From November 9, average-speed checks will begin on three sections of Kazakhstan’s republican highways: Almaty–Khorgos, Karaganda–Burylbaital and Kyzylorda–Aralsk. Six monitoring zones will be set up across the sections.
Cameras record when a vehicle enters and leaves a monitored zone. The system automatically calculates its average speed using the distance and time taken. Slowing down only near a camera will not be enough, as the speed across the entire section is measured.
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said speeding is one of the main causes of serious road accidents. In autumn, it gets dark early, and roads may be icy, foggy or snowy.
