Dubai speed cameras gain sponsor: Hewlett Packard

[news.bbc.co.uk]

The self-styled commercial capital of the Gulf, Dubai, is taking commercialism one step further this month by allowing the speed cameras on its notoriously dangerous highway to be sponsored.

Many people are questioning the business rationale of the technology giant company Hewlett Packard in associating itself with a device generally loathed in the city.

However the company says the campaign is giving something back to the community and that its aim is to encourage a positive attitude towards driving.

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I can’t help but wonder who manufactures the printers that send-out the GATSO-images…

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  1. Dave Walker
    re: Dubai speed cameras gain sponsor: Hewlett Packard

    I wonder if these cameras are standard Gatsos or whether they are modified. Infamously, a standard Gatso won’t register you if you pass it at in excess of 143mph. I hope I’m not being a victim of sterotyping here, but I gather that many folk in this part of the world who are able to afford vehicles able to do this are also fond of driving them enthusiastically…

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