a week ago i was driving up the motorway following a van, he put his brakes on to show down and when i looked up i saw a mobile speed camera on a bridge. i was doing 60 in a 50 but i havn't recieved a fine. do you think ive got away with it or can a camera get the van in front and me at the same time
2007-01-22 20:38:53 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
A lot of cameras are really designed for people who run the light not always speed. Also generally it takes a least 14 days to get your ticket. I severly doubt they can catch two vehicles at the same time also.
2007-01-22 20:41:51 · answer #1 · answered by lemans81 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps it was just your lucky day but it very much depends upon when this happened to you, how long ago? It could be that even if the cam flashed, they may not have been any film in it or it had run out and a new reel needed to be inserted etc.
The speed cams are very accurate and usually snap each vehicle passing into their infra-red all seeing eye zone, individually, so that even vehicles driving close together will all be speed-times.
The speed cam you've got to be aware of is what I call the 'time trial cam'. The first cam clocks you in at x....time of day. The next cam, say a mile or two down the road, then clocks you out. If you arrive at cam 2 faster than the allowed time [40, 50 or whatever mph] you get done.
Please do not do what some stupid prat did on Southend Seafront a few years back - rode his motor bike at breakneck speed thru cam one, which gave him a ticket. He then continued on thru cam 2 which also gave him a ticket. Thus he got two tickets in a half mile stretch of road.
The best way to avoid speed cams is to use B-roads - they don't have any, yet! Try 80mph round a hairpin while keeping your fist firmly on the horn. Around the corner is a combine harvester with half an inch to spare each side. BEWARE! or the occasional flock of sheep.
2007-01-24 01:01:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some cameras are put in place as a deterrant, it may have been a simple data miner that was giving a live relay link to a control office that controls things like traffic lights or it could have been highly classified project xray cam that not only read your number plate but also your credit card number! and you will see it appear on your bank statement.
Who knows?
In reality though, traffic cameras are expensive, very expensive, I used to deliver to a manufacturer of speed cameras and i can tell you they are state of the art technology that runs into the price of a nice BMW or Merc... Pinpoint clarity at 150ft means your number plate has been bagged before your aware of it.
Simply put, slow down, remeber the "New" saying, Tyres & Tarmac, seems people have problems with the 2 second rule!
2007-01-22 20:52:13 · answer #3 · answered by cheek_of_it_all 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It always seems a bit sneaky using camera's like that, doesn't it seem more about raising revenue, than slowing motorist down ?
they may not prosecute you if traffic was light at the time, it comes's down to the chief constable of that area, still you will have to wait another week as it's only been 7 days, if nothing has dropped through your letter box after 14 days, then count yourself lucky.
2007-01-27 23:46:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you haven't received a Notice of Intended Prosecution within 14 days of the incident then you have 'got away with it'. If they could get a fix on the front of your car with the laser then they could have recorded your speed.
2007-01-22 20:44:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you managed to slow down to below an average speed of 57mph from when the camera was on you, you should be ok.
I talked to one of the cops who does the speed traps and anything above 57mph in a 50mph zone and they will do you.
2007-01-22 20:46:36 · answer #6 · answered by rusco21 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After 2 Weeks you've heard nothing, forget about it! They are sneeky slimy basta*ds, I hate them, motorway bridges are common, they are more often than not on one of the bridges on the M6 in Cumbria and the M74 between the border and Abingdon.
2007-01-23 01:21:14 · answer #7 · answered by Mr Sarcastic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask the editor of the Daily Mail: hate and fear spurts from every page of this vile **** rag, feverishly gripped in a permanent state of outrage about, well, everything.
2007-01-30 04:36:59 · answer #8 · answered by ktbaron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The police have to issue a Notice of Intended Prosecution within 21 days of the alleged offence being committed so if you haven't heard anything within a month you should be ok..........
2007-01-22 20:48:04 · answer #9 · answered by Carl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you have to go over 10 km /h than the normal speed limit. thats in QLD anyway.
2007-01-22 20:46:26 · answer #10 · answered by my answers are stupid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋