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I_MNL
Really Senior Member I Joined: 27-March-2005 Status: Offline Points: 437 |
Topic: Speed camera Posted: 30-April-2006 at 17:18 |
Hi to all! Hope you are having a groovie 3-day w/e Me...on call for the w/e, but off tomorrow!!! Now, I have a worry and am quite upset: On a 30mph zone, I was doing 20 and while passing in front of a gatso on the white lines, I pressed the accelarator to go just a bit faster...so I was flashed twice , but my speedo was showing below 30mph (about 25) |
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Explorer of Life Marie-Noëlle or nick name MNL. NOT Marie or Noëlle ALONE! Alpina D3 2007 E36 316 1998 |
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I_MNL
Really Senior Member I Joined: 27-March-2005 Status: Offline Points: 437 |
Posted: 01-May-2006 at 16:32 |
Hellooo? Anybody? No replies?!? Unbelievable and....disappointing, although few of you have seen the post... |
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Citizen of the Earth
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M5player
Groupie Joined: 21-November-2005 Location: Solihull Status: Offline Points: 64 |
Posted: 02-May-2006 at 05:59 |
Was anyone going the other way? It is possible to set off rear facing gatso's when driving towards them (if you go fast enough!) So you may be ok!? At the end of the day if you were under 30mph even if it has taken a photo they can't do anything - i wouldn't worry
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beast535
Really Senior Member I Joined: 16-June-2005 Location: cardiff though wish i was in dublin Status: Offline Points: 254 |
Posted: 02-May-2006 at 07:54 |
I wouldn't worry- you were going under 30 so the 2 pictures show the distance travelled and therefore the speed. the camera might be calibrated wrong. |
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nero
Moderator Group Just call me Tripod Joined: 15-October-2002 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 3131 |
Posted: 02-May-2006 at 08:28 |
Marie-Noëlle - don't you remember them showing us how they checked the Speed Camera Photos when we visited the Traffic Police HQ in Glasgow with the Scottish Region? Providing you were going the speed you said you were going, sounds like something else set it off? Gary with the Beer Goggles? Edited by nero |
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I_MNL
Really Senior Member I Joined: 27-March-2005 Status: Offline Points: 437 |
Posted: 02-May-2006 at 10:50 |
Neil, I have been told that if one presses harsh on the accelerator whilst been on these white lights, then the system misinterpretes the increase of torque as fast acceleration and takes it as speed over the limit... No idea if it's right or wrong, but it seems it worked.... I was driving an automatic car at the time, so not very familiar of how to use the right foot pedal alone...and as I was only doing 20, I thought I should come closer to 25... and did what I did: floored the accelerator for a fraction of second Unless if it was the other car Marie-Noëlle |
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steven.seed
Really Senior Member II Joined: 24-June-2005 Location: Sale, Cheshire Status: Offline Points: 1507 |
Posted: 02-May-2006 at 18:21 |
Hi Marie-Noëlle, The way the speed camera works is that you have to be exceeding the speed limit as you pass the camera to activate it in the first place. Unless the equipment is faulty (which is not unheard of) it will not take any pictures if you are not exceeding the limit. Once the unit is activated it takes two pictures the second one exactly half a second after the first one. The police then count the difference in the number of white lines you have crossed between the two photographs. They have a formula that then calculates your speed and the more white lines crossed the faster your speed. If you pass the camera below the limit and then accelerate once you have passed the camera it will not activate in which case if as you say you were only doing 20mph as you passed the camera something else must have made it flash. Here's hoping its OK and you do not hear anything more. Steve. Edited by steven.seed |
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Nigel
Moderator Group Joined: 09-November-2002 Status: Offline Points: 6941 |
Posted: 02-May-2006 at 19:23 |
They have been known to send them out without checking the data. There was an example of one on the traffic answers forum where the camera said over 40, but the white marks showed the driver was within the limit. If you recieve an nip, and believe you were below the limit, request and check the picture. They have up to fourteen days to send the nip ( although you don't have to recieve it in that time). If you get the nip, ask here : http://www.traffic-answers.com/forum/index.php |
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Nigel |
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I_MNL
Really Senior Member I Joined: 27-March-2005 Status: Offline Points: 437 |
Posted: 03-May-2006 at 15:56 |
Many thanks guys for the info Will wait and see what is going to happen... Marie-Noëlle |
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Citizen of the Earth
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I_MNL
Really Senior Member I Joined: 27-March-2005 Status: Offline Points: 437 |
Posted: 03-May-2006 at 15:58 |
Steve, do you have two BMs?!? Nice |
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Citizen of the Earth
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steven.seed
Really Senior Member II Joined: 24-June-2005 Location: Sale, Cheshire Status: Offline Points: 1507 |
Posted: 03-May-2006 at 18:08 |
Edited by steven.seed |
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steven.seed
Really Senior Member II Joined: 24-June-2005 Location: Sale, Cheshire Status: Offline Points: 1507 |
Posted: 04-May-2006 at 04:45 |
And my name is Marie-Noëlle , or nick name MNL Naughty Steve, Just noticed, sorry Have updated my posts |
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