Speed Cameras To Be Hidden In Catseyes

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Catseyes are set to become speed traps after Britain's top traffic officer revealed plans to hide tiny cameras in the reflective road studs.Richard Brunstrom, head of the Association of Chief Police Officers, says the Catseyes cameras will help trap persistent speeding motorists.The new cameras will sit inside the Catseyes and when a speeding car races over the device, it will break an infrared beam triggering the camera to snap the number plate.
Mr Brunstrom says the new devices are needed to help control Britain's "lawless" roads and motorways."Its all about bringing road policing into core police work," he says.By law, speed cameras have to be clearly visible but the new plans could go against government guidelines. Road safety groups have criticised the plan as a secret money-making scheme. A spokesman for the AA said the public would see the Catseyes cameras as a "devious" ploy to raise money and the RAC complained Mr Brunstrom was using "Big Brother tactics" to police UK traffic.
Malaysia already uses similar technology where the cameras can instantly check if your car is taxed and insured.

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Would be really nice if they could focus a little more on the incredibly bad and aggressive driving habits we have at the moment, little catseye cameras are not going to catch people driving the wrong side of mini roundabouts, overtaking in dangerous locations, jumping traffic lights or any of the other dangerous offences committed daily.

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davie

Whan will the police start doing their job by catching muggers, thiefs, vandals etc instead of spending valuable time only to earn revenue by picking on motorists who break the speed limit a bit? ok if it is someone going like a nutter, but the speed limit is total bullshit as it was set when cars had no abs, primative tyres and basically no brakes.

redone

Good time to buy some shares in snooper etc........

Topper

If they are not visable how can snooper know they are there???

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This is the key - speed cameras positions are advertised by the Police and have to have highly visible markings.

The use of these cameras would require a law change....

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