TomB Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 Speed traps : Driving home throught Liverpool today on one of those funny urban dual carriageways where no-one ever seems to know the speed limit, so traffic usually goes 40-50, even though its prob 30 There is a juntion to left about 200m in front. See floro yellow peeping through the hedge, think thats odd, brake. See tripod with camera on & behind the corner of the junction, a traffic police car & officer chatting to a van driver. So, have I been done or not? Anyone know whether these tripod cameras are automatic or do they need to be used by a PC? I didnt spot whwther a 2nd PC was sat in the car or not. Is this likely - I would have thought ot tie up 2 PC to operate camera & chat to caught drivers was overkill. If the PC was chatting to a driver, is it likely the camera would still get me? Should buy an RA, but there always summat better to spend the money on!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Normuss Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 I think they need to be manned, he'd get your speed then jump out and stop you so you might have got away with it Seek forgiveness, not permission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 Dunno for sure - but in general... ...if they are not trying to stop anybody, it's auto... ...if they are - then they've either been really naughty boys, or it's a tax-scamera (i.e. people dodging road-tax and with dodgy number plates). Incidentally, I got a laser tag from a speed-scameravan this w/e - but I was in 50mph traffic (on a 60 road) at the time. Dunno if I picked up scatter from them tagging someone else, or if they were just trying to get a pic of the car for fun... Nothing to worry about, I reckon. Next time the road tax is due on one of your cars, don't take it a 600mile round trip away from where the MOT and insurance docs are stored - especially if the likelihood of a 'producer' is above average. I've got away with it - but it could easily have been a major disaster... Keep BC free and open for ALL. Membership No. 43xx Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FH Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 Tom, normally the tripod version of scamerama works by having the operator taking the piccy, radioing your description (car colour and number plate) to a colleague (usually on a motorbike) and you get 'pulled' a short way further down the road 😳 Alert to all shedders ISTR that in areas where they have recently changed - which in 99% of cases means - reduced a speed limit, they (the local council) have to place warning signs of the new limit. An announcement will also have had to be placed on local roadside furniture/tree and in the local rag in advance of the new signs going up. If they haven't complied with this procedure, then the new limit is unenforceable ... but not a lot of people know that A previous "40" on the outskirts of Grantham has just been reduced to "30" and a couple of days later, we spotted a policeman and camera tripod but (strangely) on his own... unfortunately, our Road Angel didn't alert us... ...but fortunately at the moment I spotted him, I glanced at the RA indicated speed and I was doing ... dead on 30 😬 FH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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