**** RCMP Media Release
New technology to increase road safety
The Halifax District RCMP Traffic Unit will be using new traffic surveyors to increase road safety in Halifax Regional Municipality.
The equipment surveys the speed of each vehicle that passes, as well as the date, time and direction of travel. The traffic surveyors do not collect images or any identifying information about vehicles or occupants. The Halifax District Traffic Unit will analyze the data collected by the surveyors and use it to deploy resources where they are most needed, in order to best serve our communities.
“The traffic surveyors will give us information to help target our resources and have the greatest affect on road safety,” says Cpl. Murray Smith, supervisor for the Halifax District RCMP Traffic Unit.
In the RCMP coverage areas with Halifax Regional Municipality, there are approximately 2,000 motor vehicle collisions each year, which result in 300 injuries and 16 fatalities. Analyzing traffic patterns and behaviours is an important first step in addressing this.
The Halifax District RCMP Traffic Unit consists of five members and is designed to enhance and focus operations related to Traffic Safety, Education and Enforcement throughout the District. The priority of the unit is, but not limited to, the four causal factors of serious injuries and fatalities on our highways which are aggressive driving, occupancy restraints, impaired driving and distracted driving.
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