Cameras on traffic lights
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Anyone any ideas what the new AI cameras attached to traffic light signals are from? Seen it being said it’s to enforce mobile use/no seatbelt at traffic lights but any I have seen have been at traffic lights with a cycle lane running beside it and I think its to do with the cycle lane. It’s a small black camera, can clearly see a single lens. Facing downwards and has an Ai inside sticker on the side of it. It’s only seen on traffic lights that have the red/green light for the cycle lane lower down the light pole… anyone put this one to bed? Is mobile phone use/ no seatbelt even enforceable like this in the uk apart from the van mounted one that was on trial?
Crayon911 said:
Anyone any ideas what the new AI cameras attached to traffic light signals are from? Seen it being said it’s to enforce mobile use/no seatbelt at traffic lights but any I have seen have been at traffic lights with a cycle lane running beside it and I think its to do with the cycle lane. It’s a small black camera, can clearly see a single lens. Facing downwards and has an Ai inside sticker on the side of it. It’s only seen on traffic lights that have the red/green light for the cycle lane lower down the light pole… anyone put this one to bed? Is mobile phone use/ no seatbelt even enforceable like this in the uk apart from the van mounted one that was on trial?
Not sure, but I found a TikTok video where a bloke in Glasgow is showing a camera attached to traffic light signals that apparently captures mobile phone usage of drivers https://www.tiktok.com/@potholesmakeglasgow/video/...
AI cameras already appear to be in use in many places across the country
At least a quarter of the 44 police forces in England, Wales and Scotland are already deploying cameras which can catch motorists using mobile phones at the wheel.
Eleven police forces have deployed roadside cameras, developed by Acusensus, which capture images of vehicles as they pass. One is from a shallow angle to see a phone at the driver’s ear, and a second taken from a steep angle detects the device if it is on their lap.
AI software analyses all the images and flags those where the driver is suspected of holding a mobile phone or not wearing a seatbelt. Encrypted “violation packages” are sent to police to decide whether to prosecute.
To counter privacy concerns, a police officer reviews anonymised pictures without any identifying features such as number plate, passengers or make of the vehicle. If it goes to prosecution, the images are then matched to the registration details.
The police forces taking part in the trial with National Highways are Durham, Greater Manchester Police, Humberside, Staffordshire, West Mercia, Northamptonshire, Wiltshire, Norfolk, Thames Valley Police, Sussex and Warwickshire.
New hi-tech speed cameras which can catch motorists using mobile phones as well are also being deployed by police. The Vector-SR cameras, developed by Jenoptik, can track two-way traffic instead of just the left hand lane and use radar which means there is no need for road markings or sensors in the road.
Because they use infrared low light technology, they also do not flash at speeding drivers. This means drivers will not necessarily know if they have been fined. Pictures can also be checked and used to catch mobile phone users. It is understood the technology is being rolled out by Police Scotland.
A third brand of camera, developed by Redspeed International, uses 4D radar technology and high-resolution imaging to detect speeding vehicles, drivers using mobile phones or not wearing seatbelts and can link with DVLA to verify if a vehicle is insured and taxed.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07/04/ai-spe...
Safety cameras Scotland website doesn't seem to show AI cameras specifically (unless they fall under speed cameras or red light cameras?)
https://www.safetycameras.gov.scot/cameras/safety-...
That’s the area I am talking about. I think those cameras in that video are traffic monitoring cameras. Further along at the traffic lights are small square cameras bolted near the top, downward facing camera. It’s only on lights with cycle lane traffic signals also further down the pole. I suspect they are for the cycle lane to detect cyclists for the lights change sequence
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