safety69 Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 just been out driving in a 30 mph zone, and following a car infront of me, rougly two cars infront of me, on the other side of the road mid point of the fixed speed camera was a parked car, a on coming car which was speeding came onto my side by quite a bit, and set the camera off while i was in the picture, what happens, do i get the ticket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 Unless you were reversing you should be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasdrury Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 Shouldn't think so becuase you were travelling in the other direction to the speed camera pointing? Or have I mis understood? Chaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpellypo Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 Whoever was speeding will get the ticket. It doesn't matter who appeared to be in shot at the time. Added to that, if it was a gatso, it'll only work if you're going away from it, so if you were facing the camera, you'll be alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasdrury Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Unless you were reversing you should be fine [/ QUOTE ] Beat me to it....!! Chaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safety69 Posted April 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 i was going in the same direction as the camera, the on coming car set it off, but i was in the picture, surely they know by the pic it wasn't me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 How many flashes, one or two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilB Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 The lines will show that you wasn't speeding, as they will count how many you passed between the shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safety69 Posted April 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 2 flashes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safety69 Posted April 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 what speed sets the camera off, just curious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 Should have been one flash (warning) as opposed to 2 (photograph) if he was on the wrong side of the road and it was a standard rear-facing gatso.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safety69 Posted April 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 it was a yellow camera with the lines near the kerb, about 5 of them, i think. is the sort of camera set off by oncoming traffic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regulator Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 [ QUOTE ] The lines will show that you wasn't speeding, as they will count how many you passed between the shots. [/ QUOTE ] This is exactly true ... they use the lines to calculate the number passed by a car (distance travelled from one flash to another). From what I've been told, they calculate the speed on the letter which they send to the speeding person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMeanBob Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 I think the road markings are more as a confirmation of the speed of vehicle than the actual original measure. The camera itself will detect the actual speed of the vehicle. The lines mean you can't get away with saying that the camera must have mis-read your speed as the cops can easily demonstrate the distance you travelled between the two flashes. b0b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisel Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Absolutely right. White marks are just a confirmation. Gatsos use radar to measure your speed. Truvelo uses 4 black sensors across the lane before the camera to measure your speed & prime the electrics to take the photo when you drive past the 3 white lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safety69 Posted May 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 am i right by saying this, but to set the camera off you must be doing 35+ mph, surely the camera wont go off if your a few mph over the limit, that seems a little to harsh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisel Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 AFAIK they still use the 10% + 2mph rule for setting cameras up. Mobile units are set lower when conditions are bad. A woman I know was busted at 34 mph in a 30 near a school when it was pouring with rain. She contested it & got 6 points + £100 fine for her trouble. The beak must have got out of the wrong side of bed that day! I can see the reasoning though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32Ash Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 I know the West Yorkshire cameras are set to 10% +2mph as said above. Although according to their website, the tolerance doesn't apply during rush hour - pressumably for the mobile units. If it's the same in all areas, it would explain why the woman speeding past a school was done for 34mph in the rain, and rightly so in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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