Cambell wrote: I recently dated a traffic cop (yes, she is a woman) and she informed me that in order to get a ticket, you must be doing 10mph plus 10% of the speed limit over the limit, this means 43MPH in a 30, 54 in a 40, 87 in a 70.

Well my brother is a traffic cop (in fact he trains them now) & he told me that (as far as Northumbria area is concerned) their guidelines state that they wouldn't bother to prosecute for less than 38mph in a 30mph limit. However, the cameras (fixed & mobile) seem to operate on a +10% + 1mph limit, ie. 34mph in a 30mph limit. This is indeed the govt guidelines but the police seem to give a little more leeway. Note that these limits can vary slightly from area to area.

As far as the Road Angel etc detectors are concerned, they are likely to be banned later this year. No great loss as by the time the detector picks up the beam you're already done, assuming it picks it up in the first place.

Better by far are the gps based units like the Talex & sat navs which pinpoint the camera positions. All potential mobile sites have to be registered ie. they aren't random so if you know where they are you can behave/be more alert.

I recon that the safest thing to do is not kick the ar5e out of it.

The 2 cops that gave me a ticket were actually quite nice blokes and as far as I was concerned, only doing their job. That is not to say that I was happy about it, I wasn't.

 

BeemaBoy wrote: I want something that sends an over load signal to the cameras or lasers and fries all the electronics... Start elimintating the cameras 1 by 1!!! I know, I know... a little harsh... I found a solution...no one said it had to be pretty BB

The CAMERATOR!