{"id":6018,"date":"2014-04-02T08:43:50","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T12:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com\/blog\/?p=6018"},"modified":"2024-05-27T06:28:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T10:28:03","slug":"on-street-parking-sensors-benefits-motorists-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com/blog\/on-street-parking-sensors-benefits-motorists-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"On-street parking sensors make life easier for motorists and cities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Parking has long been a cash cow for American towns and cities, so it\u2019s only natural that ways to make it more efficient get attention. On-street parking sensors are one way of optimizing parking, allowing cities to effectively manage limited parking spaces and bring in as much revenue as they can — \u00a0but there\u2019s something in it for drivers, too.<\/p>\n

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Parking sensors. Image by sk8geek<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Benefits of on-street parking sensors<\/h2>\n

One of the obvious advantages of on-street parking sensors is that they help drivers find a vacant parking space faster. In Westminster, London, drivers spend an average of 15 minutes looking for an available parking space. This will be significantly reduced once drivers make use of the recently installed smart parking sensors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to a French study, 60% of urban pollution<\/a> in France is caused by idling cars looking for parking spaces. Congestion reduces as parking sensors help drivers find spaces faster.<\/p>\n

Parking enforcement also becomes easier with parking sensors. San Francisco and Los Angeles use the technology to send parking enforcement offices to cars<\/a> that have stayed longer than the permitted time in parking spaces.<\/p>\n

How on-street parking sensors work<\/h2>\n

One in four<\/a> parking meters in San Francisco uses on-street sensors glued to the edge of pavements<\/a>, on the traffic side of a parking space. Magnetometers inside them sense ferrous metal nearby to detect vehicles in the area.
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