Speed Cameras - Explained - Page 3 - Saxperience

Mr_P · 17th January 2010, 00:26

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Originally Posted by dannyboy2005

I was told a country can only turn on 1/4 (25%) of its camera's otherwise if there all on, its seen as making money.. This is the law too.

Its illegal for them to be facing you and flash? I've seen this many times, even this evening though a local village

If they cant proscute you if their facing forward, then whats the point in them facing you, and drawing lines and adding pizzo strips in the floor?

When you say speed towards it? you on about at 35MPH? then a few metres before the white line, slam your breaks on and go through it at 30MPH?

I was flashed from behind a few weeks back. It was only ONE flash instead of 2 quick flashes.

Upon reading some forums, one flash means you wasn't speeding (i was doing 31mph), but the camera has a error, or needs calibrating??

The strips on the floor on both sides of the road are for proof. They take two photos if you are speeding and by looking at them they can prove your speed using speed = distance/time. So you have no comeback.

They are printed on both sides of the road to stop people just driving on the wrong side to get away with speeding. especially when overtaking.

djmartin · 17th January 2010, 00:27

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Originally Posted by Mr_P

The strips on the floor on both sides of the road are for proof. They take two photos if you are speeding and by looking at them they can prove your speed using speed = distance/time. So you have no comeback.

They are printed on both sides of the road to stop people just driving on the wrong side to get away with speeding. especially when overtaking.

so why not go with a tin of tar and paint 10 more strips LOOOLS!

Mr_P · 17th January 2010, 00:29

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Originally Posted by dannyboy2005

If its safe, why not?

Exactly.

but I dare you to overtake a marked traffic car legally and safely and get away with it.

At the very least they will stop you and give you a producer just to annoy you. That's what happened to me, he started giving me shit about doing 85mph past him when I know for a fact I didn't top 70. lol.

dannyboy2005 · 17th January 2010, 00:29

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Originally Posted by djmartin

so why not go with a tin of tar and paint 10 more strips LOOOLS!

Stripes are white y0

I wouldnt fancy doing that on the A1 either

Mr_P · 17th January 2010, 00:29

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Originally Posted by djmartin

so why not go with a tin of tar and paint 10 more strips LOOOLS!

Waste of paint.... Could cover 100 cameras with that much paint

dannyboy2005 · 17th January 2010, 00:31

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Originally Posted by Mr_P

Exactly.

but I dare you to overtake a marked traffic car legally and safely and get away with it.

At the very least they will stop you and give you a producer just to annoy you. That's what happened to me, he started giving me shit about doing 85mph past him when I know for a fact I didn't top 70. lol.

Did you ask him to prove it?

Like i undertook the police car and i was told i was clearly doing 40MPH...

I asked for some evidence.. "You dont need evidence, i can tell you i was doing 30MPH exactly" i refused to give in and in the end cause he wasnt be-littling me i think he gave up and gave me a verbal warning lol.

Mr_P · 17th January 2010, 00:38

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Originally Posted by dannyboy2005

Did you ask him to prove it?

No way. I was fucking steaming at the time and didn't wanna cause a fuss

No seriously, I told him I knew I wasn't speeding and that I hadn't done anything wrong. He took my license, asked me who the car was registered too, who was it insured under. All me, went back to his car checked it over and came back a completely different person.

Did take the piss out of my driving license photo though.

AshKeeble · 17th January 2010, 00:41

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Originally Posted by djmartin

I dout you would say such a comment if someone broke into your house and held you all hostige but then the police arrive and actually free you all unharmed? then what would you say about coppers? im sure you would say thank you to them! or if you was caught speeding and a copper pulled you over and only gave you a warning? im sure you would be driving off chuffed you did not get any points ora fine and would be thanking the copper he was in a good mood when he pulled you? think before you engage the brain mate

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I did think, mate. I think it every day. I was imprisoned for 6 weeks because a copper lied in court to keep his colleague in a job. Thank you very much mr nice policeman.

I don't think so somehow mate.

dannyboy2005 · 17th January 2010, 00:43

you were a criminal? What for ?

AshKeeble · 17th January 2010, 00:49

Assaulting a copper. Apparantly i battered him.

Actually i never touched him. He fell over trying to grab me.

I was scrapping in sheff, trying to protect a mate and i got mobbed by some coppers. One fell over and i did 6 weeks.

tom130691 · 17th January 2010, 00:52

apparently you can use your car to the full extent to over take
but as soon as u pull back in you must immediately get back to the speed limit

Mr_P · 17th January 2010, 00:53

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Originally Posted by tom130691

apparently you can use your car to the full extent to over take
but as soon as u pull back in you must immediately get back to the speed limit

You cannot break the speed limit when overtaking.

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sparky771 · 17th January 2010, 00:58

Back on topic *Cough Cough* i heard a rumour about those watchmen cameras that they can record your speed from upto a 2 miles away (on a relatively straight road mind you)

AshKeeble · 17th January 2010, 01:08

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Originally Posted by tom130691

apparently you can use your car to the full extent to over take but as soon as u pull back in you must immediately get back to the speed limit

WHAT?! Are you completely bonkers? That defeats the whole object of speed limits.

Tell me you are not serious about that comment.

Mr_P · 17th January 2010, 01:16

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Originally Posted by AshKeeble

WHAT?! Are you completely bonkers? That defeats the whole object of speed limits.

Tell me you are not serious about that comment.

I was in college with somebody who also believed this.

Even when I suggested we could all drive at any speed we wanted on the wrong side of the road he refused to budge.

Then he bragged about his 6*9's in his parcel shelf with his new sub in the boot...... But then he started telling everybody about the electric turbo he was getting off ebay.

I left him to it. lol

AshKeeble · 17th January 2010, 01:29

I don't blame you tbh. I probably would've done the same.

Rogue_Shadow · 17th January 2010, 01:56

one type of camera that is not mentioned is the new camera car.
Ok I'm not having a laugh here, it was on the BBC not long ago.
Basically, its a white car abit larger than a smart car, with a telescopic pole that come out the roof with a camera mounted on the top.
so its like a submarine periscope. They can be deployed anywhere. They can be used for speeding, invalid or no tax disc (it can zoom), driver using mobile phone while driving, no seatbelt.
Its one evil mother F'in camera car. I'll try and find a picture so you dont think im having a laugh

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Ok I cant find the one in BBC report, but this is basically what it is

I'll keep looking

Here it is

thats not a lamp post ha ha, that's the camera extended

djmartin · 17th January 2010, 02:51

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Originally Posted by Rogue_Shadow

one type of camera that is not mentioned is the new camera car.
Ok I'm not having a laugh here, it was on the BBC not long ago.
Basically, its a white car abit larger than a smart car, with a telescopic pole that come out the roof with a camera mounted on the top.
so its like a submarine periscope. They can be deployed anywhere. They can be used for speeding, invalid or no tax disc (it can zoom), driver using mobile phone while driving, no seatbelt.
Its one evil mother F'in camera car. I'll try and find a picture so you dont think im having a laugh

Here it is

thats not a lamp post ha ha, that's the camera extended

haha for some reason the camera at the top almost looks like a character from WALLE lmao. has big head and arms are in the air hahahaha

Rogue_Shadow · 17th January 2010, 03:16

I agree ha ha!

mickyfinn · 17th January 2010, 04:10

right few things
first i was going down a duel carrige way 2 lanes one way 2 lanes other i was in the far left the camera was in the far right bus lane facing me i was doing 40 in a 30 it flashed once towards me this was at night i got a letter through saying i got 4 points and a 150 pound fine is that legal

second thing is in the highway code it states you are allowed to use the full power of your car to overtake as long as you return to the speed limit straight away after overtaking

and third is in my town on one of the roads there is two new cameras about usual speed camera hight but there small and black got two inforered light either side and facing both ways they look very wierd and alot of people are saying there speed camera i wish i had a picture