mobile speed camera question

[stevegixer25]

hi everyone,think i got caught by a mobile van over a bridge.i was on my suzuki and the road was clear.my question is can they get me from the front of my bike then spin round to get my reg number?it was a mercedes van out the side window?have you got away with it?thanks in advance,stevegixer25.

[Mad Dave]

I saw a camera van the other night - one bloke in the back with the camera, one in the front taking down plates. I'm 2 days into the '14 days of stress'

[the t boy]

I've had a couple of these but no tickets. You should be ok.

[hornetrider]

I believe they can take a picture of you and manually take down your plate, though its never happened to me.

Good luck though!

[stevegixer25]

well its been 7 days so far but i am prober touching cloth about this!it was through the side window and i dont know if they have both side windows on these mobile vans.i doubt he would have got my reg manually due to my "legal size" number plate.let us know how ya get on dave?

[slim_boy_fat]

You could always clutch in and lift it up to 1 wheel as you go past so they can see the plate.

[bikerbabe18]

i heard that mobile speed cameras can't get bikes as they aren't accurate at reading the speed, is this true?

[the t boy]

bikerbabe18 said:

i heard that mobile speed cameras can't get bikes as they aren't accurate at reading the speed, is this true?

Good point. The laser ones need a flat target (usually the car number plate) and as bikes don't have any suitable flat surfaces at the front they can't get a proper reading.

This probably wouldn't prevent the barstewards from using an incorrect reading as "proof" that you were in fact doing a recorded 287mph.

[podman]

bikerbabe18 said:

i heard that mobile speed cameras can't get bikes as they aren't accurate at reading the speed, is this true?

That is true, they are not very accurate...MCN proved this when they tested a lazer camera on a stationary Fireblade and it recorded a speed of 40MPH!

Sadly, despite pressure from MCN to make prosecutions invalid on bikes, the powers that be decided the devices are accutate enough so whatever speed they clock you at, stands as legal.

..and yes, it is legal evidence for the camera operator to write down your number as you pass and see that thru to prosecution.

Mounting your number plate on spring washers (so its vibrates like mad)and swerving (if road conditions allow!) as you pass the camera help to make it nigh on impossible to clock your plate.

[996 sps]

podman said:

bikerbabe18 said:

i heard that mobile speed cameras can't get bikes as they aren't accurate at reading the speed, is this true?

That is true, they are not very accurate...MCN proved this when they tested a lazer camera on a stationary Fireblade and it recorded a speed of 40MPH!

Sadly, despite pressure from MCN to make prosecutions invalid on bikes, the powers that be decided the devices are accutate enough so whatever speed they clock you at, stands as legal.

..and yes, it is legal evidence for the camera operator to write down your number as you pass and see that thru to prosecution.

Mounting your number plate on spring washers (so its vibrates like mad)and swerving (if road conditions allow!) as you pass the camera help to make it nigh on impossible to clock your plate.

Yep that is correct, ping your speed with camera than manually write down your plate, my brothers advice was to swerve like mad! Remember the 2 guys caught in Northampton, was in MCN, the guys in the camera van heard the bikes coming had time to turn the camera around and ping them both....

[tinks v8S]

I WAS TOLD OF ACOPPER THAT IF A BIKE IS EXCESSIVE SPEED THEY RADIO ON
TO STOP YOU