METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING ROAD TRAFFIC

摘要

The invention relates to a method for monitoring road traffic using image capturing means (3), which are provided to capture an image of a vehicle (5) located in a capturing position (6), and using lighting means (4), which are provided to illuminate the vehicle (5), wherein the vehicle (5) has a part (9) having a highly reflective surface, wherein when the image is captured, the vehicle is illuminated in such a way that a part of the light radiation that is directed at the highly reflective surface has a lower light intensity than a part of the light radiation directed at a section of the surface of the vehicle.