Old folks fake camera.

[John C]

Whilst out for a ride yesterday I went through a village with a National Speed Limit (60mph)

Some old crumbly had painted an old For Sale & post in "Speed Camera" yellow. This made the car in front question the limit and through out the anchors. Being a Blind bend I couldn't overtake so had to slow down very quickly indeed... There's some sad old get's about.

Has anybody seen anything similar near them?

[TOM M]

some of the estate agent 'for sale' signs that are placed in peoples gardens are in the same colour, sometimes have to take a second glance to make sure it isnt a scamera
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[mr jamez]

If it's dangerous go smash it up and throw it in his garden! It is bound to happen again as most people brake when they see speed cameras especialy when there aren't any warning signs. Unless of course its a proper sign
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[John C]

[RealNinja]

A small village called Haughton, near Stafford, has a 'action group' dedicated to slowing people down through the village (headed by my old headmaster) after they were refused a speed camera by the council.

To date they have painted for sale boards yellow, had chipboard 'policemen' made and put in gardens and continue to lobby the council for a speed camera!

As a result everybody I know delberatly speeds past my former headteachers house in a lower gear than necessary. Infantile, I know, but funny
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[Walloper]

I didn't know you could buy a speed camera.
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[tony532]

there was an old bloke in mossley congleton that built a fake gatso camera and put it in his garden.

no one drives fast on the small stretch of road anyway

just a miserable old sod who wanted to get into the congleton chronicle

[tatters]

A small village near boxhill a few Sundays ago had two old men in fulsent builders jackets pointing a green strobe timing gun (three pin plug and lead gave it away ) at cars/bikes while taking down reg plates.



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[stinkwheel]

There is one on the A7 and one on the A701. Considerably more elaborate affairs. They have built a full-on yellow plywood box complete with the holes for the camera and flash. The one on the A701 even has glass in the holes, you see it in the corner of the guys garden just as you round a pretty fast corner and have a momentary flash of panic.

Then you get efforts like this one: (No it is not real, the householder has put it up in their garden, I shit you not!)

https://www.ukexpert.co.uk/photopost/data/882/296Bluff_and_Double_Bluff-med.jpg
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[Wave2k]

i would smash that up, no doubt about it.
real ones piss me off.
a fake one would take the piss
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[Liverpoolrobb...]

pillion with air rifel good night no cops? take it out or use as target practice lol

[Lee_367]

Near my work theres some sort of scarecrow dressed in a flourescent jacket hiding behind a bush, scares quite a few people.
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[John C]

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I notice the police said the fake speed signs in this link https://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/s/25/25761_villagers_install_fake_speed_traps.html
were legal if they're on private property and do not distract motorists.

This link https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/2539949.stm fake speed camera is legal because it is on private property and does not hang into the road or obscure motorists' vision

Appears a bit of an inconsistency here. A camera (fake or otherwise) is likely to distract a driver. As recent statistics have shown accidents can go up at camera sights (late/panic braking, you do the math). So isn't this something that's then illegal?

...oh, but it's in the name of safety so must be alright, can't prosecute then for fear of a backlash
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[bennyboy]

Im pretty impressed at that wooden box above, made me look twice. Seems like the old bastards have got more skills than we give them credit for. I would definately destroy that one at 3 in the morning though

[John C]

Steel it like in Max and Paddy and give it to a student...

They'd get more kudos from fellow students for a speed camera than they would for cones and roadworks signs.

+ Good practice for the real ones too.LOL

[tony532]

thats the pic of a fake camera in mossley congleton where i used to live.

he is just p****d off because cars drive past his house at all hours as he lives on an a road that goes up to bosley cloud and biddulph moor

he is trying to make them slow down so the elephant fart exhausts dont keep him awake at night.


17 accidents my ass. they are a pair of grumpy old biddies.


if they dont like it then sell up and dont live in a house backing onto an a road.


i used to live round the corner from them but on the nice quiet estate

[ZZR Girl]

Real speed cameras use markings in the road - the little white lines markers indicate your speed according to how many you pass over in the time it takes to flash you (as seen Top Gear!) Surely this means that if there's no markings in the road near the camera then it's not a real one?
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