In a statement, ANSR explains that, of the 25 new Speed ​​Control Locations (LCV), 14 are instantaneous speed radars and 11 are average speed radars.

Among other locations, the radars will be installed in IC2 (Oliveira de Azeméis, district of Aveiro), A29 (Santa Maria da Feira, in Aveiro, and Vila Nova de Gaia, in Porto), IC1 (Santana da Serra, municipality of Ourique, district of Beja), IP3 (Coimbra), EN18 (Évora), EN 125 (Albufeira, Faro), EN 6-7 (Carcavelos and Parede, in Cascais), IC17 (Loures), A43 (Campanhã, Porto) and in IC1 (Poceirão and Marateca, in Palmela-Alcácer do Sal).

ANSR explains that the locations of the new radars (37 installed in September 2023 and 25 to 6 July) were selected based on the excess speed recorded in those locations, which proved to be relevant to the serious accident rate.

In these places, in the last five years, 115 people lost their lives, an average of 23 fatalities per year.

Regarding the 37 radars that came into operation in September 2023, in the places where they were installed, the authorities recorded three fatalities, a figure that ANSR says is “substantially lower” than the average of the last five years.

In total, the SINCRO system, which has been operating for eight years, has seen a “significant reduction” in accidents in places where the radars were installed: 36% fewer accidents with victims, 74% fewer fatalities, 44% fewer injuries serious injuries and 36% fewer minor injuries.

ANSR also recalls that, in the places where the new radars were installed, compared to measurements carried out before their installation, “a very significant average reduction in the number of vehicles speeding” (around 90%) was recorded, with the largest reductions were observed in the sections covered by the radars located on the EN101 in Guimarães, on the EN206 in Fafe, on the IC2 in Coimbra, on the IP7 (Eixo Norte Sul) in Lisbon and on the IC17 (CRIL) in Odivelas.

The installation of these radars made it possible to increase the number of vehicles inspected. In the first five months of this year, across the SINCRO system, 92,402,878 vehicles were inspected, 1.8 times more than the 51,461,809 inspected in the same period last year.

In the note, ANSR recalls that it has adopted a policy of total transparency in the location of radars, disclosing in advance the installation locations of this equipment, “maximising the capacity of radars to save lives, namely through the adoption of appropriate behavior behind the wheel”.

In this regard, it states that the infraction rate (number of infractions/number of vehicles inspected) of speed cameras has always been low - when compared to other non-advertised speed cameras, with 0.55% in 2018, which represents less than six vehicles for every 1,000 inspected.

This rate continued to fall and, in the first five months of 2024, reached 0.29%.

“The reduction in accidents, the 90% reduction in the number of vehicles speeding in locations covered by the radars, the doubling of the number of vehicles inspected, and the halving of the infraction rate unequivocally demonstrate the effectiveness of the city's radars. SINCRO contributing to the great objective of saving lives”, adds ANSR.