Vehicles parking on keep-clear markings outside schools in Salford will be caught on CCTV enforcement cameras.
Salford City Council will deploy Videalert CCTV cameras at four schools where it has identified irresponsible parking as a major safety risk.
Reportedly the first installation of enforcement cameras in the Greater Manchester region, the cameras will automate the capture of video evidence and number plates of vehicles stopping in keep-clear zones at the beginning and end of school days
Councillor David Lancaster, lead member for environment and community safety at Salford City Council, said: “We are committed to increasing safety on the roads around schools and are taking the lead in Greater Manchester by deploying CCTV cameras outside schools.
“If drivers park legally, safely and considerately they have nothing to fear from the cameras or enforcement officers. I would be very happy to see no penalty notices issued at all because that would mean everyone is respecting the law and keeping our children safe.”
The Videalert system uses video analytics to only capture vehicles that are stationary in the marked ‘watch area’ before generating a video evidence pack that is transmitted to the council for review before a penalty charge notice is generated.
According to Videalert the cameras can be redeployed to other schools as compliance levels approve.
