Which side of the road does the camera work for?

31mph on your speedo will be under 30mph truly so I wouldnt worry. Speedos are calibrated ~10%, check it against a satnav if you have one.

IIRC you need to be doing 32? or more for a ticket so would in reality need to be doing ~35 on your speed for it to flash.
 
Jay794 said:
I think this calls for a tyre, some petrol and a match lol, not that I'd advocate such things lol
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Fun fact: Petrol burns far too fast, Diesel on the the other hand with a bit of oil mixed in is gauranteed to get any bonfire going strong!

*disclaimer: I dont actually start fires with this method , i'm far too much of a caveman and prefer the good old fashioned method lol!
 
Jay794 said:
The lines on the other side, mean

A) there is a second camera on that side
B) the camera was moved to the other side of the road
C) the camera that was there was removed

If you were doing 31 then you'll be able to contest it
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Wrong on all 3 counts. It's to capture people who think overtaking will stop them getting points, by using the lines to still gauge speed.

That camera only works driving away from it, it will never (should never) flash when driving towards it irrespective of speed, and if it did, it wouldn't ever come to anything.

In theory, there should be a set of lines on both sides, but it looks like that side has been dug up and the lines never replaced. Therefore, they'll use the lines on the other side to get the speed of the vehicle speeding.
 
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Lucero said:
Wrong on all 3 counts. It's to capture people who think overtaking will stop them getting points, by using the lines to still gauge speed.

That camera only works driving away from it, it will never (should never) flash when driving towards it irrespective of speed, and if it did, it wouldn't ever come to anything.

In theory, there should be a set of lines on both sides, but it looks like that side has been dug up and the lines never replaced. Therefore, they'll use the lines on the other side to get the speed of the vehicle speeding.
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Thanks but no need to be so blunt about it, just my thoughts on it as I've never seen it like that before I assumed the council may have got rid of one camera
 
Dr Who said:
Correct, and they are used to calibrate the camera, they also put markings on the others side before the camera so they can rotate the camera and use it both ways.
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Yep, IIRC this is done on Embankment Road in Plymouth so that the camera can be rotated 180 degrees to watch the other direction.

Of course, my peeve with these is the people who do 60mph up to them, slam the brakes on, and then speed back up on the other side.
 
daveydave said:
OP - ever heard of google?

http://www.speedcamerasuk.com/speed-camera-types.htm

Truvelo's are the only forward facing cameras you will see (besides SPECS).
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The forward facing Truvelo camera system is designed to take photographs of the front of a passing vehicle, this allows the picture taken to show the driver of the vehicle as well.

To avoid the 'flash' which is given out by a rear facing Gatso camera the Truvelo system uses an infra red flash which produces no visible 'flash' to the approaching driver. These rely on 3 white-lines in the road, painted just before the camera, and are triggered by strips in the road, used to gain the vehicles speed.

Truvelo cameras are becoming increasingly more commonplace, counties such as Northamptonshire use predominately only Truvelo cameras.


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That goes against what everyone else is saying then? Claiming it never snaps facing on. The guy above who mentioned this? Is he wrong or are you?

P.S. Note to everyone. Just been back down. There is now white markings on both sides of the road!! This must be new as streetview isn't showing this.
 
Ok to be clear, there are a lot of tactics deployed to make motorists slow down, an example would be painting lines on the road to make it narrower.

In this case the lines for the speed camera are being on both sides of the road serve that purpose (by proxy, not design probably, as those without any common sense will slow as though the camera is covering their side of the road) but they usually paint both lanes so they can swing the camera around (normally only applicable on dual carriageways). In the instance that the camera still cannot be placed on the other side of the road, I would suggest that well before the camera is installed, the request to paint the lines is issued. In the absence of the camera being positioned, maybe they paint both sides of the road?! I don't know.

But what I do know is a Gatso, will not be directed at oncoming traffic due to the flash.

The camera in your picture is not a Truvelo and therefore only deals with the side of the road it is positioned next to.

I don't see what is confusing.
 
What I want to know is. Can a Gatso "get you" when driving towards it? Can this be used as evidence to prosecute in 2011? I see a lot of posts on piston heads (2005) claiming it doesn't stand up and it isn't used bla bla. Only rear facing etc.
 
Buchanan0204 said:
What I want to know is. Can a Gatso "get you" when driving towards it? Can this be used as evidence to prosecute in 2011? I see a lot of posts on piston heads (2005) claiming it doesn't stand up and it isn't used bla bla. Only rear facing etc.
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They can and will flash if you are heading towards them. Because of the angle due to being on the other side of the road you have to be going a good few mph faster than the limit to trigger them though.
I have been flashed heading towards a camera doing about 60 in a 50 zone (whoops) and nothing happened though.
 
There are a few speed cameras that flash when you go over the limit going towards the camera where i live. My mate is a cop in the met and he said the camera only catches cars going in the same direction as the camera is facing.

Seen new speed cameras sprouting up with another camera or light in front of it!! What are those all about? Havent seen mate to ask as he works away in london on long stints before coming back home.
 
koolpc said:
There are a few speed cameras that flash when you go over the limit going towards the camera where i live. My mate is a cop in the met and he said the camera only catches cars going in the same direction as the camera is facing.

Seen new speed cameras sprouting up with another camera or light in front of it!! What are those all about? Havent seen mate to ask as he works away in london on long stints before coming back home.
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A lot of people agree with your mate in various places. Puts my mind at ease. Cheers!

When I looked down I was doing 31Mph. I definitely wasn't intentionally speeding and if I was over. It certainly wasn't by a lot.

It must have been the other idiot on the same side as the camera that set it off. Couldn't have been me. Girlfriend reports he was going faster than me and looked speedy. Suppose you shouldn't drive when tired!
 
daveydave said:
This is right.

Gatso's do not flash at oncoming traffic and cannot "catch" oncoming traffic.

Only Truvelo's do oncoming traffic.

Why is this so hard for people to get?!?
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I have been flashed heading towards a Gatso. No outcome though.
Definitely wasn't a Truvelo unless they're being disguised nowadays.

Edit: should have read the self-test bit. Seems a bit odd that it would flash completely at random just as I happened to come within range?
 
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