DRIVERS have been issued an urgent warning over “sneaky” new speed cameras that could rolled out across the UK.
The stealthy devices caught out thousands of motorists when they were trialled regionally and , may now be unleashed on Britain’s roads.
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What makes them so tricky is the fact that they monitor cars in both directions and use infrared tech to pick up offences in dark conditions.
Across a two-week trial run in Devon and Cornwall, just four of the cameras picked up a whopping 3,200 drivers.
Placed along routes which have historically seen high numbers of collisions, the cameras recorded some truly terrifying driving.
One snapped a car hurtling along at 73mph in a 30mph zone, while another was activated 120 times a day.
Adrian Leisk, Devon and Cornwall Police’s head of road safety, said: “Unlike older technology, they do not need painted lines on the road, or loops sunk into the road surface.
“They also use infrared low light technology so will not ‘flash’ like the legacy systems.”
They sit atop a tall yellow poll and are not as obviously visible as other cameras.
Gary Digva, found of road safety organisation Road Angel, added: “By capturing vehicles travelling in both directions, the new cameras will be able to penalise many more motorists than the old legacy systems are currently able to.”
Likewise, Councillor Stuart Hughes, who vice-chairs the South West road safety partnership, hailed the new cameras as a “vital tool” to improve road safety.
It comes after drivers were warned that they face a £1,000 fine for breaking a Highway Code rule with a very common practice.
Meanwhile, experts at the RAC have revealed the exact time to travel to avoid bank holiday traffic chaos as 14 million cars are set to hit the roads this weekend.