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San Miguel will install additional radar speed detectors in several road networks in Luzon, Philippines, to improve road safety.

According to the infrastructure arm of San Miguel, the radar speed detectors are being installed along road networks that are operated by San Miguel and include the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), Skyway, Star Tollways and Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX).

The road networks currently use light detection and ranging (LIDAR) guns to capture speed data.

The company is set to use a mix of both radar and LIDAR speed detectors to measure vehicle speed in various conditions.

Radar detectors have the capacity to provide exact speed and traffic analysis even during nighttime and poor driving conditions, are expected to help in improving traffic and road safety.

"To truly ensure safely, we all need to do our share in following the rules of the road."

San Miguel chairman and chief executive Ramon Ang said: "This is just part of our continuing effort to invest in improvements and technology to provide a much safer environment for motorists plying the road networks we operate.

"Of course, to truly ensure safely, we all need to do our share in following the rules of the road."

The company has also installed more toll lanes for exact payments at various toll gates in a bid to improve the flow of traffic further, while cutting down long waiting times.

Dedicated lanes for toll payments have been installed at Nichols A, Nichols B, Skyway A and Skyway B.

The e-pass toll collection system and the RFID system are aimed at upgrading and improving the toll payment system and the exact toll booth scheme aims to complement them, the company said.

Image: San Miguel will use a mix of radar and LIDAR speed detectors to measure vehicle speed. Photo: courtesy of duron123 via FreeDigitalPhotos.net.