Traffic cops in Doha are set to introduce a new radar system on main roads to catch drivers who try to beat the existing system.
The Traffic Department is planning to bring in a point-to-point system to monitor motorists who tend to speed up immediately after crossing a radar point.
They will be caught by the next radar, installed at a distance of three or four kilometres, Col Mohamed Marafi, Safety, Planning and Radars in-charge said in comments published by The Peninsula on Thursday.
“It is common for motorists here to slow down as they approach a radar and pick up speed when they are at a safe distance from the camera. The point-to-point radar system aims to curb this practice,” he told the paper.
“The project is currently in the experimental phase and we will implement it once the trial is successfully over,” he added.
“They will be able to sense the speed of a vehicle from a long distance. Drivers would become more cautious if they are kept under close surveillance through a long stretch of the road,” added Marafi.
He said that installation of more radars on highways and intersections had helped bring down the number of accidents.
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