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R.I.P. Speed Camera's Hah! Hah!

educationalist

educationalist

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For those of us that have been caught doing 31MPH in a 30 MPH zone and as a consequence wish to see truly stuffed, dead, and battered speed cameras look no further than here. RIP Speed Cam
 
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Must admit, although I don't entirely agree with the criminality of the activity involved, the shots of the exploded Gatsos raised a smile, as did the one of the sawn-off camera, left lying directly under the post it was sawn off of.
I notice the one on the A303 (East-bound) near Yeovilton has been dragged away..literally.
 
I'm thinking one of those paint ball gun thingies would do the trick. No permanent damage, but enough to cause a few problems.....
 
So now we are in favour of breaking the law if it suits our cause:(
So how come these cameras don't bother or upset those of us that don't speed? and who gets to choose what laws to break?
 
Well, Lothian & Borders Police are doing away with speed camera's so you will be happy to hear, well untill you realise the replacement is registration number recognition camera's which will display your reg number on a large board for all to see and the speed your doing in that limted zone.... oh and they are going to have more road side patrols, as they recognise the need for officers to be at the side of the road to catch not just speeding motorists but those also doing other things they shouldn't...
 
Ive never been flashed so they don't bother me much :p

if you've been caught out by a fixed gatso you should keep your eyes peeled on the road a little more and notice that they are there or lurking around the next corner or simply SLOW DOWN TO THE LIMITS ;)
when these cameras get smashed for revenge who pays for them ?
 
It is easy to see the frustration of someone caught by a speed camera but the fact remains that you rarely, if ever, see speed cameras nears schools, playgrounds, hospitals. Why have a speed camera on a straight road that can be driven safely and responsibly at speed if it isn't to raise money?
 
red said:
when these cameras get smashed for revenge who pays for them ?
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In England and Wales, currently by local authority/Police/Government partnerships with monies raised from the camera fines.

From this year there will be a substantial rise (£17 million extra) in funding so that extra money will probably be the good old taxpayer.

AJ
 
Great website i have no problem with speed cameras in black spot areas but as we all know most are not the car is a easy target and lots of them i think people on mobile phones are more of a danger than doing a few miles over the limit the police seem to turn a blind eye to that around here i also think if you drink you dont drive i have nothing against people who drink it should be ONE OR THE OTHER but thats another thread
 
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I'm in favour of ANPR cameras. If every town had a mobile one, the roads would quickly empty of untaxed, unregistered vehicles and would really squeeze banned drvers too. Lots and lots of revenue raised, including scrap value from the crushed vehicles. I think some cities would enjoy much reduced traffic levels too.

Now, isn't that better than revenue cameras?
 
Gripper said:
I'm in favour of ANPR cameras. If every town had a mobile one, the roads would quickly empty of untaxed, unregistered vehicles and would really squeeze banned drvers too. Lots and lots of revenue raised, including scrap value from the crushed vehicles. I think some cities would enjoy much reduced traffic levels too.

Now, isn't that better than revenue cameras?
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Here, here! ;)

More plod on the beat would be nice as well.
 
The ANPR system covers the majority of the country already. Every journey made on motorways, A-roads, towns, cities and and ever-increasing number of back-roads, the numberplate is logged and the information stored for ten years on a database accessible by the police.

The system has been working nationwide since last summer iirc, but the concept is seriously flawed. Average joe gets his movements tracked and logged everywhere they go (I think this is a MASSIVE breach of civil liberties, but thats a whole other thread where people jump in with "Ive got nothing tohide so im in favour of it" type statements...) but the uninsured, untaxed cars continue to use the roads with impunity. Why? There are less and less actual coppers to catch the drivers in the act, and the cars cant be traced through the database as the huge majority of these cars arent registered to their real owners.
Criminals simply steal numberplates and clone cars and go about their business with a tiny chance of actually being caught on the road, while we, the honest public, are scrutinsed as if we were criminals.

The next logical step in this system is the much-talked-about road pricing schemes where cars are to be fitted with black-box gps units and you pay as you drive according to usage. Obviously fooling or removing the gps system will be impossible as the ANPR system will ALREADY know your movements and if the two dont tally, questions will be asked.

After that, Its only a matter of time before a slight modification is made to the system to allow automatic speeding fines to be issued without the need for Gatsos.

Cheery thoughts eh?
 
Course fitting landies with gps tracking would show which green lanes are in use and that they should be kept open for 4x4's. It would also stop the planks that don't stick to the lane!
 
It will also be interesting on stage rallies where the stage runs close to a road, such as Manby airfield in Lincolnshire or Blackpool promanade. Would the little black box know that I wasn't on the highway when recording my rally car at 120MPH?
 
ANPR can only work effectivly in conjunction with that old fashioned aspect of law keeping, policemen.

We have regular checks on the road through our village and further along the road. Seems to require 1 parked van and a fleet of covert silver Honda Accord Vtechs driven by lunatics. Maybe marked cars parked up would give the game away, but a silver streak with blue lights in the grille doing 100+ on a B road catches the eye too.
 
I agree with some of the measures but how do you stop uninsured drivers driving someone else car which is insured

There was a fella in court recentlly who admited he had not passed his test, he was in his 50's been driving round for over 35 years, he used relatives car & insurance.
 
Gripper said:
I'm in favour of ANPR cameras. If every town had a mobile one, the roads would quickly empty of untaxed, unregistered vehicles and would really squeeze banned drvers too. Lots and lots of revenue raised, including scrap value from the crushed vehicles. I think some cities would enjoy much reduced traffic levels too.
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Totally agree.

clwydlaner said:
how do you stop uninsured drivers driving someone else car which is insured
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I don't suppose you can really. Are there that many fools out there that would allow an uninsured person to drive their vehicle? Yeah, probably. :rolleyes: Although if a vehicle owner has bothered to insure their vehicle would they then let an uninsured driver to drive it? I think those cases will be minimal.

AJ
 
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