Beaking news: Duck caught speeding in Switzerland

And finally… a duck, yes, a duck, has been caught speeding after triggering traffic cameras in the town of Köniz in central Switzerland. Local police said the mallard was snapped on radar images on 13 April clocking in at 52km/h (32 mph) in a 30km zone. Authorities said the duck was likely a repeat offender […]

West Bromwich MP calls for harsher penalties to clamp down on ‘ghost’ plates

Drivers caught using illegal “ghost” licence plates that are all-but invisible to speed cameras would face tougher penalties under a proposed change to the law. The plates, made of reflective material unreadable for police cameras, are being used by some drivers to get away with running red lights, drink driving and ignoring speed limits, a […]

Acle Straight speed limit cut set for early next year

It’s reported a lower 50 mph limit could be introduced on A47 Acle Straight in Norfolk in January. The Eastern Daily Press says National Highways has been writing to organisations, businesses and individuals in the area consulting on the changes, which it wants due to the number of collisions on the road. It’s understood average […]

Ireland spending €9m on speed cameras

Ireland’s Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, has announced an allocation of €9 million in funding for up to 100 new speed cameras as part of Budget 2025. Last year, Minister McEntee allocated a 20% increase in funding for GoSafe speed cameras, resulting in a total of 9,000 hours of speed monitoring per month across […]

Norfolk’s Acle Straight set for speed limit cut and average speed cameras

National Highways is looking to introduce a 50 mph limit and speed cameras onto the A47 Acle Straight in Norfolk. The BBC says National Highways wants the changes due to the number of collisions on the road. It quotes a spokesperson as saying: “We’re always exploring ways to make our roads safer by using collision […]

Council approves lay-by for speed camera van

Leeds City Council has approved plans to create a lay-by for speed camera vans along a busy route in the city. The Yorkshire Evening Post says proposals would see the introduction of a police hard-standing area for the purposes of enforcing the speed limit along the A659 Harewood Road as it passes into and through […]

Ford police cars could have in-built speed cameras

Ford has had a patent approved in the US that enables a police car to use a set of in-built sensors to detect speeding vehicles. The patent outlines that the system would note the car violating the limit ‘by a large margin’, then capture images of recognisable identifying features of the speeding vehicle, such as a […]

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