What is Section Speed Control?
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Section speed control refers to a method of detecting the average speed of a motor vehicle passing through a section of road (speed control section) between two adjacent speed monitoring points. Two adjacent monitoring points are set up on the same section of road to record the time taken for a vehicle to pass through both points, thereby calculating the average driving speed of the vehicle on that section. Based on the speed limit standard for that section, it is determined whether the vehicle has violated the speed limit. The calculation method for section speed control: Section Speed = Section Distance ÷ Travel Time. For example: If the distance between two speed monitoring points on a certain highway is 20 kilometers and the speed limit for that section is 120 kilometers per hour, completing the journey in 10 minutes or more means the average section speed is below 120 km/h, indicating no speeding. If completed in less than 10 minutes, it would be considered speeding. When you see a 'Section Speed Control' sign by the road, reduce your speed to the specified limit and drive within the speed limit to pass safely. If you exceed the speed limit at the starting point of the section, you should try to maintain an average speed below the specified limit throughout the section. As long as the calculated average speed does not exceed the specified limit by the end of the section, you will not be penalized for speeding.