CDA
April 03, 2023
A British app promises to turn motorists into mobile radars and allows them to send evidence of traffic violations to the police
The cars speed chase It is already a fact on Spanish roads. Throughout the national geography, there are fixed, mobile, section radars, helicopters, drones, etc., but the future could be much worse for those who like to over-press the right pedal of their vehicle.
And it is that a new application in the United Kingdom, which could come into operation in the month of May, can turn motorists who use it into mobile speed cameras.
This is a new free app, called “dashcamUK”, which turns smartphones into dashcams (or in-car cameras) and allows users to send police evidence of 21 traffic offenses different.
His arrival in Spain, unlikely
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You can record violations such as running a red light, texting while driving, and could include the ability to monitor speeding.
The app has the potential to Significantly increase reports of traffic crimessince only a quarter of the 33 million drivers in the country have a dash cam, compared to almost all those who have a mobile phone.
“If drivers believe they are being watched by others, we expect them to drive correctly”, explained James Gibson, chief executive of Road Safety GB, a British association for road safety. Oleksiy Afonin, the creator of the app, points out that the images can be uploaded to the official police video portal in less than a minute and that its use will be easier than that of a conventional dashcam.
Radars: when is it legal to report their presence?
Users will only need to tap the home screen to report a violation, so those who use the app while driving won’t risk being fined for using their phone while driving. The app captures the user’s driving experience, but to save space on the phone, automatically deletes images after 30 secondsunless the user taps the screen.
At the moment, as we say, it will only work in the UK and his arrival in Spain, at present, does not seem very probablesince the mobile phone is not a valid cinemometer in Spain to measure speeding, although other infractions could be reported.
