WO1998019284A3 - Traffic law enforcement system having decoy units - Google Patents

Traffic law enforcement system having decoy units Download PDF

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WO1998019284A3
WO1998019284A3 PCT/US1997/018871 US9718871W WO9819284A3 WO 1998019284 A3 WO1998019284 A3 WO 1998019284A3 US 9718871 W US9718871 W US 9718871W WO 9819284 A3 WO9819284 A3 WO 9819284A3
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John B Moetteli
Hessel M D Kooistra Iii
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John B Moetteli
Hessel M D Kooistra Iii
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Priority to CA002305390A priority Critical patent/CA2305390A1/en
Priority to AU54246/98A priority patent/AU5424698A/en
Priority to EP97948113A priority patent/EP1070310A2/en
Priority to US09/047,272 priority patent/US6121898A/en
Publication of WO1998019284A2 publication Critical patent/WO1998019284A2/en
Publication of WO1998019284A3 publication Critical patent/WO1998019284A3/en
Publication of WO1998019284B1 publication Critical patent/WO1998019284B1/en
Priority to NZ332266A priority patent/NZ332266A/en
Priority to CA002253958A priority patent/CA2253958A1/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
    • G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
    • G08G1/01—Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled
    • G08G1/017—Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled identifying vehicles
    • G08G1/0175—Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled identifying vehicles by photographing vehicles, e.g. when violating traffic rules
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
    • G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
    • G08G1/01—Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled
    • G08G1/052—Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled with provision for determining speed or overspeed
    • G08G1/054—Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled with provision for determining speed or overspeed photographing overspeeding vehicles

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Traffic Control Systems (AREA)
  • Closed-Circuit Television Systems (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
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Abstract

A traffic law enforcement system (18) having one or more enforcement units (20) and decoy units (22), and an engagement mechanism (24) corresponding to each enforcement unit and decoy unit. The enforcement units are capable of vehicle speed detection (30) and identification to enable enforcement of the speed limits by subsequent ticketing. The decoy units have an external appearance substantially indistinguishable from an enforcement unit. Both decoy units and enforcement units are preferably positioned in prominent, highly-visible locations throughout a traffic flow area. The engagement mechanism enables the substitution of enforcement units for decoy units, and vice versa. This enables routine and random exchanging of decoy units and enforcement units which increases the difficulty of a driver discriminating between enforcement units and decoy units, decreasing the number of enforcement units required in the system, and, therefore, the cost of the entire system. The invention provides a means of helping reduce the speed of drivers to safe limits while enabling more effective and safer enforcement of the traffic ordinances by requiring less police interaction and the dedication of fewer police resources, such as police cars and related enforcement equipment. Such a system will play an important role in permitting municipalities to dedicate police resources to the enforcement of more serious criminal laws, or, alternatively, to reduce the municipalities' traffic law enforcement costs.
PCT/US1997/018871 1996-10-28 1997-10-28 Traffic law enforcement system having decoy units WO1998019284A2 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA002305390A CA2305390A1 (en) 1996-10-28 1997-10-28 Traffic law enforcement system having decoy units
AU54246/98A AU5424698A (en) 1996-10-28 1997-10-28 Traffic law enforcement system having decoy units
EP97948113A EP1070310A2 (en) 1996-10-28 1997-10-28 Traffic law enforcement system having decoy units
US09/047,272 US6121898A (en) 1997-10-28 1998-03-24 Traffic law enforcement system
NZ332266A NZ332266A (en) 1997-10-28 1998-10-09 Speed camera system having license plate readers connected to central computer which calculates vehicle's speed
CA002253958A CA2253958A1 (en) 1997-10-28 1998-10-22 Traffic law enforcement system

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US2982996P 1996-10-28 1996-10-28
US60/029,829 1996-10-28

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US09/047,272 Continuation-In-Part US6121898A (en) 1997-10-28 1998-03-24 Traffic law enforcement system

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WO1998019284A3 true WO1998019284A3 (en) 1998-07-09
WO1998019284B1 WO1998019284B1 (en) 1998-08-13

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EP1070310A2 (en) 2001-01-24

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