OT: Speed Cameras

[jackal]

There are cameras that photograph you head on. Not so sure around the metro area, but definately on the highways.

As for school zones being 40 - what ever increases safety for kids is good. Its not irrational to drive at that speed for a selected short distance.

At 40km you have a chance of pulling up once hitting the anchors.

 

[samshark]

Those ones are not speed cameras. They are RTA cameras that feed back to the control centre in Eveleigh.

 

[jackal]

You are incorrect - they issue fines and take the photo head-on.

 

[gunnamatta bay]

Read an interesting story the other day how those black boxes they build into cars nowadays are being used in some American states to investigate serious motor vehicle collisions.

 

[gunnamatta bay]

http://www.accidentreconstruction.com/research/edr/index.asp

I reckon these vans will be obsolete in a few years with each individual vehicle being monitored 24/7. Your eye will be scanned before you can start the thing up.

 

[The Popper]

It's all very simple you know. The NSW Labor Party hates the people of NSW.
Speed kills they say..........not always...................look at the Autobahns of Germany. It's the poor roads, lack of a visible police presence, and constant distractions (e.g. always checking the speedo and the constantly changing speed signs at the side of the road) which are the real killers. The NSW Govt. could not give a damn about `savings lives'...............the priority is revenue raising. Don't believe their lies.

 

[gunnamatta bay]

Modern technology is the answer.

Look at the gps. You will never get lost again. Aye quigs?

 

[The Masked Avenger]

I speed because I figure I get to where I am going faster and therefore spend less time on the road thereby reducing my exposure to potential road incidents and therefore decreasing my risk profile.

Get it.

 

[samshark]

You are incorrect - they issue fines and take the photo head-on.

There are no current speed cameras that photograph you head on and issue fines.

If the cameras you are talking about are the ones that are mounted on bridges/roads etc that cross over motorways looking straight at you, they are the ones feeding back to the control centre for traffic problems. Otherwise there are speed cameras mounted on the sides of the road often in the same positions in both directions. It may look like they are set up to photograph you head on but they are photographing the opposite direction of traffic.

 

[coolumsharkie]

It's all very simple you know. The NSW Labor Party hates the people of NSW.
Speed kills they say..........not always...................look at the Autobahns of Germany. It's the poor roads, lack of a visible police presence, and constant distractions (e.g. always checking the speedo and the constantly changing speed signs at the side of the road) which are the real killers. The NSW Govt. could not give a damn about `savings lives'...............the priority is revenue raising. Don't believe their lies.

100% Correct Pops.

 

[Eion]

There are no current speed cameras that photograph you head on and issue fines.

If the cameras you are talking about are the ones that are mounted on bridges/roads etc that cross over motorways looking straight at you, they are the ones feeding back to the control centre for traffic problems. Otherwise there are speed cameras mounted on the sides of the road often in the same positions in both directions. It may look like they are set up to photograph you head on but they are photographing the opposite direction of traffic.

The ones on bridges are often there to monitor truck journeys. None are speed cameras that I am aware of (if they were there'd be signs - and I would have lost my licence).

 

[Generalzod]

I still don't understand why there are speed cameras on the Princess Highway at Kograh (St George Tech), where pedestrians can use the overpass to cross the road...There is no need for them.

 

[Eion]

What's not to understand General - the state govt is the scum of the earth and they want to bludge money any way they can.

 

[The Dodger]

It's all very simple you know. The NSW Labor Party hates the people of NSW.
Speed kills they say..........not always...................look at the Autobahns of Germany. It's the poor roads, lack of a visible police presence, and constant distractions (e.g. always checking the speedo and the constantly changing speed signs at the side of the road) which are the real killers. The NSW Govt. could not give a damn about `savings lives'...............the priority is revenue raising. Don't believe their lies.

best post of the thread.

build shiit roads.
advise unsafe to drive.
implement speed limits and fines for those who break these limits.
raise revenue to continue to build more shiit roads and pocket the rest.

I speed because I figure I get to where I am going faster and therefore spend less time on the road thereby reducing my exposure to potential road incidents and therefore decreasing my risk profile.

Get it.

lol

im using that next time someone asks me

There are no current speed cameras that photograph you head on and issue fines.

have a look at the camera on the hume highway at bankstown (near three swallows hotel).
That camera does both ways.

i was told the infa red cameras are able to do this.

 

[jackal]

There are no current speed cameras that photograph you head on and issue fines.

But earlier you posted this

I am not sure about the fancy new all in one cameras that are rolling out but the existing cameras that have been around for a while only photograph the rear of the car. Dont think its to do with Privacy, more the case that in NSW its not compulsory to have a front number plate on your car

You don't really know at all - and that is your own admission as above.

With due respect Samshark - im not guessing, i know the cameras down the coast photograph you head on. This i am quite positive of.

 

[jc155776]

Haha, How fast were you going Jackal?

 

[rotti]

The cameras operate 24 hours per day, seven days a week, but are programmed to detect vehicles exceeding 40 km/h during the sign-posted school zone times*. These times are usually 8:00 am - 9.30 am and 2.30 pm - 4:00 pm on school days. At other times the cameras will detect vehicles exceeding the general posted speed limit, commonly 60 km/h. Most school zone cameras detect speeding vehicles in both directions of travel.

The above was taken from the RTA website http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/speedandspeedcameras.

The camera on Presidents Ave outside Gymea Public works in both directions, I know this from experience.

 

[Generalzod]

The cameras operate 24 hours per day, seven days a week, but are programmed to detect vehicles exceeding 40 km/h during the sign-posted school zone times*. These times are usually 8:00 am - 9.30 am and 2.30 pm - 4:00 pm on school days. At other times the cameras will detect vehicles exceeding the general posted speed limit, commonly 60 km/h. Most school zone cameras detect speeding vehicles in both directions of travel.

The above was taken from the RTA website http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/speedandspeedcameras.

The camera on Presidents Ave outside Gymea Public works in both directions, I know this from experience.

You mean St Catherines yeah It works both ways....

 

[++ Gregos v.4]

There are no current speed cameras that photograph you head on and issue fines.

That's incorrect mate.

 

[blacktip-reefy]

hang on, I know there are cameras that work in both directions but i still believe that there are no cameras that photograph head on.