Caught on film
09 January 2006, 08:23 PM
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Caught on film
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Police roadside cameras will now be able to prove who was driving when an offence was committed.
New cameras will take video clips as well as reading numberplates using automatic numberplate recognition technology.
The inventor, Videofit of Cheltenham, claims they will help combat the growing number of motorists who say they do not remember who was behind the wheel.
The cameras can also be used to enforce congestion charge areas and car-share lanes on motorways where solo drivers are illegal.
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Police roadside cameras will now be able to prove who was driving when an offence was committed.
New cameras will take video clips as well as reading numberplates using automatic numberplate recognition technology.
The inventor, Videofit of Cheltenham, claims they will help combat the growing number of motorists who say they do not remember who was behind the wheel.
The cameras can also be used to enforce congestion charge areas and car-share lanes on motorways where solo drivers are illegal.
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09 January 2006, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
From The Times:-
Police roadside cameras will now be able to prove who was driving when an offence was committed.
New cameras will take video clips as well as reading numberplates using automatic numberplate recognition technology.
The inventor, Videofit of Cheltenham, claims they will help combat the growing number of motorists who say they do not remember who was behind the wheel.
The cameras can also be used to enforce congestion charge areas and car-share lanes on motorways where solo drivers are illegal.
Pete
Police roadside cameras will now be able to prove who was driving when an offence was committed.
New cameras will take video clips as well as reading numberplates using automatic numberplate recognition technology.
The inventor, Videofit of Cheltenham, claims they will help combat the growing number of motorists who say they do not remember who was behind the wheel.
The cameras can also be used to enforce congestion charge areas and car-share lanes on motorways where solo drivers are illegal.
Pete
09 January 2006, 08:35 PM
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And would the money be better spent on traffic police patrolling in cars potentionally sorting issues such as bad driving, incorrect use of indicators, tailgating, drink driving, no insurance, no mot, no tax ete etc.
Oh sorry I forget these dont count any more as crimes, but speeding and the detection of speeding (the route of all evil) is the only crime today, oh and brings in the largest amount of money for the goverment !
Richard
Oh sorry I forget these dont count any more as crimes, but speeding and the detection of speeding (the route of all evil) is the only crime today, oh and brings in the largest amount of money for the goverment !
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09 January 2006, 10:17 PM
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They do it in Germany so it wont be long untill the UK jumps on board.
European Union for you!
I read somewhere also that all the roadside cameras can eventually be linked to computers with ANPR. Time over distance = speed, not good.
If they really wanted to stop speeding and not make money they would make it a requirement that all new vehicles be fitted with speed limiters.
Using the money from the scamera's they could retro fit them to older cars. 
Like I said though, it wouldnt make money so it wouldnt happen
European Union for you!
I read somewhere also that all the roadside cameras can eventually be linked to computers with ANPR. Time over distance = speed, not good.
If they really wanted to stop speeding and not make money they would make it a requirement that all new vehicles be fitted with speed limiters.
Using the money from the scamera's they could retro fit them to older cars. Like I said though, it wouldnt make money so it wouldnt happen
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09 January 2006, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by wrxtankie
They do it in Germany so it wont be long untill the UK jumps on board.
Good on the EC - give Princess Tony a gold star
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09 January 2006, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by boomer
What, ya mean no upper speed limit on certain roads?
Good on the EC - give Princess Tony a gold star
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09 January 2006, 11:13 PM
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This always makes me laugh ............................
If you commit a crime (speeding) - you lot get on your high horses about the law abiding public funding devices that can catch you (and hopefully, slow you down).
Yet ...... you would have no hesitation, at all, in stringing up a 12 year old car thief on the nearest lampost if he was caught on camera and cried that it was, quote taken from ScoobyNet speeders - "So Unfair!! Blubber, Blubber!"
Pathetic!!
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If you commit a crime (speeding) - you lot get on your high horses about the law abiding public funding devices that can catch you (and hopefully, slow you down).
Yet ...... you would have no hesitation, at all, in stringing up a 12 year old car thief on the nearest lampost if he was caught on camera and cried that it was, quote taken from ScoobyNet speeders - "So Unfair!! Blubber, Blubber!"
Pathetic!!
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10 January 2006, 12:07 AM
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Fishing - yes, you know the silly old sod is
My house got broken into - Police reaction... Well, its a bit difficult to catch them really
I had to demand that the finger print guy came round. Could he care???? Like ****.
pslewis, you've caught me
My house got broken into - Police reaction... Well, its a bit difficult to catch them really
I had to demand that the finger print guy came round. Could he care???? Like ****.
pslewis, you've caught me
10 January 2006, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by rsarjantson
And would the money be better spent on traffic police patrolling in cars potentionally sorting issues such as bad driving, incorrect use of indicators, tailgating, drink driving, no insurance, no mot, no tax ete etc.
Oh sorry I forget these dont count any more as crimes, but speeding and the detection of speeding (the route of all evil) is the only crime today, oh and brings in the largest amount of money for the goverment !
Richard
Oh sorry I forget these dont count any more as crimes, but speeding and the detection of speeding (the route of all evil) is the only crime today, oh and brings in the largest amount of money for the goverment !
Richard
In my opinion yes!
10 January 2006, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
If you commit a crime (speeding)
Yet ...... you would have no hesitation, at all, in stringing up a 12 year old car thief on the nearest lampost
Thieving is wrong though. We care about thieving.
The laws and the way they are enforced need to be changed to reflect society's feelings on the matter and until they are we shall continue speeding and kicking the **** out of 12 year old car thieves.
10 January 2006, 10:28 AM
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That's a blinkered view. Lots of people DO care about speeding - but the majority of the people on here, by virtue of the car they drive, consciously or otherwise lower its level of importance to themselves as a crime so that they don't have continual hang-ups about breaking the speed limit. You could argue the intelligence thing from completely the other direction therefore...
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Its all a matter of degree I think. Speeding in built up areas especially in sensitive or constricted areas is a selfish way to behave and is alarming to other people as well as being dangerous. It is not surprising the people who live in small villages take positive steps to try to stop it happening. Anyone who hurts or kills someone under these circumstances deserve to be heavily penalised.
On the open road on the other hand reasonable excursions over the limit are not particularly serious providing that the traffic is not heavy. That is why I object to the speed and spy cameras outside the towns. We should go back to the days of traffic police who can use their own common sense and also who can catch the other far worse offenders such as those who are under the influence of drink or drugs or are not insured and driving a deathtrap.
I would not condone anyone driving at 3 figure speeds on any public road however. There is just too much traffic these days and even if you can't see another car one can appear at any time. If you want to do that, go and do a track day where you can really demonstrate your skill and bottle to us all.
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On the open road on the other hand reasonable excursions over the limit are not particularly serious providing that the traffic is not heavy. That is why I object to the speed and spy cameras outside the towns. We should go back to the days of traffic police who can use their own common sense and also who can catch the other far worse offenders such as those who are under the influence of drink or drugs or are not insured and driving a deathtrap.
I would not condone anyone driving at 3 figure speeds on any public road however. There is just too much traffic these days and even if you can't see another car one can appear at any time. If you want to do that, go and do a track day where you can really demonstrate your skill and bottle to us all.
Les
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