ANPR and police

[Maccapacca]

Started a new site today and sitting looking over 12 uniformed police, two marked transits, must be 6 marked traffic cars, 2 unmarked and 4 plain clothes police with ear pieces on Vauxhall Bridge Road, London Village.

The ANPR camera is sat on Vauxhall Bridge so when anyone comes over they are trapped, it's a bit like shooting fish in a barrel, there must be 4 cars in the lay by at any one time and the recovery truck is on constant turn around.

They even pulled a cyclist.

I'd say I'm listening to 7/10 miserable excuses why people have no insurance and licences.

Cool rory ross

 

[mjt]

Pics!

 

[Muffin`]

I'd say I'm listening to 7/10 miserable excuses why people have no insurance and licences.

Is it coz dey iz black?

 

[NathWraith]

lol pics would be good. Although I will say the obligatory "haven't they got anything better to do?"

There no one else needs to say it now.

 

[shadow_boxer]

"haven't they got anything better to do?"

 

[shoes]

haven't they got anything better to do?

ha nice

In all seriousness though ANPR > speed cameras IMO

 

[Deleted member 66701]

What did the cyclist get pulled for?

 

[mjt]

I didn't realise maccapacca worked for the police?

 

[Liampope]

What did the cyclist get pulled for?

No number plate?

 

[Scougar]

Are you listening in.. or are you something to do with the operation?

 

[Trifid]

What did the cyclist get pulled for?

No insurance, road tax or MOT.


On a serious note, I'd much rather they did this than waste time pulling people doing 5mph over the speed limit.

 

[NathWraith]

ha nice

In all seriousness though ANPR > speed cameras IMO

Yeah definitely.

Speed cameras are pants.

Actually average speed cameras are the worst. Especially when I set my cruise to the exact speed as GPS verified by my sat nav yet some noob goes past like 10MPH faster.

 

[Haggisman]

I'm curious as to how they ANPRd a cyclist too XD

 

[shoes]

Yeah definitely.

Speed cameras are pants.

Actually average speed cameras are the worst. Especially when I set my cruise to the exact speed as GPS verified by my sat nav yet some noob goes past like 10MPH faster.

On the way to blyton park on sunday there is a good stretch of beautiful, flat, winding road just perfect for warming the tyres up on before the track day ruined by average speed cameras. Got to be 20 miles or more.

I can't even see a need for it, if dickheads are going to crash their cars that's their problem, why should the rest of us suffer as a result

 

[Janesy B]

Good.

I can't even see a need for it, if ******** are going to crash their cars that's their problem, why should the rest of us suffer as a result

Yeah because obviously when someone crashes there's no chance of them hitting someone else is there...

 

[Maccapacca]

lol pics would be good.

Taken a while as we are all on 3g at the moment

The only MOP is the bloke holding his iPhone hoping it'll help him

Are you listening in.. or are you something to do with the operation?

No I'm building a block of flats and our site cabins abut the road, the police seem to be using our shadow and the trees shadows to keep cool whilst arguing which happens to be right under my 1st storey cabin

 

[shoes]

Good.



Yeah because obviously when someone crashes there's no chance of them hitting someone else is there...

By your logic it sounds like you'd prefer it if the speed limit was 4mph complete with all cars following a flag carrier all backed up by average speed cameras

Anyway back to the real world, the road was presumably a 60 limit road previously due to the 'new 50 limit in force' signs all over it. I'm not a dynamics expert but at 50mph the road was safe. I find it impossible to believe that at 60 it was any less safe. In fact I'd be happy cruising that road at 70+ should the law allow.

Therefore, I suspect that the array of accidents which presumably caused the limit to be reduced and then backed up by boredom cameras were all caused by excessive speed, way in excess of the previous 50 limit.

Why reduce the limit of the road - why not just add cameras at 60mph instead?

It's not good at all, it's a dangerous precedent going in the direction of reducing the limit on all roads until eventually every road will be 20mph and motorways will be 30 - the masses suffering longer journey times, increased boredom and general frustration because a few people have had accidents.

As I said before - why should the rest of us suffer because some people driver faster than the talent they have allows them to?

 

[Philz0r]

"sir your twice over the drink drive limit"
" must have been that steak and ale pie"

 

[Janesy B]

By your logic it sounds like you'd prefer it if the speed limit was 4mph complete with all cars following a flag carrier all backed up by average speed cameras

Quite the opposite. I haven't read most of your rant simply because I was pointing out the naivety in saying if someone wants to crash, let them. Some people don't have enough talent to drive at speeds below the legal limits anyway.

Oh and LOL at 'warming up' your tyres before a trackday, don't you think by the time you're actually signed in and on track, they would have cooled down?

 

[manic_man]

ANPR is the perfect use for automated surveillance.

Everybody breaks the speed limit sometimes, the stigma of getting 3 points from an unlucky moment isn't that great. Frankly I would consider doing away with automatic speed camera systems, but that's another thread!

However, it takes a certain type of person to think they can drive around without insurance, tax or an MOT and I'm very glad ANPR stings like this go on. The technology is actually impressive and works really well and often catches people who have far more than an outstanding MOT.