Speed Camera - advice needed

[howardr]

It's probably been on here before but I couldn't find anything definitive.

I was flashed by GATSO last night (in the car) - as I approached it. In other words, it was pointing at me and is intended to catch people going in the opposite direction.

There were lines marked out on the other carriageway but not on mine. I'm sure I was hardly over the limit (if at all) and the damn thing went off.

Normally (on the bike) I wouldn't be concerned - no front number plate. But as I was in the car I'm starting to wonder whether I can be done using the lines from the opposite carriageway to calculate my speed.

Fraser? Anyone?

[adam]

where? I'm Hayes also. 312? Anyway you've nothing to worry about if they weren't dragons teeth on your side of the road since the old Speed=Distance/Time needs a calibrated distance to prove your wrong doing. :D

[howardr]

This was in Harefield. Definitely no lines on MY side of the road - although there are on the opposite carriageway.

I'm just worried that they could get their ruler out and extend the lines across the photo to prove my speed or summat. :?

[adam]

I'm just worried that they could get their ruler out and extend the lines across the photo to prove my speed or summat. :?

I'm sure the safety camera unit has more than enough pictures to process before needing to resort to such drastic measures. Besides that'd be evidence tampering surely.

Worry more about whether it's gonna rain later :)

http://www.abd.org.uk/ => click on speed cameras

fairly interesting too : http://www.safespeed.org.uk/

[jonboy]

You're quite safe, it only works (legally) on the side of the carraigeway it's intended for. So relax ;).


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[Anonymous]

You won't be prosecuted as Gatso's can only accurately (and even then not so) take speed readings from vehicles heading away from it. Additionally, there were no calibration lines on your side of the road so they could never prove beyond reasonable doubt that you were speeding which they need to do to form a case against you.

Forget about it :)

[howardr]

Thanks all. I'll forget it.

If an NIP turns up though, you guys are gonna be the first to hear about it!

[04SV650S]

I've seen an ad in one of our motorcycle magazeines we have and I believe there is this clear spray you can purchase that you apply over the plate. It is suppose to make it so when the camera takes the snap shot of the bike that it blurs and glares the image resulting in an undetermined image of the plate.

[jonboy]

It doesn't work and is illegal anyway. However, if you find that it does... :lol:


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[Anonymous]

Just put a false plate on. Who's going to know these days? :|

[Valman]

It doesn't work and is illegal anyway. However, if you find that it does... :lol:


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It does work! I saw a programme on TV where a traffic car was behind a car with a very normal look reg plate yet the traffic car's onboard camera system could not pick up any letters on the reg plate. Needless to say the driver was pulled and it was found that he had a special spray on it. So it does work but you can be caught very easily and it is illegal.

[northwind]

IIRC there's another camera type in limited use that can take photos of oncoming cars... Introduced to get around the married couple's defence.

[Patch]

Truvelo can operate either as a forward or rearward facing camera but only one or the other.

Gatso cameras which flash as you approach are normally not live systems and will flash either direction but prosecute neither.

Beware though what was dummy today could have the film in it tomorrow.