Rotterdam Deploys First Noise-Detecting Cameras to Crack Down on Loud Driving
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Algemeen Dagblad
They have finally arrived in Rotterdam: the first noise cameras targeting noisy cars and motorcycles. The equipment will be tested over the coming weeks, in the hope of eventually being able to actually fine troublemakers. Rotterdammers are yearning for this, as the nuisance caused by antisocial traffic is getting out of hand.
Rotterdam is fed up with the noise makers on De Meent. On sunny days, many people drive through the streets in their cars and on motorcycles, causing a great deal of nuisance and noise. The municipality wants to tackle this by deploying a speed camera that flashes based on sound; cars producing more than 80 decibels will be registered. Reporter Hein Keijser headed to the street in Rotterdam to see how residents view this new method of speed enfo…
A trial using sound cameras to tackle traffic noise pollution starts at two locations in Rotterdam on Thursday. The equipment measures the noise and also captures the alleged offender on video. This is a first for the Netherlands.
They have finally arrived in Rotterdam: the first noise cameras targeting noisy cars and motorcycles. The equipment will be tested over the coming weeks, in the hope of eventually being able to actually fine troublemakers. Rotterdammers are yearning for this, as the nuisance caused by antisocial traffic is getting out of hand.
Rotterdam deploys first noise-detecting cameras to crack down on loud driving
Rotterdam has become the first city in the Netherlands to install noise-detecting traffic cameras in an effort to curb loud and disruptive driving, with initial deployments at Haagseveer in the city center and Strevelsweg in Rotterdam-Zuid, Rijnmond reports. It could still take years before the city is in a position to issue fines, the city's traffic alderm
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