Speed camera flashes - timing

[Snorty]

I was driving along with a car just over two weeks ago, we were going along the ring road, the limit drops to 60 at one point, I was well aware this was coming up as we reached that part.

I let the car go ahead for this part, I saw his brake lights go on, so assumed he'd easily brake for it, I looked at my speedo and let it drop to 60, but as I sort of entered the lines for the camera, it flashed twice, he was still in the lines, bright flash at night!

I'm pretty sure me or at least part of my bike was in the shot, but I'm also pretty sure I wasn't speeding. What's the timing like on these cameras? It's been around two weeks or more but still could get a NIP.

I was worried all that day maybe I'd gone to 80 instead of 60, it's hard on a bike to know the difference in feel (and looking briefly an eight can sometimes look like a six). A few hours earlier I'd been doing triple digits towards a scamera van (on opposite side of carriageway) but spotted it wellll in advance, parked up silver vans are a signal to slam on for me. Do these do both sides of carriageway? I imagine traffic on their side would interfere so would only do one side at a time.
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[Ballpien]

I've waited longer than two weeks for a notice to drop through the door...and believe me, I've had plenty of them
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[J.M.]

A scamera van should be able to see both sides of the carriage way. However if their side of the carriage way is busy and you're not going exceptionally fast, I suspect you have a high chance of going unnoticed.

However if you haven't heard anything within 3 weeks, you're probably safe. Legally it's 14 days I believe, but that 14 days is posted not received, so allow a little extra time on top to allow an item posted to arrive.

If you were sent an NIP and you weren't speeding - prove it!

The lines on the road are there for a reason. They are a fixed distance apart so that it is possible to work out the speed of the vehicle in the photograph. So you can request to see the evidence and then calculate your exact speed by using the lines on the road.
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[gixerladsw]

First of all fella, good luck with nothing coming through. All I can say is that from my experience of these is that they never flash when you are only entering the lines, (not the ones I have been through or witnessed others setting off) they only flash as you are further into the lines. So if the car was well into the lines and you were barely in them, then from my experience it will be the car and not you.

[Ballpien]

I thought that the scameras could pick you up up to a mile away?

^what gix said. Every time I've been caught by a fixed camera I was near the end of the lined zone. I've been in the same situation as you and not had a penalty, so you may well be OK
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[Snorty]

I was going towards the camera van on the opposite side of the road, when I braked for it, I looked for a large vehicle to get in front of to obscure their view of my plate, and jumped in front of it.

It was the 3rd of August, so I guess something could still come through! Confused me because I've been through it hundreds of times, and because I knew it was coming didn't have to brake hard, I'd already let off the throttle before I saw it. I can only think it would have got me due to maybe slowing to 80 instead of 60. Can't say for sure, but just the fact it flashed threw me off. Didn't think the other guy would be stupid enough to get caught, especially with beemer brakes, but then I know the road and the cameras on it well...

Time will tell I guess!
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[Snorty]

Starting to feel like it's a lottery each time I go out whether I'll lose my licence or not. Let's be honest, not many of us buy bikes so we can do the speed limit...

The amount of times oncoming cars have warned me of a parked up police car when I've been going at jail-time speeds, and the amount of times I've just decided to conserve my tyres' curvature and slow down on the straights, to find a camera van parked up. Won't stay lucky forever. I will always warn other drivers/bikers about stuff like that.
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[Pol Anorl]

3rd of august was 15 days ago now including today if youve had post..

looks to be all clear for you wait another 2-3 days and if no nip arrives then happy days.
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[Ballpien]

I've had one come through up to 4 weeks after the nic....and I waited 4 months for a letter clearing me of any prosecution after being nicked for an under-inflated tyre. Point being, these can take a little longer than you think
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[J.M.]

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[Ballpien]

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[Ballpien]

I didn't mean it to sound like it was. My point was that things like this can take longer than 2 weeks...as I have experienced with both
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[J.M.]

[Ballpien]

As long as they post it within two weeks
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[kramdra]

[G]

Are you sure you just haven't been lucky and not got caught?

So, if you were going along the road at the bottom, you reckon you would notice a police car with a radar gun from the linked view before they saw you?
https://goo.gl/maps/bKxy4

In my experience, all drivers speed at some point or another.

[radicalrabit]

good luck with the Camera,,,,, THEY DO NEED TO MEASURE A DISTANCE AND IF YOU WERE ONLY JUST ENTERING THE ZONE i DONT BELIEVE YOU WILL HAVE BEEN THE VICTIM.
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oh well I guess you are used to the bloody caps lock Issue I have with computers ...

Anyway when I got the papers for the guy who was speeding on my BMW last autumn , the average speed was taken over 1000 metres,,,(cat and fiddle) and they had the start point, the end point, the time down to .038 of a second and the speed to four decimal places .......
[b]so 500 metres either side of the overhead stanchions[/b]
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[weasley]

That would have been measured using VASCAR or something similar, not a fixed camera or van location. They follow you over a measured distance and measure the time you take to get through it.
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[J.M.]

[G]

Heh; so it is!
Well, I'm always cautious past that junction anyway now, as it goes!

I was told the one that got me was a good bit further up - but it was a marked car, so they'd have been wanting to hide a bit more.

Not sure on legality - there's various things they're allowed to "cos they want to".

I'm sure we're told to get out of our cars and wait on the side when on the hard shoulder!

[MarJay]

I'd suggest editing your post to remove the 'r' word. It's not looked upon in a good way by the fuzz.
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