🚴♂️ London Crackdown: Faces Against Illegal E-Bikes! 🚴♀️
London’s fight against illegal e-bikes is shifting gears with the Metropolitan Police using facial recognition technology to identify rogue riders! 🕵️♂️✨ Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley calls it a game-changing move, capturing thousands of offenders already. Concerns have been rising over e-bikes being used for reckless riding and snatching phones.
But hang on! Not everyone is thrilled. The Equality and Human Rights Commission critiqued the Met’s use of live facial recognition tech, flagging potential impacts on individual rights, especially during protests. But officials are keen to ramp up its use to fight crime. 🔍
Here’s the deal: the police use three types of facial recognition tech. “Live” scans video footage against a list of suspects. “Retrospective” checks images from crime scenes against arrest photos. And then there’s the mobile app letting officers verify identities on the spot. 🚨📷
With a whopping £12.6 million invested in facial recognition, London’s streets are seeing more e-bikes seized and crushed than ever before. The crackdown is part of phase two of the ambitious A New Met For London plan.
E-bikes that speed past 15.5mph are a no-go unless registered and insured like motorcycles. Illegal modifications? Cops are on it! 🏍️🔧 Seized bikes get dismantled, with hazardous parts removed before being destroyed.
E-bikes and e-scooters come with strict rules in London. The Met’s making sure everyone’s staying on the right side of the law, and Londoners are seeing more offenders behind bars thanks to the power of tech! 🚓👮♀️
With a sharp eye on safety and rules, our streets are becoming a bit more law-abiding. What are your thoughts on this tech-driven clampdown? Let us know! 💭👇