Rock_Steady Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 (edited) i'm sure some of you have heard or read about someone who was caught by a speed camera doing 147 Mph on the A40. I was just wondering, can a speed camera catch your number plate at that speed? May sound like a stupid question but i'm a stupid guy so I don't know for sure. Edited May 29, 2014 by Rock_Steady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillomaster Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I do believe top gear did a test some speeds ago, at 120mph or so the camera had no problem - same at 140 or so. I believe they needed a TVR doing 170mph ish to beat the second flash. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock_Steady Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 Yikes, 170, now that really is cooking with gas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillomaster Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 quality is terrible, but it was series one of new top gear! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WhackyWill Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Yep and that was with the old style Gatso Camera. As somebody who works in the industry (CCTV) I wouldn't try and outrun the new style Digital IR Speed Cameras as you need to past the calibration marks on the road at 000.1 of a sec. So I will let the brains on her work out how fast you need to be going to beat it. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I'd say under the speed limit would beat it 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rothers2901 Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 O dear. 147mph without a doubt, will have been recordeded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 (edited) I was always told I need to get through a camera on my motorbike at over 155 mph to beat it! I will never test this as speeding is stupid Edited May 29, 2014 by ZEUS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundy Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Me and Neil spoke about this yesterday, the trick was the TVR had little down force at a set speed (168ish MPH) Which didn't trigger the sensor on the floor for the camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Bradders- Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I saw in the daily fail yesterday, a police chase in a stolen rs5 the guy apparently nearly outran the helicopter doing 180+ ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Depends on the technology I guess. They've been able to accurately measure the speed of F1 cars, Moto GP and possibly the fastest of them all LMP at way over 300 kph to the nearest 0.1 kph, for at least 20 years. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I heard if you can mantain 180mph for 15 minutes the helicopter would run out of fuel..., job done lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliveBoy Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 (edited) I heard if you can mantain 180mph for 15 minutes the helicopter would run out of fuel..., job done lol Good luck finding that 45 mile straight, plus the time to get up to 180mph and the time to slow down Oh yeah, and when you get home, they'll be there waiting if you do it in your own car Edited May 29, 2014 by AliveBoy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I heard if you can mantain 180mph for 15 minutes the helicopter would run out of fuel..., job done lol The police have been using fixed wing planes in places like Arizona and Nevada for 40 years. Some of the roads there are dead straight for many, many miles, you could reach crazy speeds in the right car. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy_Baton Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 My only speeding ticket was 106mph reduced to 84mph as I went under a bridge during the first reading and apparently it nullifies the result . I was in a fiat 500 Diesel eco flex (hire car), trying to get my friend to his honeymoon flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock_Steady Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 (edited) if you can avoid being arrested and drive around safely with a full tank the helicopter will run out fuel before you, thus leaving you an opportunity of a possible getaway. Edited May 29, 2014 by Rock_Steady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisRatcliffe Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I heard on the radio yesterday that someone was doing 149 mph on the m25 and 96 mph in a 30 zone Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 96 in a 30 is mental. Autobahns show that motorway speeds can be done 100+ but nearly a tonne in a built up area is worse than 147 in a 70 if you ask me! Were these speeds of just people tearing along on their own, or were they recorded whilst the car was being chased by police? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Bradders- Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19347144 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk...ngland-19347144 That was in 2012, he probably out of nick by now..!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisRatcliffe Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 96 in a 30 is mental. Autobahns show that motorway speeds can be done 100+ but nearly a tonne in a built up area is worse than 147 in a 70 if you ask me! Were these speeds of just people tearing along on their own, or were they recorded whilst the car was being chased by police? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/10859140/Driver-clocked-at-149mph-on-M25.html Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 96 in a 30 is mental. Autobahns show that motorway speeds can be done 100+ but nearly a tonne in a built up area is worse than 147 in a 70 if you ask me! Were these speeds of just people tearing along on their own, or were they recorded whilst the car was being chased by police? http://www.telegraph...mph-on-M25.html Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk What's a "victim surcharge of £65" for.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoD Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Me and Neil spoke about this yesterday, the trick was the TVR had little down force at a set speed (168ish MPH) Which didn't trigger the sensor on the floor for the camera. so if he had a BGW he would have got caught hmm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundy Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Me and Neil spoke about this yesterday, the trick was the TVR had little down force at a set speed (168ish MPH) Which didn't trigger the sensor on the floor for the camera. so if he had a BGW he would have got caught hmm That's what I said to Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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