Overview
- The Transport Ministry has notified Brussels of a draft homologation decree that, by its own count, leaves only 1,282 of 3,873 registered speed-measuring devices compliant.
- Roughly 2,591 autovelox, telelaser and older Tutor units would need to be deactivated if the text is enacted as is, with at least 83 motorway stretches losing Tutor enforcement.
- The technical annex mandates strict initial and periodic calibrations, functional checks, production conformity, validated measurement software, data handling rules and differentiated treatment of measurement-critical components.
- Legal experts and consumer groups forecast new litigation over fines, and a Sanremo judge recently annulled a penalty for an ‘approved but not homologated’ device while sanctioning the municipality for reckless litigation.
- Road-safety advocates warn shutdowns could raise speeds and fatalities, citing historical Tutor results of lower peak and average speeds and a 56% drop in mortality on monitored stretches.