A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING AND REPORTING A TRAFFIC LAW VIOLATION

摘要

This invention relates to a method 100 and system 10 for automatically detecting and reporting a traffic law violation. The system 10 includes a law enforcement device 12 having a camera 14 which is operable to capture still or video footage of an infringing vehicle committing a law violation and a communication module 16 which is operable to communicate with a remote control station 18. The system 10 further includes a CPU 22, a database 24 and an electronic fine generator 23 which is operable automatically to generate and send an electronic fine using the information received from the law enforcement device 12 and extracted from the database 24. The method 100 includes detecting a traffic law violation, obtaining vehicle information, automatically querying the database in order to locate contact details of the recipient associated with the infringing vehicle; and automatically generating and sending an electronic fine to the recipient.