bus camera

[bubble2899]

Most buses have ccctv and they pass a variety of events so should the driver have a button that records images and sends them to the police. Would be ideal when cars cut buses up making them brake. The police could then deal with the offence.

[Stuharris 6360]

good idea, although by the time the driver has pressed the button, the event will be over. Perhaps all buses should have a camera facing towards the road that operates all the time, then if an incident happens, the driver can press a button to mark the recording where it needs to be seen.

I remember that some London Routemasters had cameras installed to stop motorists using bus lanes.

[Liverpool Street]

good idea, although by the time the driver has pressed the button, the event will be over. Perhaps all buses should have a camera facing towards the road that operates all the time, then if an incident happens, the driver can press a button to mark the recording where it needs to be seen.

I remember that some London Routemasters had cameras installed to stop motorists using bus lanes.

Most NXWM buses have 24/7 operating forward facing cameras.

[YWDriver]

I have often wanted this feature when I see drivers on their phones and the like. In all seriousness if drivers knew that police were monitoring bus cameras/bus drivers could mark the tapes, then it could improve the standard of driving as people may think twice before doing something silly.

Edit: Just had a thought, did I read on here that 4368 has a forward facing ANPR camera or is that in my imagination?

[Tony]

I have often wanted this feature when I see drivers on their phones and the like. In all seriousness if drivers knew that police were monitoring bus cameras/bus drivers could mark the tapes, then it could improve the standard of driving as people may think twice before doing something silly.

Edit: Just had a thought, did I read on here that 4368 has a forward facing ANPR camera or is that in my imagination?

I believe that was one of the things mentioned in the press release

[Liverpool Street]

I have often wanted this feature when I see drivers on their phones and the like. In all seriousness if drivers knew that police were monitoring bus cameras/bus drivers could mark the tapes, then it could improve the standard of driving as people may think twice before doing something silly.

Edit: Just had a thought, did I read on here that 4368 has a forward facing ANPR camera or is that in my imagination?

I believe that was one of the things mentioned in the press release

Yes that's correct and also a red-light sensor apparently according to the engineers so it automatically takes a still when a car jumps a red in front of the bus. Don't know how this technology works, mind. And microphones in the windows?

[Tony]

I have often wanted this feature when I see drivers on their phones and the like. In all seriousness if drivers knew that police were monitoring bus cameras/bus drivers could mark the tapes, then it could improve the standard of driving as people may think twice before doing something silly.

Edit: Just had a thought, did I read on here that 4368 has a forward facing ANPR camera or is that in my imagination?

I believe that was one of the things mentioned in the press release

Yes that's correct and also a red-light sensor apparently according to the engineers so it automatically takes a still when a car jumps a red in front of the bus. Don't know how this technology works, mind. And microphones in the windows?

The microphones in the windows don't record speech, but can detect the scratching of windows and trigger a camera to record the actions near that window

[:D]

@OP

They could. I think they would need to identify the person who was driving that car at time and they would also need to have an evidence of it. I don't think bus camera can do that.


If I remember correctly, any action taken by police/court is to driver of the car, not to the car. For example, if a car parked on the road is not insured, the police is to take action on owner of the car as s/he's responsible for getting it insured. If an uninsured mate borrows the car, and gets caught, it's mate who's in hot water, not the owner.

By that logic, any driver who gets caught by bus camera can claim it's not him/her who were driving that car at time.

[the trainbasher]

@:D but still they would need to name someone for the police under section 172 so they can't just say that it wasn't them but name nobody.

Where the driver of a vehicle is alleged to be guilty of an offence to which this section applies—

(a)the person keeping the vehicle shall give such information as to the identity of the driver as he may be required to give by or on behalf of a chief officer of police, and

(b)any other person shall if required as stated above give any information which it is in his power to give and may lead to identification of the driver.

(3)Subject to the following provisions, a person who fails to comply with a requirement under subsection (2) above shall be guilty of an offence.