im not sure if i had white lines on my side of the road and cannot go back to check as it was quite a while away:( is it still possible for the camera to have flashed me as it was the otherside of the road
2007-10-29 21:28:32 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
Were you speeding? Its possible that it was another vehicle on the other side of the road. You should know by the end of November.
2007-10-29 21:32:27 · answer #1 · answered by stef 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If the camera flashed once to you when you were on the other side of the road, then there is no worry about a prosecution. The camera will have detected that you were travelling faster than the speed limit and would be looking for a second point of reference from the car as it moves away from the camera. As you were moving towards the camera it cannot do this thus it only flashes once.
This set up is common on the older type speed cameras and is a safety issue with the potential for blinding drivers at night.
2007-10-30 02:17:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have this answer covered from experience AND a lovely telephone conversation with a technician regarding this exact same experience.......the camera ONLY flashes the "TARGET" vehicle (from behind...as the light will blind you and possibly cause an accident) so you may have been on the road , but not noticing any other traffic , and just observed the "flash" and got a guilty conscience out of the experience. you will not know if it was you until 28 days AFTER the infringement , when you WILL get an Official letter telling you so.....WE may see these cameras as simply Revenue Raisers by the Govt. , but , the Cops have all bases covered for fair-ness reasons....don`t forget , the target car could have been behind you when the sensor detected it...if so , you can sit back and laugh at him/her at his/her EXPENSE
2007-11-02 19:08:04 · answer #3 · answered by nookie181 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I'm aware, you cannot be prosecuted for speeding towards a camera on the opposite side of the road, I understand that it has something to do with the inaccuracy of the markings on the road, also there was something about the flashes causing a distraction and the possibility of accidents.
There's a camera near my house, and the markings have been burned from the opposite side of the road, and I almost always set it off when driving towards it and have never recieved a ticket.
2007-10-29 22:24:41 · answer #4 · answered by Paul D 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is possible that you might have been caught.(several people I know have been caught out this way)
What will happen now is that IF you have been caught you will get a letter. Depending on the county this can be anything between 14 and 28 days.
If you haven't heard anything after 28 days then you can relax again.
If you do get the letter and were just over the limit then depending on the circumstances you might be offered a speed reduction course . Costs the same as a fine but you don't get the points.
You just have to wait and see
2007-10-31 11:05:56 · answer #5 · answered by dadseimaj 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on which way the speed camera was pointing.
They can be turned round each way.
Speed cameras are just there to get more money for the government and nothing to do with road safety.
2007-10-29 21:39:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Were there any other vehicles on the road at the time. If just you - then you were probably flashed. It not going to be long before new Dutch cameras are used in the UK. They film and flash, cover four lanes and both directions. :-( and are virtually indestructible. Easy money makers.
2007-10-29 21:42:48 · answer #7 · answered by Julia H 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is unlikely the camera would have had the correct angle to catch your numberplate as it would have taken the picture after you had gone through it, if you look at a picture from a speed camera the car is pictured at the end of the white lines, i would think that the camera would have taken a picture of nothing, Plus legally speaking im not sure if they would be able to catch you as speed camera's are usually advertised and obviously this one is not for the yourside of the road...Hope ths makes sence, im 90% sure you wont get a ticket, and if you do contest it.
2007-10-29 21:40:34 · answer #8 · answered by bentonbakersouth 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is possible - I've had a few scares like this as well where front-facing cameras have flashed at me when I've been doing 50 on a 60mph road which p***ed me off at the time - but nothing ever came of it. Probably either there was no film in the camera - either that or they realised that I wasn't speeding!
2007-10-29 21:35:44 · answer #9 · answered by Just some guy 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
If it's a standard "gatso", that is a big yellow box on a pole, they only photograph an offender from the rear. That's partly a safety issue, as it's dangerous to flash into the face of an approaching driver.
Hopefully it was someone going the other way . . .
2007-10-29 21:39:04 · answer #10 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋