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Often an
attacker can escape and the Police response is inevitably, 'after the
event'. The Halon Bank CabWatch system changes this and enables the police
to be alerted to an event before an attack has occurred, both day and
night.
The
Leicester City Council is hoping that the system will encourage drivers
who don't work at night through fear of being attacked will feel safe to
do so.
Bolton
Council has already conducted a trial of the system and the results
exceeded all expectations. The drivers reported an immediate and very
noticeable 'deterrent' effect; indeed the deterrent was so effective that
none of the cabs used in the trial suffered any problems.
The Halon Bank
CabWatch system has a tiny camera installed inside the taxi, this records
images of its occupants and stores them securely. If the driver feels
threatened or fears an attack he/she can press a secret button, which will
send an alert to Halon Bank's state-of-the-art monitoring station
pinpointing the location, direction and speed of the vehicle. For added
security an audio channel transmits the sound from within the vehicle.
Once actioned to the Police, the images are downloaded from the vehicle to
the Halon Bank Remote Video Response Centre.
Additional
features such as an internal audible warning device for occupants of the
vehicle are also available.
The exact
position of the taxi can be tracked by Halon Bank using Global Positioning
Satellite (GPS) technology, and the police can be notified of any incident
allowing them to 'home-in' on the vehicle.
Halon Bank's ability to listen-in on the activities in the cab whilst
securely storing snapshot photographs, means that should an attack
actually take place, the evidence recorded can be used in court. All
images are watermarked, date and time-stamped and encrypted.
The
system was chosen because unlike other systems on the market the images
that are taken are stored in a format that can be used at a later date to
secure a prosecution. Halon Bank has a good relationship with the police,
making liaising efficient and effective. Halon Bank CabWatch can also have
a positive impact in helping to reduce insurance premiums.
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