New Zealand drivers should be afraid;in fact they should be very afraid because new technology will be trialled by the Police and used if it offers benefits to safe driving habits.
The world's most advanced speed camera - so accurate it can catch you using a mobile phone or not wearing a seatbelt from 600m away - is being assessed for Victoria,Australia.
The $18,500 Concept II laser speed camera is being used by police in Dorset,England,as the latest tool in their zero-tolerance approach to driving offences.
As well as checking speed, the device's camera resolution is reported to be sharp enough to pick out an unbuckled belt at a range of up to 600m.
The camera is able to record both a still image and video evidence to DVD.
What the Concept II laser speed camera can do:
* Detects speed, seatbelt and mobile phone offenses
* Sharp enough to detect an unbuckled seatbelt at 600m
* Can store up to 4000 incidents on video
So do you think that this technology will make an appearance on our roads? Damm right it will !
