2023-10-10 17:40:00
Published on Wednesday July 19, 2023 at 11:39 a.m.
Drivers have the impression that mobile radars are now less present on the roads, because of the network of section radars and fixed boxes. They are wrong, unfortunately for their wallets…
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This is particularly the case of Bruno, a reader from Walloon Brabant, who scrutinized the surroundings of the works on the E411 towards Namur. “Coyote warned me of a mobile radar, but I never saw it. It must have been a mistake.” “No, he was there. It was a little tripod out of the way,” comments Pierre, a colleague who knows the place well. Bruno asked us if the police were not abandoning mobile radars because of the proliferation of section radars.
“No, we are still receiving as many questions from customers and maintenance contracts are continuing as normal,” says Pierre Grisard of SecuRoad, the company which markets a range of widely used radars. And the new orders? “We occasionally sell a mobile radar to a local police force, but what works well at the moment is the removable radar head for fixed boxes. With accessories, it can be temporarily transformed into a mobile radar. notes the manufacturer.
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“Section radars represent the future because they control longer distances and have greater social support. But other types of radar still have a role to play,” analyzes Benoît Godart of the Vias Institute. For him, fixed boxes must focus on very specific places, such as certain turns or downhill straight lines. “As for mobile radars, they demonstrate to drivers that they can be controlled outside of announced zones. Speed in their neighborhood is the first thing Belgians complain regarding,” underlines the Vias spokesperson.
Up to ten sites per day
“With current technology, mobile speed cameras are less detectable. This is perhaps why your reader has the impression that there are fewer of them,” adds Benoît Godart. “Indeed, they no longer have a flash,” says David Quinaux of the Charleroi police. “We have four mobiles and we use them intensively. Some days, we check up to ten sites, staying for a maximum of an hour each time,” our interlocutor continues. If some of the speed checks are announced on social networks, the Carolo police are very discreet when operating. “Mobile radars on tripods are too visible. We use on-board radars, sometimes under the tailgate, in unmarked cars. They can verbalize from the front or from behind. We also have a trash radar,” describes David Quinaux. The tripods do not collect dust: “We use them during prevention campaigns, like the one that will begin in zone 30.”
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The mobile radar also keeps the rating in the Boraine area. “It allows us to respond to requests from citizens who complain regarding speed near their homes. If the traffic analysis shows that this is indeed the case, we place a mobile,” explains Bertrand Caroy, traffic manager. Controls are also mentioned in advance. They are carried out discreetly, but remain visible to attentive people. “The goal is not to trap,” assures Bertrand Caroy. In the Arches area (Andenne), we also play the discretion card with an unmarked vehicle. There is no question of giving up on mobile radar either. On the contrary, “The increase in the number of fixed and section radars connected to the CRT of the federal police in Perex allows us to have more time with the mobile to control more isolated or rural places at the request of local residents”, welcomes Jean-Michel Tubetti, the zone manager.
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