A New York City taxi driver has warned other drivers after seeing something strange on top of a white Ford Escape. What he found has made drivers worried they might get hit with big fines for speeding.
The driver, who goes by Frustrated Cabbie online, filmed the moment in a TikTok video that has gotten over 328,500 views. The video shows a white Ford Escape with what looks like a mobile speed camera sitting on its roof. These cameras are part of New York City’s plan to catch speeding drivers and cut down on car accidents.
In the video, Frustrated Cabbie points to the thing on top of the car and says, “So you see this vehicle here and that thing on top. That is the mobile speeding camera.” He explains that these cameras usually sit on top of white vans, but now they’re showing up on Ford Escapes too. The white bump you can see above the car is the camera’s flash, which takes photos of drivers going too fast.
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The taxi driver says the city puts these cars in smart spots. “They will strategically place these vehicles on specific intersections especially near schools,” he says in the video. He tells drivers to watch out when they see white vans or Ford Escapes because they might have speed cameras on them…