SPEED CAMERA

Iqqyhaque

Hi, I just wanted to know what speed camera is installed on keighley road, manningham lane, bradford. They recently changed it. previously, it was facing the oncoming drivers, however now, they installed a new one facing the direction of the traffic flow. I think I was flashed yesterday from the front on the other side of the road, the flash was very bright and it flashed twice. I have a picture of the speed camera (please see attached). There were no road markings on either side of the road, apart from old markings left from the previous camera (so it's behind the camera and not in front of it). The camera looks a bit like a gatso (yellow back, grey surrounding and yellow front) it has a window on the front, with 4 black areas. I guess a radar slot, and cameras on top. The flash is huge installed on the top of the box. For reference, it looks like a redflex speed camera. 

Regards Iqqy 

MX5huggy

I have it on very good authority that that is a redflex camera.

sweetsand

Dear OP
Please confirm the cam that flashed you was facing you IT took pictures of the front of youe vheicle and your face?
If that is the case, I'm 99% certain it was not you it was taking a pic of as these types are, were rear facing IE take pics of the rear of your car.

I've only seen a few forward facing speed cams they look very different and recently encountered one in Gravesend Kent.
I'm sure someone that has more experience of speed cams will either confirm what I said or otherwise.
NB - most police regions allow 10% plus 1mph but it is at their desrection - some depnding on your speed will give you an option of a speed awareness course as a few of the people I worked with got that.

We have a speed safe item in our cars that alerts us to all speed cams, even mobile ones but we do not speed but you can actually accidentally do that so these gadgets keeps us 100% alert where cams usally located ie dangerous junctions etc.

onlyfoolsandparking

sweetsand said:

Dear OP
Please confirm the cam that flashed you was facing you IT took pictures of the front of youe vheicle and your face?
If that is the case, I'm 99% certain it was not you it was taking a pic of as these types are, were rear facing IE take pics of the rear of your car.

I've only seen a few forward facing speed cams they look very different and recently encountered one in Gravesend Kent.
I'm sure someone that has more experience of speed cams will either confirm what I said or otherwise.
NB - most police regions allow 10% plus 1mph but it is at their desrection - some depnding on your speed will give you an option of a speed awareness course as a few of the people I worked with got that.

We have a speed safe item in our cars that alerts us to all speed cams, even mobile ones but we do not speed but you can actually accidentally do that so these gadgets keeps us 100% alert where cams usally located ie dangerous junctions etc.

Why do you have a 'speed safe' item if you do not speed? 

Iqqyhaque

MX5huggy said:

I have it on very good authority that that is a redflex camera.

Are redflex cameras rear facing or front facing ? It didn't have any lines on the road. 

Iqqyhaque

sweetsand said:

Dear OP
Please confirm the cam that flashed you was facing you IT took pictures of the front of youe vheicle and your face?
If that is the case, I'm 99% certain it was not you it was taking a pic of as these types are, were rear facing IE take pics of the rear of your car.

I've only seen a few forward facing speed cams they look very different and recently encountered one in Gravesend Kent.
I'm sure someone that has more experience of speed cams will either confirm what I said or otherwise.
NB - most police regions allow 10% plus 1mph but it is at their desrection - some depnding on your speed will give you an option of a speed awareness course as a few of the people I worked with got that.

We have a speed safe item in our cars that alerts us to all speed cams, even mobile ones but we do not speed but you can actually accidentally do that so these gadgets keeps us 100% alert where cams usally located ie dangerous junctions etc.

I'm not too sure if it took a picture of ME. But it went off when I and another car was driving past it. (There's 4 lanes, 2 on each side, nothing major just 4 which includes 2 bus lanes. And 2 normal) . I'm not sure if it flashed at a car going past it on that side of the road. As it was in the night and all I recall is 2 bright flashes as I came towards it. Can cameras see past 2 lanes ? 

Iqqyhaque

Also, I'm aware of the speed awareness course and the consequence for speeding. I was doing around 34mph,  Ive gone past it various times doing 37mph and it never flashes. And I'm aware that forward facing cameras have magenta filter, whereas this flash was super bright and it flashed twice. I'm not too sure if there was a car on the other side. My question is what sort of camera is this ? And will i get a ticket even though it flashed face on twice & has no road markings to indicate speed ? 
Thanks iqqy

Iqqyhaque

Also, let me make myself clear. I'm not promoting anyone to speed, I was stating a fact, that sometimes I do 37mph (everyone does it lool, and i do it when the road is open)  considering the road is pedestrian free, there's traffic lights and pedestrian crossings before this section of the road. So I'm well aware of my surroundings, I've been driving on that road for years and it's been a first for it to flash. 

unforeseen

Iqqyhaque said:

MX5huggy said:

I have it on very good authority that that is a redflex camera.

Are redflex cameras rear facing or front facing ? It didn't have any lines on the road. 

Redflex is licensed for both directions simultaneously. It is up to the user whether it is used in that mode. It uses ground sensor loops hence no road markings
It is also capable of monitoring multiple vehicles at the same time. 

Supersonos

Iqqyhaque said:

Also, let me make myself clear. I'm not promoting anyone to speed, I was stating a fact, that sometimes I do 37mph (everyone does it lool, and i do it when the road is open)  considering the road is pedestrian free, there's traffic lights and pedestrian crossings before this section of the road. So I'm well aware of my surroundings, I've been driving on that road for years and it's been a first for it to flash. 

What are you on about?  Of course everyone sometimes does 37mph.  But not when in a 30 limit.

If you're trying to justify your speeding by saying "everyone does it".  You're wrong.

AdrianC

onlyfoolsandparking said:

sweetsand said:

We have a speed safe item in our cars that alerts us to all speed cams, even mobile ones but we do not speed but you can actually accidentally do that so these gadgets keeps us 100% alert where cams usally located ie dangerous junctions etc.

Why do you have a 'speed safe' item if you do not speed? 

EVERYbody has a "speedsafe" device in their car at all times.

It's called a speedometer. Perhaps if a few more people paid attention to it, as well as their surroundings, they wouldn't worry so much?