New mic'd up cameras to crackdown on late night revving boy racers | The Irish Sun

2022-10-15 23:58:59 By : Mr. Barton Zhang

Hi-TECH cameras will be used to crackdown on boy racers who rev their motors late at night.

Trials of the noise detecting technology will start this week with cops able to dish out fines to drivers who’ve illegally made their Fords sound like a Ferrari.

The clampdown will start in Bradford this week before being moved to other areas blighted by the anti-social noise pollution.

Boy racers will be tracked by cameras which use accurate microphones to pinpoint revving cars or growling exhausts.

Evidence will be sent to local cops who can prosecute the drivers if they’ve found to have been acting illegally or have tampered with the car.

Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan said: “Rowdy road drivers beware - these new cameras will help the police clampdown on those who break the legal noise limits or use illegal modified exhausts to make excessive noise in our communities.

"We’ll be working closely with the local authorities and police to share any findings, and I hope that this technology paves the way for quieter, peaceful streets across the country."

The trial is being back with £300,000 and could end up nationwide if proven to be a success.

Insiders at the Department of Transport say the noise polluting vehicles carry a range of health risks, causing heart attacks, strokes and even dementia.

Selfish boy racers are thought to hit the economy by as much as £10 billion because of these health costs alongside lost productivity from sleep loss.

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