Nov20New speed cameras in DubaiPosted at 14:59 in Dubai
There is a new road tracking system on Dubai Roads. These are not just nicer looking radar cameras - they are a lot more lethal, so be careful. First thing is that these cameras do NOT flash. They can take photos in complete darkness through ultra-light sensors, so even if it does not flash, it could have caught you. They also automatically read your number plate from the picture taken.
Now, comes the thing that catches most people. These cameras are continuous High-resolution digital photo-taking cameras and they will take your photo regardless if you have been speeding or not. Then the next camera in 3-5 kms again does the same. Now, instead of checking your speed through advanced radars, these cameras are very simple and all they do is calculate how fast you traveled between the 2 cameras. If you arrived at the next camera faster than 120 km/h (or whatever the speed limit is) then you get fined.
It means that you can stop speeding up between cameras and slowing down as it does not matter anymore. If you are speeding in between 2 cameras you will get fined. Furthermore, don't be fooled by no flash flashing that the camera is not working. Anyone not knowing this, should check out their fines and see if they got anything lately. You can check it here: www.dubaipolice.gov.ae.
Section control is not active in Dubai? Who wrote this crap?
Commented on 3 December 2008 at 15:31 by Lars
Lars > I don't know who wrote this "crap", but at the time I posted this, the threat seemed serious enough to warrant letting people know "something" was happening.
As far as I know few things changed since then, and most information you'll find about these is pure speculation. Only known facts I have gathered are:
- They DO flash when they catch you
- They don't alert on radar detectors (K, KA or any other radar/laser band), at least not until they catch you (POP mode)
- As for the section tracking, I'm not sure, since there are no multiple radar antennas (to track multi-cars across the lanes), and even then, these radars are still not capable of snapping shots of multiple speeding vehicles across two lanes, as such they still can't track your speed, unless of course you're the only one on the road at a given point.
I know you're commenting on several blogs about this subject, and I will be happy to edit my post if you have some facts :)
Commented on 3 December 2008 at 19:15 by Frédéric Casagrande
the tracking btw cameras is utter nonsense. what if theres a lot of traffic btw 2 cameras? stop tryin to scare us with stupid fiction!
dont know if anyone noticed but one side of the camera has an orange lens and the other side has a colorless glass lens and a flash.
as far as i know the orange side doesnt flash, the colorless lens side flashes. iv got 2 fines and they both were from the colorless side and both times they flashed.
once i'm sure i was well over the speed limit at least by 40kmph wen i suddenly saw an orange sided camera. i knew it was too late to slow down. but it didnt flash. and i checked the next day and i DIDNT get a fine. weird..
Commented on 20 February 2009 at 11:14 by aces.full
(i'm the same poster as above)
heres a little note for all : for those who didn't already know, ALL cameras in dubai let you go 20 kmph above the speed limit before flashing. meaning if the speed limit is 100, you can go at 120 and the cameras dont do sh*t to u.
exceptions:
jumeriah beach road: speed limit 70, camera flashes above 80. only 10kmph more.
airport tunnel: speed limit 80, camera flashes above 85 - 87.
i see about 99% of the ppl in airport tunnel stick at 80 THROUGHOUT the tunnel. people, there is ONE and only ONE camera in there thats flashes if u speed. the others are incapable of speed tracking and are kept there to see accidents and for the big guy above to type in "airport tunnel is conjested" or "accident in airport tunnel"
yea so wen i say i was goin 40 above, it was in business bay. speed limit is 100, i.e.120 i was goin at 160. no flash no fine. now im wondering if it was that camera's fault or the orange side of the camera doesnt actually work. maybe only the colorless lens side works? anyway, will report back later!
so remember kids, 60 means 79, 80 means 99, 100 means 119 :D (you can go at a perfect 80, 100 or 120 but thats not safe. hey you know what else isnt safe? speeding)
Commented on 20 February 2009 at 11:34 by GOD.I.HATE.TRAFFIC