(ENVIRO) New Cameras Snap Vehicle Photos For Air Pollution Tax

"Israel has come up with a way to streamline car tax collection on the nation’s highways by using hi-tech photographic tax traps.

A network of up to 1,500 automated digital speed cameras, linked to a central control panel, is being installed across the country to help monitor traffic activity and prevent fatalities.

But officials are also planning to use the imaging software in the cameras to collect a 'green congestion tax' – an air pollution tax to be levied on each car that travels on the Ayalon Highway, thus financing efforts by the government to fight pollution resulting from the traffic jams and congestion on the highway."