Monday, March 10, 2008

'The digital scales of justice'

WEIGH TO GO AGAINST TRUCKS
By PATRICK GALLAHUE, NY Post

Law-breaking truckers could soon face the digital scales of justice.

The city's Transportation Department is set to test a weight-activated traffic camera that adjusts to bust trucks that are too heavy.

Using technology similar to red-light traffic cameras, this spycam is triggered by a truck's tonnage. When big rigs rumble down the street, a sensor weighs the truck and snaps a shot of the license plate.

"The systems that we are testing are potential tools to help keep overweight trucks off our streets," said DOT spokesman Seth Solomonow.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's about time.
That will do wonders for the sate of our road's.

We Light Up Queens said...

I guess thats a good thing, especially for the crumbling roads in the area.

Anonymous said...

DOT should put some of KFIR's "loads"
on their digital scales of justice!

I think a "digital exam" is also required
to see if they're hiding anything up their asses!