A closer Look at your friend "SPEED CAMERA VAN"

[TomXY]

Lets say hypothetically you were testing out your new car on your way home and got up to 210 in an 90 zone at night time, and you see a speed van on the opposite side of the road.Lets say you were doing about 140 when you see the van and then brake hard and slow down to about 90 when you get parrallel with it, you see no flash or anything. This is in canberra if it helps.

Do i lose my license? How many points or fine or what happens? Do i get caught?

[jcxr]

Hypothetically, what did you buy?

[redxm]

Hypothtically you would be a idiot and deserve everything you get.

[GS608]

They use infrared flash these days so most likely caught you

[MAV50L]

Im tipping that hypothetically your a goner.
By the time you see them they have generally already got you.
Dunno what they are using in Canberra but I know in NSW they are now using digital that works in low light so there is no flash anymore.

[Kryton]

Hypothetically you would have been done at a speed probably higher than 140kmh and they will be around soon to collect your car.

I say this is hypothetically because if you were hypothetically doing 210kmh to start with, you would have automatically hit the nearest tree and been on the news.

Since i didnt see you on the news, it mustnt have happened, so you shouldnt get a ticket for speeding.

[WarNerve]

Originally Posted by TomXY

Lets say hypothetically you were testing out your new car on your way home and got up to 210 in an 90 zone at night time, and you see a speed van on the opposite side of the road.Lets say you were doing about 140 when you see the van and then brake hard and slow down to about 90 when you get parrallel with it, you see no flash or anything. This is in canberra if it helps.

Do i lose my license? How many points or fine or what happens? Do i get caught?

LOL
"Officer i was testing the new car to see how it ran in the dark and next thing i know it sped up to 210 on its own!"

"officer i just didnt notice i was doing 120km/h over the limit"

"im sorry it wont happen again"

i wonder which excuse will be used?

[Iggypoppin']

hypothetically, when you write these threads, you shouldn't speak first as if the audience were committing the act, then as if you where....

recipe for disaster on AFF.

[DJM83]

So you got done. Best of luck to you, ill bet you will be w/o a car very soon.

[whales]

Stiff! You deserve what ever you get but it was night time which makes being a goose so much better

[TomXY]

Wasn't me, BA xr8. I have P plates

[phoenix99]

are we talking about speed check vans?

In canberra they have got the mercedes vito vans with an operator in the back, they are usually parked on the side of the road/median strip. Basically if the back of the van was facing you as approach it I think ur screwed.

These vans can detect you 300-400m away

[MAV50L]

"Wasnt me. I have P plates"
Need to come up with a better defence then that one.

[AWD Chaser]

Basically with the Canberra Vans, if you see them, they have already seen you...

You can call Canberra Connect (Motor Registry) and ask if you have been fined, but you have to wait at least 3 days for the info to be registered...

You could always go with the "floor mat jammed my accelerator" excuse...

[svo supporter]

Hypothetically, they'd need a personal load to pay the lawyers fees and hypothetically they'll be lucky to sleep in their own bed. They'd would also have to get to know their public transport system very well.

Seeing as this is all hypothetic, this thread hypothetically doesn't exist.

[TomXY]

NO flash NO fine

[Melz]

Its not hypothetical if you did it.... Just because you put a big word at the start of your thread doesn't make it any better

[GS608]

Originally Posted by TomXY

NO flash NO fine

Not true, as i said they use infrared flashes, IE no more big bright flash, you're hypothetically effed

[svo supporter]

Originally Posted by TomXY

NO flash NO fine

And no true. They modified how the flash works because too many motorists were being blinded by the spot light flash that was previously used. The gov't didn't want any legal cases arrising by innocient motorists being injured or killed as a result of being temporarily blinded.

[Deech]

That hypothetical person may have lucked out majorly. During the daytime, the windscreens of those vans have full screen sun visors (i.e. no forward-facing camera). If the camera always faces backward, then hypothetically no evidence of the offence may be snapped.

[geckoGT]

Originally Posted by redxm

Hypothtically you would be a idiot and deserve everything you get.

Agreed, hypothetically you would be a complete drop kick and I hope you enjoy the hypothetically short time you have left on this planet, just don't hypothetically kill someone else.

[Full Noise]

Originally Posted by TomXY

Lets say hypothetically you were testing out your new car on your way home and got up to 210 in an 90 zone at night time, and you see a speed van on the opposite side of the road.Lets say you were doing about 140 when you see the van and then brake hard and slow down to about 90 when you get parrallel with it, you see no flash or anything. This is in canberra if it helps.

Do i lose my license? How many points or fine or what happens? Do i get caught?

You start your paragraph with “hypothetically” then ask the question, do I lose my licence?

A little advice.

If you ever go to court for ANYTHING, do not represent yourself.

People who take vehicles up to these speeds usually don’t discuss such activities on a public forum. EPIC FAIL.

Smart people who give their vehicle a few revs usually do it well away from populated areas.

Here’s a link for a local branch of people who may be able to help you in the future.

http://www.tobinscanberrafunerals.com.au/driver.asp

All the best.

[4Vman]

Originally Posted by geckoGT

Agreed, hypothetically you would be a complete drop kick and I hope you enjoy the hypothetically short time you have left on this planet, just don't hypothetically kill someone else.

I hypothetically agree..

[4Vman]

Originally Posted by Full Noise

You start your paragraph with “hypothetically” then ask the question, do I lose my licence?

A little advice.

If you ever go to court for ANYTHING, do not represent yourself.

People who take vehicles up to these speeds usually don’t discuss such activities on a public forum. EPIC FAIL.

Smart people who give their vehicle a few revs usually do it well away from populated areas.

Here’s a link for a local branch of people who may be able to help you in the future.

http://www.tobinscanberrafunerals.com.au/driver.asp

All the best.

[FPV8U]

Originally Posted by Full Noise

People who take vehicles up to these speeds usually don’t discuss such activities on a public forum. EPIC FAIL.

That pretty well sums it up..

[Bucknaked]

Technology in these vans have improved. So if you can see him, he can see you and your mate will need to see one of these.

[Peuty]

Christ that's an ugly bus.

[Iggypoppin']

admit it, OP, you got done. No sympathy here when you hit court.

[Geez Louise]

TomXY. Sorry but if you make a statement where "hypothetically" someone is breaking the law, being a total TOOL on public roads, doing that kind of speed...the last thing you need to worry about is copping a fine!!

You should be thanking your lucky stars that no one was hurt in this "Hypothetical" incident.

Annoys me some drivers can be so selfish..!

[Bucknaked]

Originally Posted by Peuty

Christ that's an ugly bus.

Those are the old old style. Think they have been around since Canberra was founded.

New ones are a little better. They at least have aircon.