The task force of the Enforcement and Control Team of the Traffic Department of West Kowloon Region used the "Integrated Vehicle Velocity and Automatic License Plate Recognition System (iVAST)" on Tsing Kwai Highway today (6th) to carry out operations against "dangerous driving" in the region.
At about 1:00 p.m., the police found a private car traveling at a high speed along Tsing Kwai Highway near Lin Cheung Road southbound, with a maximum speed of 175 kilometers per hour.
The private car overtook the vehicle in front and climbed its head more times, ignoring the safety of other road users.
The police stopped and searched the private car. After preliminary investigation, the 59-year-old local male private car driver surnamed Tang was arrested on suspicion of "dangerous driving".
He has been released on bail and must report to police in early January 2023.
According to the data, the police have installed the "iVAST" system in 20 large police vehicles for traffic law enforcement in the middle of this year, replacing the previous speed detection system ProVida 2000, in order to reduce the space occupied by related hardware in the car and improve the quality of speed measurement videos , Accuracy of vehicle speed detection and automatic license plate recognition.
Police reiterated that dangerous driving behavior seriously endangers the safety of other road users.
Offenders, upon conviction, face a maximum penalty of three years' imprisonment and a fine of $25,000.
If it is the first conviction, it can be suspended for at least 6 months; if it is convicted again, it can be suspended for at least two years. In addition, it is mandatory to take a driving improvement course and record 10 points for driving violations.
