GNR admits that devices contribute to combating the phenomenon of illegal racing.
John Carlos Rodrigues
08:48
In just one month of operation, the speed cameras installed on the Vasco da Gama Bridge caught 10 drivers speeding above 180 km/h and another 134 speeding above 151 km/h. The record was set by an Audi RS6 van, detected at 246 km/h, more than double the legal limit allowed in that location, according to data from the GNR. In practice, it took four minutes to travel the 17 kilometres of the road that connects Lisbon to Montijo. Another car was detected at 245 km/h during the first month of operation of the new cameras.According to the GNR, “the installation of these speedometers on the Vasco da Gama Bridge was intended to help reduce road accidents, improve traffic flow and combat criminal offences involving traffic, normally associated with illegal street racing”. It should be noted that since it was opened in 1998, this bridge has become an attraction for street racers, a situation that has already caused several fatal accidents.
Vasco da Gama’s new radars came into operation on June 15 and have so far controlled 1,812,881 vehicles. The data shows that 99.99% of drivers complied with the speed limits, with a total of 273 violations being recorded – 10 very serious (181 km/h or more), 134 serious (151 km/h to 180 km/h) and 129 minor (121 km/h to 150 km/h).The radars on the Vasco da Gama Bridge measure the time it takes for each vehicle to travel between the two devices, thus calculating the average speed.
Vasco da Gama’s new radars came into operation on June 15 and have so far controlled 1,812,881 vehicles. The data shows that 99.99% of drivers complied with the speed limits, with a total of 273 violations being recorded – 10 very serious (181 km/h or more), 134 serious (151 km/h to 180 km/h) and 129 minor (121 km/h to 150 km/h).The radars on the Vasco da Gama Bridge measure the time it takes for each vehicle to travel between the two devices, thus calculating the average speed.
Speed up to A5Earlier this month, on the A5, between Cascais and Lisbon, a car was detected by the GNR at over 280 km/h.since 2021The radars on the Vasco da Gama Bridge began to be tested by ANSR in 2021. They are now operational.
123 radarsSince July 6, a total of 123 fixed radars have been operating in Portugal (100 instantaneous speed cameras and 23 average speed cameras).
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Source: www.cmjornal.pt
