Speed cameras are not fit for purpose

(JB) Cameras aimed at reducing speeding along the Moselle are to be replaced because they cannot accurately measure speed in heavy traffic.

Luxembourg's road safety department has made several complaints about the preventative or “pedagogic” cameras, which were installed in the Moselle region on June 15, this year.

Road safety department coordinator Patrick Langinieux said: “The radars are inadequate: they do not distinguish between traffic lanes on the highway and are unable to measure speeds in heavy traffic when there are multiple cars in the same area.”

Educational radars are designed to replace signs near a speed camera. They measure the speed at which a motorist is driving in a single lane, which then flashes up on an led screen, making the motorist aware of the speed they are travelling at.

The two cameras installed on the A31 near to Metz covered two lanes, however, making them unable to measure data correctly.

Replacement equipment is expected to be delivered in October this year.

Since the installation of the two cameras on the A31, the average number of speeding motorists recorded per day has grown from 230 to 450, while some 50,000 vehicles use the route each day.