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21/04/2005
'SID' is on the look out for speeding motorists, say police
Motorists are to be reminded of their speed by a number of new roadside monitors, introduced in Belfast on Thursday.
Police in the Greater Belfast area have just taken delivery of 24 new Speed Indication Displays, known as SIDs, which tracks drivers from 100m away and beams up their speed on a roadside board.
Motorists caught going over the speed limit will not be fined, but police hope SID will act as a deterrent and make drivers think twice before speeding again. Trailer versions of this device have been used before but police are hoping that the new smaller versions, which can be used more easily in urban areas, will help reduce incidents of speeding in built up areas.
Chief Inspector Mark Purdon, Road Policing, Urban Region, said: "The introduction of the Speed Indication Displays should act as a deterrent to those drivers who continue to ignore the speed limits, especially in urban areas.
“We will be using these devices to remind drivers to watch their speed and will look at placing them in areas that see a lot of pedestrian traffic such as schools, shopping centres or built up areas.”
Police also announced further road safety operations in the Greater Belfast area in the coming days, targeting careless driving, particularly drivers who use their mobile phones while behind the wheel.
(MB/GB)
Police in the Greater Belfast area have just taken delivery of 24 new Speed Indication Displays, known as SIDs, which tracks drivers from 100m away and beams up their speed on a roadside board.
Motorists caught going over the speed limit will not be fined, but police hope SID will act as a deterrent and make drivers think twice before speeding again. Trailer versions of this device have been used before but police are hoping that the new smaller versions, which can be used more easily in urban areas, will help reduce incidents of speeding in built up areas.
Chief Inspector Mark Purdon, Road Policing, Urban Region, said: "The introduction of the Speed Indication Displays should act as a deterrent to those drivers who continue to ignore the speed limits, especially in urban areas.
“We will be using these devices to remind drivers to watch their speed and will look at placing them in areas that see a lot of pedestrian traffic such as schools, shopping centres or built up areas.”
Police also announced further road safety operations in the Greater Belfast area in the coming days, targeting careless driving, particularly drivers who use their mobile phones while behind the wheel.
(MB/GB)
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Police have warned that they will be cracking down on motorists who drive dangerously over this bank holiday weekend. Operation Roadsafe will run from today until Monday, and police have urged drivers to watch their speed, not to use mobile phones when driving, to remember to wear seatbelts, and not to drink or use drugs when driving.
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