Abu Dhabi Police has introduced Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology, which is capable to scan number plates, observe traffic movement and know the number of vehicles in a specific region.
The police also told media that flashlights of ANPR cameras do not function to catch speed violators, they are just for number plate monitoring. The drivers must log in to the Abu Dhabi Police app or web to find the warning against their vehicle prior to filing a complaint.
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Last year, the authorities fixed 17 solar-powered speed radars on an accident-prone road in Abu Dhabi including Ghabat Al Maha Road to Al Ashoosh Road, from Seih Al Sudairi tunnel to Al Faqa intersection in both directions.
Brigadier-General Ali Khalfan Al Dhaheri, director of central operations, Abu Dhabi Police, told: “The installation of new radars on the roads is part of a comprehensive plan to improve traffic safety and reduce accidents.”
“The new radars were installed [in] areas that were found to be more prone to violations and accidents that have on many occasions led to the loss of lives.”
These radars helped Police catch speeding drivers, bad lane discipline, overtaking on the hard shoulder and others.