Flashing when your travelling towards a camera.

[sagalout]

Sorry, I guess this will have benn done before, but, last night I was flashed by a camera on the other side of the road whilst travelling towards it. It flashed only once and it was sited in the Scottish borders, speed 60ish in a 60 limit. Is it faulty, can they spot you coming towards you now?.

[Apache]

No, sometimes your car will be picked up and cause it to go off but you will not receive anything

[sagalout]

Thanks Apache, (breaths sigh of relief).

[streaky]

sagalout said:

... can they spot you coming towards you now?.

1) Flashing when you are travelling towards a camera is covered by S66 of the Sexual Offencs Act 2003.

2) If they can spot you coming towards you they can book Einstein

Streaky

[sagalout]

I was therefore I must have been?
I think therefore I am?
I came, I saw, I cleaned up the mess.

Thanks Streaky.

[feet]

Are you sure it was set up for the other direction. Some cameras, like a few on the A14, are set up for front photos (useful for motorbikes). Were there any measurement marks on the road? If not then it works on doppler and magnetic vehicle sensers in the road - and would only flash once anyway.
I've had cameras go off at me when I've been well under the speed limit, proving they are unreliable - but never got a NIP, so the Road Saftey Partnership must also know they are unreliable.

>> Edited by feet on Thursday 17th June 00:26

[sagalout]

They sound a bit naughty.
No this one had the usual white markings, before the camera in the direction I was travelling.
Maybe just liked the colour of the car.....