Speeding- Help!

Garnet_Gem

I was "flashed" by an overhead camera on a motorway. No colour but I thought I'd been struck by lightning! I was doing 80mph however I never heard anything about it. Someone said that if the camera only flashes once you don't get recorded but I don't really believe that. I never exceed the limit in builtup areas but I get hassled by drivers tailgating me because I'm obeying the speed limit. If I had been caught I'd have paid up and shut up because I deserved it.

Wig

anewman wrote: »

If you read the forum link there's mention of some cameras using variable timing between flashes to confuse the matter. I.e. sometimes it may use 0.3 seconds, other times 0.7 seconds. I'm not 100% certain if this was an attempt to thwart notso or has some purpose within the gatso system.

If true, I can only think of one reason they would do that..... to nobble the Notso.

Coveredinbees!!!!

Garnet_Gem wrote: »

I was "flashed" by an overhead camera on a motorway. No colour but I thought I'd been struck by lightning! I was doing 80mph however I never heard anything about it. Someone said that if the camera only flashes once you don't get recorded but I don't really believe that. I never exceed the limit in builtup areas but I get hassled by drivers tailgating me because I'm obeying the speed limit. If I had been caught I'd have paid up and shut up because I deserved it.

The rear firing ones on the gantries and normal gatso have to take 2 pix as they work on radar and have to have a secondary check. The computer in the speed camera calculates your speed and (I think) records it on the photos then you can check it's right by seeing how far has been travelled between the 2 photo's, speed = distance/time. The time between the 2 flashes is normally 500mS.

Truvelo cameras work differently they have sensor in the road and 1 set of check marks. The computer in the camera calculates your speed then calculates the time it will take to travel from the last speed sensor to the check marks on the road, then will take your picture when your front wheels are within the check lines. This is so if the camera calculations go wrong it will fire in the wrong place. Some times when taking rear photos a Truvelo will also flash twice.

Your unlikely to get done at 80 as acpo give you 10% + 3 MPH and you speedo probably under reads anyway.

Happy motoring

LandyAndy

Conor wrote: »

If you're so worried about it, perhaps you should try keeping to the limit.

If a FPN comes through, you're getting 3 points. Speed awareness courses are "first offence" offers. You could always try going to court to contest it but then you're opening yourself up to being given 4 points instead of 3 however if you've passed your test under 2 years ago, it may be worth doing this if the 4-6 months it'd take to go to court would take you over that 2 years.

Personally speaking as someone who has driven 1.8 million miles since the introduction of speed cameras all over the UK and hasn't been caught by one once, I'd question whether anyone who can get caught twice by a big bright yellow reflective box is really observant enough to be on the road anyway but then again as I do over 2000 miles a week with such people and it'll be one of them who makes sure I don't make it home one day, I'm a bit biased.

Boasting about not having been caught speeding:rolleyes: .

Is it Ok if you aren't caught?:D

LandyAndy

Speed Awareness Courses aren't strictly 'first offence' options. You cannot attend one within three years of attending a previous one.

I've just been on one:rolleyes: . The other good news about the SAC is that you don't have to report it to your insurers.:T