Now Big Brother can catch you tailgating

11 May 2016 - 11:13
By TMG Digital

Speed cameras are one thing‚ but now the City of Cape Town is testing technology that can catch drivers tailgating‚ skipping red lights‚ and illegally changing lanes. For the test‚ a camera from Italian company Kria was mounted on the Wetton Road bridge over the M5.The technology uses video images to determine the rate of movement of objects‚ but it cannot be used to issue fines because its speed-measurement technique - which does not use laser or radar - has not been approved for enforcement i...

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