In June 2020, the police put a number of new lasers into use. The devices are much more effective than the old ones, and they can actually film drivers as well.
The new lasers deployed by the police mark a technological advance in road user monitoring. With improved features and increased range, they allow for more effective enforcement of speed limits and thus increased safety on the roads.
Lasers are just one of the tools the police use in the hunt for speeders. A completely new type of camera van has also been put into use. Read more about it here .
In June 2020, the police acquired 12 new lasers. The new lasers are handheld and weigh only 1.6 kilograms.
They can measure speed over a longer distance than the previous models, which had to be mounted on a tripod.
This is the model LTI 20/20 TruCAM II from the company Laser Tech.
These lasers have more functions than just measuring speed.
They can record video of violations and measure the speed of vehicles moving in both directions.
This makes it easier for the police to document violations, such as speeding by motorcyclists.
The video camera in the laser has a night-time recording setting, meaning the police are no longer dependent on daylight when cracking down on speeding drivers.
The laser is equipped with built-in GPS, which records exactly where the measurement has taken place.
It is constantly online and takes up to three measurements per second. The battery in a fully charged laser lasts for 8-10 hours of measurements, depending on weather and wind conditions.
The laser has a range of 1,200 to 1,500 meters, but works optimally at distances between 15 and 150 meters.
Deputy Police Inspector Henning Pedersen, head of the Operative Traffic Department, stated this summer that the new lasers are a valuable supplement to the police's work.
– They (new lasers, ed.) give us better conditions for stopping drivers who drive too fast, so the new lasers help to increase traffic safety, said the deputy police inspector in a comment to TV2 Lorry – now TV2 Kosmopol.
