Night time speed vans?
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Night time speed vans?
Driving home in the dark at 9:50pm tonight I spotted a speed camera van parked in a layby on an almost deserted 70mph dual carriageway.
Quick glance accross as I passed and from the dimmed lighting inside it seemed that the camera equipment was set up and rolling(?).
I've never seen a speed van out and operating this late at night (the overtime bill must be prohibitive!).
Is there some new night vision tech we need to be aware of?
Sam
Quick glance accross as I passed and from the dimmed lighting inside it seemed that the camera equipment was set up and rolling(?).
I've never seen a speed van out and operating this late at night (the overtime bill must be prohibitive!).
Is there some new night vision tech we need to be aware of?
Sam
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Driving home in the dark at 9:50pm tonight I spotted a speed camera van parked in a layby on an almost deserted 70mph dual carriageway.
Quick glance accross as I passed and from the dimmed lighting inside it seemed that the camera equipment was set up and rolling(?).
I've never seen a speed van out and operating this late at night (the overtime bill must be prohibitive!).
Is there some new night vision tech we need to be aware of?
Sam
Quick glance accross as I passed and from the dimmed lighting inside it seemed that the camera equipment was set up and rolling(?).
I've never seen a speed van out and operating this late at night (the overtime bill must be prohibitive!).
Is there some new night vision tech we need to be aware of?
Sam
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This is so weird, i was only driving in the dark last week thinking how i never see speed camera vans at night and then I saw one.
Didn't get a ticket tho so can't confirm if they actually work at night.
Didn't get a ticket tho so can't confirm if they actually work at night.
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2.Officers freshly out of their probation are not given the responsibility of staffing a speed camera detection van by themselves.
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is the snooper worth getting?
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Snooper 2 is out of date now, but still picks up the mobile laser ones. Snoopers use gps for position ones and has a laser detector facing forwards with a 180 degree sweep across the front of the car that picks up the laser beams. As previously mentioned the vans or in my last case, a Volvo estate was positioned in a layby that was round a bend following a long downhill straight on the A64. Pitch black maybe after midnight, only me on road. Snooper started chirping and flashing i thought whats that chirping for, so i reduced my speed from 76.99 to dead on 70 and round the bend and there was the Volvo with camera facing rearward. The snooper had picked up the laser before it was even pointing in my direction. Phew !!! The car then was a Rover 620 ti hybrid turbo, apexi etc etc.
Yes snoopers are a must with a turbo car. But no not to be a speed freak, mine also warns me of schools and accident blackspots and mobile camera parking up points.
They can save your licence when you are driving in a new area at night and dont see the Gatso behind the bus shelter or a tree, even if you are only doing 35 in a 30.
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Didnt think them cams work in the dark theres a lazer you can buy off fleebay pretty cheep but if you get caught with 1 I recon your fooked im thinking of 1 look on fleebay for a lazer defuser or might come under parking senser
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I thought there was a 2,000ft limit on range principally due to operator accuracy in ensuring the laser (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) is held consistently. Not sure where I got this from nor why measured in feet so could be completely wrong.
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Who is daft enough to speed at night anyway? There could be a traffic car following you for miles and you'd never know -unlikely these days though I know.
If you have to, stick to 80 on the speedo (which is probably 76) and you won't get done. Simple?
If you have to, stick to 80 on the speedo (which is probably 76) and you won't get done. Simple?
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I used to have a Road Angel, that was pretty good at picking up static cameras I didn't know about and had built in laser detection, the issue is, by the time it's detected the laser your speed has been registered, tbh I don't think the vans can be avoided, it's just luck of the draw if the catch you or not