SPEED CAMERA ACCURACY (OR THE LACK OF IT)

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ACTIVE8
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SPEED CAMERA ACCURACY (OR THE LACK OF IT)

Unread post by ACTIVE8 »

The information on this link about speed cameras makes for interesting reading.
The accuracy of mobile speed cameras is checked.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/southwes ... eras.shtml
Also here are some other speed camera links :-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2713083.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2550083.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shro ... 037753.stm
In this link the driver should have used a 4 X 4, [:)] and not an Astra, as it would have done the job properly ! [:)] :-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2696307.stm
Homer
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Unread post by Homer »

If you have not already, I think you should join the safespeed forums.
www.safespeed.org
martyhopkirk

Unread post by martyhopkirk »

Funnily enough I watched that article on Inside Out (thanks to Ch 967 on Sky enableing me to watch telly south west up in Lancs).
Still awkward to contest though.
Homer
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Unread post by Homer »

If you contest the accuracy of the mobile cameras they usually drop the case ;)
Takes a bit of guts and a little knowledge of how the system works though.