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PostPosted: 13:03 - 09 Oct 2012    Post subject: How do they do that...? Reply with quote

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19881421

then

https://www.speedcam.co.uk/gatso2b.htm

Can't say I blame them. Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: 13:53 - 09 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 15:34 - 09 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

A year in jail for setting fire to a camera? A year.

Hang on, how did a GATSO know that it was an HGV and thus limited to 40?
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PostPosted: 15:44 - 09 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rogerborg wrote:
...how did a GATSO know that it was an HGV and thus limited to 40?

Thinking now that's a thought that's going to fester. Eh?
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PostPosted: 15:45 - 09 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rogerborg wrote:
A year in jail for setting fire to a camera? A year.

Hang on, how did a GATSO know that it was an HGV and thus limited to 40?


"Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership said: "This case sends a clear message to camera attackers. We will be relentless in taking to court those that damage public property."

Steal someone's car and run rampant around town in it being chased by five or six police cars (c/w an air support unit) get caught and maybe do 200 hours community service.

I think this is a judgement from the fifties.
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PostPosted: 15:48 - 09 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Walloper wrote:
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A year in jail for setting fire to a camera? A year....
"Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership said: "This case sends a clear message to camera attackers. We will be relentless in taking to court those that damage public property."...

Hang on, I'm a member of the public and I don't want them and I really can't say I'm sad it's damaged. Where do I stand? If it's my property I can do what I like with it can't I?
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PostPosted: 15:56 - 09 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rogerborg wrote:
A year in jail for setting fire to a camera? A year.

Hang on, how did a GATSO know that it was an HGV and thus limited to 40?


https://www.speedcamerasuk.com/Gatso.htm

They can detect Yorkie Bars in the cab I think.
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PostPosted: 15:57 - 09 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rogerborg wrote:
A year in jail for setting fire to a camera? A year.

Hang on, how did a GATSO know that it was an HGV and thus limited to 40?


How very odd! I assume it's this camera / sign combination.
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PostPosted: 16:07 - 09 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well fuck me I never knew they could detect the difference between vehicle sizes! Shocked
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PostPosted: 21:28 - 09 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Walloper wrote:
https://www.speedcamerasuk.com/Gatso.htm
They can detect Yorkie Bars in the cab I think.

Or muffled prostitute screams?

Thanks, I'd wondered. One of the big dangers on the A9 death road is that all the "safety" enforcement keeps the artics down to 40, which is what causes so many of the frustration overtakes. Doh!
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PostPosted: 08:45 - 11 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 08:52 - 11 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rogerborg wrote:
A9 death road

Sounds interesting Thinking

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PostPosted: 09:21 - 11 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Alpha-9 wrote:
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A9 death road

Sounds interesting Thinking

Dr.Quacks on/off his meds again Razz


The A9 is a soul destroying road. riding down from Aviemore once i felt like throwing the bike in a ditch and calling the AA to take me home Its that bad. You can't make any real progress on it due to speed cameras and double white lines, it has a heavy police presence.
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PostPosted: 10:30 - 11 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dr. Quack wrote:
Truth is stranger than fiction.
It would seem it's much more terrifying facing our selves than it is taking on the world.
This is because we come in our own image, in varying degrees of course.

What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun." (Ecclesiastes 1:4-9)


One of my friends showed me Ecclesiastes the other day, while rather depressing I did respect it as part of the bible that is to the point.
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PostPosted: 11:08 - 11 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dr. Quack wrote:
Truth is stranger than fiction.
It would seem it's much more terrifying facing our selves than it is taking on the world.
This is because we come in our own image, in varying degrees of course.

What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun." (Ecclesiastes 1:4-9)



Merci Dr Quack (Nostradamus)

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PostPosted: 11:40 - 11 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

unitynotsocrippledatmo wrote:
i've done the A9 a few times.Its for me one of motoring's equivilent of purgurtory,like the m6 used to be doing manchester to glasgow30 years ago.

Like those pharosee's and lawmakers,i never learn.Everytime i travel up to Glenlivet I finally get there and swear on my funny heart that next time i'll pay the extra and fly to inverness instead.After hours of rural desolation you finally get to Avimore and are gratefull for the overpriced chips and cuppa's and the best public loo this side of Inverness.but its full of febs.


Ocht awaaay man.. Air conditioned interior, power steering, digital in car/van entertainment, satellite navigation, ergonomic seating, noise isolating engineering, hands free communications, comfortable 60 mph cruise capability, speed (Safety) camera detection, clear road markings, good road surface, plenty advanced warning of hazards and beautiful scenery. What's bad about plying the A9 now-a-days?
Dae ye no like driving?
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PostPosted: 13:28 - 11 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

unitynotsocrippledatmo wrote:
That s all very well and true Walloper,but i have spinal injuries and an irrational fear of piles,theres been lots of money and time spent recently and the scenery is beautifull.

Thats the problem for most motorists ,the cars are too comfy,withtele's and phones and dvd players and aircon,so the silly flkrs keep having accidents .I once took a train journey to mablethorpe on the eas t coast from manchester.half the journey seemed lost in this ever repeating landscap of cornfeilds and I understood how the germans felt when they realised how big eastern europe and western russia was.A9=disorientation
The A9 is like that and many mororists plan their journey and dont realise the actual physical demands involved.Dafter non scots thnk that once they've go to glasgow that everything else in scotland is a few hours away so when they t the A9 they re already burnt out and in need of a good rest,yet carry on.....and crash.


Aye... ah ken.

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PostPosted: 14:56 - 11 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rogerborg wrote:
A year in jail for setting fire to a camera? A year.

Hang on, how did a GATSO know that it was an HGV and thus limited to 40?


It has a radar unit, so it does a simple check of how big the radar return is. The radar cross section of a truck is far larger than of a car!

map wrote:
Hang on, I'm a member of the public and I don't want them and I really can't say I'm sad it's damaged. Where do I stand? If it's my property I can do what I like with it can't I?


You are! But if you want something done, you have to get it done through your elected representatives!
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PostPosted: 15:12 - 11 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

So what can we learn from this?

1) Don't speed, kittehs die.

2) Don't ask your neighbour to set a speed camera on fire for you. If you are going to set a speed camera on fire try and avoid driving past CCTV and ANPR en route.

3) Don't take your mobile phone with you if you are going to set a speed camera on fire.

4) If you disregard 3 and take your mobile with you when breaking the law. Don't film yourself breaking the law.
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PostPosted: 15:34 - 11 Oct 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Joncrete Cungle wrote:
So what can we learn from this?

1) Don't speed, kittehs die.

2) Don't ask your neighbour to set a speed camera on fire for you. If you are going to set a speed camera on fire try and avoid driving past CCTV and ANPR en route.

3) Don't take your mobile phone with you if you are going to set a speed camera on fire.

4) If you disregard 3 and take your mobile with you when breaking the law. Don't film yourself breaking the law.


You can take your phone, just turn it off. Take the battery out if you're paranoid. Oh, and don't use a vehicle with any kind of "tracking" device.

Disclaimer: Causing damage to public property, including stealth collecting, good citizen persecuting, speed cameras is illegal and we don't condone it and stuff Rolling Eyes
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