messiah

As title really.

Usually zip along a road on a regular basis and never had a NIP or anything, but after installing an Origin B2 last week it showed a couple of these yesterday. Not sure what they are? Any help?

scoobynutta555

"A speedtrap doesn't have to be a fixed camera. Some police forces use a system called DS2 (also known as Speedmaster and Autovision but I like to call it Plug and Pay), which consists of three strips buried into the road and a small grey post to connect the camera. In the image below, you can see them clearly. If you look just in front of the yellow sign, you can see a dropped kerb and the grass is a different texture. This is where the Talivan sits and a wire is then plugged into the post. And finally, notice how the post is right next to the signposts, this is an attempt at trying to obscure it like they do with Gatsos.
This type of speedtrap is only active when a camera is hooked up to it. "



http://www.speedcam.co.uk/gatso6.htm
Go to this site for pics and the whole text, near the bottom.

messiah

So if I'm understanding that correctly - no Talivan = no problem?

scoobynutta555

I would assume so reading the article, but dont take my word for it

SirFozzalot

I wondered what these were too! Had a couple of them flash up on the Origin B² whilst in the Lake District a couple of weeks ago!

TDT

TruVelo DS2 - I refer you to www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk/speed02.htm or www.truvelouk.com

Please don't send the manufacturers abuse via email - they're only doing their job .

what would scooby do

Ahh always wondered what that DS2 malarky was on my origin

p.s. jam yer handbrake on when going over the rubber hoses - they love the abuse

TDT

And they're designed to withstand it

maxim

there's a couple of these in northampton, I wondered what was going on when it went off!

As has anyone had a lazer alert on their b2 go off? I've had mine for 8 months and its never gone off!

SirFozzalot

My laser alert has gone off two or three times......except all seemed to be false alarms as there was no police cars or vans that I could see...although they may have been hiding!

Luckily haven't been speeding whenever it has gone off....but makes me wonder....are the laser sensors prone to false alarms??? and if so, what can set it off?

maxim

is that with a b2? I've driven past a safety camera van once and nothing!

SirFozzalot

Yep.....Origin B²

Funnily enough, they have all coincided with my mobile receiving a text message....have no idea if that is a factor or just pure coincidence.

I have heard that some people have had problems with false alarms under acceleration due to electrical 'spikes' and they have had some sort of lagging supplied for the cables to reduce this...come to think of it, two of the false alarms I have had have occured during acceleration......hmmm.....might have to give Origin a call.

maxim

well mine hasn't gone off at all! I take it those safety camera vans use lazer?