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A law aims to abolish mobile radars and drones in speed monitoring on state highways. The proposal has generated a strong reaction from experts and traffic authorities, who point out risks to road safety and suggest that the measure is unconstitutional.
In the wake of a discussion that promises to divide opinions, a new bill (PL) advances in the Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina (Alesc) with a controversial proposal: to end speed control on the state's state highways.
The idea is to abolish the use of mobile radars and drones in speed monitoring, raising questions about safety and the possible impunity for drivers who exceed the limits.
The bill, authored by deputy Sérgio Guimarães (União), aims to prohibit mobile radars and drones that monitor traffic on state roads.
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According to the proposal, equipment such as mobile radars, generally used to prevent speeding at strategic points, would no longer operate on highways under state jurisdiction.
This change in supervision raised an alert. Santa Catarina does not have fixed speed cameras on its state roads, which in practice means that without these mobile radars, drivers who exceed the speed limit could do so without any official monitoring.
Lack of adequate surveillance puts road safety at risk and opens space for a discussion on the effectiveness and transparency in highway control.
Defense and criticism of the project
In defense of the project, deputy Sérgio Guimarães stated that his objective is bring “more transparency and predictability in inspection”, insinuating that the measure seeks to make the monitoring process fairer for drivers.
However, the reaction to the bill was not long in coming. The commander of the State Highway Military Police (PMRv), Marcos Vinícius dos Santos, did not hold back on his criticism and classified the project as a “disservice to road safety”, pointing out the risks that the lack of monitoring could entail for road users.
Unconstitutionality and legal arguments
Another point of controversy came from legal experts. According to the NSC Total portal, Lawyers claim that the measure is unconstitutional, since traffic regulations are the exclusive responsibility of the Union, and not of individual states.
The use of drones itself, mentioned in the proposal, raised doubts about the real impact of the PL.
The lawyers highlighted that the PMRv drones are not used to monitor speeds, but rather to issue citations for specific infractions, such as overtaking in prohibited areas, which reveals a different use than that suggested by the project.
Consequences for road safety
The project’s potential impact doesn’t stop there. Santa Catarina records an average of 200 deaths per year on its state roads, a number that could increase with reduced supervision.
Experts and authorities linked to road safety argue that the removal of mobile speed cameras could increase the number of fatal accidents, as drivers tend to respect speed limits more in monitored areas.
Inspection, according to supporters of the measure, is not just a matter of control, but a way of guaranteeing the safety of everyone who travels on state highways.
Project processing
Currently, the Guimarães PL is at an advanced stage in Alesc.
After approval by the Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ), the proposal now goes to the Taxation and Finance Committee for analysis, where further discussions should take place before a possible final vote.
For many critics, the project's progress in the committees reveals a controversial position within Alesc itself regarding the importance of inspection on state roads.
Next steps and possible developments
If approved, the project would represent an unprecedented change in the way Santa Catarina deals with inspection of its highways.
Experts point out that, in a scenario without mobile radars, the state may face serious challenges in controlling infractions and combating risky behavior.
The measure, if approved, could put even more pressure on the state in its road safety statistics, potentially placing Santa Catarina among the most permissive regions in terms of traffic control.
The bill in question not only affects speed control regulations, but also the perception of safety and impunity on state highways.
The future of road safety in Santa Catarina is in the hands of legislators and public pressure.
Do you believe that removing mobile speed cameras could negatively affect road safety? Or would this measure bring more transparency and confidence to drivers?
THESE MOBILE RADARS ARE PART OF THE FINES INDUSTRY WITH THIS AIM TO PROTECT LIVES
Just drive at the limit and obey the signs and you won't be fined. It's that simple.
My friend, open your eyes, what they really want are the offenders, users, etc., these make a profit.
I don't think you've ever taken a road with a lot of speed cameras. I don't think you've ever taken a road with a lot of speed cameras.
Not always, my friend. I have been fined in Belo Horizonte within the limit, but when I received the fine, months had already passed and it was impossible to reverse it... To give you an idea, the radar was able to detect a mileage of 70,7, that is, seventy kilometers and seven hundred meters per hour. Take a look at your car and see if it can detect less than five kilometers per hour, because they found "meters". On another occasion, I was fined for parking on the sidewalk in a city in Rio de Janeiro. By the way, I had never been to that city, neither by car nor on foot. I went to the DMV in Belo Horizonte to explain that I had never been to that city, and the officer told me that I would have to go to that city and complain to the DMV there. How could I prove that I had never been there if I had to complain right there? I ended up being robbed in both situations. This is the fine industry that operates in Brazil!
The officer who served him is part of the side of the corporation that doesn't care about the population. What a regrettable attitude. But that's just how it is, the problem for some is that they were born, the rest is a mere detail! Long live the fine industry, which fattens the public coffers and to hell with the citizens!
Your lack of knowledge about technology is surprising.
In fact, radars and drones do not educate drivers, and where are the police officers who should be monitoring traffic????
It is unconstitutional to allow 40 grams of marijuana and for professional drivers to have to take a toxicology test, that is unconstitutional.
Another thing; where are the scales? Vehicles on the roads to contain the abuses of drugged drivers,
Can radar and drones see drugged drivers?
Put more police officers on the force and it will improve, don't forget to improve their salaries too.
Unfortunately, only by putting your hand in the pockets of those who do not respect the laws, as for the inspection to be carried out by police officers, in this case radars and drones are auxiliary, so that other infractions such as the issue of drugs, when a quantity is defined it is to guide police actions, because we all know how addicts are treated in the outskirts and in rich neighborhoods.
Never see a radar to inhibit accidents, radars are a fine industry, you pass Rafa and speed up, where did it serve you? Put up a 60 sign and then a 40 radar, what education is that, put up the speed limit of 40
Yes, 110 signs, then right on top of the speed bump the mobile radar behind the 60 sign, just 100 meters from the 110 km per hour sign, there is one of those on the way to Curitiba, that is ****, robbing drivers
You have never seen it because you must not know how to interpret indicators, data and simple information.
The fact, which is not imaginary, is that radars reduce the average speed on highways and reduce serious or fatal accidents.
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mobile radars in strategic places, it would be beneficial if the place was in an area at risk of accidents, but we all know that the only strategy is to collect revenue, as they are always placed in areas where accidents never happen.
Regardless of where they are placed, there are laws that must be followed, if they are followed there are no fines, it's that simple.
The fine industry has to end. It's not radar that saves lives. It's good roads. Hidden radars are traps, they don't prevent anything.
Today we don't know whether to look at the road or the radars, speedometers, traffic, police behind the tree trunk, drones and all sorts of other things. In small stretches, there are 10, 20 different speed signs.
They reach speeds of 40 km/h. Outside of cities. How come I've been driving for 50 years and never crashed? I started when I was 9 years old on my father's lap, on the farm. We know what these laws are for here.
Just to screw the poor guys
The day this country becomes a first world country, where there is no corruption and all the money collected through taxes is actually well spent on education, health, security, compatible and safe roads, I believe there would be no need for radars, because an educated people knows how to value life, and in the meantime, surveillance should be increased and not decreased.
Especially if the president is not a thief placed there by the IN justice system.
There should be speed warnings on the roads, and enforcement should be carried out by radars, which in itself makes drivers aware. After all, you never know when you are being monitored. And the fine will come for those who are careless.