God Dammit!

[True Blue]

This was in todays paper, don't know if you all saw it but here it is anyway.

Cat's eyes that can clock your speed, read your number plate and check your tyres have been fitted on a scots motorway. The Government claim the high-tech spies won't be used to fine drivers( yet.). But if the cat's eye cameras catch you speeding, they can send your car's number to an electronic road sign that will flash up for everyone to see. Drivers' groups admit the hidden camera system can prevent crashes by warning of hazards on the road. But one campaigner warned that it could be used to trap motorists in the future, and claimed police and councils "will do anything" to make money from fines. The "Intelligent road Stud" system is being tried out on the Westbound M8.

Thousand of drivers have already been filmed without their knowledge on a 1.8 mile stretch approaching junction six at Newhouse, Lanarkshire.( they'll have my number then ) The five inch wide cat's eyes contain cameras which read number plates and record speeds up to 150 mph. (I might be alright then ). They can even check to see if a car's tyres are bald . The cameras are connected to a computer which logs the number plate of any speeding vehicle. And the computer will be linked to a road sign that can flash up the car's speed and registration and warn it's driver to slow down ( that'll really get you to slow down ). The technology has been developed by English firm Astucia(the bastards). A spokesman said: "The system is not designed for enforcement. It is designed for increased safety. "The road studs can be used to warn of a lower speed limit ahead.(wouldn't a sign be cheaper?).

don't like the sound of these things
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[Demonic69]

They only work on cars AFAIK, with them being forward facing and all \o/
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[bikedudextrm]

At least we bikers are alright.

[Demonic69]

Well they have to be able to see your plate, and you have to be able to see them, so they must be facing you?
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[G]

They don't look very fun to ride over either.

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[Demonic69]

Erm..... Cuz they're cats eyes! They're primarily designed to tell you of the road conditions, changing colour depending on rain etc. Also they're supposed to tell you if there's an accident by flashing or something.
Oh, and tell you what lane you're in
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[carvell]

[Demonic69]

They are indeed a replacement for normal cats eyes. They've been using them in Australia for a little while now with pretty good success (reduced a few severe-weather accidents).
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Few more details:-

https://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/story.jsp?story=513029

Doubt they have done any good in Aus. Hardly any "severe weather", but a police force who will do anything to dream up new ways of conning money from motorists. They are certainly not above making up some statistics to justufy the major part of their revenue that comes from speeding fines.

All the best

Keith
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[Mr.Everready]

On the Scottish news this evening the fact that they could film you was hardly mentioned. All they focused on was that they were a safety device, they could change colour to warn of hazards ahed etc.....

[EuropeanNC30R...]

I always thought cats eyes faced both ways? So for example on single carriageway roads they'd be illuminated by traffic coming in both directions

[cliff]

I'm presuming they will only be on motorways. Do you think they would put them everywhere like regular cats eyes?
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[GFK]

I wonder how long it'll be before they all get decommissioned because its costing too much to maintain them due to irate motorists spray painting over the covers?

[NSR125-Kid-UK]

This is absolute bullshit! We should put our foot down here and tell the government that if our safety comes at the cost of our personal liberties, then we don't give a F*CK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !
(aaaaaaaargh!!!!!!!!)
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[syris]

Time to get the axes and hammers out again.

[1cyl]

I read about these the other day, i don't belive it, i mean seriously is our government trying to make a prank or something, is this some MP's joke that commoners don't get? or are they asking for a revolution, i guarantee these are gonna get ripped out of the road, and mailed back to parliament in small bite size chunks .
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[Laura]

This goverment is crazy I would not put anything past them anymore It is just another money making scheme that this country seem to love more and more
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[LustyLew]

Just you wait til we all have to put number plates on the front of our bikes. And I do miss ing at that forward facing Gatso (or whatever its called) nr Dartford!
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