Handheld Speed Gun
Discussion
Was on my way to work this afternoon and headed down Lower Thames Street. If anyone knows the area this is a dual carriageway that used to be 30mph but is now 20mph under the blanket central London speed limit.
There is a static Gatso camera halfway down the road which I obviously always slow down for. I was doing about 23-25mph indicated the whole way down, slowing for the camera when I noticed two City Police officers hiding behind an unmarked car parked wholly on the pavement on the nearside. One of them had a speed gun and was pointing down the road.
I wasn't stopped and wasn't given a second look as I went past. I was also on a motorcycle so have no front number plate.
What are the chances of seeing something through the post in the next 14 days?
There is a static Gatso camera halfway down the road which I obviously always slow down for. I was doing about 23-25mph indicated the whole way down, slowing for the camera when I noticed two City Police officers hiding behind an unmarked car parked wholly on the pavement on the nearside. One of them had a speed gun and was pointing down the road.
I wasn't stopped and wasn't given a second look as I went past. I was also on a motorcycle so have no front number plate.
What are the chances of seeing something through the post in the next 14 days?
Who knows...
Some handheld speed guns have integrated cameras where they process back at the station and send NIP's out. Some don't have cameras but they could write down your speed and registration number and send an NIP in the post.
Or
They were looking for bigger fish to manually pull over and issues a traffic offence report at the roadside.
A 14 day wait awaits (If you're the registered keeper)
Some handheld speed guns have integrated cameras where they process back at the station and send NIP's out. Some don't have cameras but they could write down your speed and registration number and send an NIP in the post.
Or
They were looking for bigger fish to manually pull over and issues a traffic offence report at the roadside.
A 14 day wait awaits (If you're the registered keeper)
HantsRat said:
Who knows...
Some handheld speed guns have integrated cameras where they process back at the station and send NIP's out. Some don't have cameras but they could write down your speed and registration number and send an NIP in the post.
Even if the speed gun had an integrated camera, it's not going to get the reg number from the front of a motorbike. You'll be fine (no pun intended!)Some handheld speed guns have integrated cameras where they process back at the station and send NIP's out. Some don't have cameras but they could write down your speed and registration number and send an NIP in the post.
chopper602 said:
Even if the speed gun had an integrated camera, it's not going to get the reg number from the front of a motorbike. You'll be fine (no pun intended!)
The officer simply needs to note the registration down. Just because there is no front reg, it doesn't mean they're safe.HantsRat said:
chopper602 said:
Even if the speed gun had an integrated camera, it's not going to get the reg number from the front of a motorbike. You'll be fine (no pun intended!)
The officer simply needs to note the registration down. Just because there is no front reg, it doesn't mean they're safe.
Aaron702 said:
HantsRat said:
The officer simply needs to note the registration down. Just because there is no front reg, it doesn't mean they're safe.
There were two officers, neither of them turned around to note the reg as I went past.I was going to ask a similar question but googled it first and this thread came up, so hand held speed devices now have video recording as well and they don't need to flag you down, great.
So how does this work then as most offences are caught by someone in a van with a speed gun/video mounted onto a tripod, I would imagine even the tripod is somewhat calibrated to remain level and plenty of people have talked about slippage in the past where the sight cross deviates slightly from the numberplate that could possibly lead to an inaccurate reading. How on earth do they get a conviction to stick when its just some bloke or woman leaning against a lamppost? Are they trained to surgical levels to have such a steady hand, or is it they can only get a reading when the car is practically on top of them.
So how does this work then as most offences are caught by someone in a van with a speed gun/video mounted onto a tripod, I would imagine even the tripod is somewhat calibrated to remain level and plenty of people have talked about slippage in the past where the sight cross deviates slightly from the numberplate that could possibly lead to an inaccurate reading. How on earth do they get a conviction to stick when its just some bloke or woman leaning against a lamppost? Are they trained to surgical levels to have such a steady hand, or is it they can only get a reading when the car is practically on top of them.
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