a rural 100km/h area, exceeding 160km/h in a 120km/h zone, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, overloading and operating a class of vehicle without a professional driving permit.

All of these offences would go directly to court where the fine will be decided on. The offender would receive six demerit points.

Demerit points per offender will be reduced by one point for every three months during which no demerit points are incurred by that person. If a person accumulates more than 12 points, he or she will be disqualified from driving and that period of disqualification will equal three times the number of points exceeding twelve.

The disqualified person is not eligible to apply for his or her licence to be returned during the period of disqualification and could face imprisonment if found driving or contravening the conditions of the act.

If an offender incurs demerit points resulting in a third disqualification, that person's licence and or permit will be destroyed and he or she will have to reapply for a new licence once the disqualification period has expired.

The AARTO Act which was approved by parliament in 1998 aims to encourage the compliance with national and provincial laws and to alleviate the burden on the courts by establishing a procedure for the effective and speedy settlement of traffic infringements.

It also aims to penalise drivers and operators who are guilty of infringements or offences through the imposition of a demerit points system which could lead to the suspension and cancellation of licences and operator cards, as well as the confiscation of vehicles.

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