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right the girlfriend has gone through a set of lights as they were just turning red. she said she see 2 flashes so im guessing that shes gonna get a few points for that. but can they track your speed on those camera's too??? as she's a bit worried noe that shes gonna get an extra 3 points for that as well....?

if anyone knows of any useful info it will be much appreciated

Christian and Beccy

iTrader: (14)

Some of the newer one's can. I would say that if it flashed twice, that it probably is measuring speed too.

Nawty girl!!

Ade

I'm quite sure that the second pic is just to prove that you're moving forward..... (also meaning that you can't say it was triggered by you reversing back over the line with broken reverse lights!)

jumpin jack crash

cheers people. if anyone else knows anything....

Christian and Beccy dont.... i called her a nawty girl and it didnt go down to well

SassyRS

Yeh i could imagine she wouldnt be impressed being a teacher and all

S1rst

Ive never heard of a traffic light camera being able to check speed. The two flashes are for as Ade said above. I wouldnt worry about getting done for speeding.

And remember, just because she got flashed, doesnt mean she will definalty get a ticket as many still flash even though there not in use. Always better to expect the worse though, so itll just be Ł60 and 3 points.

Ive also known people go through on amber when its changed to red just as the back end of the car goes through the line, get flashed and nothing happen so she 'may' be ok, but as said expect the Ł60 and 3 points and its a bonus if she gets off.

cozmeister

iTrader: (1)

The mini-gatsos have a short delay after the red light to allow for traffic still leaving the junction. These can't measure speed.

The other types of junctions cameras [/i]may[/i] be able to - I'll have to read up on those.

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SassyRS aint that the truth, maybe i should have gave her detention

Christian and Beccy

iTrader: (14)

http://www.speedcam.co.uk/gatso6.htm

We have at least one of these Monitron camera's in Norwich, so they will be in other area's too......

tsutton

Yeah... one I know is at the end of Grapes Hill to the crossing

Christian and Beccy

iTrader: (14)

That's the one. Down hill too. Wankers.

tsutton

Yup. Was bad when there used to be a speed camera halfway with 30mph limit downhill... had to take care not to go over 30mph and was overtaken by a young lad on a bike!!

Glad it got moved...

St3V3_C

I've seen pictures where someone has jumped a light and I'm sure it says the speed.

Whether they use it to prosecute, I don't know.

However, you will probably be OK on the speed as there are no calibration lines painted on the road

tabetha

There are other ones too, mounted INSIDE the GREEN light and look through a little lens, about the size of a 10p piece.
tabetha

xr2i-carl

if you dont get a letter its not that there not in use, there out of film, if they were out of use they would be bagged up...

xr4x4rs

iTrader: (5)

if she does get the fines aswell ive heard the inusrance comapnies hate these more than speeding points

tabetha

They don't use film, they use discs to record, and immages are downloaded by telephone cable once a week.
tabetha

xr2i-carl

so what your saying tabetha is with these, there is no way it cant get you like an ordinary gatso which can 'run out of film'

tsutton

Yes, which means you can't pull it down, set it on fire, etc - it's already sent to the central server via ADSL.

xr2i-carl

lol i dont jump red lights fuck that.

a12 between romford and m25 is 3rd most dangerous rd in uk, prob due to all the junctions and crossroads on it, no wonder there is so many traffic light cameras there, fast road bet loads of people have been killed in the past there

jumpin jack crash

cheers for the comments people, guess she'll just have to wait and see the outcome. hopefully it wont come thru, i cant be dealing with the earache

BM08

going by what some of you guys say, i should have at least 4-5 tickets/points for this in my 5 years of driving

Fudgey

iTrader: (4)

did you know that them 3 points for jumping a light are infacr FAR worse than 3 points for speeding and she WILL notice it on her insureance renewal.

it is deemed that you are a risk taker/dangerous driver if you jump a light

S1rst

Yes your right mate they do have a cover over if not in use. What i meant was that some have films in and some dont but flash regardless.

dojj

iTrader: (3)

there are several down this neck of the woods that are both

anyone who travels along the great west road will notice them at almost every junction

little lines painted on the floor sort of give the game away

Dave Parker

[quote="St3V3_C"]I've seen pictures where someone has jumped a light and I'm sure it says the speed.





so did my lads ticket but he only got done for the light offence even though he was doing 39 mph

89xr2

I HATED that camera, I used to have to drive past it in 2nd gear just to make sure I didnt roll past 30

St3V3_C

As I said above, I'm sure they can't use it because there are no lines painted on the road.

Graceland

S1rst


Some of the cameras fitted to traffic lights are dual cameras - speed when the lights are green or yellow and redlight camera when the lights are at danger

tsutton

Know what you mean

89xr2

Must be one of the most bullshit places to put a camera in the whole of the uk. Blatantly there to make money as it was pretty much hidden and down a hill and i've never seen an accident on that bit of the hill...

jumpin jack crash

what about the one on the lights by the vine/red lion (top of hillingdon hill, this is where it happened?)

S1rst

Only if they have the white lines on the floor though i assume?