Speed Cameras

speed cameras are a cheap replacement for traffic police

the amount of people i see driving around with headlights not working and various other faults and stupid illigal dangerous parking etc is beyond belief

when my friends passed their tests the police would pull you over for anything that looked out of order on your car but now unless you are driving past a speed camera over the legal limit you can get away with almost any traffic infringment because there isnt the police to uphold the law and that is assuming the speed camera actualy has a film in it and not a dummy one
 
I agree chav.. One thing to mention is that there are very few cameras which have to be serviced and reloaded. the majority of the speed cameras are now digital and are uploaded to a central server as soon as the image is recieved. This has enabled them to place more active cameras and the numbers of dummy cameras is now reducing.
 
What about the laser ones at night? I have seen cars with lights right under the front reg plate. I would have thought that would overload the camera making it shut it iris down and not be able to see the number plate. Any thoughts?
 
it is now illigal to have anything that directly interferes with the lazers on speed cameras and if i remember rightly if caught you get a huge fine and 6 points on your licence
 
The mobile unit emits a signal which detects a vehicle enter the wide beam. This then returns to the unit and verifies the speed on which then decides if an image is required the gets ready for the next scan. No lights or other devices can interupt the signal due to the wide beam. The only way the beam can give misleading information is if there are two cars driving parallel to each other and the system checks for this. The system also has built in apnr which stores the full car image in high detail and the driver is clearly visable in any environment. The camera has a zero lux rating which basically means it can see clearly in the dark no matter how dark it is.

If you need to know more about the mobile camera that we use in this country here is the link..

http://www.robot.de/english/index.php
 
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the radar unit dosent use any sort of optical lense its like a mini satelite dish that points at the path of the moving vehicle. this sends and recieves signal which it uses to calculate.
 
your right chav.. its illegal to use any sort of device which monitors for this signal but not illegal to own one.
 
cheers roy sir just checked out the locations in blackburn
didn't realise there were so many :eek: :eek: :eek:
 
just a footnote

anyone who uses tom tom devices and got the free speed camera location package which alerts you to where they are the database is drasticly out of date and will not notify youof 3 speed cameras in accrington alone that i know of

download and install the FREE speed camera database which also alerts you to known hiding spots used by the police and cameras that are on traffic lights

i will post the link when i find it again

edit:

http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/uksafetycameras.php

kept upto date monthly
 
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Apart from if its really thick fog. Hundreds of drivers on the m6 avoided speeding tickets because the camera which detected the speeding vehicles couldn't read the registration plates.
 
I'm all for the number plate recognition, it stops tossers driving scrap xr2i's with no tax and insurance.
 
I wouldnt rely on that info madhatter... sonar can cut through fog with no problems... it dosent 'bounce' off fog... just goes thru it... if the fog is thin enough at the snapshot end it will get you. it takes a snapshot after checking your speed.. the image is the last thing it gets.... good comment though...
 
If you look at the boxes most of them are empty (in Preston anyway) they only have a few cameras but they move them around often.

If i got fined £60 i would expect a copy of the photo as well as the points on my licence!!! lol that would be one expensive picture!!lol
 
MUMMIBOO said:
If you look at the boxes most of them are empty (in Preston anyway) they only have a few cameras but they move them around often.

If i got fined £60 i would expect a copy of the photo as well as the points on my licence!!! lol that would be one expensive picture!!lol
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Too right then you can know if it was true or cow pat laying by the money grabbers. How many have actually questioned the fine and points?
 
you can ask to see evidence but they charge you for the photo(£10). as I mentioned in an earlier post the image is very clear.. I will get you an example and post it...
 
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you can ask to see evidence but they charge you for the photo(£10). as I mentioned in an earlier post the image is very clear.. I will get you an example and post it...
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If 10 quid saves paying 60 then its worth it.
 
Surely they can't charge you to see evidence that is about to convict/vindicate you? There must be something illegal in that.
 
Well that actually happened, it took the pictures but they couldn't be read. You can cut through the night but you cant cut through thick fog. Not that I'd recommend it though cos as you say thats a rare ocurance and the fog would have to be really thick, which makes you wonder why they were speeding.
 
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