JP2002133043A - System and method for monitoring road - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a road monitoring system capable of automating speeding detection and penalty collection and to provide its method. SOLUTION: A speeding detection sensor 8 installed on a road measures the speed of a traveling vehicle 1, a measured speed is transmitted together with the identification number of the sensor 3 to a processer 6 through a communication line 5 when the speed of the vehicle 1 surpasses or falls below speed limit set preliminarily in the road, a penalty amount set preliminarily in accordance with the speed that surpasses or falls below the speed limit is received from the processor 6, and a corresponding amount is subtracted from a prepaid card inserted into an on-vehicle device 2 by instructing the on-vehicle device 2 of the vehicle 1 to pay the penalty by a radio signal.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a road surveillance system for controlling traffic violations, in particular, vehicle speed violations, and a method thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, to control a speeding violation, a measuring device installed on a road is manually operated to measure the speed of a running vehicle. After the person stopped the vehicle and reported the violation, a method of instructing the financial institution to pay the fine was so-called mousetrap.

In addition, the speed of a running vehicle is tracked by a police car or a white motorcycle, and the speed is measured. If the speed is violated, the vehicle is stopped using a siren or a loudspeaker. There was also a method of performing processing.

Further, an automatic speed measuring device and a photographing device installed on the road detect the offending vehicle and photograph the vehicle and the driver. A method of instructing payment has also been put to practical use.

[0005]

Among these prior arts, crackdown by a mouse or a police car or the like requires a large amount of manual operation, so it is difficult to arrest all the offending vehicles. Only a small percentage of vehicles were arrested. This causes unfairness between the arrested offender and the offender who has not been arrested, and also makes it easier for the arrested offender to feel bad luck this time. Was extremely small.

[0006] In the case of the control by the automatic measurement, the number of the photographed vehicle is compared with the registered vehicle number.
The work of confirming the owner and sending the payment instruction is manual, so if all the offending vehicles are arrested, these operations will not be able to respond, and in reality it will be necessary to stop some of the offending vehicles. There was a problem.

[0007] Further, in any of the cracking methods, there is a problem that a violator who has received a payment instruction has defaulted on a penalty money, and a large operation is required for demand for payment. Was.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a road monitoring system and a method thereof that can automate the detection of a speeding violation and the collection of a fine.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a road monitoring system and a road monitoring system capable of automatically notifying a vehicle owner or a driver of the fact that the driver has instructed collection of a fine.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a road monitoring system and a road monitoring system capable of automatically notifying a payment instruction by mail or the like when a fine cannot be automatically collected.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a road monitoring system and a road monitoring system capable of automatically adding the number of violation points to a vehicle owner or a driver and automatically notifying the fact.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a road monitoring system and a road monitoring system capable of automatically measuring the amount of work such as violation arrest, collection and notification of a fine, management of a foul point and notification of addition. .

Still another object of the present invention is to reduce the number of manual operations, increase the number of violated arrests, and improve the violated arrest rate, thereby making the arrest opportunities among violators fair. It is an object of the present invention to provide a road monitoring system and a road monitoring system capable of reducing the delinquency of a fine.

[0014]

The present invention comprises a well-known automatic speed measuring device for automatically measuring the speed of a running vehicle, and an ITS (Intelligent Traffic).
System), an in-vehicle device having an automatic toll collection function, that is, an in-vehicle device that is installed in a vehicle and receives an instruction to pay a fee by a wireless signal from the outside (usually a device installed on a road (road-side device)) It is based on an in-vehicle device that enables collection of a fee from the owner or driver of the vehicle.

That is, the speed of a running vehicle is automatically measured by an automatic speed measurement device, and a vehicle that exceeds or falls below a predetermined speed limit is collected using a vehicle-mounted device having an automatic toll collection function. That is.

A specific method of collecting a fine is to subtract a fine equivalent from a prepaid card inserted into an on-vehicle device in accordance with a toll payment instruction (subtraction signal) by a radio signal from a roadside device. The debit card or credit card number inserted in the in-vehicle device is transmitted from the in-vehicle device to the road-side device in accordance with the instruction for the payment of the toll by a radio signal from the road-side device, and the finance corresponding to the debit card or credit card number is transmitted. There is a method of withdrawing the amount equivalent to the fine from the institution's account.

If a traffic offense is committed, a fouling point (number of offenses) is added to the driver under the current legal system, and a penalty such as suspension of a license is imposed if the cumulative number of points reaches a certain value. ing. For this reason, in the present invention, a vehicle database (a vehicle number, a vehicle owner's name, its contact information, etc., is recorded) in which a photograph of a running vehicle is taken and the number of the taken vehicle (vehicle number) is stored in the Land Transport Office. Identifies the vehicle owner by automatic inquiry and automatically records the image of the driver in the driver's license database (recording the license number, the name of the license holder, his face photo, contact information, etc.) Inquire to identify the driver. The owner of the vehicle is notified of the collection of the fine, and the driver is automatically notified of the fact by adding the foul point corresponding to the violation that has been cleared to the driver's foul point database. I do.

The notification of the fact of the automatic collection of the fine and the notification of the addition of the fine points are performed by searching the destination of the notification from the result of the collation with the database and automatically printing the notification. If the e-mail address is recorded in the database, the e-mail is sent out automatically by searching it.

The function of automatically measuring the amount of work such as violation arrest, collection and notification of fines, management of foul points and notification of addition is also a constituent of the present invention.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration and operation of the present invention will be described below in detail based on embodiments.

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention, in which an example of using an in-vehicle apparatus having an automatic toll collection function corresponding to a toll payment by a prepaid card is shown. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle traveling on a road, and 2 denotes an in-vehicle device corresponding to payment of a fee by a prepaid card. Reference numeral 3 denotes a violation detection sensor, and reference numeral 4 denotes a camera, which are installed on a road. Reference numeral 5 denotes a communication line, and reference numeral 6 denotes a processing device (server device) connected to the violation detection sensor 3 via the communication line 5.

FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.
Here, an example is shown in which an in-vehicle device having an automatic fee collecting function corresponding to a fee payment by a debit card or a credit card is used. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 7 denotes an on-vehicle device that supports payment of a fee by a debit card or a credit card, and is installed in the vehicle 1. Also,
Reference numeral 8 denotes a network, and 9 denotes a financial institution / credit company connected to the processing device 6 via the network 8. The other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 shows a functional block configuration of the violation detection sensor 3. In FIG.
Is a wireless transmission / reception unit, 33 is a set speed storage unit, 34 is a camera control unit, 35 is a communication control unit, and 36 is an internal processing device. Note that the configuration of the violation detection sensor 3 is basically the same in both the first and second embodiments (including the following embodiments), and only the processing content is slightly different as described later.

The speed measuring section 31 automatically measures the speed of the running vehicle and sends the measurement result to the internal processing device 36, which corresponds to an automatic speed measuring device. The wireless transmission / reception unit 32 exchanges information with a vehicle-mounted device by a wireless signal in accordance with control by the internal processing device 36. Set speed storage unit 3
Reference numeral 3 stores the speed limit (upper limit speed, lower limit speed, or both) of the road on which the present sensor is installed.

The camera control section 34 controls the operation of the camera 4 in accordance with the control of the internal processing device 36 and sends out image information taken by the camera 4 to the processing device 6 via the communication control section 35. The communication control unit 35 controls communication with the processing device 6. The internal processing device 36 controls each unit described above according to a preset program.

Here, the road-side device of the automatic toll collection function is constituted by the processing in the internal processing unit 36 and the wireless transmission / reception unit 32.

FIG. 4 shows a storage device (not shown) in the processing device.
Shows an example of a penalty money pattern table stored in the above table, in which a plurality of penalty moneys corresponding to the speed exceeded for each vehicle speed are set in a plurality of, here five patterns, corresponding to the upper limit speed of the road.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a foul money pattern setting table also stored in a storage device in the processing apparatus. Usually, the foul money patterns set in violation detection sensors installed at a plurality of points, respectively. Are set in correspondence with the identification numbers representing the respective violation detection sensors. That is, here, the violation detection sensor of No. 1001 is set to the pattern “3” corresponding to the upper limit speed of the general road, and the violation detection sensor of No. 3001 is set to the pattern “5” corresponding to the upper limit speed of the highway. In this case, the speed limit varies depending on the installation location of the violation detection sensor.

FIGS. 6 and 7 are flowcharts showing a basic operation (program) in the internal processing device of the violation detection sensor. FIG. 6 corresponds to a fee payment by a prepaid card (first embodiment). FIG. 7 shows a system corresponding to the payment of a fee by a debit card or a credit card (second embodiment). In addition, in a case where the fee payment is performed by all the cards, two types of processing may be sequentially performed as shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a basic operation (program) in the processing device.

Note that these flowcharts also include processing corresponding to the embodiment described later.

In the above configuration, the violation detection sensor 3 is
The speed of the vehicle traveling on the road is constantly measured by the speed measuring unit 31, and the measurement result is compared with the speed stored in the set speed storage unit 33 by the internal processing device 36 (s1, s2).

If the measurement speed is higher than the upper limit or lower than the lower limit of the set speed, the internal processing unit 36 transmits the identification number of the violation detection sensor 3 and the measurement speed to the external processing unit 6 (s4). The processing device 6 calculates the value of the penalty money corresponding to the penalty money pattern table and the penalty money pattern setting table, and transmits the value to the violation detection sensor 3 (s21 to s23). Thereafter, the internal processing device 36 drives the wireless transmission / reception unit 32 to instruct the in-vehicle device 2 (or 7) to pay a fine (s5 or s11).

In the case of the in-vehicle device 2 compatible with a prepaid card, the corresponding amount is subtracted from the prepaid card inserted in the in-vehicle device 2, and the completion notification is transmitted to the violation detection sensor 3 by a radio signal. At this time, if the notification of the completion of the subtraction is not transmitted due to a shortage of the remaining frequency (remaining balance), a failure of the device, or the like, the subtraction is not completed, and the violation detection sensor 3 notifies the processing device 6 of such information (s6 to s6). s8, s
24, s25).

On the other hand, in the case of the in-vehicle device 7 corresponding to a debit card or a credit card, the in-vehicle device 7 transmits the account number or credit card number of the financial institution to the violation detection sensor 3 by a radio signal. This number is transferred to the processing device 6 (s12, s13), and the processing device 6 requests the financial institution / credit company 9 via the network 8 to perform a withdrawal process for the corresponding amount (s26, s2).
7). At this time, if nothing is transmitted due to no card inserted, device failure, or the like, subtraction is not completed, and the violation detection sensor 3 notifies the processing device 6 of this information (s8,
s24).

By the way, when the road manager is in rain,
There is a case where the speed limit is changed in response to a change in the road condition such as a time of heavy fog. FIG. 10 shows a third embodiment of the present invention capable of coping with a change in road speed limit.

Normally, the speed limit is changed by transmitting new speed limit information from the road control system 10 to the speed limit display device 11 installed on the road via the communication line 12 and changing the speed limit display. Is realized. Therefore, the new speed limit information is also received by the processing device 6 via the network 8, and the contents of the foul money pattern setting table of FIG. 5 are changed and the contents of the set speed storage unit 33 of the violation detection sensor 3 are changed. Thus, the regulation speed change, the violation detection, and the fine can be made to correspond in real time.

For example, the violation detection sensor 3 having the number 1001
Heavy rain near the road where the road was installed and the speed limit was 20 km / h
Is changed to “1”, the pattern corresponding to the number 1001 in FIG.
The speed limit stored in the set speed storage unit 33 is 20 km
/ H can be realized.

The other structure and operation are the same as those of the first and second embodiments.

In the above description, calculation (judgment) of the fine
Was performed on the processing device 6 side, but the tables of FIGS. 4 and 5 are managed in the processing device 6 and each time the setting pattern of each violation detection sensor 3 is changed, a foul corresponding to the pattern is changed. It is also possible that the information on the money is sent from the processing device 6 to each of the violation detection sensors 3 and stored, so that the violation detection sensor 3 can determine the offense. Further, the table of FIG. 4 is stored in each violation detection sensor 3, and when the setting pattern of the fine for the violation detection sensor 3 is changed, the processing device 6 stores only the new pattern number in the corresponding violation detection sensor 3. , The violation detection sensor 3 can determine the amount of the offense.

When a fine is automatically collected from the vehicle-mounted device, it is necessary to identify the owner or driver of the vehicle and notify the fact. FIG. 11 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention in which the owner of the vehicle can be specified.

That is, the internal processing unit 3 of the violation detection sensor 3
6 detects a speed violation and activates the associated camera 4 to photograph the license plate of the running vehicle (s).
3) The image information is transmitted to the processing device 6 together with the identification number of the violation detection sensor 3 and the measurement speed (s4). The processing device 6 uses the image recognition processing device 13 to recognize the vehicle number from the license plate in the image information, and
(S2)
9).

FIG. 12 shows an example of the data structure of the vehicle registration database. The vehicle number is recorded in association with the owner's name, address, telephone number, mail address and the like.

FIG. 13 shows a device configuration for notifying the owner or driver of the vehicle. The processing device 6 receives the address of the owner, and in some cases, the mail address from the vehicle registration database 14, The owner is notified of the fact of the collection of the fine by notifying by e-mail via the mail server 15 or by sending a mail printed by the printing device 16 (s31).

FIG. 14 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention in which a driver can be specified.

That is, the internal processing unit 3 of the violation detection sensor 3
6 detects a speed violation, activates the accompanying camera 4 and photographs the driver together with the license plate of the running vehicle (s3), and stores the image information together with the identification number of the violation detection sensor 3 and the measurement speed. The data is transmitted to the processing device 6 (s4). The processing device 6 sends the image information of the driver to the driver registration database 17 via the network 8 and inquires the driver (s29).

The driver registration database 17 may be, for example, a driver license management database, an example of which is shown in FIG. Here, the license number is recorded in association with the name, address, telephone number, and the like of the owner (licenser), together with a photograph file number, for example, the electronic file number of the photographed photograph at the time of obtaining the license. The electronic file is a photo registration database 1 with the photo file number and set
8 is stored.

Accordingly, first, the image information of the driver and the contents of the photo registration database 18 are collated by the photo collation processor 19, and the driver registration database 17 is referred to based on the coincident photo file number, and the license is obtained. Information such as the number, the name of the owner (driver), the address, and the like is sent to the processing device 5, and in the same manner as described above, processing such as notification of the fact that the driver has collected the fine is performed (s33).

When a traffic offense is committed, it is necessary to add a fouling point to the driver. FIG. 16 shows a sixth embodiment of the present invention capable of adding a fouling point to a driver.

The fouling point is also patterned like a foul money, and is held in the processing apparatus in a form that can respond to a change in the setting of the speed limit remotely.

FIG. 17 shows an example of a speed violation pattern table stored in a storage device in the processing device. A plurality of foul points corresponding to the speed exceeded for each vehicle speed correspond to the upper limit speed of the road. Are set in five patterns.

FIG. 18 shows an example of a speed violation pattern setting table similarly stored in a storage device in the processing apparatus. Usually, the speed violation pattern set in the violation detection sensors installed at a plurality of points is shown. Are set in correspondence with the identification numbers representing the respective violation detection sensors.

Based on the speed violation pattern table and the speed violation pattern setting table, the processing device 6 determines a foul point corresponding to the measured speed from the violation detection sensor 3 based on the speed violation pattern table and the speed violation pattern setting table.
An addition instruction is given to the foul point database 20 as the foul point of the driver specified as described above (s
32).

FIG. 19 shows an example of the data structure of the foul point database, in which the license points and the accumulated values of foul points and their histories are stored for each owner (licenser).

Further, the processing unit 6 receives the addition result of the foul point, that is, the accumulated value from the foul point database 20, and notifies the driver of the result in the same manner as described above (s3).
3).

Further, when the subtraction is not completed, that is, when the automatic collection of the fine cannot be performed (s28, s24), the processing device 6 inquires and specifies the driver as described above (s3).
5) Instruct the applicable driver to add the offense point to the offense point database 20 (s36), and notify the instruction for payment of the offense to the separately designated financial institution in the same manner as described above together with the result of the addition of the offense point. (S37).

Finally, the processing device 6 records the contents of the cleared violation in the clearance record table for each case (s34).

FIG. 20 shows an example of the data structure of the arrest history table. For each case, the date and time of the arrest, the identification number of the violation detection sensor, the name of the collection destination (collector) of the fine, and the type of violation (reason) , Addition points, notification (contact) means, etc. are recorded.

[0058]

Conventionally, cracking down on speeding has mainly been carried out by a mouse trap or a police car, and a great deal of labor has been required. In addition, there were attempts to shake off police officers' restrictions, which entailed danger. In addition, the arrest by automatic measurement and photography, which has been adopted in some parts, has been enormous in the subsequent clerical work related to collection of fines, as in manual arrest. Furthermore, in recent years, there have been many cases of unpaid fines, and the collection itself took a lot of manpower and time.

According to the present invention, all of these are automated, and the collection of a fine and the addition of a fine point can be performed simultaneously with the detection of a violation, so that labor and danger can be completely eliminated.

Further, even if the speed limit is changed due to road conditions, the conditions for violation arrest can be synchronized with it, so that precise arrest can be performed.

In addition, since the automatic toll storage function put to practical use in the ITS is applied to the collection of a fine, it is possible to avoid a situation such as non-payment, etc. Because they are collected, the deterrent effect on violations is very large.

Further, since the driver registration database, the photograph registration database and the photographed image of the driver of the offending vehicle are automatically referred to identify the driver and automatically add the fouling points, there is no need for manual inquiry and addition processing. Is also possible.

Regarding this point, the driver's license is converted into an IC card, integrated with an ITS fee payment card (prepaid card, debit card, credit card, etc.), and the license number is also violated at the time of collecting the fine. By adopting a mechanism of receiving by the detection sensor, the processing can be further simplified and speeded up. By registering the vehicle number when the in-vehicle device for ITS is installed, photographing can be omitted and the violation detection sensor can receive the vehicle number from the in-vehicle device.

Further, by recording the history and statistical information such as the number of violated arrests, the amount of fines collected, the addition of foul points, and notification to violators, it is possible to analyze the behavior of the driver for each road. Becomes

Further, by introducing such a mechanism, from the detection of a violation to collection of a fine, and notification to a violator,
It can also be used to charge contract fees according to the number of arrests and the amount collected when performing business contracts on behalf of the police.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an outline of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram showing an outline of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a violation detection sensor.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a fraudulent money pattern table in the processing apparatus.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a fraudulent money pattern setting table in the processing apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of the violation detection sensor in the internal processing device.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the violation detection sensor in the internal processing device.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the violation detection sensor in the internal processing device.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation in the processing apparatus.

FIG. 10 is a system configuration diagram showing an outline of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a system configuration diagram showing an outline of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a vehicle registration database.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a device configuration for notifying a vehicle owner or a driver.

FIG. 14 is a system configuration diagram showing an outline of a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a driver registration database.

FIG. 16 is a system configuration diagram showing an outline of a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a speed violation pattern table.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a speed violation pattern setting table.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a foul point database;

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an arrest history table;

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Vehicle, 2, 7: In-vehicle device, 3: Violation detection sensor,
4: camera, 5, 12: communication line, 6: processing device, 8:
Network, 9: Financial Institution / Credit Company, 10:
Road control system, 11: speed limit display device, 13: image recognition processing device, 14: vehicle registration database, 15:
Mail server, 16: printing device, 17: driver registration database, 18: photo registration database, 19: photo collation processing device, 20: foul point database.

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A road monitoring system using an on-vehicle device installed in a vehicle and capable of collecting a fee from an owner or a driver of the vehicle by receiving an instruction to pay a fee by a wireless signal from the outside. Means for automatically measuring the speed of a running vehicle installed on a road, comparing the speed measurement result with a speed limit set in advance for the road, and determining a vehicle that exceeds or falls below the speed limit. Means for detecting, means for storing a fine set in advance according to the speed exceeding or falling below the speed limit, and, according to the speed actually exceeding or lowering among the stored fines, Means for instructing the in-vehicle device of a vehicle exceeding or exceeding the speed limit to pay the fine by a wireless signal. 2. The road surveillance system according to claim 1, wherein the payment accompanying the instruction to pay the toll by a wireless signal is made by subtracting the amount of the corresponding amount from the prepaid card inserted into the vehicle-mounted device. Road monitoring system. 3. The road monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the payment associated with the instruction to pay the toll by a wireless signal transmits the number of the debit card or credit card inserted into the on-vehicle device to the roadside device by a wireless signal. A road surveillance system wherein the amount is deducted from the account of the financial institution corresponding to the number. 4. The road monitoring system according to claim 1, further comprising means for changing a preset speed limit via a wired or wireless communication line. 5. The road monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle is installed on a road, and the vehicle is photographed, a vehicle number is recognized from a license plate of the photographed vehicle, and a vehicle is provided. A road surveillance system comprising: means for identifying a vehicle owner from a number; and means for notifying the vehicle owner of the fact that a collection of a fine has been instructed by a radio signal by e-mail or mail. 6. The road monitoring system according to claim 1, further comprising: means for photographing a driver of a moving vehicle installed on the road; and means for identifying the driver from the photographed image of the driver. And a means for notifying the driver of the fact that the collection of the fine has been instructed by a radio signal by e-mail or postal mail. 7. The road surveillance system according to claim 5, wherein when collection of a fine by a radio signal cannot be performed, an instruction to pay the fine is notified to a vehicle owner or a driver by e-mail or mail. A road surveillance system, comprising: 8. The road monitoring system according to claim 5, wherein a means for storing an accumulated value of the number of violation points for each individual, and a preset value is set in accordance with a speed exceeding or exceeding a speed limit. Means for storing the number of violation points, and means for adding the number of violation points according to the actually exceeded speed or the lower speed among the stored number of violation points to the cumulative value of the owner or driver of the vehicle. A road monitoring system characterized by the following. 9. The road monitoring system according to claim 8, further comprising means for notifying a vehicle owner or a driver of the cumulative value of the number of violation points by e-mail or mail. 10. The road monitoring system according to claim 1, further comprising means for storing the content of the cleared violation for each case. 11. An on-vehicle device installed in a vehicle and capable of collecting a fee from an owner or a driver of the vehicle by receiving an instruction to pay a fee by an external wireless signal, and traveling on a road. The speed of the vehicle is automatically measured, and the vehicle that exceeds or falls below the preset speed limit for the road is detected based on the measurement result. A road monitoring method, wherein payment is instructed to a vehicle-mounted device of a corresponding vehicle by a wireless signal. 12. The road surveillance method according to claim 11, wherein a photograph of the running vehicle is taken, a vehicle number is recognized from a license plate of the taken vehicle, a vehicle owner is identified from the vehicle number, and a radio signal is used. A road surveillance method, which comprises notifying a vehicle owner of the fact that a collection of a fine has been instructed by e-mail or mail. 13. The road monitoring method according to claim 11, wherein a driver of the traveling vehicle is photographed, the driver is identified from the photographed image of the driver, and the fact that the collection of a fine is instructed by a radio signal is determined. Road surveillance voting characterized by notifying the driver by email or mail. 14. The road monitoring method according to claim 12 or 13, wherein, if collection of the fine is not possible by a radio signal, an instruction to pay the fine is notified to the vehicle owner or the driver by e-mail or mail. A road monitoring method.