New ASOD in Cape Town

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Article on new ASOD implemented in Cape Town,

http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/MediaRele ... check.aspx

The City of Cape Town has installed an average speed over distance (ASOD) system on Nelson Mandela Boulevard in its latest attempt to address speeding and promote road safety.

The installation of the system was approved by the City’s Camera Review Committee as it was considered to be the best measure to address speeding along this particular road, which is suitable for ASOD deployment.

The installation of these systems is provided for in the City’s contract with Syntell, thus there is no capital cost to the City.

The cameras will become operational later this month and will measure the speed of all vehicles travelling inbound and outbound between the bottom of Nelson Mandela Boulevard and the N2 and M3.

The system consists of three sets of cameras that will cover all of the incoming and outgoing lanes.

The first set is on the footbridge over Nelson Mandela Boulevard in the vicinity of District Six; the second set is on the Main Road bridge over Settlers Way; and the third set is on the footbridge at Mostert’s Mill on the M3.

[Jan Horn]

Thanks for the info. Personally I think that Asod's are by far better and more efficient in reducing speeding than either fixed or mobile cameras could ever hope to be.
Also please see this post by Frans community-road-hazard-data/new-asod-cam ... -t571.html