Overspeed events are individual points in a trip where a vehicle has exceeded the posted speed. Overspeed sessions are events grouped by posted speed regions.
Why does EROAD use the term Overspeed?
The difference between ‘speeding’ and ‘overspeed’ is getting caught.
‘Speeding’ is an internationally recognised term meaning a person driving a vehicle has been documented exceeding a road’s posted speed limit by a law enforcement agency.
Overspeed is an EROAD term used to mean a vehicle has been detected going faster than a road’s posted speed. There is no law enforcement notification involved (unless a law enforcement agency happens to document the excessive speed).
EROAD is firmly on the side of the customer, and would rather warn drivers of a safety concern so they may immediately correct their behavior, avoiding legal action.
Overspeed bands
| Color Speed Band | Severity > Posted Speed Limit |
| Red | Heavy vehicle: +15; Light vehicle: +20* |
| Orange | Heavy vehicle: +10; Light vehicle: +15* |
| Yellow | Heavy vehicle: +5; Light vehicle: +10* |
| Blue | Within geofenced areas (virtual speed cameras) |
* Units change between miles and kilometres, depending on customer region.
Dashboard Overview
The following table provides an overview of the main features on the dashboard. In addition to the drill-down capability described previously, the visualizations share many of the same usage features:
- Hover over a colored area to view details.
- Select the three dots menu to export the data.
Overspeed Insights control panel |
Display the speeding sessions by vehicles (the default), drivers, and groups (fleets). Refine the results by selecting particular vehicles, drivers, groups, and virtual speed cameras. By default, the dashboard is set to All. You can adjust the date range to look at long-term patterns or behaviors during particular days or weeks. Use the Speed Band checklist to view the results for specific speed bands. |
Overspeed Sessions by Vehicle
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You can also view sessions by Driver and Group as selected in the control panel. Select a bar to refresh the dashboard to display those specific results. Usage tip: Select the bar again to deselect it. |
Overspeed by Day of Week
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For the selected date range and filters, shows the overspeed patterns by day of the week. |
Overspeed Sessions per Day
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A trend graph that shows the number of events by overspeed band. This display is useful for looking at trends over time. Select a driver from the Drivers dropdown list to monitor performance improvements |
Overspeed Sessions table
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Provides details about the overspeed sessions shown in the Overspeed Session by Vehicle (or Driver or Group) bar graph. Select a session row to zoom the Overspeed Location Map to that location. Individual sessions are more visible in satellite view than Heat Map view. |
Overspeed Location Heat Map
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Displays the speed session locations as one red dot per session. Use the "+" and "-" buttons to zoom in and out. Use your cursor to drag the focus. Select the icon in the lower-left corner to view in satellite mode. Select again to return to the heat map |
Speed Limit Profile
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For a selected date range, the number of speeding events at different posted speed limits. You can see at which speeds drivers had the most speeding violations and focus training and incentives accordingly. The Max Speed trend line shows the highest Ehubo-reported speed violation for each posted speed limit. |
Note: EROAD relies on posted speed limits supplied by a third-party mapping provider and customers. EROAD uses commercially reasonable means to ensure that posted speed limits used within MyEROAD are current; however, on occasion, these speed limits may be incorrect.
To file an Overspeed review, where EROAD investigates claims that our electronically-stored posted speed might differ from the road's actual posted speed:
- Select the event. This can be found a number of ways, but you can use the link icon in the Overspeed table to get to the Activity map, or you can start with the Activity Map, select the vehicle, and the appropriate vehicle event.
- A pop-up with a 3-dot menu will appear on the map. Click the menu, select the Posted speed review button and fill in the form.