Camera vans

Diagro · 23 Sep 2017 at 12:29

Hey all.

I was just wondering, cus you know.. interested.

The Police Camera speed vans, do they still function and catch you whilst they are on the move?

For example, your driving past them and their are driving towards you... Can they still capture your speed?

I am under the impression that they need to be stationary so they they can set up reference points and the vectors will be correct.

Any helpful insight will be appreciated.. cus of they can... Yea...

Dis86 · 23 Sep 2017 at 12:41

Silly Diagro. Don't believe they do so think you're safe sunshine.

Kenai · 23 Sep 2017 at 12:49

Kiss your licence goodbye child killer.

Diagro · 23 Sep 2017 at 12:52

Kenai said:
Kiss your licence goodbye child killer.

Pfft no children near that road!

x-st · 23 Sep 2017 at 12:56

I didn't think any speed camera's worked when both parties were in motion?

Kenai · 23 Sep 2017 at 12:57

Diagro said:
Pfft no children near that road!

I should imagine not after you just drove down it like a crazed speeding psycho!

On Holiday · 23 Sep 2017 at 13:16

x-st said:
I didn't think any speed camera's worked when both parties were in motion?

Radar.

Jokester · 23 Sep 2017 at 13:23

Camera vans are human operated, so when on the move, no you're safe.

Unlike the children you ran over.

TheVoice · 23 Sep 2017 at 13:45

Diagro said:
Hey all.

For example, your driving past them and their are driving towards you... Can they still capture your speed?

The camera is rear facing.

Finglonga · 23 Sep 2017 at 19:12

Plenty O'Toole said:
Radar.

They are laser, they have not used radar for years.

TheVoice said:
The camera is rear facing.

They have a window on the side on most for sitting on bridges as well.

Will · 23 Sep 2017 at 19:42

The camera vans only work when stationary.

Traffic cars have some (very old) kit that allows them to measure speed (a simple 'speed = distance / time' counter that can be turned on and off), along with a calibrated speedo and a video camera to record whats's going on. Your average police car won't have anything like this though.

Entai · 24 Sep 2017 at 08:45

Will said:
The camera vans only work when stationary.

Traffic cars have some (very old) kit that allows them to measure speed (a simple 'speed = distance / time' counter that can be turned on and off), along with a calibrated speedo and a video camera to record whats's going on. Your average police car won't have anything like this though.

Traffic police cars are fitted with the Provida system, which is hugely accurate and is being constantly updated, so is not "very old" .

The latest ProVida system now records MPEG4/H.264 quality video footage, with front and optional rear facing cameras, overlaid with patrol car speed and a fully automatic radar speed measurement of target vehicles, in front or behind the police vehicle.
Using the radar sensing capability, the unit records the speed and footage of vehicles driving in either direction.

The system can also be fitted to Police motorcycles.

Will · 24 Sep 2017 at 11:50

The traffic cars you have been in must be better than the ones I've sat in then, we have some right old kit in some of ours

On Holiday · 24 Sep 2017 at 11:52

Finglonga said:
They are laser, they have not used radar for years.

They have a window on the side on most for sitting on bridges as well.

I wasn't referring to any current forces tech as I wouldn't have any idea, just that radar has been able to do this, as you say, for years