Police Cameras Bring Fines – and Dose of Trust

Motorists groups and police have welcomed the planned installation of video recording equipment in traffic police vehicles as a means of protecting themselves from each other.

The Moscow traffic police announced a plan earlier this month to install cameras in every patrol vehicle by the end of the year.

But unlike the forward-facing cameras that have created classic voyeuristic viewing of police chases in the United States, these will be facing inward — at the driver and passenger. It is a common practice that motorists who are pulled over are invited to sit in the police car while the alleged infraction is discussed and resolved.   More Read

The Moscow Times