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Are vulnerable road users in danger?

Posted on 4 May 20239 May 2023 by parifex@dmin

The French Road Safety Observatory sounds the alarm on vulnerable road users

The French Road Safety Observatory has released the road fatal accident report for 2022 focusing on the worrying increase of vulnerable road users accidents such as cyclists, scooters, and personal motorised vehicles.

Vulnerable road users figures

From a general point of view, the number of injured has decreased by 1,3% and seriously injured by 1,9% in 2022 compared to 2019 and 2021. Motorcyclist fatal accidents have also decreased by 5%, especially in urban area.

Unfortunately, figures have been reversed regarding cyclists and personal motorised vehicles. Indeed, the Observatory highlights the worrying increasing number of vulnerable road user fatal accidents. Cyclists fatal crashes have increased by more than 30%, being 244 people killed and 57 more than in 2019, and severity of injury by 13, being 2 600.

Moreover, accidents including personal motorised vehicle such as scooters have significantly increased. Indeed, 34 people have lost their lives in 2022 vs only 10 in 2019. Regarding seriously injured persons, they have grown from 400 in 2019 to 600 in 2022.

Growing soft mobility

Biking is raising and reaches 33% vs 2019 before lockdown and remote working. Bike journeys keep on growing and have increased by 28% compared to 2021.

Various kinds of French state aids and public self-service bicycles have participated in the increase of bike riders. Danger is extending beyond the urban area since cyclist fatal accidents have increased by 47% and injured by 22% compared with 2019.

E-scooters are also increasingly used with some 2 billion users throughout the country. They have become an affordable, practical and quick alternative facing the increase in fuel prices.

Pedestrians remain safe

As for pedestrians, figures remain stable and a 13% reduction is expected between 2019 and 2022.

It is necessary to highlight that pedestrian fatal crashes keep growing in extra-urban areas. Indeed, one quarter of pedestrians died on extra-urban roads while urban fatal crashes are decreasing.

https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/velo-et-marche

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[PRESS RELEASE] PARIFEX 3D-LiDAR Speed Cameras are Awarded Triple Certification

Posted on 18 April 202318 April 2023 by parifex@dmin

“We are proud to have our solutions registered once again. This is a significant step forward for people and goods safety on roads. Indeed, 3D-LiDAR technology is an innovation allowing us to develop additional features in order to improve driver’s behaviour.”

Paul-Henri Renard

CEO of PARIFEX

Paris, 18 April 2023 – PARIFEX, a major French company that designs and produces multi-violation radars and road counting solutions, is proud to announce that its 3D-LiDAR-based fixed and mobile speed cameras have been awarded triple certification. The NANO-CAM, compact device designed for mobile speed control, and the NOMAD, fixed speed camera designed for urban use, are now approved for speed control. The highway speed camera Double-Side VIGIE has been registered as well.

PARIFEX’s latest three registrations

PARIFEX fixed and mobile speed control systems NANO-CAM, NOMAD and Double-Side VIGIE, equipped with a 3D LiDAR sensor, have received a series of approvals in recent months, becoming the very first 3D-LiDAR radars approved worldwide. The Double-Side VIGIE, specialized in high-speed control in an extra-urban environment, includes from now an optimised operating system recently approved. Regarding the fixed NOMAD and the mobile NANO-CAM, they are now certified for speed enforcement. “We are proud to have our solutions registered once again. This is a significant step forward for people and goods safety on roads. Indeed, 3D-LiDAR technology is an innovation allowing us to develop additional features in order to improve driver’s behaviour.”, explains Paul-Henri Renard, CEO of PARIFEX.

Versatile 3D-Lidar speed cameras

At height on the shoulder of the road or on a movable tripod, PARIFEX’s speed cameras control speed from 30 to 250 km/h in any environment such as highway, national and local roads, and urban areas. 3D technology provides better vehicle identification and classification as well as optimized vehicle tracking, including in heavy traffic. Moreover, PARIFEX’s solutions are highly resistant to extreme conditions and weather.

User-friendly devices

The NANO-CAM is a light, compact and easily transportable sensor to control speed in any situation. This user-friendly device includes autocalibration for a faster set up. Indeed, the operator only has to install the NANO-CAM on its tripod and the autocalibration starts automatically. Through the 3D-LiDAR sensor, the mobile NANO-CAM speed camera provides a 360-degree vision in order to collect traffic data in real time such as speed, dimensions, direction, distance of all fixed and mobile objects.

About PARIFEX

PARIFEX is the French specialist in the design and installation of innovative solutions for the the process industries, road safety and intelligent mobility. The company has developed a range of highly effective law enforcement systems for speeding and red light running.

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Mélissa Lacroix

Communications Manager

mlacroix@parifex.com

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Our CO² emissions decreased in 2021

Posted on 21 March 202321 March 2023 by parifex@dmin

Our CO² emissions decreased in 2021

The Carbon Footprint results highlight that our CO² emissions reduced by 3% in 2021.

The emissions have been reduced by almost 45% in purchasing and business trips, the most significant decreasing activities.

It results from an improvement action plan implemented of all company activities in 2021 and 2022:

Teleworking
Reducing business trips
Increasing computer lifetime
Training on eco-design to enhance our speed camera design and production

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Our distributor network gathered in PARIFEX’s Parisian Headquarters

Posted on 21 February 202327 February 2023 by parifex@dmin

Two-Day Training Workshops with our Distributors

We were very pleased to welcome our distributors GET Group, PRT, Signaal and Safety Cam in our Parisian headquarters for two-day training workshops on our services and solutions.

This very first event gave us the opportunity to share valued discussions and:

♦ Brainstorm regarding the latest evolutions and innovations
♦ Share their market knowledge and technical skills
♦ Take part in demonstrations

Thank you to our partners for their trust and good humour!

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Quality Policy 2023 highlighting Customer Satisfaction and System Performance

Posted on 7 February 202327 February 2023 by parifex@dmin

Quality Policy 2023

We continue our efforts and aim for improvements in our quality system 2023 in order to provide the best services and solutions and guarantee an operational efficiency to our customers.

Different tools such as surveys have been put in place throughout the year to measure the customer satisfaction for every completed project.

PARIFEX is a ISO 9001 ans ISO 14001 certified company. Learn more about the certification.

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The French city of Dijon bets on urban data to enhance the city

Posted on 21 July 20228 March 2023 by parifex@dmin

The French metropolis of Dijon becoming smart city through urban data

Digitalisation of public spaces is one of the main issues for cities to remain attractive. That is why the French city of Dijon has built a transformation plan to become a smart city. Urban data, connected buildings, smart lighting, hydrogen bus, citizen’s portal… Dijon has started a comprehensive project including inhabitants at the center of transformations.

Citizens as leaders of the transformation

Inhabitants are key players in the transformation of cities whether it deals with a small town or a large metropolis. Not only are they the first public involved by change, but they also must be actors of it.

That is why Dijon has designed a transformation plan for an intelligent territory through urban data collection, connected buildings, smart lighting, hydrogen bus…

An ambitious project

The Dijon digitalisation strategy is a comprehensive project that aims to offer a pleasant urban space. Regarding lighting, 34.000 equipements are already connected and managed in real time.

At night, they come on as soon as they detect a movement which has enabled to save 65% of energy.

The visionary metropolis goes even further and has invested 150 million euros to successfully complete the project.

Recently, a collaborative portal, designed by and for people, has been released. This mobile app enables to highlight urban problems, such as traffic difficulties, road accidents, etc. Travelers become the major players of the project by sharing the issues they have across the streets and their experience as users of municipal utilities in real time.

A precious urban data collection

The portal enables the city to get not only grievances but also data that will be useful to get recurrent needs and expenses analysis and statistics . Once the database is available, the metropolis easily could define the main issues to focus on.

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NEWSLETTER #4 – NANO speed camera certification, European & African partenership, Intertraffic’s great success…. Discover the editorial by Franck Peyré, CEO OF PARIFEX

Posted on 11 July 202211 July 2022 by parifex@dmin

The first semester has been a milestone since our NANO speed enforcement solution has been certified by the French laboratory of metrology and tests as the very first speed camera based on the 3D-LiDAR technology for speed enforcement.

Franck Peyré

CEO

Dear Partner,

The first semester has already ended. And it has been a milestone since our NANO speed enforcement solution has been certified by the French laboratory of metrology and tests (LNE) as the very first speed camera based on the 3D-LiDAR technology for speed enforcement. The certification rewards our commitment, our work and our intense research in the field of innovation, PARIFEX’s moto since the company’s foundation and a part of its DNA.

Then, the NANO-CAM, our compact device for speed control and road counting including a camera and a 3D-LiDAR, will be certified as well in a few weeks. Our latest multifunctional solution offers many features and will enable to control average speed, level crossing, lateral distance, etc.

During this semester, we also were glad to take part and meet you in both Intertraffic Amsterdam and the ITS European Congress in Toulouse. I am pleased to see the deep interest from the all the market players for the mobility sector and the issues regarding road safety. Many companies have taken up the cause in order to provide better solutions to secure our cities, roads, and particularly traffic flows. Professional shows allow to meet new people, discover the many market players and create new business relations between our countries. I thank our partners throughout Europe for their trust, and especially in Portugal, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, and a bit further… We also continue to cooperate with our partner specialized in engineering, and especially for recent response to the call for tenders for steam injection.

Moreover, we keep on working on North of Africa through a new project for the next three years. PARIFEX will manage studies, procurement, and commissioning of control systems and instrumentation, along with the revamping of a dehydration and industrial decarbonization unit.

Finally, as you know, every industry is affected by the current global context and the supply difficulties. Unfortunately, we are not the exception and we sometimes have difficulties to get some electronic components. The delayed shipping has an impact on our delivery but I want to tell you that our team is working hard to find alternative solutions to keep on our production rate. Although it depends on the suppliers’ rate, we are on optimistic tracks.

I wish you a wonderful summer time and stay safe on the roads.

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Smart infrastructure for safer roads

Posted on 27 June 20222 March 2023 by parifex@dmin

Fatal traffic accidents: reinventing new infrastructure suitable to the increasing number of travellers and modes of transport

Road safety remains the top mobility issues. Behaviours and causes of accidents are still increasing while traffic injuries keep on worrying. Enforcement has to be reconsidered to protect the ever-increasing number of travellers using ever-diversified modes of transport.

Bruno Maréchal, Sales Director of PARIFEX, analyses road safety figures and explains solutions necessary to improve them.

What is the analysis in terms of fatal traffic accidents?

Nowadays, injuries caused by traffic accidents are a global health issue. The WHO evaluates that about 1.3 billion of people die in road accidents every year worldwide.

In France, we counted 2.550 dead people in 2020, 44 997 physical accidents and 55.754 injured persons. Figures depends on the current health situation but they are still alarming.

I want to add that about 10 people die on the roads every day. It is interesting to compare figures between countries as France, which has a strict road safety policy, and low-income countries where 93% of global death occur.

Who are the most vulnerable travellers?

The most vulnerable travellers are pedestrians, bike riders, and motorbike riders, they are the half of the injured persons worldwide. One motorbike rider out of 2 dies in one out of two accidents with another traveler. Regarding profiles, victims are mostly light-duty vehicles and men. Men are 75% of dead people and 82% of people involved in fatal accidents.

It is interesting to highlight that traffic accidents are the most common cause of death for 15-24 year-olds who represent 20% of dead persons.

Considering this analysis, where do most accidents take place?

Most traffic accidents take place on urban roads. However, fatal accidents mostly occur on country roads. 70% of fatal accidents occur in urban roads but represent only 28% of dead persons. In other words, 2 out of 3 dead persons die on country roads.

And globally?

The number of dead persons has finally stabilised while the number of inhabitants has clearly increased. We see the crash victims number decreasing in 79 countries and increasing in 68 other countries. The crash victims number have successfully decreasing in some countries which have enhanced existing legislation and get safer roads.

What are the main factors in crashes?

Driver behaviour causes most of accidents and speed is the first factor leading to fatal crashes: 32% of victims are due to excessive speed, 29% to alcohol, 22% to drugs, and 20% to the seat belt, following by whether mobile telephone use, fatigue, or insuffisant safety distance.

The higher the speed is, the more serious the consequencies are. Any impact beyond 80km/h leads to death even if the driver has fastened the sea belt. We know that speed limitation and enforcement are efficient ways to reduce the number of crashes since reducing speed by 1% enables to decrease accidents by 4%.

What solutions enables to reduce traffic accidents?

It is essential to control speed with efficient and reliable solutions. PARIFEX specializes in fixed and mobile speed enforcement cameras. The VIGIE and the Double-Side VIGIE are currently on the French roads and highways. These devices enables speed control on different lines simultaneously, vehicle classification and identification unlik other speed cameras that cannot detect various vehicles at the same time. Our systems detect more than 95% of vehicles. As I explained, speed is no the only factor of accident but it is behaviour. That is why we need to go further in speed enforcement and offer solution able to control dangerous behaviours.

PARIFEX offers innovative solutions including a 3D-LiDAR sensor in order to provide more precise and reliable devices. Can you explain why your solutions are more effective?

PARIFEX chose 3D-LiDAR technology because it offers strong benefits for the operator compared with other technologies. Firstly, the 3D-LiDAR sensor provides highly reliable 3D data and a complete map of the environment. Unlike a camera, the 3D-LiDAR sensor can operate day or night and in any weather conditions.

Can we fit them in the current infrastructure?

Indeed, our solutions have been designed to fit in the current urban infrastructure. We are taking part in various testings, including one with the Cerema, the French institution dedicated to supporting public policies, under the dual supervision of the ministry for ecological transition and the ministry for regional cohesion and local authority relations. This project on road counting aims to improve traffic safety and flows in urban roundabouts, for example, through data collection and vehicle tracking in real time.

Moreover, we took part in a project of autonomous vehicles. In the urban environment, our sensors enables to analyse traffic and provide data to the autonomous vehicles to ensure safe travels.

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Carbon footprint assessment program to reduce GHS

Posted on 16 May 20229 June 2022 by parifex@dmin

Why we decided to establish our carbon footprint

More and more companies are involved in a carbon footprint assessment in order to reduce the emissions due to their activities. Although PARIFEX is not subject to the obligation, the company has decided to begin a voluntary carbon footprint assessment program to complete its environmental policy.

Audrey Gasse, Continuous Improvement Manager, answers all the questions about this commitment.

🍀 Audrey Gasse, can you explain what a carbon footprint is?

The carbon footprint calculation is the total greenhous gas (GHG) emissions caused by an individual and an organization. Nowadays, many companies are defining an environmental policy in order to reduce their GHG through the carbon footprint. According to the French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME), it provides a deep analysis of the GHG generated by the different activities of the company.

🍀 What is the best method to calculate the carbon footprint?

The energy audit and the results are not an exact science. It is necessary to disconnect theory from pratice. The final figure is not a precise data but it enables to get a rough estimate. The most important is to repeat the calculation every year and get it decrease through the different actions. The main interest is to define the most harmful activities and deploy concrete actions to decrease the GHG throughout the years.

🍀 What are the challenges and issues for companies?

We want to take part in the global action. Calculating the carbon footpring shows to our customers, partners, etc., that the company is involved in a virtuous approach to protect the environment. It also enables the company to involve the employees who recognize themselves in this policy and share common values. Even if the figures must be considered with hindsight, a annual assessment leads to an evolution.

🍀 And as for PARIFEX?

PARIFEX is not obliged to calculate the carbon footprint but we want to take part in the change of the world. As we are also ISO 14001 certified, the assessment was an obvious step to strengthen our environmental commitment. We wanted to act beyond the certification’s requirements to be conscious of the most harmful activities and analyze the figures more deeply. It is a concrete process to know our energy costs.

🍀 Why PARIFEX decided to make this process internally?

Our employees have undergone training to get the necessary skills for the carbon footprint assessment. We absolutely wanted to deal with it internally since we considered that our employees are the best person to lead this project, they know PARIFEX better than anyone else. It is an motivating project and our employees have shared a lot of ideas and propositions for several years. It also allows them to express their environmental convictions and take part in the improvement of the company’s various process.

🍀 All the employees have been involved in the process?

We are convinced that they must be involved from the very start of the project to understand every action and every issue. It has been a very good approach to involve some of them, inform some others and teach them new things.

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Mobility and safety facing the increasing number of users

Posted on 19 April 202221 April 2022 by parifex@dmin

Mobility and road safety facing the increasing number of users

Intertraffic, the impressive show gathering traffic and mobility sector professionals, has finally been back after two years after the pandemic, from 30 March to 1st April, in Amsterdam. Once again, the show highlighted the latest innovative solutions dedicated to mobility. Professionals pointed out that road safety remains the top priority due to the increase in modes of transportation and users.

Intertraffic is finally back

There was a warm ambiance in Intertraffic Amsterdam, the show that gathers together all the traffic and mobility professionals every two years. Nathalie Deguen, Sales Manager of PARIFEX, attended this moment expected by visitors and exhibitors “There was a very friendly ambiance, it was obvious that people were happy to meet personally.” Mobility professionals were looking forward to meeting after two years without any Intertraffic show. “The show is so large that we cannot meet everybody, but all market participants were present and we were lucky to welcome a lot of people on our booth.”, Deguen says.

The sector states its ambition for tomorrow

The unmissable Intertraffic show is a vibrant place turned towards the future and solutions for the mobility of tomorrow. “The diversity of participants confirms that it is a dynamic sector.”, says Marie-Pierre Aguirregabiria, Project Manager at PARIFEX.

Nathalie Deguen shares the same point of view “Intertraffic highlights the growing desire to upgrade mobility. Visitors are looking for even more innovative solutions and advanced features.”

Cutting-edge solutions have been introduced during the show, such as the NANO-CAM, the compact and light multi-functional sensor for speed enforcement and road counting.

Mobility and safety

Professionals agree that users’ safety remains the major challenge for the next few years. The evolution of modes of transportation requires innovative infrastructure that guarantee safe travels. “Many visitors shared their interest for road safety, and it has become a global trend. It is necessary to strengthen users’ safety.”, comments the Project Manager. Road safety must rely on precise and reliable solutions. “Local communities are looking for advanced solutions that allow to classify users and detect various offences such as the use of the mobile phone while driving, the seat belt, etc.”, says Nathalie Deguen.

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