Sarnie Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I'm baffled. I was cruising down the Hagley Road on my way home tonight. There was a speed camera on the opposite side of the road facing the way I was coming from. There were no lines on my side of the road so I cruised through at about 45 mph and it flashed There were no cars going the other way! Whats the situation with this? Can I be done even though there were no lines on my side of the road? Ming where are ya??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_fuel Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Yeah i ve heard about this before, tends to happen only to custard cars for some reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janoof1 Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Ah the cameras on hagley road eh , which one did you get done by the 30 limit ones near town or the 40 ones furthur out. my friend was done on hagley road at 34mph oustside tgi fridays same exact thing happened to me 3 weeks ago in bromsgrove i was doing over 60 and the camera (40 limit) on the otherside flashed, i have recieved nothing so far. also the 30mph second set heading out of town flashes randomly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugwump Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Same thing happened to me a few years ago, heard nothing, hopefully it will be the same for you. One flash or two? Gatso's measure your speed using doppler shift of a radar signal transmitted from the unit, doppler shift *magnitude* is the same whether you are traveling towards or away from it (although the frequency shift is up if approaching and down if retreating) but it is quite possible to trigger the camera when traveling in either direction. Gatso's with film in take two photos precisely timestamped, the lines in the road allow your speed to be calculated by measuring the distance travelled in the time between the two photos should someone contest the calibration of the camera measured speed in court. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted October 12, 2006 Author Share Posted October 12, 2006 Ah the cameras on hagley road eh , which one did you get done by the 30 limit ones near town or the 40 ones furthur out.my friend was done on hagley road at 34mph oustside tgi fridays same exact thing happened to me 3 weeks ago in bromsgrove i was doing over 60 and the camera (40 limit) on the otherside flashed, i have recieved nothing so far. also the 30mph second set heading out of town flashes randomly It was in the second set further out in the 40 mph zone. I always just assumed that because the camera was facing the other way and the lines were on one side only that it was only monitoring the one side of the road? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam's Z Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Is it me or you on drugs??? Thought your Mrs was a copper,,, can't she answer the question??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted October 12, 2006 Author Share Posted October 12, 2006 Is it me or you on drugs??? Thought your Mrs was a copper,,, can't she answer the question??? She is but not a traffic cop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam's Z Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Is it me or you on drugs??? Thought your Mrs was a copper,,, can't she answer the question??? She is but not a traffic cop Nor is Ming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted October 13, 2006 Author Share Posted October 13, 2006 Is it me or you on drugs??? Thought your Mrs was a copper,,, can't she answer the question??? She is but not a traffic cop Nor is Ming But he has about 50 yrs experience and my mrs about 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam's Z Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Is it me or you on drugs??? Thought your Mrs was a copper,,, can't she answer the question??? She is but not a traffic cop Nor is Ming But he has about 50 yrs experience and my mrs about 3 She's a woman surely she can pull a few strings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted October 13, 2006 Author Share Posted October 13, 2006 Is it me or you on drugs??? Thought your Mrs was a copper,,, can't she answer the question??? She is but not a traffic cop Nor is Ming But he has about 50 yrs experience and my mrs about 3 She's a woman surely she can pull a few strings Carries no weight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam's Z Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Hey hold on mate I never said she was fat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted October 13, 2006 Author Share Posted October 13, 2006 Hey hold on mate I never said she was fat She ain't mate don't worry Unlike your Antera's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam's Z Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Hey hold on mate I never said she was fat She ain't mate don't worry Unlike your Antera's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted October 13, 2006 Author Share Posted October 13, 2006 Hey hold on mate I never said she was fat She ain't mate don't worry Unlike your Antera's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkfish Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Sarnie, no worries mate, I've been flashed loads of times by cameras on the other side of the road and I've never received anything. Still doesn't stop you shitting yourself when it happens though!! In this crazy country maybe someone somewhere has been done when travelling in the opposite direction, but I've had at least 5 incidents of it that I can remember and I've never been done for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I seriously hope you don't get a ticket mate I really do, but I'm baffled - I thought you didn't speed????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam's Z Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I seriously hope you don't get a ticket mate I really do, but I'm baffled - I thought you didn't speed????? Bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted October 13, 2006 Author Share Posted October 13, 2006 I seriously hope you don't get a ticket mate I really do, but I'm baffled - I thought you didn't speed????? I said I never did over 70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev946 Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I was told that the cameras with no film were set to flash in both directions. They would not be able to fine you in anycase as they use the grid on the road and position of the car to make sure they know who they are charging with speeding. There's a camera near us which always goes off when you pass on the opposite side of the road. I've been flashed on loads of occasions and noticed people always slow right down whereas I don't usually bother. The ones I really hate are the Truvello's which take a picture of you approaching. Not time to slow down which usually means archoring on and nearly casuing a pile up.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I seriously hope you don't get a ticket mate I really do, but I'm baffled - I thought you didn't speed????? I said I never did over 70 Speeding is speeding lad, doesn't matter whether its on the motorway or not surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted October 13, 2006 Author Share Posted October 13, 2006 I seriously hope you don't get a ticket mate I really do, but I'm baffled - I thought you didn't speed????? I said I never did over 70 Speeding is speeding lad, doesn't matter whether its on the motorway or not surely? Yes it does. In the context of the previous thread Space Cadet was saying that he did 160 mph on the toll road. I merely said that it was idiotic and that I don't and would not do those kind of speeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Sarnie, Don't worry, you cannot be done by Gatsos on the other side of the road facing you. The only ones that can do you from the front are Truvelos, but I think they are always on your side of the road ( or perhaps on central reservation of dual carriageway, but never on the far side of the road ) Gus ps It can actually be fun if you time it right to deliberately set one off when someone else is passing going the other way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 imo it's more dangerous doing 45mph in a 30 zone than 160 on a motorway..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted October 13, 2006 Author Share Posted October 13, 2006 Sarnie, Don't worry, you cannot be done by Gatsos on the other side of the road facing you. The only ones that can do you from the front are Truvelos, but I think they are always on your side of the road ( or perhaps on central reservation of dual carriageway, but never on the far side of the road ) Gus ps It can actually be fun if you time it right to deliberately set one off when someone else is passing going the other way To be honest thats exactly what I thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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