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| Southampton traffic cameras cut down hours after going up | |
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| The cameras were found shattered on the ground | The cameras were found shattered on the ground |
| Traffic cameras put up on a major city route have been hacked down hours after being installed. | Traffic cameras put up on a major city route have been hacked down hours after being installed. |
| The device had been put up on the A3024 Northam Bridge in Southampton on Tuesday to monitor speed and red light offences. | The device had been put up on the A3024 Northam Bridge in Southampton on Tuesday to monitor speed and red light offences. |
| It was fitted on the road's central island, which has been home to a conventional speed camera for several years, to capture two-way traffic across all lanes over the bridge. | It was fitted on the road's central island, which has been home to a conventional speed camera for several years, to capture two-way traffic across all lanes over the bridge. |
| The pole holding the new equipment was found sliced through on Wednesday morning, causing the T-shaped camera mount to topple and smash. | The pole holding the new equipment was found sliced through on Wednesday morning, causing the T-shaped camera mount to topple and smash. |
| The T-shaped camera mount was put up on an island on the road bridge | The T-shaped camera mount was put up on an island on the road bridge |
| The cameras are designed to capture drivers who are going through red lights as well as telling how fast they are going. | The cameras are designed to capture drivers who are going through red lights as well as telling how fast they are going. |
| Sgt Jamie Dobson, from Hampshire's Roads Policing Unit, said: "Speeding is one of the 'Fatal Four' most common causes of fatal and serious injury collisions on our roads. | Sgt Jamie Dobson, from Hampshire's Roads Policing Unit, said: "Speeding is one of the 'Fatal Four' most common causes of fatal and serious injury collisions on our roads. |
| "Speed cameras like these act as a deterrent to would-be speeders and are vital in helping us ensure the safety of all motorists. | "Speed cameras like these act as a deterrent to would-be speeders and are vital in helping us ensure the safety of all motorists. |
| "It is extremely concerning that anyone would take it upon themselves to vandalise these cameras." | "It is extremely concerning that anyone would take it upon themselves to vandalise these cameras." |
| Update 15 January 2025: A previous version of this story incorrectly said the cameras used artificial intelligence to look for offences. | Update 15 January 2025: A previous version of this story incorrectly said the cameras used artificial intelligence to look for offences. |
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