A mobile speed camera is
speed limit enforcement
Speed limits are enforced on most public roadways by authorities, with the purpose to improve driver compliance with speed limits. Methods used include roadside speed traps set up and operated by the police and automated roadside " speed camera" ...
device used in
Australia
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,
France
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,
India
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,
Ireland
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, Italy, the
United Kingdom
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and other countries to refer to a
road vehicle
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fitted with
speed camera
In kinematics, the speed (commonly referred to as ''v'') of an object is the magnitude of the change of its position over time or the magnitude of the change of its position per unit of time; it is thus a non-negative scalar quantity. Introdu ...
equipment which can park at the side of the road, or on overbridges to monitor the speed of passing traffic.
Mobile speed cameras come in many shapes, sizes and colour schemes. Generally there are two types, a vehicle with the camera equipment poking out of the rear (for layby based vans) or out of the sliding side panel (for overbridge based vans) They are not required by law to carry a 'speed camera warning' logo, (although government guidelines state they should) although by the time motorist has seen it, their speed has been recorded anyway. In Italy, mobile speed detection stations must be indicated on the road by appropriate signs.
Introduced over the last year or so are mobile speed traps based on motorbikes to allow speed monitoring in areas where it is impossible to park a vehicle.
The first speed camera device invented in Italy was invented in 1964 b
Sodi Scientifica a family-run company from Florence by Fiorello Sodi.
References
Speed camera types used in the United Kingdom
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