Moscow has abandoned fake traffic cameras

In Moscow, the use of moulages of traffic cameras for photo-video registration of violations has been abandoned. Mikhail Kizlyk, head of the Traffic Management Center (TMC), told Kommersant in an interview on December 11.

In a number of regions such moulages are used to save budget funds. According to the idea, drivers can confuse the moulage with a real camera and reduce speed. However, as Kizlyk explained, motorists began to drive with anti-radar devices to determine whether it is a moulage or a real camera. As a result, the CDPD began to put active moulages that flashed red lights like a real camera with radar, but this idea was later abandoned.

"In the end, we came to the conclusion that it is easier to install an ordinary working complex - it does not come out much more expensive, because for the active moulage still need to supply electricity. But we get in addition to control of violators additionally monitoring of transport, wanted, and the possibility of video analytics of traffic flows", - said Kizlyk.

Also the head of the Central Traffic Department noted that the city no longer intends to increase the park of traffic cameras, which currently has about 6 thousand complexes. This is more than in any other Russian region (there are about 30 thousand complexes in the country).

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