A speed camera is a camera positioned at the side of a road which automatically photographs vehiclesthat are going faster than is allowed. The photographs can be used as evidence in a court of law.
speed camera in British English
noun
a fixed camera that photographs vehicles breaking the speed limit on a certain stretch of road
Examples of 'speed camera' in a sentence
speed camera
The big jump is due to digital speed cameras which work around the clock.
The Sun (2015)
The limit will be enforced by smothering rural roads with average speed cameras.
The Sun (2009)
They would be enforced with speed cameras and police.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
As though speed cameras are the only factor.
The Sun (2008)
But does a speed camera care?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Police will be told to stop using covert speed cameras to catch unwitting drivers under plans to ease the war on motorists.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There are wide open roads, no speed cameras and no aggravation from other drivers.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Despite the reduction in the number of official speed cameras, many fake devices have appeared.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Academic research concluded that 800 lives a year would be saved if all speed cameras were maintained.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The postcode lottery means 17.4 per cent of appeals against speeding camera fines in the capital are successful.
The Sun (2016)
I have yet to see a single speed camera.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Forget about speed cameras, sleeping policemen and flashing signs to warn motorists when they are driving too fast.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There is no capability to detect instant speed; it must have been a regular speed camera that captured the offence.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Speed camera lights sometimes flash at me but I ignore them.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The sheer number of drivers being caught led to a revolt against punitive measures, with most of the anger being directed at speed cameras.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Until there are more patrols on our roads instead of speed cameras, this law is a waste of time and no lives will be saved.
The Sun (2007)
It's user-friendly and comes with information on the location of speed cameras and average road speeds.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And then, without slowing down, he drove into a village and tripped a speed camera.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Speed cameras are the least effective way of improving road safety, according to a survey of British drivers.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It will affect motorists using their own car in mainland Europe who up until now have been able to avoid fines after being caught by speed cameras.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The occupants of a house in Birmingham must be wary of leaving home too quickly, as a speed camera has been pointed directly at their front door.