What is a GATSO ?
A. GATSO is the name given to the Dutch made “photographic trap” system used in the UK and Europe. The GATSO traps are unmanned and take a photo of the rear of the speeding vehicle. GATSO traps operate on K band and are therefore detectable by most good detectors. The majority of GATSO cameras are inactive – the average ratio is one “live” camera site for every ten boxes. Even “inactive” sites will appear to take photographs of passing vehicles by flashing at them, but since no photographic equipment is installed no photographs can be taken. If the GATSO system is fully loaded it is transmitting K band signals constantly monitoring the speed of every vehicle that passes.
