Odd example of bib manpower allocation............
Discussion
Picture the scene, Driving out of central London this morning post night shift, absolutely empty roads
Quite a lot of which were shut off for the Regent St festival.
Ambling along about 40ish (yes yes I know, I'm a child killing psychopath)go through underpass after which there is a speed camera so everyone goes through at 30, I decide this would be a good time to overtake all the cars I'd caught so did just that at 32ish, only thing was, directly after the camera was a bunch of coppers hiding behind a pillar with a laser gun, one of whom gesticulated wildly for me to slow down.
Now normally I'd be thankful that they hadn't pulled me but guys....You lasered me going through a speed camera! After reading posts on here, you couldn't do anything if I was speeding anyway as it's the same 'crime'.
So whats the point of sitting right under a 'safety' camera, further complicating motorists journeys in the one instance its possible to actually TRAVEL through London??
Or was he just telling me to turn my stereo down??
Quite a lot of which were shut off for the Regent St festival. Ambling along about 40ish (yes yes I know, I'm a child killing psychopath)go through underpass after which there is a speed camera so everyone goes through at 30, I decide this would be a good time to overtake all the cars I'd caught so did just that at 32ish, only thing was, directly after the camera was a bunch of coppers hiding behind a pillar with a laser gun, one of whom gesticulated wildly for me to slow down.
Now normally I'd be thankful that they hadn't pulled me but guys....You lasered me going through a speed camera! After reading posts on here, you couldn't do anything if I was speeding anyway as it's the same 'crime'.
So whats the point of sitting right under a 'safety' camera, further complicating motorists journeys in the one instance its possible to actually TRAVEL through London??
Or was he just telling me to turn my stereo down??
Could it be that the speed camera only goes off for fairly large infractions of the limit, and the cops had been stationed there somewhat against their personal inclinations to check on less major infractions? "Slow down, slow down, we can see you're not a nutter and we really don't want to nick you but we can't tell the video recorder that"?
It may be that they were there to stop anybody who did set off the camera to check driver/vehicle details for cloning / drink drive / no insurance etc all the things the camera can't see.
If all was ok the speed offence can still be dealt with by the camera.
If I'm ever behind a vehicle that sets off a camera I always stop it, if possible. Its amazing how many unregistered / uninsured / disqualified drivers etc will go through the cameras at any speed knowing that it would be hard / impossible to trace them.
I will always update the records to show who was driving at the time to alleviate any S172 offences at a later date.
djfish said:
He was trying to tell you that monster rabbit was about to stamp on you.....
"Dinsdale...."
(Or was that a hedgehog?)
The Hedgehog was "Spiny Norman" on a Monty Python Record. Doug and Dinsdale Piranha were a coupe of gangsters(?). Dinsdale was being stalked by Spiny Norman. IIRC the end of the record (remember them !) finshed with the line "Sorry mate scratched your record" as the needle got to the end and scratched back a bit (I know what I mean)
I think the rabbit was "Harvey" in an old Jerry Lewis film, perhaps The Nutty Professor.
What was the name of the massive kitten in the Goodies (was it Kitten Kong?)
Steve
monster1 said:
If I'm ever behind a vehicle that sets off a camera I always stop it, if possible. Its amazing how many unregistered / uninsured / disqualified drivers etc will go through the cameras at any speed knowing that it would be hard / impossible to trace them.
And that Monster is the point we all are making!!!
BiB, yes. Scam, no.
towman said:
I think the rabbit was "Harvey" in an old Jerry Lewis film, perhaps The Nutty Professor.
Steve
The Movie was called Harvey a 6'3 1/2" rabbit but the star was James Stewart.
Not sure about the cat in the Goodies but sure someone on :-
www.goodiesruleok.com/
will help.
Why were they there?
1. Speed camera boxes do not all have recording equipment inside them.
2. Cameras only protect about 100 meters of road.
3. Drivers slow down for speed cameras (well those that are not driving with 'thumb up arse')
4. Drivers then ignore the limit having passed the protected area.
5. Residents complain about the speeds of cars before and after the camera site.
6. Police commanders respond by sending laser units to check speeds 300 meters after the camera.
7. Most people caught are those residents that write in to complain about the speed of cars after the camera (and people coming home after a night shift )
1. Speed camera boxes do not all have recording equipment inside them.
2. Cameras only protect about 100 meters of road.
3. Drivers slow down for speed cameras (well those that are not driving with 'thumb up arse'
) 4. Drivers then ignore the limit having passed the protected area.
5. Residents complain about the speeds of cars before and after the camera site.
6. Police commanders respond by sending laser units to check speeds 300 meters after the camera.
7. Most people caught are those residents that write in to complain about the speed of cars after the camera
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