Noise camera could be set to silence boy racers who disturb residents by loudly revving their engines
- Noise-detecting traffic cameras are being used to catch anti-social racers
- Department of Transport will trial the cameras in four different parts of the UK
- They have been installed in Bradford, Birmingham, Bristol and Great Yarmouth
A noise-detecting traffic camera is being trialled in a bid to catch anti-social boy racers revving their engines.
The Department for Transport held a competition to select four areas where the £300,000 programme will take place.
Now the ‘noise camera’ has been deployed in the Keighley area of Bradford, West Yorkshire, and will be moved to Birmingham, Bristol and the Norfolk town of Great Yarmouth over the next two months.
It comes amid concerns about the impact on residents from motorists revving engines and using illegal exhausts.
A noise-detecting traffic camera is being trialled in a bid to catch anti-social boy racers revving their engines
Drivers who rev their engines and cause other noise nuisance could face fines. The Department of Transport said road noise can contribute to health problems such as heart attacks
The camera and its microphones record a ‘digital package of evidence’ which can be used by police to issue fines. It was developed at a private test track to prove its accuracy.
The DfT said that road noise can contribute to health problems such as heart attacks.
Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan said: ‘Rowdy road drivers beware – these new cameras will help the police clamp down on those who break the legal noise limits or use illegal modified exhausts to make excessive noise in our communities.’
Vehicle exhausts and silencers must be properly maintained, and not altered to increase noise. Non-compliance can lead to a £50 on-the-spot fine.
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