Sunday, March 16, 2025

New type of speed camera approved – flashed 140 times

Just across the Øresund, the police have been given the green light to use a speed trap that catches drivers who try to mask themselves.

The police need to know who has the card in the car, because a speeding ticket could be issued. This is the case both here and in Sweden. But now the Swedes are allowed to use a new type of speed camera.

This is what Falu-Kuriren writes this week.

The speed camera uses facial recognition technology that is so sharp that police can recognize drivers even if they try to mask themselves. At least in theory.

There is one man in particular from the Swedish town of Dalarna that the police would like to get a grip on with the new technique. He has been flashed a total of 140 times, without the police being able to do anything about his speed.

– The preliminary information we have received is very positive, it means we should be able to identify a person. Someone will be called for questioning in the future,

In this case, we have simply seen that it is a person who keeps coming back and who shows no desire whatsoever to change his behavior (in traffic, ed.), says Johan Alm, head of the traffic police in Dalarna, to Falu-Kuriren.

The police won't go into detail about how their new facial recognition works. Or who is behind the technology. But according to Swedish media, the police may now be able to stitch multiple images together – and in real time.

– We can actually go out and have manual checks carried out on site, says Johan Alm.

Not all officers are up to the task, however. Most recently, a nationally renowned police officer ended up as the subject of a lawsuit for reckless driving because his own employer believes that the officer repeatedly breaks the law to provoke a reaction from motorists.

That reaction must have been used by officers in at least 7 to 8 cases to charge drivers with speeding. Read more about it here .

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