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67 Pa. Code § 105a.3. System and speed timing device minimum requirements.

§ 105a.3. System and speed timing device minimum requirements.

 (a)  A system must automatically detect vehicles exceeding the posted speed limit with a type of speed timing device and produce a recorded image that shows:

   (1)  a clear and legible identification of only the vehicle’s license plate;

   (2)  location; and

   (3)  date and time.

 (b)  Each speed timing device used in a system must be approved by the Department under 75 Pa.C.S. §  3368 (relating to speed timing devices). Approval under 75 Pa.C.S. §  3368 shall mean that the speed timing device used in a system has been published by the Department in the Pennsylvania Bulletin as meeting the following:

   (1)  the speed timing device is listed on the current Conforming Product List maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is available at https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.dot.gov/files/documents/combined[lowbar]cpl[lowbar]august[lowbar]15[lowbar]2018[lowbar]portrait[lowbar]format.pdf, as such speed timing devices meet or exceed current technical specifications of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; or

   (2)  the speed timing device is tested and approved by an independent third party as capable of meeting the calibration standards of 67 Pa. Code §  105a.4 (relating to system and speed timing device use and certification) or the current technical specifications of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. These specifications for speed timing devices are available, as follows:

     (i)   Speed-Measuring Device Specifications: Down-the-Road RADAR Module, available at https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.dot.gov/files/812266-downroadradarmodule.pdf.

     (ii)   Speed-Measuring Device Performance Specifications: Across-the-Road Radar Module, available at https://www.nhtsa.gov/DOT/NHTSA/Traffic%20Injury%20Control/Articles/Associated%20Files/810845.pdf.

     (iii)   LIDAR Speed-Measuring Device Performance Specifications, available at https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.dot.gov/files/documents/809811lidarspeedmeasuringdevice.pdf.

Cross References

   This section cited in 67 Pa. Code §  105a.4 (relating to system and speed timing device use and certification).



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