What would happen if...
What would happen if...
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Jonboy_t

Original Poster:

5,038 posts

213 months

Sunday 8th May 2011
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...3 cars, all in seperate lanes (on a 3 lane carriageway) all went through one fixed speed camera at exactly the same time, all doing over the speed limit?

Can the camera's take photo's of all 3 lanes at the same time? How would it know which one was doing which speed?

There's probably a really easy answer and I'm missing something basic, but it's just been bugging me!

RizzoTheRat

28,925 posts

222 months

Sunday 8th May 2011
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A normal Gatso is triggerd by the radar but takes 2 pictures a fixed time interval apart, and the speed is then calculated from the road markings, so all 3 would get by that. Not sure how the forward facing ones work though as they don't have the road markings.

Waugh-terfall

18,488 posts

230 months

Sunday 8th May 2011
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The camera divides by zero and the world ends.

HTH smile

RemainAllHoof

80,068 posts

312 months

Sunday 8th May 2011
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Don't they have to refer to the "dragon's teeth" to confirm which vehicle(s) were breaking the speed limit? Same for a faulty camera.

Waugh-terfall said:
The camera divides by zero and the world ends.

HTH smile
hehe

Mobsta

5,614 posts

285 months

Sunday 8th May 2011
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If the car in the middle lane is epileptic, it will explode taking out the other two cars.

ZOLLAR

19,920 posts

203 months

Sunday 8th May 2011
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Waugh-terfall said:
The camera divides by zero and the world ends.

HTH smile
Oops, sorry for the last Pic mods forgot about the swear evasion on pic boxedin, found a more suitable one biggrin


mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

285 months

Sunday 8th May 2011
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(1)...Separate

(2)...Rogue apostrophes

HTH...smile


Mobsta

5,614 posts

285 months

Sunday 8th May 2011
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mybrainhurts said:
(1)...Separate

(2)...Rogue apostrophes

HTH...smile
Commemorate... Rouge, Apostles.
Jesus loved red.

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

285 months

Sunday 8th May 2011
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oh

masermartin

1,649 posts

207 months

Sunday 8th May 2011
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Surely the camera takes a picture of the area of road, not just the single lane that triggers it? Therefore all cars should be visible, with all lanes' road markings (presumably)?

GTIR

24,741 posts

296 months

Sunday 8th May 2011
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ZOLLAR said:
Oops, sorry for the last Pic mods forgot about the swear evasion on pic boxedin, found a more suitable one biggrin

So divide by zero and people start mining more?

Me no get it Zolburger. confused.com