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Old Aug 27, 2011 | 10:23 PM
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Hi all driving today while talking to the wife going by the speed camera we go by everyday (30mph 2 lanes) i was in the inside lane and a foreign car decided to zoom by me in front of the camera and it flashed ;but the road is crap and showing signs of wear no lines on the road for the camera etc etc ,how will they know its him speeding in his clapped out eastern european car and not me
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Old Aug 27, 2011 | 10:29 PM
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I don't think they can tell what speed either of you were doing without the lines on the road pal
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Old Aug 27, 2011 | 10:32 PM
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If there are no lines on the road then neither of you can be prosecuted. The lines are used to determine your speed, speed = distance over time. So they use the lines to see how far you have travelled in the time taken for the two flashes.
No lines = no proof of your speed.

Your safe buddy..
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Old Aug 27, 2011 | 10:34 PM
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The camera takes two photos, so they'll see the other car has travelled further between the photos than you did.
You should be fine
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Old Aug 27, 2011 | 10:35 PM
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Shame really has he was tailgating like mad then suddenly went in to the over lane and went by me must of been doing over 40 mph
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Old Aug 27, 2011 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 73henny
The camera takes two photos, so they'll see the other car has travelled further between the photos than you did.
You should be fine
Hope so ,only seen it flash once or does it flash really quick twice ,first time i seen one flash
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Old Aug 27, 2011 | 10:39 PM
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Flash twice very quickly buddy.
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 12:34 AM
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some flash and have no camera , i wont worry to much, its the other guy it was flashing at
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 06:00 AM
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the camera will be focused at the other drivers car, otherwise we would all hit the cameras over the limit on the other side of the road.
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 09:54 AM
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No lines = no ticket they need them to measure your speed. Still send that chill up your spine through doesn't it!
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 10:35 AM
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Cameras (Gatso I'm assuming?) are triggered by a vehicle passing over a number of induction loops in the roadway. When they are triggered they automatically measure the speed (time x distance travelled) and this is shown on the film (or digi image). It will also show which lane has triggered the camera. Road markings are for calibration and verification!!

With current local authority and police budgets being the way they are you've got a good chance of the camera being a dud!! A cop recently told me that less than 10% are live!!

No I'm not a cop either!! Look at my avatar

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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 11:34 AM
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So could said induction loop be effected by nano magnets?
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