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Ben G

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6th Jan 08 at 22:05

was doing about 40mph in a 30mph limit today, a c-max in front of me doing about 50mph and a gatso camera on the opposite side of the road flashed.

there are no speed camera markings on the road either side and there is also a central resevervation type thing in between both roads.

for any south east members, it's the speed camera right outside elite in dagenham, near fords.

my dad has gone through this about 40mph before on the road it's facing and it hasn't gone off.

can gatso cameras still catch you speeding even though there are no markings?

EDIT: as far as i know, it's a 30mph limit road, there aren't any houses but there is a bus lane and company buildings theres.

[Edited on 06-01-2008 by Ben G]

Rob E

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6th Jan 08 at 22:05

if you are going towards the camera there is nothing they can do

Haimsey

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6th Jan 08 at 22:06

I thought they measured/calculated your speed by the markings, so without markings there i wouldnt have thought so

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aron

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6th Jan 08 at 22:08

i had this once, borrowed my dads car and was gunning it and the camera on the other side of the road flashed...

i was shitting it but heard nothing...
i wouldn't worry about this mate... as above, nothing they can do.

Ben G

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6th Jan 08 at 22:08

thanks for that

should've known better tbh, scared me

Haimsey

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6th Jan 08 at 22:19

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
should've known better tbh, shouldnt have been speeding

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Ben G

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6th Jan 08 at 22:25

meh, t'was my sunday driving

i only went through that road to get to some lovely country lanes

AndyCorsaSport

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6th Jan 08 at 22:36

Forward facing camera's dont flash anyway.

Ben G

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6th Jan 08 at 22:37

quote:
Originally posted by AndyCorsaSport
Forward facing camera's dont flash anyway.

guess thats due to it putting the driver off? as it certainly caught my eye

silent_thunder89

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6th Jan 08 at 22:44

there are 2 normal positioned cameras near me just gone up, neither of which have the lines on the ground - whats up with that?!

James_DT

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6th Jan 08 at 23:14

The lines are to verify the car in the picture was going the speed claimed. They only need them for the radar cameras incase the radar catches something else. The Truvelos use two sensors a set distance apart so they don't need lines.
That's how I always understood it anyway.

Whether you got caught or not - learn from it.

BarnshaW

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6th Jan 08 at 23:22

if it does this its usually the shadow of ur car on the other side of the road which sets it off.

pow

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6th Jan 08 at 23:34

Wont get you on the opposite side of the road.

Ben G

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6th Jan 08 at 23:46

quote:
Originally posted by James_DT
Whether you got caught or not - learn from it.

very good advice mate. people who know me personally know i don't usually speed on 30 limit roads as i had a non fault accident before on one which was not a nice experience at all.

will keep it to the NSL 60-70 roads when theres no one else about, if i feel the need to

little_duke

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7th Jan 08 at 00:13

did you smile

Fro

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8th Jan 08 at 10:05

i knew you was going to say that camera as i was reading it. you'll be fine mate, myself and others have set it off the wrong way and never received anything.

deano87

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8th Jan 08 at 10:09

What I understood is that on dual carriageways, the only cameras that can get you are the ones on your carriageway.

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