Truvelo Speed Cameras
Discussion
Do these camera's work for cars comming in the other direction?
I went to see a friend in Banbury the other day and only when I was heading home, did I see that there was a camera I missed on the way up.
I believe these cameras take a picture of your front reg number?
Can they take a picture of your rear reg number and tell what speed you are doing if travelling in the other direction?
Cheers
Dave
I went to see a friend in Banbury the other day and only when I was heading home, did I see that there was a camera I missed on the way up.
I believe these cameras take a picture of your front reg number?
Can they take a picture of your rear reg number and tell what speed you are doing if travelling in the other direction?
Cheers
Dave
There is a Truevelo in Portsmouth in the middle of a single lane carriageway that can be rotated to either direction (A3020). It can only cover one direction at any time though. These cameras are usually forward facing (motorbikers paradise). I guess they can be set to face rear, but I have never seen one. They can also cover many lanes (4 lanes for beginning of M275).
supraman2954 said:
There is a Truevelo in Portsmouth in the middle of a single lane carriageway that can be rotated to either direction (A3020). It can only cover one direction at any time though. These cameras are usually forward facing (motorbikers paradise). I guess they can be set to face rear, but I have never seen one. They can also cover many lanes (4 lanes for beginning of M275).
They are apparently fwd-facing so they can identify the driver (and if the picture on Pepipoo is typical of the quality, it would be easy to do so) - but I believe also fwd facing so you do not get a chance to slow down in time (I have just proved this point, to the detriment of my once-unblemished license).
Just goes to prove it is not about reducing serious & fatal accidents (of which a greater proportion will be motorbikes?) but raising revenue (as there are less 'bikes on the roads).
QUESTION: If you get flashed, and get your other half to say she was driving, (for example to "share" the points more fairly), but the scamera photo shows otherwise, are you (and the wife) likely to be done for perverting the course of justice, making false statements, etc, or will the Scammers just pocket the £60 and not really care??
Went to see a mate in Portsmouth last weekend and the truvelo was facing me as I approached Portsmouth. . but. . . it was turned to catch the rear of the cars leaving town.
First time I've seen it set that way in 3 years or so. So be warned, they appear to have started 'playing' with the settings a bit more.
First time I've seen it set that way in 3 years or so. So be warned, they appear to have started 'playing' with the settings a bit more.
That portsouth one leaving the 275 is a bastage, Let me describe the location to PHers
its on a 4 lane 40mph road, about 200 yards before 2 lanes become a 70mph flyover and the other two continue to a roundabout below. It is at the bottom of a small dip for added scam. The camera needs to be 500 yards down the road by the roundabout which is the real accident blackspot. This camera is catching people anticipating the uphill 70 and accellerating. My trusty snooper s4 has no trouble with it though ^_^
its on a 4 lane 40mph road, about 200 yards before 2 lanes become a 70mph flyover and the other two continue to a roundabout below. It is at the bottom of a small dip for added scam. The camera needs to be 500 yards down the road by the roundabout which is the real accident blackspot. This camera is catching people anticipating the uphill 70 and accellerating. My trusty snooper s4 has no trouble with it though ^_^
So, take off the front plate, put on the shades, T Bliar mask etc, and spend about an hour, going back and forth, setting it off, each time with two digits erected in plain view for the camera scammers to examine, or better still a little sign that you briefly raise with a nice articulate message on it for their edification and delight.
Dont forget to cover the tax disc identification numbers and barcodes tho, cos theyre sneaky asses and will spend HuOOOOOOOOOOge amounts of time trying to "pin the tail on the donkey"....eeeeaaawwwwww to em!
Id personally love to take the time to do this one on them, itd be soooooooo much fun to know they couldnt do sheeeeeeeeeeeeiiiit about it.
Dont forget to cover the tax disc identification numbers and barcodes tho, cos theyre sneaky asses and will spend HuOOOOOOOOOOge amounts of time trying to "pin the tail on the donkey"....eeeeaaawwwwww to em!
Id personally love to take the time to do this one on them, itd be soooooooo much fun to know they couldnt do sheeeeeeeeeeeeiiiit about it.
or shud i sae tooshay? 
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