Kuwaiti traffic authorities install highly-sensitive cameras

Smart traffic cameras have been recently installed along Kuwait’s roads to enhance safety among peoples namely motorists, a ranking official of the Ministry of Interior said.

Lieutenant General Tawheed Al-Kandari, the Director General of Relations and Security Information, said in a statement to KUNA that these high-sensitivity cameras can detect mobile phones’ users while driving; a main cause of accidents, in addition to violators of speed limit and the light signs. Unhallowed turns are also caught on the new cameras.

Lieut. Gen. Al-Kandari affirmed that application of the state-of-art cameras would help in decreasing accidents that inflict losses in materials and souls.

Meanwhile, Dr. Badr Al-Rajhi, a law professor at Kuwait University, said that they would be quite useful in deterring violators and decreasing number of accidents’ victims.

However, Dr. Al-Rajhi opines that adherence to laws is the “guarantee for our traffic security and safety on the roads.” He also concurred that using the mobile phones while driving has proven to be the prime cause of accidents, advising drivers and riders to buckle up.

His peer at the Faculty of Law, Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Enezi, has expressed his belief that motorists must be adherent to ethics and sense of responsibility toward peoples’ safety, rather than being solely concerned with tickets’ payment.

Nevertheless, the use of such camera will be quite helpful to enhance traffic safety and instill a sense of fear among the drivers of breaking the law.

The MoI has recently declared installing the 6-generation cameras on the roads and at some public locations to monitor the illegal use of the mobile sets while driving, failure to use the seat belt, illegal turns or drive back on the main roads.

The MoI statistics show that the total amount of traffic violations between January 1 and end of November in 2022 amounted to 3.4 million. Accidents wasted 170 lives, noting that lack of focus among drivers was the prime cause of accidents.

Source: Kuwait News Agency