camera unit question

[istoo]

can these catch you pointing forward or is the camera only out the back?

[Dargie]

I think it depends on the road markings. If you are talking about the one as you come down the Tyrebagger, i've been flashed head on, but never heard anything and always assumed it was the lack of road markings that prevented anything happening. I could be wrong though........

[istoo]

sorry the camera vans I am talking about rather than the gatso things.

[GetCarter]

I got busted from the front by a scamera van on the A9... so, yes.

[CharlesW]

If the camera van is parked beside the road, the camera is usually pointed out of the back of the van to catch oncoming traffic. If the van is on a bridge over a motorway it will have the camera pointed out the side of the van. It could be pointed out of either side of the van, so it could be monitoring traffic in either direction.

[scz4]

I am afraid the vans can do you front on, not from first hand experience of course

Good holiday anyway? Send an email when you catch up.

I'll be at Knockhill this Thurs evening in the M3, still need to get you out.

Edited by scz4 on Monday 20th July 10:49

[jerwatt]

At Alford one of the demonstration days they had a scamera van and it has cameras on the front, side and back. Means they can get motorbike plates (mostly only being on the back of the bike).

[Lefty Guns]

istoo said:

can these catch you pointing forward or is the camera only out the back?

a96 by any chance mate?

[OlberJ]

jerwatt said:

At Alford one of the demonstration days they had a scamera van and it has cameras on the front, side and back. Means they can get motorbike plates (mostly only being on the back of the bike).

I thought that was the catch with scamera units, they had to get you from the rear otherwise it was biased towards bikes.

I take it from Steve's ticket though they've now outed that and will rape you every which way but loose?

[GetCarter]

Yep, mine was def from the front. 100 in a 70 - and by the time I passed the van I was doing 69.

[HighlandBling]

Lefty Guns said:

istoo said:

can these catch you pointing forward or is the camera only out the back?

a96 by any chance mate?

Yes it was Nothing through yet though.

[GetCarter]

Sticking neck out - but I'm pretty sure you'd have heard by now. When I got done on the A9 I heard in 2 days.

Also - there is a maximum time the bill have to get it to you... can't remember but think it's two weeks? (ie today?) If you get one, check that out, as you may well get off on a technicality.

[Monaro5.7]

I got caught speeding on the M9 with a camera van it was on the bridge above and took Speed from the front of the car, but i had the letter throw in a matter of day, i was caught doing 85mph in a 70mph. So if u no had letter yet looks like u got away with it, i think they can do it from the front as it not a pic but laser, so it no an invasion of privacy.

Si