New traffic cameras which use special infa-red technology to catch motorists jumping red lights are being trialled in the UK.
The cameras are designed to detect drivers who either exceed the limit across a junction when the light is green, or drive through red lights.
The cameras are being rolled out in Lancashire and have already been deployed in nearby Blackburn and Darwen and is regularly capturing as many as 70 offences a day.
Motorists will be hit in the pocket with fixed penalty notices for failing to stop at red lights or speeding through on green, but the hope amongst highways bosses is that the cameras will help combat driving styles that could be altogether more costly than any fine, Lancashire Live reports.
The equipment does not require underground cabling work in order to be installed and so can be put in place without digging up the road.
As well as minimising disruption to traffic, maintenance and fault-finding is also made easier as a result.
The straightforward installation means that cameras could even be rotated around different junctions as and when problem hotspots emerge.
Councillors in Lancashire stated in a meeting that they hoped "habits will change" when drivers learn that they can be fined for their behaviour going through traffic lights.
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