Traffic Camera Office

The Traffic Camera Office has been fully operational since February 2000 and is responsible for the processing and administration of camera speed violations. These camera speed violations as well as all other violations recorded by Road Traffic Inspectorate officers are captured onto the Traffic Authority Management Information System (Trafman) The Traffic Camera Office is the administrator and custodian of the Trafman System and also provides training to all users.

During initial stages, images were obtained from spools as well as digital images. Presently there are 14 Truvelo Combi devices supplying the Camera Office with spool images. The digital equipment has increased to 4 Laser Cams as well as 2 Digicams. The Department through a contractor also obtains digital images from 3 Robot Digital Cameras. These cameras rotate between 10 strategically positioned sites on the N2 and N3 in the Durban and Pietermaritzburg areas.

This is the first for the province, as these sites are permanent and unmanned during operations. The advantages of these unmanned operations are twofold in that it eliminates the risk to their safety that traffic officers face when engaged in roadside activities as well as making them more readily available in the quest for saving lives.

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (Trafman)
The Trafman System consists of 9 modules. Currently 4 of these modules are in active use.

Traffic Contravention Module
All camera speed as well as manually recorded offences are captured onto this module. The Traffic Contravention Module of the Trafman system handles all administrative tasks from issuing a fine, prosecution or infringement notices to generating warrants of arrest. It has extensive reporting and query facilities to assist management.

Accident Monitoring Module
This module provides facilities to capture accident data for all accidents within the province. An extensive range of accident analysis tools, are also available.

Weighbridge Module
The enforcement software of this module controls the operation of 13 weigh bridges and is used to monitor and control heavy motor vehicle overloading on specific roads and routes in the province.

REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (Remcom)
The main purpose of the Remote Communication System (Remcom) is to provide remote communication to Trafman. The system adds value at roadblocks by identifying offenders with outstanding fines, summonses and warrants of arrest and issuing these at the roadside. This is made possible by an online link to the central server via a cellular communication network.

 

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