What are the chances I've been done?

TehBluebear · 31 Jul 2013 at 08:53

desires said:
It's a 30mph road I was doing somewhere between 35 and 40

Child killer :mad:

MooMoo444 · 31 Jul 2013 at 09:18

TehBluebear said:
Child killer

+1 Hope you got caught and have to pay up. :mad:

Wucked · 31 Jul 2013 at 13:10

TehBluebear said:
Child killer

Because every time someone creeps over the speed limit, a child dies? By that logic nearly every driver on the planet is a child killer, you included probably. Unless of course you've never ever broken a speed limit, even accidentally.

Speed limits are there to be obeyed, they make life safer for everyone. But surely even for someone as judgmental as you there's a distinction between occasionally creeping over the limit, and going out with the deliberate intention of killing children?

LizardKing · 31 Jul 2013 at 13:23

Cant help you but that road really is stupid being a 30, anywhere else in MK that would be a 50/60!

GravyMonster · 31 Jul 2013 at 13:36

Wucked said:
Frothy-mouthed ranting

Muffin` · 31 Jul 2013 at 13:40

^ lol

Conscript · 31 Jul 2013 at 13:41

Muffin` · 31 Jul 2013 at 13:41

TaKeN said:
I'm still playing the waiting game

I was driving a little too fast heading towards Silverstone Circuit on the 18th of this month, it's two weeks in which they have to send the NIP to the driver/registered keeper right?

Same, I remember going past two front facering a few years back, only remember one from the other week

TehBluebear · 31 Jul 2013 at 13:44

Wucked said:
Because every time someone creeps over the speed limit, a child dies? By that logic nearly every driver on the planet is a child killer, you included probably. Unless of course you've never ever broken a speed limit, even accidentally.

Speed limits are there to be obeyed, they make life safer for everyone. But surely even for someone as judgmental as you there's a distinction between occasionally creeping over the limit, and going out with the deliberate intention of killing children?

And you failed to recognise the fact that I posted an almost meme-type response (on these forums at least).

lel. Carry on.

Tute · 31 Jul 2013 at 14:39

Spunkey said:

LiE · 31 Jul 2013 at 14:43

I've been wondering, if there are 2 cars travelling near each other (different lanes of a dual carriageway) both over the speed limit, both spot the camera and brake. Is it likely they the camera would have time to only 'get' one car?

Tute · 31 Jul 2013 at 14:44

I believe so as the gun has to be pointed at the car in question.

LiE · 31 Jul 2013 at 14:47

I thought so. I'm waiting to see if I got done in that situation. I was doing ~84 indicated in a 70 while the car next to me was doing more. Whacked on the anchors as soon as I saw the van. Hoping the other car gave me a little time.

Tute · 31 Jul 2013 at 14:49

I'd be shocked if you got done for an indicated 84 - that's probably an actual ~76mph which is within your 10% "buffer".

I tend to allow 20% maximum between the limit and the indicated speed - 10% for overread, 10% for the camera calibration. By no means is this an absolute rule mind, but it seems to work in Devon & Cornwall at least.

LiE · 31 Jul 2013 at 14:53

That's what I thought too.

MooMoo444 · 31 Jul 2013 at 16:05

Tute said:
I'd be shocked if you got done for an indicated 84 - that's probably an actual ~76mph which is within your 10% "buffer".

I tend to allow 20% maximum between the limit and the indicated speed - 10% for overread, 10% for the camera calibration. By no means is this an absolute rule mind, but it seems to work in Devon & Cornwall at least.

Are speedo's so out of whack that 84 is 76?

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior · 31 Jul 2013 at 18:37

MooMoo444 said:
Are speedo's so out of whack that 84 is 76?

I've never seen one that far out. Assuming GPS is accurate the the most I have seen is about 3mph between indicated, so 80mph on speedo was 77 according to GPS.

Thats nearly 10%. All speedos will overread as they are not allowed to legally underread so they will always build in a little tolerance, but I can't see any motor manufacturer needing to having to go close to 10%

One · 31 Jul 2013 at 18:48

Matt82 said:
I was zapped a couple Sundays ago on the A13 in lane 1 with cruise control set to 75.

I compared this to GPS speed, which turned out to be 119kph/74mph

Copper was stood in the central reservation with a Lazor gun. Its exciting waiting to see if im going to be scammed by them

The ACPO guidlines say 10%+2mph so you'd have to be going 80 to get a ticket, although if it was highly congested and you were weaving in and out at 80 it might be a different story (you'd probably be done for a different offence too). In theory you can get a ticket for doing 71 it's just highly unlikely and most forces stick to the ACPO guidlines.

LiE · 31 Jul 2013 at 20:58

at 76mph the GPS says 70 on my civic.

Destination · 31 Jul 2013 at 21:07

Does the accuracy of the GPS not relate to how recently its timeclock was updated so its own positioning would be correct?
Perhaps they update GPS satellites much more frequently now?