In a bid to crackdown on noisy supercars zooming on the streets, Abu Dhabi police has developed the first-of-its-kind noise-detecting traffic camera to help them apprehend loud vehicles.
The first ever noise-measuring radar has been invented by a member of Abu Dhabi Police to crackdown on abnormally loud vehicles, especially in residential areas and on the roads, officials said.
The radar seeks to make Abu Dhabi the first city in the world to use this device to preserve the environment by reducing noise pollution, the Gulf News reported.
Captain Ahmad Abdullah Al Muhairi, Head of Traffic Safety Section, who invennted the device, was quoted as saying that the new radar will also monitor excessive use of car horns in residential areas and will help Abu Dhabi meet its goals in achieving sustainable road safety.
Al Muhairi said the new radar contains two systems -- a sound level metre (SLM) and a highly developed camera to capture images of noise-creating vehicles. The two systems work together to identify offenders.
Whenever the noise level goes beyond the accepted limit, the camera reads the vehicle's licence plate and registers a violation for its driver.
These radars will be used especially in residential areas, near hospitals, mosques and learning institutions to catch those who make illegal modifications to their vehicles which eventually become a source of nuisance and danger, police said.
Recently, Abu Dhabi Police also introduced flashless radars which use infrared light to apprehend vehicles that jump red lights.
