18.07.2008

Hauliers fly below Gatso radar

Many hauliers are flying below the radar of the Gardai's Gatso speed cameras, because the equipment is only is only calibrated to detect vehicles doing in excess of 100 km per hour. Trucks traveling above the 80 km per hour speed limit for HGV's and less than 100 km for cars, are avoiding detection, because the Gatso cameras currently in operation only have one speed setting.

This means that Gatso speed cameras on roads with a speed limit of 100km/h or higher cannot detect lorries or coaches breaking the large vehicle specific limit of 80km/h, once they stay within the road limit.



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