Traffic
Italy no longer sends speed camera photos
There are more than 11,000 speed cameras in Italy. photo
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Because many people found themselves in an unpleasant situation after a speed camera photo, Italy has now passed a decree. Some drivers might be happy about that.
In Italy, there will be no privacy policy in the future Speed camera photos from speed traps are no longer sent. This emerges from a new decree from the Ministry of Transport. According to this, drivers and motorcyclists who were driving too fast should only have a fine notice delivered to their home.
The evidence photos from automatic cameras, which also show faces, remain with the authorities. They should only be used if speeders object. The regulation also applies to foreign holidaymakers who were caught on Italian roads.
According to a report in the daily newspaper “Corriere della Sera”, the decree has already been approved by Italy’s data protection authority. In Italy – as in other countries – in recent years it has repeatedly happened that traffic offenders have been put in unpleasant situations by speed camera photos because other people could be seen in the photos who perhaps did not necessarily have to be in the car. Some marriages are also said to have failed in this way.
Italy has more than 11,000 speed cameras – more than any other European country.