The New South Wales government is set to trial new technology that will use height check sensors to scan trucks in real time and warn drivers if they are overheight.
From an article in Owner Driver.
This will then allow drivers to divert from their routes and avoid the possibility of overheight incidents. The NSW government says tunnel closure minutes have been cut by 80 per cent in the Sydney Harbour Tunnel since it started its greater campaign to reduce overheight incidents.
“This Australian-first scanning technology takes the guesswork out of load heights with real-time accurate calculations that allow drivers to act immediately and head off overheight incidents,” says NSW minister for roads John Graham.
“The NSW government remains resolute in its commitment to stopping overheight trucks from shutting down our city and inconveniencing motorists. This new technology on trial will help us strengthen the approach even further.
“I want to thank the vast majority of truckies who always know their height and their route. This technology is an awareness, not enforcement tool, it arms drivers with the right information so they can make the right decisions on the road.
“This trial came out of the work of the Overheight Truck Taskforce that brought together the trucking industry, Transport for NSW, the NSW Police and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator. I want to thank the taskforce for its work which has delivered results beyond expectation.”
The scanners will work by giving drivers an accurate real-time height reading on their vehicle. Transport for NSW has combined Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) scanning technology with Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) software to make this work.
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