Police Now Have Speed Cameras With A 750 Metre Range
Police forces across the country are being armed with £10,000 speed cameras capable of catching speeding motorists at distances of 750 metres…
Speed Cameras With Range
Police forces up and down the country are being equipped with ‘TruCam II Speed Enforcement Laser’ cameras; each costing around a whopping £10,000. Notably, they can catch speeding motorists from a distance of 750 metres; making it much easier for officers to clamp down on offenders. In addition, they work as well in the dark as they do in the day – thanks to a new night-mode feature.
The camera works by automatically focussing on car number plates from up to half a mile away. Data is then automatically uploaded to a police database, from where penalty charge notices are issued to the the registered owners of the vehicles. Crucially, this means police officers don’t need to pursue or stop offending drivers. TruCam II uses an integrated laser, it accurately records the time and distance between other cars. It can also record, and store, HD footage which can be used as evidence. The technology is technically capable of recording number plates up to a distance of 1.5km. They’ll be set to 750 metres, however, as is required by government-set tolerances.
Lockdown Speeding
During lockdown, cases of speeding have increased. Many of these cases also concerned eye-watering speeds, with many being well in excess of 100 mph. It’s no surprise, then, that so many police forces are determined to take action. TruCam is being deployed in Gloucestershire, Northumbria and Warwickshire constabularies in the near future. It’s already in use in Macclesfield South Police, which is a part of Cheshire Police. The previous iteration of the TruCam, which could only be used during daylight, had been in use since 2013.
Needless to say, the new camera technology has the capacity to revolutionise policing as regards to speeding. Offenders can be caught, and punished, without an officer ever having to get out of their own vehicles; or pursuing offenders and potentially put themselves, and other road-users, at risk. Whether this will be enough to truly discourage an increasing number of speeding drivers, however, remains to be seen. After all, cases of speeding in the UK has remained stubbornly static for in excess of a decade; perhaps suggesting that the ‘stick’ approach, represented by penalty points and fines, just isn’t working.
There Was A ‘Shocking’ Rise In Speeding During First Lockdown – https://autoserveclub.co.uk/blog/there-was-a-shocking-rise-in-speeding-during-first-lockdown/
Could The Motorway Speed Limit Be Raised To 80 Mph? – https://autoserve.co.uk/motoring-news/the-motorway-speed-limit-could-be-raised-to-80-mph/
