New white cameras mounted on Traffic Lights?

jock101

I have noticed new white cameras being mounted on but beside traffic lights around Dublin. They seem to be all weather CCTV cameras with infra red LED's around the lense. Does anyone know what these are for?

Demonon

To catch ppl breaking the red lights I'd imagine. I've seen one at the lights on the right hand side of kevin st college.

baaaa

What's the story when you break the lights anyway,what happens?

tossy

sounds like ANPR for congestion charges or just so the man can keep tabs on you.:)

Henry Ford III

baaaa wrote: »

What's the story when you break the lights anyway,what happens?

It's an offence and you can be prosecuted.

Chippy01

baaaa wrote: »

What's the story when you break the lights anyway,what happens?

You get free tickets to the next Garda Ball. :rolleyes:

Cookie_Monster

baaaa wrote: »

What's the story when you break the lights anyway,what happens?

the truck coming the other way squashes you

dirtydiesel

Similar cameras appeared at junctions in central London years ago, they were put up to monitor traffic entering the congestion charge zone, now the city is full of them and every move you make is monitored.
Its said you can not drive anywhere in London without been monitored on a camera.
Is it the start of big brother is watching you.

TheSegal

Hi,

While it is pretty crazy that there is cameras at every junction in London and that you can't drive anywhere without being monitored, there are some good technological advances that can be employed at busy junctions now such as pedestrian detection.

I bet everyone here has been pissed off by some little b**tard pressing the button on the crossing at a really busy junction only to stay walking on the path they are on, this can be stopped by monitoring the area around the junction to ensure that the pedestrian stays in the area for a set amount of time before the pedestrian crossing activates to allow them to cross the road. There are a lot of other uses too but I can't think of them right now off the top of my head.

dirtydiesel

TheSegal wrote: »

Hi,

While it is pretty crazy that there is cameras at every junction in London and that you can't drive anywhere without being monitored, there are some good technological advances that can be employed at busy junctions now such as pedestrian detection.

I bet everyone here has been pissed off by some little b**tard pressing the button on the crossing at a really busy junction only to stay walking on the path they are on, this can be stopped by monitoring the area around the junction to ensure that the pedestrian stays in the area for a set amount of time before the pedestrian crossing activates to allow them to cross the road. There are a lot of other uses too but I can't think of them right now off the top of my head.

Maybe they could fit lazers to the cameras and zap any pedestrian that misbehaves.:D

ShiresV2

dirtydiesel wrote: »

Similar cameras appeared at junctions in central London years ago, they were put up to monitor traffic entering the congestion charge zone, now the city is full of them and every move you make is monitored.
Its said you can not drive anywhere in London without been monitored on a camera.
Is it the start of big brother is watching you.

The council controlled ones are monitored and they hand out fixed penalties using them. They also have mobile camera vans (not for speed, just out to catch motorists doing anything naughty).

So if you stop on a red route briefly to let someone jump out, or nip into the bus lane briefly or use a loading zone or whatever, you stand a good chance of getting a nice photo and fine in the post from some bottom feeding jerk in the control room.

Blair's Britain..

Guy:Incognito

dirtydiesel wrote: »

Similar cameras appeared at junctions in central London years ago, they were put up to monitor traffic entering the congestion charge zone, now the city is full of them and every move you make is monitored.
Its said you can not drive anywhere in London without been monitored on a camera.
Is it the start of big brother is watching you.

and yet in spite of all the scaremongering it has made no difference to the normal law abiding Londoners (paying the congestion charge aside)

ShiresV2 wrote: »

The council controlled ones are monitored and they hand out fixed penalties using them. They also have mobile camera vans (not for speed, just out to catch motorists doing anything naughty).

So if you stop on a red route briefly to let someone jump out, or nip into the bus lane briefly or use a loading zone or whatever, you stand a good chance of getting a nice photo and fine in the post from some bottom feeding jerk in the control room.

Blair's Britain..

People "just stopping for a minute" is a huge bugbear for me. I drove in and out of town (Dublin) this morning and the amount of time added to my trip by people stopped all over the place where they should'nt have been was unreal.

ShiresV2

Stekelly wrote: »

People "just stopping for a minute" is a huge bugbear for me. I drove in and out of town (Dublin) this morning and the amount of time added to my trip by people stopped all over the place where they should'nt have been was unreal.

Agree, it's not nice when people clog no stop zones (red routes).

A police man is likely to use his cop on. On the other hand, some near automaton in a control center looking at cameras and writing fines all day long who has targets to meet...

dirtydiesel

ShiresV2 wrote: »

The council controlled ones are monitored and they hand out fixed penalties using them. They also have mobile camera vans (not for speed, just out to catch motorists doing anything naughty).

So if you stop on a red route briefly to let someone jump out, or nip into the bus lane briefly or use a loading zone or whatever, you stand a good chance of getting a nice photo and fine in the post from some bottom feeding jerk in the control room.

Blair's Britain..

The red route, now that brings back memories

af_thefragile

dirtydiesel wrote: »

Similar cameras appeared at junctions in central London years ago, they were put up to monitor traffic entering the congestion charge zone, now the city is full of them and every move you make is monitored.
Its said you can not drive anywhere in London without been monitored on a camera.
Is it the start of big brother is watching you.

You can't walk anywhere in London without being monitored. That city is CCTV obsessed! They're bloody everywhere. I'm glad Dublin isn't like that.

Guy:Incognito

ShiresV2 wrote: »

Agree, it's not nice when people clog no stop zones (red routes).

A police man is likely to use his cop on. On the other hand, some near automaton in a control center looking at cameras and writing fines all day long who has targets to meet...

The problem with police using their discretion, especially in a big city, is the same offender could be on the recieving end of different officers dicretion for the same offence hundreds of times without ever getting any sort of punishment and thus learn that they can do as they please.

At least if people known with reasonable certainty that they will get a fine etc if they do it once or again after being caught the first time, they are likely not to do it again.

bongi69

I was exiting the M50 the other day at the M1 heading towards the airport, and noticed a camera on it's own gantry. Below the camera, in the driving lane white lines for measuring distance (like you see on mythbusters) were painted on the Tarmac.

Sneeky speeding fines methinks!

Hooch

Dont know if the question was answered but I "think" they are for measuring traffic flow. If traffic builds up it can change the lights in the same way the sensors in the road can.