Besides the visibly bulky speed radars spread out over roads and highways, police now have more discreet tools at their disposal to record speeding cars, Sud Presse reports.
“The road police unit in the Namur region has a ‘trash can’ radar. They sometimes lend it to others,” Pierre Grisard from SecuRoad which sells the device told Sud Presse.
The ‘trash can’ speed control uses infrared radar technology, which allows it to operate without flashes when recording a speeding car. The data is instead transmitted via wi-fi to a vehicle parked further away to avoid attracting attention.
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“We also provided federal units with containers. Seen from a distance, they look like electrical panels and go rather unnoticed on a construction site,” Grisard explains.
The Vias mobility institute whose job is to improve safety on the roads is in favour of the so called radar bins. “The radar-bin is perfect because it allows you to issue a fine where drivers thought it impossible [to get caught], and as for the luring bait, it's also good because it reduces general speed," comments Benoît Godart, spokesperson at Vias Institute.
