Canterbury Bankstown eyes amazing anti-speeding technology
SMART speed bumps which only activate when a motorist is going too fast — with a radar warning the driver of overspending -could be rolled out across Canterbury Bankstown local government area in the near future.
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SMART speed bumps which only activate when the motorist is going too fast could be rolled out across Canterbury Bankstown local government area in the near future.
Councillor Rachelle Harika, who got the green light for the council to look into this exciting new technology, said since they pride in being a smart city, “we look for smart solutions to both new and old problems.”
Developed by Sweden’s Edeva, the actibump only becomes a hump when a vehicle is detected travelling too fast with a radar warning the driver of overspending.
When this happens, the hump actually lowers, causing a depression in the road surface, discomfort to the driver and slowing them down.
Motorists driving at the correct speed won’t be affected by the actibump.
This remarkable technology has been tested at Curtin University in Perth since April and has cut the number of speeding vehicles by a high degree.
“Speed bumps: in this day and age they are a necessary evil, providing an incentive for motorists to keep to safe speeds in our streets,” Ms Harika said.
“But often resulting in some level of nuisance to adjoining property owners due to the noise associated with vehicles, all vehicles irrespective of their speed, travelling over them and to motorists doing the right thing, travelling at the appropriate speed.
“I have become aware of the development and implementation of a smart speed hump that achieves the desired results — of slowing down motorists that are travelling to fast — without necessarily causing the nuisance to neighbours and those doing the right thing.
“For all other times I believe there is minimal noise or nuisance and it offers a smooth ride for drivers doing the right thing.”
“To my knowledge no public road authority has installed such technology: we could be the first.”
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Curtin University’s chief operating officer Mr Ian Callahan told the Express said the actibumps have reduced the number of speeding vehicles.
“Since installing the actibump technology earlier this year the number of speeding motorists has decreased from 70 per cent to around 10 per cent,” Mr Callahan said.
“Curtin University will identify suitable roads around the Bentley campus to install the actibump technology (permanently).