DGH not to use Chinese-made speed detectors: ministerBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterMinister of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) yesterday ruled at a ministerial meeting that speed detectors must be accompanied by a signed affidavit that they contain no Chinese-made parts. “Leo” said that speed measurement systems are a “massive surveillance program,” as the systems identify drivers’ license plate numbers and calculate their average speed between two points so that law enforcement can determine whether vehicles are speeding. A traffic speed camera is pictured on a section of Provincial Highway No. Firms would need to furnish customs declarations, merchandise certificates and specification sheets for their detectors, Lin said. Speed detectors that are made in China would be immediately removed, Lin added.

Source: Taipei Times January 26, 2021 15:56 UTC