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Section speed measurement on the plant site
A sign with the number twenty on it only works on those who drive slowly anyway. TraxSystem measures the average speed over a defined section between two number plate recognition points and records any breach together with the evidence: the vehicle’s registration number, the time taken and the section where it happened.
Private property gives no grounds for a fine, so the record is used in a conversation with the carrier or with your own driver, which then rests on something more than “someone saw it”. One such summary a quarter is usually enough to bring the number of breaches down. Above all, the measurement matters for health and safety, because the most serious incidents on plant sites involve a pedestrian and a vehicle.
Spot checks with random selection
A spot check works only when nobody can predict who it will cover and nobody can decide whom to leave out. TraxSystem selects at random, with an adjustable probability, and records why a given person was selected.
Random inspection is above all an anti-corruption tool. The security officer no longer decides whom to check, so they stop being a target for pressure. A rule has one probability, and its scope can be narrowed to selected passages, companies or people. Exemptions from checks are set openly, in exclusion mode, so they show up in the configuration as a deliberate decision.
Over a short period the results of the draw can be uneven, and they only even out over a longer time. Staff need to be told this before go-live, because the first question is always “why me again?”.
Car park occupancy and the vehicle locator
In TraxSystem the gatehouse sees live car park occupancy and knows where to send a vehicle, instead of letting it onto the site to look for a space by itself. Occupancy is derived from system data, that is, from what has driven in and out, with no sensors in the road surface.
On a large site, finding a particular vehicle can take a quarter of an hour. The locator shows it on the site map and lets you trace where it was earlier. It needs a site map to be uploaded, because without one there is nothing to show the position on.
Limits of speed measurement, random inspection, car parks and the locator
Section speed measurement in TraxSystem is not a measuring instrument within the meaning of road traffic regulations. It is used to keep traffic in order on private property; fines are not issued on the basis of it. It measures the average from the journey time, so a short burst of speed between the points may not show up. The measurement won’t stop a vehicle or block its exit, and it won’t work without number plate recognition at both ends of the section.
Random inspection selects and documents, but it doesn’t carry out the check: it points out the person to be checked, and a member of staff does the checking. By default the turnstile holds the selected person until the check is finished; the rule can also be set just to notify security.
The car parks don’t detect occupancy with sensors or cameras, don’t reserve spaces in advance and don’t take payments. The locator doesn’t track vehicles outside the site and doesn’t locate people, so it is not a tool for tracking a fleet on the road.
Frequently asked questions about on-site traffic
How many camera points are needed for speed measurement?
Two per section, one at each end. Usually the cameras already installed at the gates are used, provided the section between them makes sense.
Is a speeding breach sent to the carrier automatically?
No. The system records the event and lists it in a report; sending the summary is the plant’s decision.
Does random inspection cover vehicles?
Not directly. Selection is based on passage events for people, so a vehicle with no person passing through a reader won’t be selected.
Where does the site map come from?
A plan is uploaded and calibrated to coordinates, which we do during implementation.
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Number plate recognitionVehicle entry controlSecurity supportHealth and safety and evacuation
Further reading: Speed limits on the plant site · How random vehicle checks work