If you find that there are too many speed cameras in France, this impression should not wear off in the coming months, on the contrary. Indeed, if there are about 4,500 on French roads today, according to radars-auto.com, their number may reach 5,600 by the end of this year.
And in 2024, the state should not stop on such a good path. In addition to the classic speed cameras, we also know those that are able to check if there are many of you in the car when you enter the carpool lane, or even those that are able to determine if you are using your phone while driving.
Noise radars will soon be on our roads
Next year, the new radar will begin to be used after more than two years of experiments. These will be sound radars. They will be able to verbalize vehicles that are making too much noise, such as a motorcycle without a chicane or a car with an unauthorized body.
We already told you about it a few months ago, the experiment was launched in the Haute Vallée de Chevreuse community of communes, as well as in Paris and Villeneuve-les-Roi. These radars have not been made public, they were only in the testing phase with the aim of becoming operational soon. Other devices were also tested in Rueil-Malmaison, Nice, Bron and Toulouse.
How much can the fine be?
Rest assured, if you haven’t touched your muffler, and even if you have a modified muffler from an approved equipment manufacturer, the device is definitely approved. As a rule, in France vehicles does not exceed 80 decibels.
These radars are still in the approval process and will work with eight microphones, a wide-angle camera and two tablet readers. It will be installed at a height of about five meters to control both directions of traffic. These radars will report vehicles whose noise level exceeds a threshold of 90 decibels.
According to Section R318-3 of the Road Traffic Code, if you are ticketed for this type of speed camera, it will result in fine 4thousand class and a fixed fine of 135 euros, reduced to 90 euros if paid within 90 days. On the other hand, the fine will be increased to 375 euros after 60 days and up to 750 euros in case of legal action.
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Source: Auto Plus
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