speeding camera flash from front?

[peteA]

sure this has been asked before so apologies but after some advice...

Travelling up the A68 yesterday and passed a speeding camera on the opposite side of the road facing when it went off and flashed twice. Looked like a normal gatso. No other cars nearby...didnt think this was supposed to happen?

To cut to the chase....can i be prosecuted?

Thanks in advance

[Ian Geary]

were you exceeding the posted speed limit?

just curious

[58warren]

Roughly what speed was the speeding camera doing?

Seriously though, you'll probably be ok if it was the Gatso type. I've had one flash me when I was heading towards it, but I don't think they can get you if it takes a photo facing the 'wrong' carriageway. I certainly never heard anything further and this was years ago.

Edited by 58warren on Thursday 10th February 21:56

[peteA]

Ian Geary said:

were you exceeding the posted speed limit?

just curious

of course not! Not sure...slowed down from the speed i was doing but maybe not enough?

[Digby]

There was one near the Blackwall tunnel in London which was set off in this way for months...nobody ever heard a thing about it.Seen a few do this in my time and don't know of anyone ever being caught.

[jm doc]

I did this once, though it was a long time ago now. Although they take a picture, they are not allowed to be used in this way and so you should be fine (or rather, not fined!). However, it is extremely dangerous to have a double flash like this going off in your eyes particularly when you may be for instance overtaking, and especially when it's dark (which it was when it happened to me) and you are literally blinded. It is totally beyond belief that any so called safety device should be permitted to function in this manner.

Edited by jm doc on Friday 11th February 00:04

[peteA]

jm doc said:

I did this once, though it was a long time ago now. Although they take a picture, they are not allowed to be used in this way and so you should be fine (or rather, not fined!). However, it is extremely dangerous to have a double flash like this going off in your eyes particularly when you may be for instance overtaking, and especially when it's dark (which it was when it happened to me) and you are literally blinded. It is totally beyond belief that any so called safety device should be permitted to function in this manner.

Edited by jm doc on Friday 11th February 00:04

Agreed.

How do you find out who is operating the camera? Wonder if its worth dropping them a line and informing them of this?...or would that be tempting fate?

[D188ERS]

done this myself to the camera just above jedburgh on the a68 on 2/3 occasions - a faulty / over-sensitive unit?
a southbound-facing camera activated when i've been travelling northbound? and within the 40mph posted for that section.
never heard anything from any of the occasions.

[Frankeh]

I do this all the time to one near me just to waste film.
By the second photo I'm out of shot usually.

Done it probably over 100 times and never heard anything.

Great fun.

[PabloTeK]

jm doc said:

I did this once, though it was a long time ago now. Although they take a picture, they are not allowed to be used in this way and so you should be fine (or rather, not fined!). However, it is extremely dangerous to have a double flash like this going off in your eyes particularly when you may be for instance overtaking, and especially when it's dark (which it was when it happened to me) and you are literally blinded. It is totally beyond belief that any so called safety device should be permitted to function in this manner.

Edited by jm doc on Friday 11th February 00:04

Wasn't this the reason Truvelo cameras have a special flash so they can take forward-facing shots without blinding the driver?

[wolves_wanderer]

Frankeh said:

I do this all the time to one near me just to waste film.
By the second photo I'm out of shot usually.

Done it probably over 100 times and never heard anything.

Great fun.

Same here, used to do it to a camera near me (not at night though).

[Frankeh]

wolves_wanderer said:

Same here, used to do it to a camera near me (not at night though).

I only do it at night because you have to hit the roundabout at about 50 in my car to ever get a chance of making it flash.
Can't do it with other cars getting in the way.

[blambert]

I do it on purpose every time I go up my road, theres one as it goes from national to 40 on the way into town, so on the way out I accelerate early and make it flash.

Little victories.

[streaky]

peteA said:

sure this has been asked before so apologies but after some advice...

Travelling up the A68 yesterday and passed a speeding camera on the opposite side of the road facing when it went off and flashed twice. Looked like a normal gatso. No other cars nearby...didnt think this was supposed to happen?

To cut to the chase....can i be prosecuted?

Thanks in advance

Indeed, asked - and answered - many, many times.

You cannot be successfully prosecuted using only evidence from a Gatso camera where the image is of a vehicle approaching the scamera. Their HATO is for rear-facing (of the vehicle) only.

Under some conditions (including fault) the flash can be triggered by an approaching vehicle.

Don't worry.

Streaky