Swiss police try a new generation of super cameras to monitor traffic conditions

Swiss police are testing a new generation of super cameras to monitor road conditions. The camera can detect up to 10 road violations.

The local "Sunday Morning" reported on August 1 that these new cameras are scheduled to be put on trial in Geneva, the western city of Switzerland, at the end of August. They will first complete the "fixed work" of monitoring vehicle speeding and red lights.

According to the report, after being set up, the camera can quickly “position” those car drivers who are too close to follow another car when driving, have not given way to pedestrians, or have failed to drive right, and have passed dangerously.

At the same time, if a driver of a car infringes on a bicycle lane or a bus lane, does not stop according to a parking sign, turns illegally, or illegally insulates a barrier, then all these actions will be captured by the camera.

The report said that these additional features of the new camera will begin to function in 2011.

According to the Sunday Morning Post, Switzerland's current generation of cameras can only monitor two lanes, while the new camera can monitor four lanes at the same time and monitor 22 vehicles at a distance of 500 meters.

Jean-Marc Pecorini, a Geneva-based transportation official, commented on the preliminary results of the trial: "We are very satisfied with this equipment."