Ottawa Speeders get tagged faster
Ottawa Speeders get tagged faster
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sucks to speed in Ottawa
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On Thursday, the Ottawa police introduced a new technology to idiot-proof all provincial violations, including speeding tickets.
The new “electronic ticket pads” will be used first by motorcycle officers and then will move to all patrols in the coming months. The devices streamline the ticketing process by importing personal information from the magnetic strip on a driver's licence and allowing the officers to access the relevant act electronically.
The Ottawa police force is the first in the country to adopt the e-ticketing system.
The new system is not intended just to eliminate human error; it is going to save time and resources in the department, said Staff Sgt. Lavigne, who is heading the new $1.2-million e-ticketing program.
Writing a ticket, on average, takes about five to 10 minutes, he said. With the new e-ticketing system, it takes only about a minute, and multiple violations can be ticketed within seconds.
Officers currently must enter all the pertinent information, which someone at the then transposes to a computer. The same data entry happens at the courthouse, costing taxpayers roughly 55 cents a ticket at the courthouse alone...
The handheld e-ticketing device operates much like a Palm Pilot. It is wirelessly connected to a printer that can be mounted on the officer's belt. The officer simply swipes the licence, pulls up the relevant violation and enters the location. Presto, the ticket is printed in ministry-approved, legible language.
The handheld device is brought back to the station and mounted on a charger, which also uploads all the tickets onto the police's system. The electronic information is then shared with the courts.
When other police patrols begin using the devices, they will wirelessly connect to the laptops in patrol cars and the tickets will be sent automatically back to the station
The new “electronic ticket pads” will be used first by motorcycle officers and then will move to all patrols in the coming months. The devices streamline the ticketing process by importing personal information from the magnetic strip on a driver's licence and allowing the officers to access the relevant act electronically.
The Ottawa police force is the first in the country to adopt the e-ticketing system.
The new system is not intended just to eliminate human error; it is going to save time and resources in the department, said Staff Sgt. Lavigne, who is heading the new $1.2-million e-ticketing program.
Writing a ticket, on average, takes about five to 10 minutes, he said. With the new e-ticketing system, it takes only about a minute, and multiple violations can be ticketed within seconds.
Officers currently must enter all the pertinent information, which someone at the then transposes to a computer. The same data entry happens at the courthouse, costing taxpayers roughly 55 cents a ticket at the courthouse alone...
The handheld e-ticketing device operates much like a Palm Pilot. It is wirelessly connected to a printer that can be mounted on the officer's belt. The officer simply swipes the licence, pulls up the relevant violation and enters the location. Presto, the ticket is printed in ministry-approved, legible language.
The handheld device is brought back to the station and mounted on a charger, which also uploads all the tickets onto the police's system. The electronic information is then shared with the courts.
When other police patrols begin using the devices, they will wirelessly connect to the laptops in patrol cars and the tickets will be sent automatically back to the station
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