UK IN THE TOP FIVE COUNTRIES WITH THE MOST TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS

Whether you spot them up ahead or not, traffic enforcement cameras are one of the most popular methods to help ensure that people are driving responsibly and keeping below the speed limit. But different countries around the world have their own approaches - did you know Sweden doesn't use red light cameras to check on drivers at traffic lights? DiscoverCars.com have created a ranking of the countries with the most traffic enforcement cameras, resulting in a list of 20 locations around the world, measuring both the number of speed cameras and the number of red light cameras. The country with the highest number of traffic enforcement cameras was Brazil, with 1170 red light cameras and 14210 speed cameras. Brazil's total of 15,380 is over 1000 more than any other country on the list. This country has over a million miles of roads, with plenty of the roads here being unpaved, making road safety more important than ever as these surfaces can be difficult to drive on. Italy came in second place on the ranking, with 2321 cameras tracking drivers' behaviour at traffic lights, and 8104 speed cameras adding up to a total of 10425. The fine for speeding rises based on how far above the speed limit a driver was going - and visitors are not exempt from penalties, as they can be banned from driving in Italy. Next, the United States has 3974 red light cameras and 4001 measuring their speed, coming to a total of 7975. As such a massive country, it makes sense that you will see differences in speed limits and other traffic regulations across different states. The United Kingdom placed as the country with the fourth highest number of traffic enforcement cameras. It has 811 red light cameras and 4004 speed cameras: a total of 4815. Speeding is the most common traffic offence committed in the UK. In fifth place, Germany has 408 red light cameras, and, like the UK, has a much higher number of speed cameras at 3869. This adds up to 4277 traffic cameras. While 70% of the country's famous Autobahns do not have a speed limit, traffic regulations are still strict here, to keep road users safe. There are 720 red light cameras in France compared to 2969 speed cameras, giving a total of 3689. This country uses variable speed limits that are based on the weather: in heavy fog, the speed limit is always 31 mph regardless of the type of road. The UAE has 482 cameras to detect drivers running red lights and 2109 speed cameras, for a total of 2591 traffic enforcement devices. The UAE has some of the highest speed limits in the world, with drivers able to go as fast as 99 mph on the Abu Dhabi-Al Ain highway. Interestingly Sweden does not use red light cameras, so the total of 2487 cameras only includes those that monitor speed. In 2011 the city of Stockholm temporarily experimented with a fun scheme to limit speeding - a speed camera was introduced that fined everyone going above the speed limit and entered all those going below the limit into a lottery to win the amount raised by the fine! Spain has 377 red light cameras, compared to 1598 speed cameras, giving a total of 1975. In Spain, some traffic lights can detect speeding, and will respond by automatically shifting to a red light, slowing down any speeding drivers without issuing a fine straight away. Lastly in the top 10, Turkey has 70 red light cameras and 1427 speed cameras, coming to a total of 1497. In 2022, some of Turkey's highways increased the speed limit to 87 mph, the highest limit in the country - previously, the fastest you could drive had been 75 mph.