At what distance can speed cameras catch you? - Page 2

HLC · 23-01-2007, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by MITCHAY

You want to hope your speedo is accurate.

its about 10% out lol

was just being a tool. everyone is guilty of speeding. its too easy to do.

Yellow_Festiva · 23-01-2007, 12:28 PM

Also, im sure the camera cannot take a picture of the front of the car? (illegal, under 'PRIVACY' laws...) so if it was on the opposite side of the rd than it would have been taking pics of the rear of the cars driving towards you.

But be careful... cameras hunt in pairs... so while you were looking as the camera on the right hand side you may have well passed a camera on your side anyway...

Ozfords · 23-01-2007, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Also, im sure the camera cannot take a picture of the front of the car? (illegal, under 'PRIVACY' laws...) so if it was on the opposite side of the rd than it would have been taking pics of the rear of the cars driving towards you.

I don't know, I was a passenger in a company car when we passed the speed camera in Kurrajong Heights and it snapped us going towards it.

So I'm a bit sceptical right about now.

Yellow_Festiva · 23-01-2007, 12:41 PM

Well if that was the case Ozfords and they followed up with the fine than I stand corrected!

Ringo · 23-01-2007, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by MITCHAY

Play it safe. Shadow someone going faster than you. That way they get busted and you don't :P Worked for me ever since I got my licence

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I think it's about only a few hundred metres. 500m seems a bit far away but I could be wrong.

Yep worked for me too on the Hume.

Got passed by 3 NSW plate cars doing 130-140 and then kept them in sight about 500 m ahead matching their speed.

Was doing this for about 30 minutes until a TOG in a fully marked SS shot out from the centre median (scared the crap out of me) speed up to some warp speed to catch and pass them, stopped jumped out and waved over all 3 NSW cars in front of me and let me go through.

I thought of how close I came to kissing my license goodbye and swore never again...pushed my luck once and got away with it.

Disclaimer - i was younger and more stupid then and I don't condone speeding except where safe and legal.

james22 · 23-01-2007, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by kyro_02

IIRC - Redrum said it can get you as far as 1.5km away..

sounds about right
bjr22n's father is a cop. He said they can pick you up a little over a km away

troppo · 23-01-2007, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Also, im sure the camera cannot take a picture of the front of the car? (illegal, under 'PRIVACY' laws...) so if it was on the opposite side of the rd than it would have been taking pics of the rear of the cars driving towards you.

I have a photo of my car that disagrees with you.

naxh96 · 24-01-2007, 09:02 AM

same here. lovely pic of my front bar of my ute. good thing my old man was driving and me in the passengers. was at night too. old man copped a good ribbing for the next fortnight over it, and the fortnight after he got the fine.

**Mechan1k** · 24-01-2007, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by james22

sounds about right
bjr22n's father is a cop. He said they can pick you up a little over a km away

OK .... this thread is about speed cameras.
Tell me how a speed camera gets you from a kilometre away???

Even the highway Safe-T-Cams (which are far more advanced) can't get that distance.

Radar and Laser ... yeah they might be able to get that distance ... but no camera will.

OLDFORDNUT · 24-01-2007, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Also, im sure the camera cannot take a picture of the front of the car? (illegal, under 'PRIVACY' laws...) so if it was on the opposite side of the rd than it would have been taking pics of the rear of the cars driving towards you.

But be careful... cameras hunt in pairs... so while you were looking as the camera on the right hand side you may have well passed a camera on your side anyway...

like hell it is,
// you cant blame others or get a mate with heaps of points to take blame, when ticket and photo turn up clearly showing your face behind the wheel.
hahaha go on ask me how i know .
god its hard staying out of any trouble for a year with 1 point option ,especially since 1 point effectively means no points first offence and your gone.

the_scotsman · 24-01-2007, 02:54 PM

Do the cops use LIDAR over here?

In the Uk they are using them alot now, and they can ping you from a long distance...around a kilometer or more...

**Mechan1k** · 24-01-2007, 03:02 PM

Yeah they do over here ... and i know they can ping you from a distance ... but the topic was in regards to speed cameras ... which have a very limited range ... probably 50 metres maximum.