The first “smart” camera to detect driving offenses has been installed on a highway in Northland in New Zealand.
Waka Kotahi had been testing smart cameras capable of identifying drivers using cellphones or not wearing seatbelts. However, the initial camera installed was not one of those models and functioned as a regular static speed camera, only able to measure speed between two points.
To enable additional functionalities, such as identifying driving offenses, a change in the law was required.
The camera was positioned on State Highway 1 between Kawakawa and Moerewa. Waka Kotahi aimed to adopt a proactive approach in identifying high-risk locations, considering factors such as average speeds, road function, traffic volumes, and crash trends.
Prior to implementation, a privacy impact assessment was conducted as the smart cameras had the ability to read vehicle number plates. Additionally, NZTA took over speed camera operations from the police in Auckland, with plans to install nine new cameras later in the year.
very interesting
I loved reading it because, I never knew that maybe chocolate might be gone in the future!
save the chocolate…
I enjoyed this reading because
it show what climate changes does!!
they might have to move most chocolate into a colder place, since the climate clock is getting low
so temperature might get higher.
i love chocolate
I’m allergic to dairy, but this makes me sad for my best friends all around NZ (don’t think it’s weird because I actually do). And my chocolate loving cousin, her name is Dana (I’m from South Korea and she told me how to spell her name in Korean but its not pronounced like Dana).
I know that there are chocolate lovers around the world so, poor them or if you like chocolate poor you (even though I’m allergic to dairy, or to make it easy dairy products: cheese, milk, butter etc).