Average speed cameras - an insight

bainbridge · 3 May 2017 at 00:05

Just heard from the gf that average speed cameras pick one car out of every few to measure their speed.

Might get lucky now and again but remember, you might be the one picked for speed measurement!

grudas · 3 May 2017 at 00:08

And what are her sources?

Rroff · 3 May 2017 at 00:11

From what I've heard don't think that is true - though for various reasons it won't pickup every single vehicle.

Aspecto · 3 May 2017 at 01:55

Yes she is right! It picks out the few who are speeding! :rolleyes:

Diddums · 3 May 2017 at 07:23

Ok cool, I'll just drive everywhere at 100mph now safely knowing that I may or may not get a ticket. Send my thanks to your GF OP.

Maundie · 3 May 2017 at 07:33

Not really an insight, does this story have any actual proof that it's real?

Will Gill · 3 May 2017 at 07:41

Just heard from my GF posts in this forum have some potential to be filled with factual information

bainbridge · 3 May 2017 at 08:00

Sigh.. I'll explain the joke:

Gf doesn't understand the concept of an average speed camera system. Rather than the system taking several photos over a known distance to calculate the average speed she thinks they're normal speed cameras but set only to check an average from the cars passing them.

Diddums · 3 May 2017 at 08:06

Oh dear.

Will Gill · 3 May 2017 at 08:10

I doubt this will make live at the apollo

bainbridge · 3 May 2017 at 08:12

Not if I have an audience demanding factual information and sources

grudas · 3 May 2017 at 08:20

bainbridge said:
Not if I have an audience demanding factual information and sources

Lol what did you expect? People to go off the to the road speeding because some guys on the internet gf said it only flashes a few unlucky ones?

Nasher · 3 May 2017 at 08:21

In a way this is probably true. Most likely they won't be able to pick out individual cars when theres a bunch clustered closely together. Where the ones behind have their plates obscured by the one in front

naefeart · 3 May 2017 at 08:47

So can someone explain to me the following:

If I drive over the speed limit through 10 average speed cameras, do I get 10 speeding tickets or one?

Would they calculate my average speed between each camera or between the first and last?

Glanza · 3 May 2017 at 08:54

naefeart said:
So can someone explain to me the following:

If I drive over the speed limit through 10 average speed cameras, do I get 10 speeding tickets or one?

Would they calculate my average speed between each camera or between the first and last?

One ticket for speeding iirc.

Nasher · 3 May 2017 at 09:14

I think you need to pass through 3 cameras for them to get an average in the UK.

In other countries it works different. In France they do it at the entrance and exit, which is why you see everyone absolutely gunning it and then going in to the service station near the end of the motorway for a break before passing the exit camera

robj20 · 3 May 2017 at 12:10

The cameras are certainly capable of picking out many reg numbers at the same time, usually each lane has a camera so i doubt they miss any unless its hidden, like someone driving too close to a truck.

LeMson · 3 May 2017 at 12:13

robj20 said:
unless its hidden, like someone driving too close to a truck.

hehe

lordrobs · 3 May 2017 at 12:23

bainbridge said:
Sigh.. I'll explain the joke:

Gf doesn't understand the concept of an average speed camera system. Rather than the system taking several photos over a known distance to calculate the average speed she thinks they're normal speed cameras but set only to check an average from the cars passing them.

I always wondered about the people that brake for average speed cameras then speed up again. Perhaps this is what they all think too!

LiE · 3 May 2017 at 12:24

Worst I have a GF thread. 1/10.