Speed Cameras

[Tecca]

Hey all,
Was wondering if the cameras on cars can catch oncoming traffic at all? i was doing a bit over the limit and passed one :DOH:. Do these cameras flash??? ill cop the fine as i was doing the wrong thing anyways im just curious.

[planetdavo]

Depends on the extent of your "a bit over the limit" comment, but I expect you'll see a letter in the mail if it's as much as I think you mean...:bawl:

[Tecca]

Depends on the extent of your "a bit over the limit" comment, but I expect you'll see a letter in the mail if it's as much as I think you mean...:bawl:

Nah wasn't nothing ridiculous...i think about 7-8k's over.

[burkey]

I don't think the cameras are set up to take on-coming traffic. It would mean that the camera could detect a speeding vehicle in on coming traffic and the photo could be obscured by a vehicle closer to the camera traveling in the opposite direction.

[HSVREDSLED]

What state was it?

[HSVREDSLED]

I don't think the cameras are set up to take on-coming traffic. It would mean that the camera could detect a speeding vehicle in on coming traffic and the photo could be obscured by a vehicle closer to the camera traveling in the opposite direction.

Incorrect-amundo

I got pinged in the mexican state, saw the flash, from a 4wd on the other side of the road. Middle of nowhere...country road.

7km/h over the limit. Unblemished driiving record for 27 years and a nice apologetic letter resulted in a warning...no $$$ nor demerits.

[ssv402]

7km/h over the limit.

OMG!!! :bawl:

[burkey]

7km over.... That's not nice.

I'm not convinced the camera cars in NSW are able to do this. I suppose it also depends on how many lane road he was traveling.
Some fixed cameras in NSW only get one way.

[HSVREDSLED]

OMG!!! :bawl:

Yep and with the 4km/h tolerance I was pinged for 3km/h over the limit.

I must be a hoon!

[Tecca]

This is in the granny state VIC!!!!

[burkey]

This is in the granny state VIC!!!!

In that case I'd go with what HSVREDSLED said.

[sixlta]

Yeah, they can get you in either direction, but have been told (by the operator) that they all have a 7km tolerance,

[Tecca]

That sucks, ohwel ill just cop it! do they flash when they catch you?

[sixlta]

Not all of them.

[VNV8]

i've been done like that before, damn thing was parked on the other side of a 6 lane road (facing me)at about 3am on my way to work, and it got me.

[v8dude78]

Yep done here too, a few years back got pinged head on, at night on a quiet suburban rd 54 in a 50 zone :flipoff:
And the flash blinded me for a couple seconds friggen bright when they go off

[Sonnymad]

On the subject of speed camera's,has anyone noticed those mobile speed camera's have dissapeared,i have seen any for ages ? have they scrapped them ?


regards sonny

[sixlta]

On the subject of speed camera's,has anyone noticed those mobile speed camera's have dissapeared,i have seen any for ages ? have they scrapped them ?


regards sonny

Yeah, that's because there all in Victoria now, :)

[bok1]

no there still around sonny. saw a black territory in wentworth falls and blackheath had a white yesterday.



phil

[blu ute]

I got done a few years ago twice by the same camera on the same day but going different directions. Now I never speed :jester:

[HSVREDSLED]

The NSW ones are not limited to city areas...saw one at Bookham a little while ago.

[HSVREDSLED]

Quite handy to check this list.

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/downloads/mobile_speed_camera_locations_0111.pdf


You will see streets that you travel on everyday and some you never travel on. I always consult this list prior to any trip I do over 100ks.

[Podge]

i got done by a camera facing me too, overtaking someone in the middle of nowhere... didnt argue, i was speeding, i got caught

[burkey]

I think you Victorians have it bad. I don't know of anyone in that has been booked in NSW by a camera car facing the opposite direction. (I'm happy to be proven wrong.)

[Tecca]

Sounds like soon enough we will get tickets if we take our cars over 2000rpm :vpo:

[planetdavo]

Sounds like soon enough we will get tickets if we take our cars over 2000rpm :vpo:

Just fit a set of bingo billy's low ratio diff gears, then you'll be doing less road speed at the same revs...:jester:

[Uncle Tone]

http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=147360

[seldo]

On the subject of speed camera's,has anyone noticed those mobile speed camera's have dissapeared,i have seen any for ages ? have they scrapped them ?


regards sonny
I passed one on the Hume not far from the Burrenjuck (sp?) turnoff. A Territory in full livery....still not sure if I'm getting a photo in the mail, although it's now 6 weeks, so I'm beginning to relax a bit...touch wood

[ssv402]

Yep and with the 4km/h tolerance I was pinged for 3km/h over the limit.

I must be a hoon!

How could you! Leaving distraught grannies and crying children in your wake! Racing around a whole 3, or god forbid 7 KMH faster.... That stuff calls for serious prison time. :)

Reminds me of the whole lewis hamilton thing. What can we do to get these clowns of politicians out of a job.

I have only seen one of the mobile cameras so far, it was on the hume highway, sitting on the other side of a rise hidden. Good thing I was not speeding or I would have killed the poor operator and all baby lambs within 100,000kms.

[Tecca]

http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=147360

That's a good idea Tone! if i do get a notice i might give that a go.

[Tecca]

Just fit a set of bingo billy's low ratio diff gears, then you'll be doing less road speed at the same revs...:jester:

Lmao!:rofl:

[SV805]

Lots of unmarked Speed Cameras in QLD. They can be set to get both too and away on mutipul lane roads, but generally are only one way on multi lane roads.

We have all sorts of unmaked, unsigned ones at the moment. The one that annoys is the white Rodeo dual cab with an Orange Council light on the middle of the roof.

Also Black Navara Dual cab plus many others. If there is a car stopped by the side of the road in an unusual spot then chances are it is a speed camera.

[Wonky]

If there is a car stopped by the side of the road in an unusual spot then chances are it is a speed camera.

:yup: Plus I joined this forum and downloaded the all-in-one file on http://www.gps-data-team.com/poi/australia/safety/index.php

Doesn't have absolutely every one but does have most. :goodjob:

[Tecca]

:yup: Plus I joined this forum and downloaded the all-in-one file on http://www.gps-data-team.com/poi/australia/safety/index.php

Doesn't have absolutely every one but does have most. :goodjob:

That's very good Wonky!! thanks for posting that mate.

[Wonky]

I also doubled the size of the .bmp files used to display the symbols so they really stand out (I think some of the files now have that as an option).

[pah]

Incorrect-amundo

I got pinged in the mexican state, saw the flash, from a 4wd on the other side of the road. Middle of nowhere...country road.

7km/h over the limit. Unblemished driiving record for 27 years and a nice apologetic letter resulted in a warning...no $$$ nor demerits.

Hi HSVREDSLED,

Sorry mate your story sounds like a CROCK to me. I've been listening to the pollies and they tell me that SPEED KILLS. You're still alive aren't you? Somebody must be telling porkies. What did Mr Webber say? The Nanny State?

How many pollies have country retreats or other reasons to drive on our crap rural roads that are totally unsafe over 100 km/h? And what speed do they do when they need to overtake a truck? It's my guess that they do not adhere to the speed limit during such an exercise. Is this an exception to their "there's no such thing as safe speeding" rule? You mean to say they don't disappear into a black hole at 101 km/h?



PAH

[scorpion]

Last I heard that before the election in NSW the tollerance was going to be enforced at 3 kph. Our new Premier has given the word via the Roads Minister that this is too low and that the tollerance is to be lifted - I do not know what to?

In NSW redlight cameras will get a picture of the car from the front, I have seen a photo in relation to a penalty notice. As far as I know the fixed camera's take the photo showing the rear of the car.

[theVman]

They are still very sneaky with these mobile units in NSW. There is often one on the Pacific Hwy north of Newcastle. Lately they have been hiding it behind the concrete barriers and just in front of the RTA heavy vehicle station office so you cant see it until you hit it. Not sure if I got done first time but it is certainly sneaky. You can't even see the stickers on the side so I would be suprised if it is a compliant location. It must have got hundreds over the past fortnight.

Not sure if these units get you from front on or from the back. Certainly have something facing you as you come towards them. Does anyone know how far you have to slow down before passing? I am always up the highway with cruise set 10km over but assume you would still get done by one of these setups?

[HSVREDSLED]

They are still very sneaky with these mobile units in NSW. There is often one on the Pacific Hwy north of Newcastle. Lately they have been hiding it behind the concrete barriers and just in front of the RTA heavy vehicle station office so you cant see it until you hit it. Not sure if I got done first time but it is certainly sneaky. You can't even see the stickers on the side so I would be suprised if it is a compliant location. It must have got hundreds over the past fortnight.

Not sure if these units get you from front on or from the back. Certainly have something facing you as you come towards them. Does anyone know how far you have to slow down before passing? I am always up the highway with cruise set 10km over but assume you would still get done by one of these setups?

Probably safer doing 10% over...not 10 kms over. Especially in a 60 zone. Even safer doing 0% over. Dont want to sound like a wowser, but speeding these days are over...unless you want your license gone.

[Xjas]

As far as I know the fixed camera's take the photo showing the rear of the car.

Some fixed cameras in NSW can take your photo in both directions, There is one on McAffery drive in Newcastle which I know from experience takes photos of oncoming traffic. It has an orange coloured lense, not sure if that means anything but its the only one I've seen like it.

[jc_sv8]

I don't mean to be rude but FIXED speed cameras - really??!???!!!

Don't you get three warnings before you get to them with what speed to do as you past through them on big signs?
And there are giant poles with flashes and boxes on the top?
And there are lines all over the road showing that something is going on?

Talk about simple to connect the dots...


Only Camry drivers would get done. :jester:

[iloveholden]

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Only Camry drivers would get done. :jester:

Nah they are too busy doing 20 below the limit.

[Beepa]

In QLD point to point is just being rolled out, cruise control is your friend. Getting harder and harder to find a spot to go wot safely.

[Xjas]

I don't mean to be rude but FIXED speed cameras - really??!???!!!

Don't you get three warnings before you get to them with what speed to do as you past through them on big signs?
And there are giant poles with flashes and boxes on the top?
And there are lines all over the road showing that something is going on?

Talk about simple to connect the dots...


Only Camry drivers would get done. :jester:

Yep you're right, but the RTA are cunning B*@tards. Been going past this camera every day for years on my way to work, never taken my photo before then one day they install a new camera which takes photos in both direction and got me.

And I was driving a Transit van not a Camry, up hill, and only 7kmh over dammit.

[Smitz SS]

Last I heard they were dropping the speeding tolerance down! Which I think is absolutely ridiculous

[jc_sv8]

The only fixed cameras we have are red light cameras and they are slowly migrating them to be speed cameras as well, so no more gunning it through yellow to beat the red light camera, even on green they will get you.

We've had hidden multinova cameras here for years so you never looked at the road ahead but off to the side looking for the little sign they had out a hundred or so meters ahead...

Lately they have introduced rear facing cameras that can do multiple lanes. These things are truly hidden and give the driver a lovely surprise in the mail a couple of weeks later.

We have a 5kph limit.

[smokey777]

In QLD point to point is just being rolled out, cruise control is your friend. Getting harder and harder to find a spot to go wot safely.

Well the roads arnt the place to drive at wot if your intelligent....

[VX2VESS]

Cruise doesn't help much had mine set to 100 kph, camera coming up checked it, pass camera look down doing 104 :flipoff:

camera was just after uphill slop levelled off, stupid cruise....

waiting now to see if get one....

that pisses me off i checked the speed before the camera, and set it 2 below the limit.

and whats with all the new section of pacific hwy just done at 100 kph and the old sections at 110kph idiots...

[theVman]

and whats with all the new section of pacific hwy just done at 100 kph and the old sections at 110kph idiots...

Yes and this in itself is confusing. You are often left wondering what the limit is as it often changes from 100 to 110 and back again. You have sections near Port Macquarie which are getting quite old and degraded yet they are 110 while the new sections south are 100. It should be consistent wherever possible now - either one limit or the other.

[brandanjm]

I've been done in oncoming traffic once before, but that was at 15 kms over. I also got the 'slow down' warning this morning from some of the boys in blue. I was doing about 5 kms over the speed limit then.

[Beepa]

Well the roads arnt the place to drive at wot if your intelligent....

Hmmm so you have never put your foot down on the road?.Never overtaken anything?...I believe you, thousands wouldn't but I will....Amazing load of ....

[VX2VESS]

Yes and this in itself is confusing. You are often left wondering what the limit is as it often changes from 100 to 110 and back again. You have sections near Port Macquarie which are getting quite old and degraded yet they are 110 while the new sections south are 100. It should be consistent wherever possible now - either one limit or the other.

Why are the better roads lower speed limit, they are identical design to the older degraded sections but better for a higher speeds. better surface and safety features.

[Beepa]

Hmmm so you have never put your foot down on the road?.Never overtaken anything?...I believe you, thousands wouldn't but I will....Amazing load of ....

Re: disabling traction control

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i think instead of turning it off completely you are better off being aware of your surroundings. where i used to live 99% of time i had to reverse onto mt gravatt-capalaba rd (bris) just after a crest in the rd it was a 70k section but most people do well above and a million trucks used it so i always turned trac off as it was scary when ya floored it, car dies & truck up ya arse lol

:banghead:

[smokey777]

lol well we all have to give some every so often but you & i know what you were talking about wasn't for 'overtaking' etc so give up mate

[ssv402]

I try to do 250kmh everywhere, even when doing u-turns and jumps, all in school zones. God bless the man who put the speed read out signs in road work zones too, 250kmh there also.

[02_VXSS]

ive been done for 10kms over. I got flashed from the speed camera on the other side of the road. Thought it was a bit unsafe taking a photo with the flash at night time

[5.7wld]

Looks like you might get a ticket champ but oh well we all give them money at some time for something as lilttle as that.

[Jarhead]

mmm.... have been seriously considering buying a mate's Duccati 996. Mint condition and less than 15,000km. Mate says he doesn't get a chance to ride it so he's seling it cheap.

If I get it my concern is that I'll be foot falcon in a matter of days. Seriously how do motor bike riders keep their license (let alone thier lives)?

BTW - anyone driving between Brisbane and the sunshine coast, there are now 3 fixed cameras between Burpengary and Caloundra turnoff. Two covert with no signs and the obvious one with signs on approach. They are getting real sneaky now - putting covert mobile units a couple of kms after the fixed ones.

Does anyone know if the cameras on the Logan overpass (north bound) on the M1 are speed cameras? No signs. No way of knowing they are there unless it's too late.

The road is becoming less and less the place for a high performance vehicle.

The Duck 996?? :confused:

[SV805]

[QUOTE=Jarhead;1895789]BTW - anyone driving between Brisbane and the sunshine coast, there are now 3 fixed cameras between Burpengary and Caloundra turnoff. Two covert with no signs and the obvious one with signs on approach. They are getting real sneaky now - putting covert mobile units a couple of kms after the fixed ones.


Jarhead. The two Fixed Cameras with no signs are actually a new Point to point cameras. I think they are something like 13kms apart and don't issue fine if over at the first one, but measure your average speed between the two. If your average is over you get a fine.

Note you can exit just before the first one and straight back on so no average. I notice some vehicles including trucks already doing this.

Not sure how it works as it certainly isn't using a flash for every car. Would be interested to here how it exactly works and if they have some infa red to detect number plates at night

[GHZ28]

Just a quick note. The camera at the northern end of the distance/time system is also a stand-alone fixed speed camera. So, if you exceed the posted limit by 10 or more km/h passing that camera you can expect to be booked.

The distance/time system used ANPR technology to read plates of vehicles passing the two sites and determining the time between passings.

The idea of the second one also being a fixed static camera seems to be to get those who avoid the first one and think they can speed on regardless.

[Jarhead]

Damn - I must be very lucky. I slow down for both cameras but I sit on 120km/h everywhere else. I suppose the the time it takes to get to 120km and then the early slow down before camera 2 means the average would be high teens. I wonder what the tolerance is?

I do this trip at least once or twice a week and never been pinged before. I have noticed mobile covert cameras just after the second camera before the Caloundra turn off.