In The Hague, the first focus speed camera will be activated on Monday after a trial period. This Special Speed Camera Checks Whether Someone is Holding A Phone Behind the Wheel. The Focus Speed Camera in The Hague is the first of fifty speed cameras to be put into operation in the near future.
The speed cameras are easy to move, so they can be used in Various Locations in the Netherlands. After the Hague, Locations in Utrecht and the Rest of the Country Will Follow. Someone Who Picks Up A Phone Behind the Wheel Risks A Fine of 430 euros.
The Public Prosecution Service (OM) Wants To Enforce Stricter Rules This Year Regarding Holding A Phone In The Car. A Study Conducted by the Institute for Scientific Research Road Safety (SWOV) for an Insurer shows that 75 percent of motorists in the Netherlands Sometimes use Their Phone Beind the Wheel. “That percentage is Far Too High,” Says the Om.
If you drive 50 kilometers per hour and look at your screen for three seconds, you have traveled 42 meters. “That is half a football field, where you have not paid attention to the road,” the om reports. “As a result, you may notice a red traffic light or a pedestrian crossing too late.”
The Focus Speed Camera has a camera that notices Whether a Driver is Holding A “Mobile Electronic Device”. The Speed Camera Forwards Photos to the Central Fine Collection Agency (CJIB). A Special Investigating Officer (BOA) then Assesses Whether a Driver was Actually Holding Such A Device.
Addition to Other Investigation Methods
The Focus Speed Camera is an addition to existing ways to detect distraction in the car. For example, you have the touring car, in which agents look out of the window to check cars.
The Monocam is Another Investigation Method That the Police Can Use. That is a ‘smart’ camera that ‘sees’ Whether drivers have a telephone in their hand.
A monocam stands on a viaduct for a shorter period of time and needs a police officer to check Whether a violation is being committed. The monocam differs from the focus speed camera in that there does not have to be an officer on site with the focus speed camera.