NEW SPEED CAMERAS
28 April 2009, 10:39 AM
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NEW SPEED CAMERAS
HI ALL HAVE JUST BEEN INFORMED ABOUT THE NEW STYLE SPECS CAMERAS MANUFACTURED BY ROBOT. SOON TO BE FUNDED BY THE GOV.
HERE WE GO THEY ARE TIME OVER DISTANCE NOT LIKE REGULAR SPECS THAT NEED ONE CAMERA PER LANE THIS UNIT WILL DO ALL LANES OUT ON TEST AT THE MOMENT ON THE A24 THE REAL **** TAKE IS THAT THEY ARE DATA LINKED SO A CAMERA MAY BE IN KENT AND ANOTHER IN BUCKS THEY USE GPS TO FIND THE QUICKEST ROUTE AND IF YOU HAVE MANAGED TO DO IT QUICKER THAN THE SOFTWARE ALLOWS YOUR NICKED
LINK TO PICS OF UNIT ON TEST
PIC 2 SHOWS THE RADAR SAME AS THE OLD GATSO USED TO USE WITH EXTRA INFA RED PHOTO TECHNOLOGY
I SUPPOSE THE GOV HAS TO GET THE MONEY BACK FROM THE MOTORISTS SOME HOW AFTER BAILING OUT THE BANKS
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/s...dCamera4-2.jpg
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/s...eedCamera3.jpg
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/s...eedCamera2.jpg
more info will follow shortly thanks to a friend who works in the industry
HERE WE GO THEY ARE TIME OVER DISTANCE NOT LIKE REGULAR SPECS THAT NEED ONE CAMERA PER LANE THIS UNIT WILL DO ALL LANES OUT ON TEST AT THE MOMENT ON THE A24 THE REAL **** TAKE IS THAT THEY ARE DATA LINKED SO A CAMERA MAY BE IN KENT AND ANOTHER IN BUCKS THEY USE GPS TO FIND THE QUICKEST ROUTE AND IF YOU HAVE MANAGED TO DO IT QUICKER THAN THE SOFTWARE ALLOWS YOUR NICKED
LINK TO PICS OF UNIT ON TEST
PIC 2 SHOWS THE RADAR SAME AS THE OLD GATSO USED TO USE WITH EXTRA INFA RED PHOTO TECHNOLOGY
I SUPPOSE THE GOV HAS TO GET THE MONEY BACK FROM THE MOTORISTS SOME HOW AFTER BAILING OUT THE BANKS
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/s...dCamera4-2.jpg
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/s...eedCamera3.jpg
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/s...eedCamera2.jpg
more info will follow shortly thanks to a friend who works in the industry
28 April 2009, 01:14 PM
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Its also obviously not in keeping with the principles that govern placement of speed limit enforcement i.e. cameras should only be put in specific spots where speed has been a significant fact in x number of incidents etc..
On a practical note: keeping the kind of database required to enforce this up to date would be an absolute nightmare and would probably cost them more than they would raise in revenue!
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28 April 2009, 01:18 PM
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Looks like this has been around on trial for a while...although as I suspected, it's on 'stretches of road' rather than being able to work out your journey time within a county and then issue a ticket if you've made too good a time! 
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/dri...cle4909662.ece
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/dri...cle4909662.ece
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28 April 2009, 01:28 PM
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Of course the danger is that they might be deployed on such roads.
"Ya know that stretch of the A5 you like, well people have been driving a bit too enthusiastically down that, so it's now monitored, ditto the B269, B271 (made them up
) and don't even think about going near the Evo Triangle etc " 
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28 April 2009, 02:24 PM
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i heard about these a while ago!!! the way they work is no matter what route u will take it will catch you coz ya somr poin you will have to get on a main road bk in to wear you are goin so it will get you!!!
this is bollox if you ask me just another way to get money out of us and to **** us off they wont bother spendin millions on gettin the real crooks so they will do it on an easy target
this is bollox if you ask me just another way to get money out of us and to **** us off they wont bother spendin millions on gettin the real crooks so they will do it on an easy target
28 April 2009, 02:48 PM
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28 April 2009, 03:57 PM
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we owe millions in debt, thanks to the banks, possible outbreak of a mexico "spider-pig" flu which would cost alot in vaccinactions, illegal immagrents draining the econemy of millions in benefits, people losing there jobs in the recession. mr brown answers " lets build more speed cameras"
IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT FAT **** IS KICKED OUT OF 10 DOWNING STREET!
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28 April 2009, 07:57 PM
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Sometimes I think the only way to beat the cameras (speed, bus lane, congestion charge, tax etc.) is to fit false plates. Something random but legit looking. Who's going to stop you? Just whip them off when you get home or better still fit some James Bond style revolving plates.
28 April 2009, 08:32 PM
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I know this is a really wild and outrageous concept, and I'll get my flame suit ready, but has anyone ever considered sticking to the speed limits, barking as they are
28 April 2009, 09:45 PM
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we owe millions in debt, thanks to the banks, possible outbreak of a mexico "spider-pig" flu which would cost alot in vaccinactions, illegal immagrents draining the econemy of millions in benefits, people losing there jobs in the recession. mr brown answers " lets build more speed cameras"
IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT FAT **** IS KICKED OUT OF 10 DOWNING STREET! rant over!
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29 April 2009, 08:13 AM
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Of course, we chaps are all against speed cameras, but if they have to have the damn things at all, these are a better bet than the Gatsos. Rather than getting nicked for the 30 feet of your journey that you actually drifted over the limit, they measure the whole section, and you'd need to be consistently over to bust the limit. As somebody said, actual journey average speeds aren't really a problem in most places! at least you can flash your Scooby up, then pull in and watch them all go past for a while. True Tortoise and Hare!
Somebody needs to come up with an after market average speed display system, worked out via a button sharpish ..
Somebody needs to come up with an after market average speed display system, worked out via a button sharpish ..
29 April 2009, 09:01 AM
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Of course, we chaps are all against speed cameras, but if they have to have the damn things at all, these are a better bet than the Gatsos. Rather than getting nicked for the 30 feet of your journey that you actually drifted over the limit, they measure the whole section, and you'd need to be consistently over to bust the limit. As somebody said, actual journey average speeds aren't really a problem in most places! at least you can flash your Scooby up, then pull in and watch them all go past for a while. True Tortoise and Hare!
Somebody needs to come up with an after market average speed display system, worked out via a button sharpish ..
Somebody needs to come up with an after market average speed display system, worked out via a button sharpish ..
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29 April 2009, 09:54 AM
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I've seen one of these on the A3 on the way out of London before you take a right up to Kingston.
I don't think we need to worry about these cameras too much, it when someone realises the car tax cameras can be converted in to average speed cameras that the sh1te will hit the fan. These are deployed all over the show already and all it takes is some software and a database...
I don't think we need to worry about these cameras too much, it when someone realises the car tax cameras can be converted in to average speed cameras that the sh1te will hit the fan. These are deployed all over the show already and all it takes is some software and a database...
29 April 2009, 10:49 PM
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I've seen one of these on the A3 on the way out of London before you take a right up to Kingston.
I don't think we need to worry about these cameras too much, it when someone realises the car tax cameras can be converted in to average speed cameras that the sh1te will hit the fan. These are deployed all over the show already and all it takes is some software and a database...
I don't think we need to worry about these cameras too much, it when someone realises the car tax cameras can be converted in to average speed cameras that the sh1te will hit the fan. These are deployed all over the show already and all it takes is some software and a database...
30 April 2009, 11:03 AM
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Hmm - call me a cynic, but the Photoshop on the first still is a bit ropey! Esp the sign saying camera on test - I mean, really???? D
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30 April 2009, 01:22 PM
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Of course, we chaps are all against speed cameras, but if they have to have the damn things at all, these are a better bet than the Gatsos. Rather than getting nicked for the 30 feet of your journey that you actually drifted over the limit, they measure the whole section, and you'd need to be consistently over to bust the limit. As somebody said, actual journey average speeds aren't really a problem in most places! at least you can flash your Scooby up, then pull in and watch them all go past for a while. True Tortoise and Hare!
Somebody needs to come up with an after market average speed display system, worked out via a button sharpish ..
Somebody needs to come up with an after market average speed display system, worked out via a button sharpish ..
We all know if this government were given half a chance, they would fit GPS trackers to every vehicle and automatically fine you if you exceeded the speed limit, so I wouldn't put anything past them. Power hungry control freaks would be an understatement.
