Possible not notice old gatso speed camera flash at night?

[faa77]

If you go through an old GATSO speed camera at night, in an area with street lamps, would you still notice the flash if you weren't directly looking in your rear-view mirror? Is it really that obvious?

[NGee]

faa77 said:

If you go through an old GATSO speed camera at night, in an area with street lamps, would you still notice the flash if you weren't directly looking in your rear-view mirror?

No, not if you were keeping to the speed limit.

[faa77]

NGee said:

No, not if you were keeping to the speed limit.

"go through" implies triggering the speed camera, making your reply mute.

and it was a dual carriageway which I thought was 40, not 30.

[JumboBeef]

faa77 said:

If you go through an old GATSO speed camera at night, in an area with street lamps, would you still notice the flash if you weren't directly looking in your rear-view mirror? Is it really that obvious?

Yes, unless you're really unobservant.

[KungFuPanda]

faa77 said:

NGee said:

No, not if you were keeping to the speed limit.

"go through" implies triggering the speed camera, making your reply mute.

and it was a dual carriageway which I thought was 40, not 30.

What made you think it was 40?

[Oceanrower]

faa77 said:

making your reply mute.

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Why do people insist on using words or phrases they don't understand?

[scorcher]

Are any of the old gatsos still live. I know they're not around my way.

[The Turbonator]

Oceanrower said:

faa77 said:

making your reply mute.

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Why do people insist on using words or phrases they don't understand?

Because they want to look "cleverer".

[faa77]

Oceanrower said:

Why do people insist on using words or phrases they don't understand?

I said "mute" instead of "moot" so I clearly understand the phrase......

[faa77]

The Turbonator said:

Because they want to look "cleverer".

Except "mute" is a word

[faa77]

KungFuPanda said:

What made you think it was 40?

It's a city ring road and 40 for the section I was travelling. Then it suddenly drops to 30 but the signs aren't amazingly clear.

Just before the speed camera there was a camera + 30 sign, but it was very small and only on the outside lane of the dual carriageway. In other words, there was no sign in the central reservation.

[Gillett66]

faa77 said:

Except "mute" is a word

Yes it is, just not the right one

[NGee]

faa77 said:

"go through" implies triggering the speed camera,
.

Does it? Why?

[JumboBeef]

scorcher said:

Are any of the old gatsos still live. I know they're not around my way.

Plenty in Plymouth.

[KungFuPanda]

faa77 said:

Oceanrower said:

Why do people insist on using words or phrases they don't understand?

I said "mute" instead of "moot" so I clearly understand the phrase......

Why didn't you write moot in the first place if you knew of the existence of the word.

[Gareth79]

JumboBeef said:

faa77 said:

If you go through an old GATSO speed camera at night, in an area with street lamps, would you still notice the flash if you weren't directly looking in your rear-view mirror? Is it really that obvious?

Yes, unless you're really unobservant.

I'll confirm this (interestingly it's the only useful reply in the thread). I triggered one a few years ago (Twickenham I think) didn't get anything in the post. At night they are very bright, you'd need to have your eyes closed to miss it.

[Oceanrower]

faa77 said:

I said "mute" instead of "moot" so I clearly understand the phrase......

Which, by definition, means you clearly don't...

[The Turbonator]

faa77 said:

The Turbonator said:

Because they want to look "cleverer".

Except "mute" is a word

[Cliftonite]

faa77 said:

The Turbonator said:

Because they want to look "cleverer".

Except "mute" is a word

Goes without saying!

[Medic-one]

Yes you would probably notice.

I'm constantly setting off speed camera's whilst at work, and at night it's like somebody flashes you really quickly twice, but then brighter, and even during the day when it's a bit cloudy/misserable outside you can still see it.