61,000 Fines Issued to Speeders Caught on Camera (2)

Published: 09.01.2012 10:34

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In 2011, the police issued 61,000 fines for speeders photographed by automated roadside cameras. The total sum amounted to 1,030,000 euros. 

So far, 886,000 euros worth of penalties have been paid, with the average fine for speeding remaining between 9 and 18 euros, Mihkel Loide, spokesman for the Police and Border Guard Board, told uudised.err.ee.

From May 2010, when the automated cameras began issuing fines, until the end of 2010, around 32,000 fine notices were sent out, totaling at 602,000 euros.

Currently 10 dummy fixtures and 20 actual speed cameras have been installed on the Tallinn-Tartu and Tallinn-Pärnu higways.

Although the initial shock which followed the introduction of automated speed cameras, has faded, drivers still mind the speed limit more in places where the cameras are mounted, said Loide. "The stationary cameras, however, are of little avail in the case of incurable speeders, which is why mobile patrols will continue measuring speed and enforcing the traffic law,” said Loide.

 

Ingrid Teesalu

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    pillandia

    09.01.2012 12:27

    Such appliances are called in Italy "autovelox". The fines' prices go from 39,00 euros (speed until +10 km/h beyond the limit) until 750,00 euros and withdrawal of the driving license (speed more than 40 km/h beyond the limit and in the time between 22:00 and 07:00). All the drivers hate such appliances, but in all places they were set the accidents are now zero. If You are interested to look at a gallery of pirates of the road photographed by an "autovelox" of the local police in a village in Northern Italy, try to visit are also 2 cars running at the speed of 173 km/h on a road in which the speed limit is 70 km/h!

  • John

    09.01.2012 12:43

    In the era of the gps, its amazing that these cameras haven't been sent to the scrapyards yet. I'll readily admit that I'm a fairly frequent offender as far as speeding is concerned yet I haven't been caught by one of these cameras anywhere in Europe for the last 6 years. When speeding, a camera is about the least of my concerns. My gps gives me ample warning when I approach a camera. And then to think that the same gps technology could easily "catch" 99% of the offenders 99% of the time... it would also solve many other problems such as illegal parking, tracking crime suspects, monitoring traffic density to facilitate road planning, etc. etc. But possibly the revenue generated by these cameras is more interesting than actually preventing/eliminating speeding?