Truvelo

Truvelo

Truvelo is generally used to refer to a speed camera manufactured by the South African company Truvelo Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd, the actual name of which is the Truvelo Combi. [cite web
last =Truvelo worldwide
title =Combi product brochure
url =http://www.truvelo.co.za/traffic/pdf/Combi_IFS-web.pdf
format =PDF
accessdate =2007-06-03
]

Background

The Truvelo camera is usually a front-facing camera (it can also be rear facing) taking pictures using a flash gun fitted with a magenta filter [cite web
last =Truvelo UK
title =Installations
url =http://www.truvelouk.com/installationmains.phtml
accessdate =2007-06-03
] (the driver is less likely to be dazzled by the flash light). The reflected light provides the film with the correct exposure resulting in a clear picture of the driver committing the offence (considered as incriminating evidence).

Piezo-electric road strips, a known distance apart (1.53CM from 1 - 3, 2 - 4) are set into the road in front of the camera, and the time between compressions is measured using an impededence converter and two clocks in the camera to give the resulting speed of the vehicle. The system takes a single photograph (front facing only, two for rear photography) and uses the time from the clocks to calculate the resulting speed. The photograph of the offending vehicle will show its front tyres on the three narrowly spaced white lines across the carriageway (known as a Secondary Speed Check Lines), the middle line is 1.8M from the last sensor, the first and third are 18CM either side of the middle line = 10% [cite web
last =Truvelo UK
title =Secondary Speed Check
url =http://www.truvelouk.com/secondaryspeedchecks.phtml
accessdate =2007-06-03
] which are present at all Truvelo installations. This is to identify the offending vehicle when it is travelling alongside a non-offending one.

For front facing photography there are two sets of Piezo sensors that are linked as 1 - 3 and 2 - 4 in the road for Truvelo camera, both taking independent readings, if the two do not match (±2mph) the offence is discarded. [cite web
last =Truvelo UK
title =Speed Measurement
url =http://www.truvelouk.com/speedmeasurement.phtml
accessdate =2007-06-03
]

Photographic evidence

The single incriminating photograph will not be sent unless the car owner asks for it - a Home Office ruling aimed at avoiding embarrassing situations if a driver is photographed with someone they would prefer not to be seen with. Not all partnerships will disclose picture evidence. Some will only issue copies of the original photos once a summons for court has been issued, and there is a need to comply with disclosure rules.

ee also

* d-cam
* Gatso
* Safety Camera Partnership

References

External links

* [http://www.truvelo.co.za Truvelo Manufacturers official website]
* [http://www.truvelouk.com Truvelo UK subsidiary] official website


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