EMPD: Speed cameras are monitored
Residents recently saw unmanned speed cameras along Wit Road, in Lodeyko, and Welgedacht Road, in the Springs CBD.
One Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department camera was situated opposite the Springs Technical High School while the other was opposite the Springs Police Station.
Residents claim these cameras should be manned at all times.
An EMPD officer was, however, seen in a marked EMPD vehicle across the road from the camera in Wit Road, but no official was visible in Welgedacht Road.
Chief Supt Wilfred Kgasago, spokesman for the EMPD, says cameras can be set up and monitored and don’t have to be controlled by officials at all times.
The purpose of the cameras is to take photos of motorists exceeding the speed limit, which in both streets is 60km/h.
He says there is no limit to the amount of photos the camera can take.
“The perpetrators will receive a notification (fine) with a picture of their vehicle corresponding with its registration number and the speed they were travelling,” he says.
If the fine is not paid within the given time as stipulated on the speeding notification, a summons will be issued to appear in court.
“Failure to comply with the summons, will lead to the issue of a warrant of arrest,” he concludes.
