Could the days of the Gatso be numbered? In Malaysia, they're about to install speed cameras in road centre cat's-eyes.
Almost indistinguishable from a standard cat’s-eye, the tiny digital speed cameras will be near-invisible, and drivers will never know where they are installed. According to one report, a pair of the so-called intelligent studs sits between lanes, just 4mm proud of the road. One measures speed while another takes an infra-red picture of licence plates. The system works at speed of up to 150mph.
Coupled to a network and transmitted to police HQ, summonses will be issued automatically, according to Malaysia's New Straits Times. They use Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) software and are self-cleaning -- much like ordinary cat's-eyes.
The Malaysian police justified the move by saying that the system frees up police for other tasks, and that they have their higher capacities.
The move comes on top of the recent launch of a Web site where the public can take pictures of traffic offences and post them on the Internet, as reported on PistonHeads last month. This then results in the offenders being issued with summonses (see story link below).
A version of the technology that's aimed at illuminating foggy roads has already been tested in Scotland and New Zealand.
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