Re: [uk.transport] Speed Camera with OCR
From: R.Tait@bnr.co.uk
I have just seen an item on the the BBC South East News about a new speed trap in Kent. Apparently the radar clocks your speed, a TV camera records your number plate & then a real time OCR system picks out the actual number & flashes it up on a digital display a short distance further up the road. The idea is to embarrass drivers by letting them & others see their speed & registration. I don't know what type of equipment they are using, but it sounds like a really neat trick. The ability to read a car's plate & decypher the number in real time without any human intervention must take a bit of work. Has anybody heard how reliable this system really is ?
Hmmm...most drivers I've known would be thrilled to get off with just "embarrassment." In fact, they'd probably be proud to have it broadcast to everyone else on the road (except the lawmen, naturally) that they'd just been clocked at 110 MPH or whatever. But somehow, I doubt that this data is used only for embarrassment, don't you? --Dave.
dmandl@lehman.com (David Mandl) says
Hmmm...most drivers I've known would be thrilled to get off with just "embarrassment." In fact, they'd probably be proud to have it broadcast to everyone else on the road (except the lawmen, naturally) that they'd just been clocked at 110 MPH or whatever. But somehow, I doubt that this data is used only for embarrassment, don't you?
In practice, it can be hard to use this system for more than embarrassment, since it works by identifying the car, not the driver. Fortunately, we have not quite reached the point yet where my license gets the points if I loan you my car, and you speed. Soon though... Linn H. Stanton <stanton@acm.org> The above opinions are exclusively my own. If anyone else wants them, they can buy them from me. Easy terms can be arranged. -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.2 mQBNAitK8+EAAAECALzK83DH79m7DLKBmZA2h9U33fBE80EwT4xRY05K7WRfxpO3 BmhPVBmes9h97odVZ0RxAFvinOl4wZGOb8pDclMABRG0IUxpbm4gSC4gU3RhbnRv biA8c3RhbnRvbkBhY20ub3JnPrQnTGlubiBILiBTdGFudG9uIDxsc3RhbnRvbkBz aGVhcnNvbi5jb20+ =oCru -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
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