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Dorset Police launch £25k super speed cameras
Dorset Police have unveiled a pair of high-tech new mobile speed cameras that cost £12,500 each. The laser-based device is so accurate it can tell if drivers are using a mobile phone or not wearing their seatbelt up to half a mile away.
The ‘Concept II’ camera features laser speed detection equipment – nothing new there – but is also equipped with a high-definition video recorder that can clearly observe an unbuckled belt 600 metres away.
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The evidence can be recorded straight to a DVD for use in prosecuting drivers who break the law.
The introduction of the new camera follows the rural force’s crackdown on such offenses after officers were stunned by a particularly unusual incident involving a musical instrument.
Project Manager, Brian Austin told the Mail Online:
“Bizarrely, officers at one of the sites in Dorchester were stunned to see a driver pass them while playing a harmonica using both hands.
“He claimed that he thought he was driving while playing the harmonica quite successfully.”
Thanks to the precision of the Concept II and the superior quality of evidence it captures, the police will now be able to bring more prosecutions against alleged offenders.
However, the new initiative has been criticised by anti-speed camera campaigns, with organisations dismissing it as a way to maximise the number of recorded offences to simply make money.
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06/02/2012 20:54
I gor caught a while ago but I have no objection as I was 3mls over the limit. What I do object to is the culture of making a profit out of every situation. If I have been caught 20yrs ago, the policeman who did so ( we had traffic officers then) he would have given me a talking to and told me not to let him catch me again. Now a private company is in charge and they are there to take a profit for themselves and for the government.
07/02/2012 11:54
Dorset Police are investing in a £250,000 high tec camera that can see if you are jerking off 200 yards away. These cameras will be hidden in Lovers lane and other known dogging areas.
Well done dorset police you are helping bring down major crimes like fraud and international money laundering by Drug dealers.
07/02/2012 08:23
Exceeding speed limits and crashing are separate matters. The cameras are for revenue and insurance companies know this; for example from Admiral's website a while ago: Swindon Borough Council took the action in July 2009 after members decided to divert funds for the five speed cameras and concentrate instead on different road safety measures. In April 2010, the council - the first in England to abandon the use of cameras - reported that it had experienced no increase in the number of crashes on its roads. Meanwhile, it emerged that three speed cameras in Derby had been decommissioned, after proving ineffective in improving road safety, while 17 more are under review.
06/02/2012 00:38
I'm going to be diplomatic and say, although the reasons are right and the benefit of bringing those to justice that would normally blight law abiding motorists with their foolish actions, it's probably not the best time.
Whilst West Midlands Police are restructuring and loosing experienced frontline officers by pensionining them off and taking cookers out of the stations to save on the electric and gas bills, Dorset Police clearly have a very flush looking bank account.
At a time of police reform and budget cuts maybe the police forces of the country should be centralising their budgets to help the poorer / more stretched forces. Not only that but every police officer is on the verge of loosing thousands of pounds a year and paying out more in monthly pension payments, how demoralising must it be to see a police force squandering its money on speed cameras.
07/02/2012 05:20
@graham435,
Only because you have a picture of a canal boat you boring old sh*t
07/02/2012 17:12
Most smart councils are only keeping the cameras in genuine black spots.
Speeding is an over hyped non-issue. The Police et al don't like not being able to control - and that's at the root of the issue...and ££.
07/02/2012 17:47
I think that if councils and police forces around the country want to continue using speed cameras they should be forced to give the revenue from the cameras to victims of crime. This way they will only use cameras for stopping accidents and not for making cash. This would then reduce the amount of stupid and pointless cameras that are not there for road safety but are there to generate cash from motorists that are already paying far too much.
07/02/2012 19:58
graham439 you are the epitomy of what's wrong with this country.You believe the propaganda the government spiel out and profess to be informed and intelligently right.Watching the speedo intently does not make you a good driver,it just shows you have a sheep mentality.I am a ROSPA gold advanced driver but still speed regularly,speeding where it is safe to do so does not cause accidents and being an advanced driver is all about reading the road.I am 48 years old and have never had an at fault accident even though I speed to a great extent every time I go out.The problem is bad driving and many people are dangerous at well below the speed limit and shouldn't be on the road at all.There should be more emphasis on advanced driving and allowances made for people capable of this.
08/02/2012 21:50
First and foremost get the name right.
Second , I was a police officer for 32 years and drove response vehicles. Saw a lot of messes that people with your attitude caused, along with all the other selfish idiots on here.
Next, If you are such a clever driver then why do you break the law by breaking the speed limits.
Not so clever now, are you.
As for you other idiots, lets see how many thumbs down I get this time. The only reason you do it is because you know I am right and you do not like it.
16/02/2012 13:24
graham435
Would that law be broken if it wasn't so silly?
What kind of cars were on the road when these limits were put in place?
Was ABS on most cars?
Was automatic braking available?
My point being bring these jokes (laws) up to date.
07/02/2012 01:21
All the fines collected for speeding offences should be devided up and given to the drivers that dont speed!! a reward so to speak.
06/02/2012 14:39
I see 16 idiots gave me a thumbs down. Well if you knew how to drive within a speed limit those 16 would have been thumbs up. Just goes to prove how stupid some people can be.
03/02/2012 14:32
Anti-speed camera campainers... ????
They mean the idiots that do not know and are not capable of driving properly.
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