western ring road cameras on in 2 weeks

[robs_ls1]

Originally Posted by XYSEDAN

herd about the new P-plate laws? NO V8's!!!!

P platers have had a power restriction for decades. When I was on my P's, I wasn't allowed to drive the family's 6 cylinder Cortina because of it's power to weight ratio. This was under a Liberal government.

Originally Posted by FPV GT

Seriously, I do not think a change of government would relax on the camera issue, especially if as much revenue as stated is being raised.

Exactly right.

[Steady ED]

Originally Posted by GasOLane

Should be less risk as they would be linked to a central computer.

I would think that's more risk.
Adding an extra level of complexity to anything is going to introduce more risk of component failure and/or error.

To prove my point, previously your speed was measured once by the strips in the road, a picture was snapped, stored, and the fine sent out if speeding.

Now, with the new system, as far as I understand, you go under the radars, a picture of your numberplate is, taken, recognised and stored (whether you are actually speeding at the time or not).
You continue travelling, you get to the next camera, another picture of your numberplate is taken, recognised, stored, the numberplates are matched, the time between the two points is compared to get a distance over time reading, and if it's too fast, the fine is sent out.

I also wonder if the numberplate recognition system is similar to what is used in alot of servos?
Dunno if anyone else does it, but when I'm lining up to pay for my petrol, I always watch the screens, and it's a bit of worry.
Picking up signage on trucks is the most common thing, and seeing as trucks are a fairly common occurence on the ring road, they'd want to have a more accurate system...

Might have to get around to changing my speedo sender gear instead of just following traffic flow :togo:

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by Steady ED

Now, with the new system, as far as I understand, you go under the radars, a picture of your numberplate is, taken, recognised and stored (whether you are actually speeding at the time or not).
You continue travelling, you get to the next camera, another picture of your numberplate is taken, recognised, stored, the numberplates are matched, the time between the two points is compared to get a distance over time reading, and if it's too fast, the fine is sent out.

I also wonder if the numberplate recognition system is similar to what is used in alot of servos?
Dunno if anyone else does it, but when I'm lining up to pay for my petrol, I always watch the screens, and it's a bit of worry.
Picking up signage on trucks is the most common thing, and seeing as trucks are a fairly common occurence on the ring road, they'd want to have a more accurate system...

Might have to get around to changing my speedo sender gear instead of just following traffic flow :togo:

I think you'll find it is the same, or based on, the Safe-T-Cam system that we have and the pics are NOTHING like the el-cheapo ones in servo's.

The system was developed by the RTA and the CSIRO. Our RTA may be a bunch of dorks but not the CSIRO.

See here... http://vision.cmit.csiro.au/project/stc/ and here http://vision.cmit.csiro.au/project/alpr/

[chevypower]

so when are all of us on this forum going to do something productive and shoot them all down in one night?

[RspecAU]

I don't really under stand what you are complianing about. Yesterday we went on the western ring road from the western hwy to sydney rd in peak hour traffic and never got out of 3rd gear. I think this western ring road is a joke for trafic flow it's becoming like the old south eastern/monash fwy car park. : :