Sneaky Scamera!
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Mikey G

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4,850 posts

263 months

Thursday 30th September 2004
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On my little jolly this morning to the post office to tax my car, the route takes me past a Gatso on a half mile stretch of road, My B2 alerts me as usual and procceed to pass Gatso at correct velocity. Now a few yards after the stripes in the road it suddenly goes mental! LASER! LASER!
The road turns to the left a bit and goes down hill, i am scanning the area and see nothing so carry on my way.
On the return route i look out again and to my surprise there is the van parked up in a carpark behind a high hedge directly opposite the Gatso!
It first looked to me as if they catching people going over the crest and to the right towards them, but it also dawned on me they maybe trying to catch the people accelerating away from the Gatso

So my question is this, Did my B2 catch a possible bounce off a car coming the other way or was the laser directly aimed at me from the rear?

I'm sure i was in the limit but you never know.

Mike

Mikey G

Original Poster:

4,850 posts

263 months

Friday 1st October 2004
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BTTT

Mikey G said:
So my question is this, Did my B2 catch a possible bounce off a car coming the other way or was the laser directly aimed at me from the rear?


Would like some feedback on this.

Looking at the road and positioning this seems like very sneaky tactics to be catching people just after the Gatso, but they are more likely to make money...... sorry, catch road terrorists by pointing the laser at oncoming traffic coming over the crest on the right hander?

I'm concerned that i was being aimed at from behind (ooeer!) rather than from the front.

Mike

bluepolarbear

1,666 posts

269 months

Friday 1st October 2004
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Mikey G said:
BTTT


Mikey G said:
So my question is this, Did my B2 catch a possible bounce off a car coming the other way or was the laser directly aimed at me from the rear?

Mike


Could be either but I suspect the latter

deltaf

6,806 posts

276 months

Friday 1st October 2004
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Probably trying to nail you in the ass.....theyre like that..

Tonyrec

3,984 posts

278 months

Friday 1st October 2004
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deltaf said:
Probably trying to nail you in the ass.....theyre like that..


Mikey G

Original Poster:

4,850 posts

263 months

Friday 1st October 2004
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But surely as there is a speed camera on the road another one is not neccesary? If the Gatso was doing its job correctly there would be no need for a talivan to be prowling the very same spot? They could have spent the time parked outside a school or summat!

SpudGunner

472 posts

282 months

Saturday 2nd October 2004
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Dont be daft they dont do things like that.

Favourite tactic nowadays is to try and catch peeps accelerating away from gatsos.

Streetcop

5,907 posts

261 months

Saturday 2nd October 2004
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Oh..yes...

'King Deadly

196 posts

260 months

Saturday 2nd October 2004
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SpudGunner said:
Dont be daft they dont do things like that.

Favourite tactic nowadays is to try and catch peeps accelerating away from gatsos.


An implicit acknowledgement that Gatsos don't work then, if they have to put a speed trap straight after one.

Streetcop

5,907 posts

261 months

Saturday 2nd October 2004
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They work for the short area directly in front of the camera...

Of course...a suggestion has been made to do away totally with Gatsos and Truvelos and rely fully on cameravans and mobile Gatsos....Then drivers can really 'Get Ready!'

'King Deadly

196 posts

260 months

Saturday 2nd October 2004
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A suggestion has also been made to do away with Gatsos and Truvelos and rely on good old fashioned traffic police.

I wonder which suggestion They'll implement?

Streetcop

5,907 posts

261 months

Saturday 2nd October 2004
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Go on Traffic Police...>Get uuuuupppp Therrrrre!!

'King Deadly

196 posts

260 months

Saturday 2nd October 2004
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Streetcop said:
Go on Traffic Police...>Get uuuuupppp Therrrrre!!


You know it makes sense.

Mad Moggie

618 posts

264 months

Sunday 3rd October 2004
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'King Deadly said:

Streetcop said:
Go on Traffic Police...>Get uuuuupppp Therrrrre!!



You know it makes sense.


Cordon bleu - yer reet there !

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