Kittyclaws Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Just seen this on the news section on virgins website, not sure if it's been posted before, but here it is Super speed camera could be on way The "daddy" of all speed cameras could be on its way to the UK. The "see all" camera is fitted with three digital stills cameras plus a video capture system, according to Auto Express magazine. This enables the camera to patrol up to four separate lanes of traffic at a time and have moving film as back-up evidence. Current fixed speed camera systems are only able to monitor part of a wide carriageway. This means speeders in certain lanes can go unnoticed. But this will not be the case with the new Multi-Camera System (MCS), which can also be used to police traffic lights and box junctions. And there will be no dispute as to who was behind the wheel either, as the device has an infrared as well as normal flash and can be mounted forward-facing to take pictures of drivers' faces. The MCS is made by Dutch firm Gatsometer, producer of the Gatso - the most common type of speed camera in the UK. The new machine can hold up to 60,000 images of speeders on its encrypted hard-drive while the photos can be downloaded at any time via a telecommunication link. This, plus the fact that it comes with defence spikes to deter vandals, means the MCS is almost maintenance-free - something which will appeal to UK safety camera partnerships. Auto Express said it had spoken to the Serco company, Gatsometer's UK distributor, and a spokesman had agreed the MCS was "the daddy of speed cameras". The Serco spokesman went on: "It's not available in the UK at the moment but it may well be something we will bring in the future. It's up to the local camera partnerships to decide if they want them. If they do it could be here within 12 to 18 months." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew7 Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 I hope they stick one right outside Serco's offices....bstds......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 This one? http://www.gatsometer.com/index.php?p=9138 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Erm and the justification for forking out on these is....? Arent camera partnerships already lighting their cigarattes with £50 pound notes?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey76364 Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Theres a bit in the Sun today about a camera that does all that !!!! not good http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006260287,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2JayZ Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 yer i saw that on the metro this morning.. you think they would invest the money which they have taxed off hard working folk to better use hey!. Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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