Lights, camera… infraction! New high-tech-traps target unwary Scots motorists trends now
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A fresh crackdown on motorists is being launched in Scotland using a new generation of hi-tech cameras installed at traffic lights.
Not only does the new technology detect if a driver has jumped a red light, it also records whether cars are speeding when they drive through on green.
The dual-action cameras use radar scanners to monitor the area around the lights.
Equipped with Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), the cameras then send details of the vehicle to the authorities, as well as a short video clip that can be used as evidence. They can also use infrared lamps to read number plates in the dark.
The new cameras
As with traditional speed cameras, motorists can then expect either a fine, points on their licence or even prosecution.
Technical notes for the cameras show they can also be used to ‘unobtrusively gather data’ by recording the registration of every passing vehicle ‘for civil and security/policing applications’.
The new technology is to be trialled at two locations in Scotland but could be rolled out across the country
