Speed Cameras for Traffic Police

[dimpy.handa]

Speed cameras (sometimes called photo radar) are a means of catching vehicles breaking the speed limit or committing other motoring offences (such as failing to stop at a red light). They work by measuring the speed of a vehicle over a short distance and recording its license or registration plate details, so that the owner can be identified and held to account. Typically, fixed penalties are applied for offences caught on camera, with a computer-generated letter being sent to the vehicle's registered owner demanding payment of a fine. In some countries, such as the UK and France, a system of penalty points is also applied; a driver who receives penalty points may face higher insurance costs and an accumulation of points (e.g. after three or four speeding incidents) will eventually lead to the loss of their driving license. Legal appeal mechanisms usually exist to challenge a penalty generated by a speed camera, but these are often expensive and difficult to pursue.

 

[swatiraohnlu]

A traffic enforcement camera (also road safety camera, road rule camera, photo radar, speed camera, Gatso) is an automated ticketing machine. It may include a camera which may be mounted beside on over a highway or installed in an enforcement vehicle to detect traffic regulation violations, including speeding, vehicles going through a red traffic light, unauthorized use of a bus lane, for recording vehicles inside a congestion charge area and others.