MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Among the 140 new speed cameras that the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) first announced were coming back in the fall are six large, unusually shaped ones that have grabbed a lot of attention in recent days.
Made by Germany-based company Vitronic, the speed cameras are being compared in online chats to Tesla Cybertrucks or something out of Star Wars, among other things.
Massive, high-tech, and built to withstand damage, these cameras are part of a major expansion of the county’s automated traffic enforcement program. They aren’t your typical roadside devices. Some are fixed in place, while others are mobile, moving between high-risk areas.
MCPD, which oversees traffic cameras in the county, said the large speed cameras are mobile and replace a mobile speed camera setup that used to involve a van and an officer stationed nearby to monitor it. The new cameras don’t require an officer to be there to monitor them…