The capital of Paris operates radars to automatically detect and penalize noisy vehicles

Recently, the French capital Paris has put into operation the first radar device to help measure the noise of traffic vehicles, and automatically recognize and capture number plates for fines. 

Specifically, the device was installed at a traffic light pole in district 20, east of the city, to measure the noise level of moving vehicles and identify their number plates. On February 15, Paris authorities also installed a second device in a district in the western part of the city.

David Belliard, deputy mayor of Paris, said: 'Too much noise makes people feel tired. For our health and quality of life, the goal of this first acoustic radar is to automatically issue fines to vehicles that make too much noise on the street'.

Over the next few months, the city will test whether the radar can accurately identify the number plates of a motorcycle or car. After that, the authorities will officially approve the installation of this device across the city by the end of 2022. The test also includes a scanner process that automatically sends fines to vehicle owners violating traffic laws. 2019.

Paris plans to start imposing fines on noise-polluting vehicles as early as 2023, after the government deployed more noise radars in other French cities. Other noise radars have been placed in the Ile-de-France region, around Paris and in cities such as Nice and Lyon since late January.

Under current law, authorities can fine owners of noisy vehicles. However, the police must have the necessary equipment to 'catch' the driver making a loud noise. In the future, the new French noise-scanner system will act like a speed-firing radar, with the ability to automatically fine.