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3D scanners to reduce motorway crash closures
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Car Rental News - 02/01/2012
The Government has said that new 3D technology is to be used to reduce crash closures on motorways.
The Government has said that new 3D technology is to be used to reduce crash closures on motorways.
Officials said on Thursday that 27 major police authorities throughout England would soon acquire the new technology via a £2.7 million contract. The tool will help police quickly survey crash scenes via instant 3D images, rather than sending investigators to examine the scene from multiple angles, which will drastically reduce the amount of time that motorways need to be closed.
Mike Penning, the roads minister, said the 3D images would reduce road closures by nearly 40 minutes on average. He said that the scanners would be quickly rolled out to the locations where they were needed most, adding that they would also help the British economy to save £1 billion each year.
In 2010, there were in excess of 18,000 closures, both partial and full, which amounted to waiting times of more than 20,000 hours.
Now, investigators will be able to see a virtual 3D snapshot of each scene on a computer screen at a remote location, drastically reducing the time required examine each vehicles’ positioning, distance from the others, as well as otherimportant information.
Speaking on behalf of the Association of Chief Police Officers, Assistant Chief Constable Sean White said that the scanners were welcomed “enormously”.
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