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The country’s roads are being prepared for the installation of 100 average speed meters, as well as 70 instantaneous ones, which will be able to scan the speed immediately.
LAKD reports that average speed meters will appear on 56 different road sections, as well as they will be able to measure not only speed, but also determine the validity of technical inspection, civil liability insurance, payment of road user fee.
You can see which section of the road the speedometers will be on HERE.
Representatives of the Highway Administration point out that the location of the speedometers is determined according to the criteria, one of the most important criteria being the average annual traffic intensity and the number of traffic accidents.
It’s true that Evaldas Tamariūnas, LAKD’s public and international relations department communication manager, cautions that the exact locations where the installed meters should be located may change slightly.
The interlocutor also emphasizes that before entering the stretch of road where the meter is located, warning traffic signs of speed measurement devices will be placed.
“Locations may make minor adjustments based on approvals received and power supply connection options.
Drivers will be warned of signs at medium speeds at the beginning of the stage. Next to it the length of the section will be indicated. The signals will also warn drivers to approach the instant speedometer, ”says E. Tamariūnas.
The order of priority of the instantaneous and medium speedometers consists of sections of road of state importance selected according to the established criteria, where from the point of view of road safety it would be more convenient to install speed control systems.
Another 112 average speed meters are planned to be installed by spring next year, measuring speed in 56 sections.
More than 7 million were spent on the purchase of new meters. euros.
At the beginning of the year, there were 50 average speedometers operating on Lithuanian state roads, measuring speed on 25 different sections of Lithuanian roads.
See more about the new speedometers in the TV3 news report:
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