Slovakia will have hundreds of new stationary radars. They won’t just check speed.
Exceeding the speed, using a mobile phone behind the wheel, driving without seat belts or not stopping at a “stop sign” are among the most frequent violations of the law from the point of view of Slovak drivers. The police are trying to control it more often, but despite their efforts, it is not enough. For that reason, we will have a completely new technique in Slovakia that will not require human intervention and will automatically send the fine to the offenders. New stationary radars will soon be added to our roads.
Up to 270 pieces of new radars
According to the president of the Police Force of the Slovak Republic, the goal of installing new automated technology is also to minimize contact between citizens and the police. As the portal informs aktuality.sk, the first phase of the installation of new stationary radars will consist specifically of 270 pieces of new technology. Thanks to this, in addition to exceeding the maximum permitted speed, it is not possible to check for running a red light or not stopping at a “stop sign”. Štefan Hamran informed about the prepared newspaper after Wednesday’s meeting of the Security Council of the Slovak Republic.
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According to him, the primary intention was to purchase new mobile radars. However, the police president changed these plans, so stationary radars will be added to the equipment following the existing regulations on our roads. This solution is intended to reduce the need for manpower to monitor similar types of offences. Thus, the police officers who were otherwise needed to operate the mobile radar can be used to perform other activities.
Automated system for sending fines
The new technique also minimizes the contact between the police officer and the citizen who has committed a violation of the regulations. Stationary radars evaluate fines automatically and based on data from the database, they will be sent by vehicle owners. Fines are imposed in a similar way abroad. For example, in several places in Austria I can meet stationary radars. In addition to Austria, this type of radar is also found in Hungary and the Czech Republic. They are also used abroad with the so-called section radars. They measure the time for which the driver managed to save the controlled section and subsequently evaluate fines from the data.
Funding for the new stationary radars will come from the renewal plan. In total, 270 will be added to our roads in the first stage. However, the police president of the Slovak Republic states that Slovakia would need approximately 1,000 of them. The purchase of additional radars, however, depends on the primary policy decision. In addition, Štefan Hamran said that approximately 12,000 to 14,000 traffic accidents occur on our roads every year. Alcohol plays a role in approximately 12% of this amount.