loophole with speed camra's
17-10-2006, 08:55 PM
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loophole with speed camra's
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It was uncovered today that you can avoid being caught on the
new SPECS speed cameras just by CHANGING LANES half way between
the two cameras!
SPECS cameras work out the vehicles average speed by calculating
the time it took to drive between two camera positions.
However, under Home Office rules, speeding prosecutions are
ONLY valid if a driver is filmed in the *SAME* lane from the
start to the finish of each section of road covered by the
cameras.
According to "Speed Check Services", who produce the SPECS
cameras, the devices were approved by the Home Office in 1999,
passing strict tests for use in one lane at a time.
...HOWEVER, there was not enough time or finances to extend Home
office approval tests to cover the cameras' use over two or
three lanes at a time.
The company's technical director, Graeme Southwood claimed -
without going it to any detail - that this loophole is not
actually foolproof and that some of those who attempt to use it
will still face a speeding prosecution.
Curiously, he does not state why...
Last year more than 2 million motorists were caught on speed
cameras, raising £120m in revenue for so-called 'Safety
Camera Partnerships' comprising police, magistrates’ councils
and road safety groups.
>> There are now 3,300 fixed cameras and 3,400 mobile devices
active around the UK.
SPECS cameras have been installed at 27 sites around the UK at a
cost of between £180,000 and £1.5 million PER SITE.
It was uncovered today that you can avoid being caught on the
new SPECS speed cameras just by CHANGING LANES half way between
the two cameras!
SPECS cameras work out the vehicles average speed by calculating
the time it took to drive between two camera positions.
However, under Home Office rules, speeding prosecutions are
ONLY valid if a driver is filmed in the *SAME* lane from the
start to the finish of each section of road covered by the
cameras.
According to "Speed Check Services", who produce the SPECS
cameras, the devices were approved by the Home Office in 1999,
passing strict tests for use in one lane at a time.
...HOWEVER, there was not enough time or finances to extend Home
office approval tests to cover the cameras' use over two or
three lanes at a time.
The company's technical director, Graeme Southwood claimed -
without going it to any detail - that this loophole is not
actually foolproof and that some of those who attempt to use it
will still face a speeding prosecution.
Curiously, he does not state why...
Last year more than 2 million motorists were caught on speed
cameras, raising £120m in revenue for so-called 'Safety
Camera Partnerships' comprising police, magistrates’ councils
and road safety groups.
>> There are now 3,300 fixed cameras and 3,400 mobile devices
active around the UK.
SPECS cameras have been installed at 27 sites around the UK at a
cost of between £180,000 and £1.5 million PER SITE.
17-10-2006, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by JjCoDeX75
Anyone got a photo of the cameras? I havent seen these yet
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