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Originally Posted by Neil
It is the GATSO type camera that takes a picture from behind. The mobile Ford Galaxy's use a laser type camera and takes a picture of the front of the car showing the driver. These can not get bikes because they have no front plate. Bikes should have to have a front plate that faces forward - not on the front mud guard like they used to have.
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Speed cameras like the roving ones cannot use a photo of the driver by law. This is why the owner of the vehicle is required to name the driver, if not the owner at the time of reputed offence. It will require a new act of parliment to make it legal for these devices to photo the actual driver. Where could you put a plate on the front of a a bike as you suggest?
There are two legal getouts as to being caught by speed cameras, however the main aspect of these are not to get caught in the first place! I do consider this to be lazy policing of motorists in the first instance. More pro active presence of police cars would do far more good, as a gatso cannot tell if a motorist is insured , taxed or has a current MOT. ROSPA also report more accidents at the vicinity of cameras due to motorists rapid braking, further that they only cover several metres of road so motorists who regularly speed will resort to their earlier actions once past. OK we can all be blase about our driving skills but if you consider GATSOS etc a threat go & get a radar detector, they are legal & again ROSPA quote that owners of them are 25% less likely to be involved in an accident. They do make you more aware of the enviroment you are in.