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Traffic Department Deploys High-tech Cameras To Tackle Rising Traffic Violations
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The sixth generation camera system has been activated to capture images of violating motorists near traffic lights and intersections; while the Operations Unit at the General Traffic Department (GTD) in the Interior Ministry will register traffic violations, reports Al- Shahed daily quoting sources. Sources explained that sixth-generation cameras monitor violations like not wearing a seat belt and using the mobile phone by hand while driving, adding the Operations Unit is in charge of imposing fines on violators.
Sources disclosed that the Control Unit records about 100 traffic violations every hour; including using the mobile phone while driving, not focusing on the road and not wearing a seat belt. Meanwhile, statistics from GTD revealed that the number of using the mobile phone while driving violations reached 186,000 last year. It can be recalled that in September 2017, the ministry imposed fines on drivers who do not wear seat belts and those who use the mobile phone while driving.
However, the lawmakers objected at the time and launched a campaign against the ministry; prompting it to retract the decision. Chaos on the roads resumed as drivers have not been committed to rules on seat belt and mobile phone and other traffic violations. The remarkable increase in the number of traffic violations indicates that many people are ignoring traffic regulations
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