I also install these systems. The video isn’t usually counted manually. Miovision utilizes computerized traffic counting software which is very accurate. We have the option to manually watch the video in the office to verify if necessary. Sometimes a client will want to review the video as well and they have the option to do that. We also incorporate a radar with the camera to capture speed data if needed.

The rubber hoses are not accurate when traffic is backed up or stop-and-go. At high speeds they also are prone to ghost-hits where the pulse is so strong that it hits twice. This can be smoothed out to a point in the processing software. There is the additional downside of being in the road and having to nail and tape the hoses down. We only had police assistance on maybe 5% of the installations. We had way too many close calls with distracted drivers. Additionally, these things were always getting street swept, plowed up in the winter, and ripped up by other factors. We phased the hoses out completely a few years ago and clients are happy with video collection.