Taking care of ever-increasing and complex traffic situations is a challenge for many of Zimbabwe’s major cities, especially Harare.
Zimbabwe’s rising car ownership and urban sprawl continue to put pressure on the roads, leading to some worrying trends.
The Harare city centre should now be considered the world’s most dangerous city and how our Harare drivers are meandering in the streets.
With heavy fines as high as US$263 by the Harare Municipal police, Harare’s latest attempt to crack down on the general lawlessness on its potholed, traffic-choked roads has shown some initial results.
However, there is a need to make lasting solutions, which included the good old days of ticketing by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) traffic officers, who used to carry the popular Z69, which was on the spot fine book or the “form 265” which required you to pay your fine within seven days of being issued with a traffic ticket for a traffic offence.
Above that we should, however, thank the smart and intelligent video solutions that are being used the world over, which Zimbabwe’s law enforcement agencies and citizens can also use to address these driving-associated stressors head on.
Today’s advancement in technology can provide Artificial intelligence (AI) powered smart video cameras that can enforce speed limits, safer driving at intersections, emergency response, alleviating traffic congestion and record bad drivers and traffic offenders.
Smart video cameras can be set up at roadsides to record the speed of vehicles and keep speeding under control.
These cameras ensure that drivers keep within permitted speed limits, making traffic safer and reducing the possibility of road accidents.
Using radar technology, smart video cameras can calculate the average speed between two points along the road or at the location of a camera. 🔗 Read Full Article
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