Optimal thresholds for fining speeders for a stationary speed-check operation when the traffic intensity is low

W J Hurley (), J Brimberg and A Pavlov
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W J Hurley: Royal Military College of Canada
J Brimberg: Royal Military College of Canada
A Pavlov: Queen's University

Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2009, vol. 60, issue 9, 1154-1159

Abstract: Abstract This paper considers the problem of determining a speed threshold for the case where a traffic policeman is executing a stationary speed-check operation and the traffic intensity is low. It is well known that a large percentage of motorists break posted speed limits, and so a policeman needs to decide a threshold speed at which he will pursue a speeding motorist. We develop and apply the model to a main four-lane highway corridor in Canada.

Keywords: optimisation; stochastic; public sector; traffic; speed enforcement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602654

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