Speed camera question *NOW A DEBATE*... are they needed?
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Originally Posted by kay2
I live on the A470 in N wales, where i live is a 30 but most of the road is 60, this means they all just carry on doing 60 through the village, try reversing in or out of your drive
here in germany, if a car hits a child less than a certain age, the car driver is 100% responsible, no matter what the speed was or if the kid literally jumped in front of you. after that age and up to another age, it is 50% the fault of the driver, and 50% the fault of the parents. how ridiculous is that? at no time is it the responsiblity of the kid! so the little sods just run around the street in front of you.
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Originally Posted by St3V3_C
As long as they are not hidden, I disagree - they are going to eventually take the twats who are not paying attention off the road. This has to be a good thing surely?
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Originally Posted by cossiecrew
if i have a small plate it makes me a chav
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Originally Posted by foreigneRS
Originally Posted by St3V3_C
As long as they are not hidden, I disagree - they are going to eventually take the twats who are not paying attention off the road. This has to be a good thing surely?
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i would rather rely on looking at the road and roadsigns to alert me to hazards, rather than looking out for speedcameras that may or may not be placed in a hazardous area. but what can you do? it seems the individual is not allowed to think for himself anymore
some stats in a bike magazine i have just read in the last week said that looking out for a camera can use 50% of the available time when driving through a hazardous area, when you should've spent that time looking at the hazard itself
some stats in a bike magazine i have just read in the last week said that looking out for a camera can use 50% of the available time when driving through a hazardous area, when you should've spent that time looking at the hazard itself
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Originally Posted by phil4x4saph
Originally Posted by cossiecrew
if i have a small plate it makes me a chav
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Originally Posted by foreigneRS
some stats in a bike magazine i have just read in the last week said that looking out for a camera can use 50% of the available time when driving through a hazardous area, when you should've spent that time looking at the hazard itself
I know what you are saying, but I personally find that they have been around long enough now for me to be on the look out without thinking about it at all, much like you don't think about all of the other things you jus 'do' when on the road. Hell, we are all not talking on the mobile phone while driving so we can use that time to look for cameras
Originally Posted by AJ
If you drive sensibly in built up areas then you dont have to spend time looking for cameras
Anyway, after all that, look out for a post from me saying 'just got flashed by that camera up the road
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We've got 8 cameras over here on the Island now, and 2 of them comply with the government guidelines of putting them at accident blackspots/schools.
The others are all on hills or a nice straight section of road
I am all for them being outside schools to help reduce speed to stop kids getting knocked down.
But as for the others they are just money making machines for the police and government
The others are all on hills or a nice straight section of road
I am all for them being outside schools to help reduce speed to stop kids getting knocked down.
But as for the others they are just money making machines for the police and government
#54
Well I think we all agree that there's a time and a place for cameras and the present situation is that many cameras appear to be in places where the most revenue is likely to be generated. Just one thing though...
Not if you're reversing off your driveway....
reversing onto an A road is illegal - check your highway code, sheepshagger.
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you can request the police to come out with their speed cameras round are way if its a problem.
in fact they have even being giving them to normal citizens i think to use!!
in fact they have even being giving them to normal citizens i think to use!!
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YEs but you cannot be convicted by them.
You will receive a warning letter and the police may even set a speed trap up to target you if you repeatedly float the limit.
You will receive a warning letter and the police may even set a speed trap up to target you if you repeatedly float the limit.
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I've had a go with the new laser hand held speed camera! (As i'm working with the police for a show next year)
they have a range of 500 yards The old radar ones would just take the speed of the car/cars travelling towards you hence if one was speeding other 1 wasn't your in a pickle to prove who was the guilty party...BUT
The new ones work on a single lazer beam (kinda like the one you'll get on a rifle) It's very accurite and precise.....and because you point n shoot there is no chance of getting away if like in the other situation theres 2 cars.
P.S they are fookin heavy! And another thing they don't work through glass..Yes i'm serious!
they have a range of 500 yards The old radar ones would just take the speed of the car/cars travelling towards you hence if one was speeding other 1 wasn't your in a pickle to prove who was the guilty party...BUT
The new ones work on a single lazer beam (kinda like the one you'll get on a rifle) It's very accurite and precise.....and because you point n shoot there is no chance of getting away if like in the other situation theres 2 cars.
P.S they are fookin heavy! And another thing they don't work through glass..Yes i'm serious!
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Originally Posted by Smit
And another thing they don't work through glass..Yes i'm serious!
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Glass covered numberplates anybody?
not sure if they take pictures? as you could in theory protest and say you werent there at the time and they must of made an error. but youd need a concrete alibi and some mad fluke that a car identical to yours with a very similar number plate drove past for example??
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True about giving the camera's to residents
Road in Dickens heath in Brum called Tyth Barn lane.. very la de da.
It used to be a short cut between the straty road a good pub.
Plod gave a few speed guns and note books etc and told em to crack on.
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Road in Dickens heath in Brum called Tyth Barn lane.. very la de da.
It used to be a short cut between the straty road a good pub.
Plod gave a few speed guns and note books etc and told em to crack on.
Quality
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Originally Posted by Weevil
reversing onto an A road is illegal - check your highway code, sheepshagger.
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