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The first speed camera was a painter sketching fast cars. That’s why everyone looked dramatic in early tickets.

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The speed camera was developed by Maurice Gatsonides, a Dutch rally driver, in the 1950s. It uses automated sensors and cameras, not a painter's sketch.

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