I approached a camera van...

[pikatchu]

... and was disapointed.

I honestly had the intention of finding out how helpful speed cameras are but apparently there are no informational/educational leaflets available.

Was surprised to see him leave so soon. I must admit I got a bit upset to realise he dedn't like to be filmed. But his atitude managed to be worse than mine.

Anyway, I know the rules of posting state that I shouldn't advertise my own website, but I'd like to get your views on this! (want to improve on what I've done)

(There's a video of the camera van on the run)
www.makingsuccess.com/talivan/index.htm

No authority I've contacted seems interested in making a comment on this.

Best Regards,
Peter

[cptsideways]

I've always found them helpful & interesting to say the least......


I even asked for a test, yes the lampost is doing 0mph at 560m away!

And the amount of people who drove past at 50mph in 30 oblivious to this yellowed up van was astonishing.

[edc]

But did any of them cause an accident

[Dwight VanDriver]

What about the Data Protection Act?

Did you get his permission to film him committing an offence?

Please publish your address so he can send you a tenner and you provide a copy of the film.

IF you do then what steps will you take to obliterate faces of anyothers that may appear on film?

........ahhhh I see now OK for some but not the other.

DVD (Tongue in cheek)

[gRsf12]

Dwight VanDriver said:

What about the Data Protection Act? Did you get his permission to film him committing an offence?

Surely there is no need if it was 'in the public domain'?

I never did it. Nobody saw me doing it. you can't prove it was me doing it.

[watkid]

Dwight VanDriver said:

What about the Data Protection Act? Did you get his permission to film him committing an offence?

Nobody asks a speeder for permission to film him committing an offence? Also tounge in cheek

[pikatchu]

If you are filming a road, street, bush, stone, whatever, you don't need people's permission. People cannot stop you filming! If they don't wish to be filmed they can "EFF OFF".

Saw the police doing this, if the police can do it then it must be ok. (AND IT IS I'VE CHECKED)

Stopping anyone filming constitutes a violation of human rights.

Also, there is a difference betwen police practices and the law. both do not agree on many occasions.

My respects,
Peter

[JonRB]

On documentaries I've seen where someone is committing a dodgy act, the faces of passers-by and innocents (and sometimes the guilty) are often obscured.

I'm sure there must be a reason for this.

Perhaps they were forced to do so by some legislation which might also affect you?

[Davel]

Isn't this in case it goes to court though?

[bluepolarbear]

Dwight VanDriver said:

What about the Data Protection Act?

It doesn't apply.

[Peter Ward]

pikatchu said:

If you are filming a road, street, bush, stone, whatever, you don't need people's permission. People cannot stop you filming! If they don't wish to be filmed they can "EFF OFF". Saw the police doing this, if the police can do it then it must be ok. (AND IT IS I'VE CHECKED)

I hate the idea that the police can film people when they feel like it. BiBs, I realise that you might be expecting trouble and want to film everyone just in case, but I don't understand why it's ok for you to film anyone until they're actually in the act of doing something wrong. It feels intimidating to me.

To make matters worse, the CCTV vans round us have the words "watching out for you" on the side, when of course what they really mean is "watching you".

PS. What happens to the video that's taken if there's nobody doing anything wrong on it? Does it get kept or recycled?