New traffic cameras detect seatbelt and mobile use

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

http://www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/news/on-euro-weekly-news/spain-news-in-english/136893-new-traffic-cameras-detect-seatbelt-and-mobile-use

Spanish traffic authority Trafico has confirmed that a new generation of traffic cameras will soon be installed nationwide.

Of the 70 new cameras bound for different parts of the country, 19 of them are headed for Andalucia.

The high-tech cameras are laser-operated and able to shoot 50 photos a second. Trafico confirmed that they will mostly be installed on Spain´s B-roads.

When the cameras capture images of drivers using mobile phones or travelling without a seatbelt, they are programmed to forward those to Trafico who can trace the driver from his or her registration plates, and issue fines accordingly.

The state-of-the-art apparatus can run without a mains power source or internet connection, which makes them suitable for installation in rural or extremely remote parts of Spain.



19 going to Andalucia - 51 to Fuerte? 

[woodside]

Just one to trace the mobile phone abusers would keep Trafico on Fuerteventura going for the year! 

[PHo]

In my experience, Fuerte drivers are quite good at not using their phones while driving, perhaps because it is usually very easy to stop and pull off the road. I see lots of drivers who have done this. Not like the UK, where it seems to be compulsory to phone and even text while driving.