ORLANDO, Fla. — Central Florida has expanded the deployment of wrong-way vehicle detection devices on highway ramps to improve safety throughout the region.
The Central Florida Expressway Authority is developing a similar system to manage major roads such as the 408, 417, and Beachline.
Over the past decade, these systems have identified 2,400 wrong-way drivers, and more than 2,100 of them have turned around before reaching the main road.
Brian Hutchings from the Central Florida Expressway Authority stated, “88% of folks that were detected going down the wrong way turned around. So that’s pretty good, but we’re aiming for 100%.”
Currently, at least 66 sites are in operation with wrong-way detection systems, and dozens more are being built.
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