BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB
DOHA: The Traffic Department, in collaboration with the Public Works Authority (Ashghal), is installing high quality smart radars along the entire stretch of the newly opened F-Ring Road.
It has already installed such high quality speed recording radars along several major roads across the country, including Corniche Road, Ras Abu Abboud Expressway, Doha Expressway and other roads, that can monitor the speed of a vehicle between two radars.
According to experts, unlike conventional radars, motorists cannot deceive these high-tech radars by decelerating the speed of their vehicles just few metres ahead while approaching a radar and accelerate immediately after they cross it. The new radars are intended to discipline such drivers because these smart radars, called "snipers" have the ability to record a vehicle's speed from a distance of 700 metres.
The new radars will record the speed of a passing vehicle along with the time, and measure the time required for it to reach the next radar if it moves within the speed limit. If the vehicle reaches the next radar in less than the stipulated time, the radars will detect this through electronic exchange of information.
The new radars can also detect if a vehicle is moving at a very low speed on a highway, which is considered a violation of traffic rules similar to speeding.
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