New double-deck buses for Brighton and Hove will be fitted with technology to give passengers and drivers extra security.
Each of the 24 vehicles ordered by Brighton and Hove Buses will come equipped with a six-camera system on board.
The digital cameras will continuously record activity on both decks and in the entrance area.
They should help bus drivers crack down on vandalism and antisocial activities by a minority of passengers.
Managing director Roger French said: "We have experimented in the past with a camera system on the upper deck of buses which has been successfully used in liaison with the police to monitor late night buses.
"This will be the first time we have fitted such a comprehensive system to cover the entire bus, recording continuously."
If the new cameras are a success they will be fitted on other buses and become standard equipment on new ones.
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