Speed Cameras...

**Stephen Green** · 7 Feb 2005, 13:56 (Ref:1219392)

Why is it that when you approach a speed camera yet driving within the speed limit, the car (or cars) in front of you slow to a speed much lower than the speed limit?

For instance, I drive through two speed cameras on the way to the station each morning. Both are in a 30mph zone, and yet the cars in front of me this morning slowed to 25mph whilst going through the 'camera zone'. This happens day after day after day and is most annoying!

**Woolley** · 7 Feb 2005, 13:59 (Ref:1219395)

Because they don't know what the speed limit is half the time. I only just missed someone once who was doing 35 in a 40, and then did an emergency brake to 28 for the camera. I was just about to overtake hime when he did it, and boy did it catch me by surprise. I've sort of got used to it now, so I'm more prepared just to nip round them as they hit the brakes.

**Stephen Green** · 7 Feb 2005, 14:10 (Ref:1219408)

When I did my MAC Driving Course last year, the ex police driving instructor gave me a useful tip. If you are driving in a built up area and there are no speed limit signs on the lamp-posts, you are in a 30mph zone. All other limits have repeater signs every so often.

Mackmot · 7 Feb 2005, 14:23 (Ref:1219422)

I think that people who do not drive at the speed limit unless there is something stopping them from doing so (a tight corner for instance) do not know how to drive and are not confident enough to drive so should be penalised as much as someone who is speeding. I think its a two way thing are accidents involving speed, usually it is because someone is driving too fast to react to someone who is driving too slow and unpredictably.

**Stephen Green** · 7 Feb 2005, 14:54 (Ref:1219454)

I agree wholeheartedly. I get so miffed at the 'pension brigade' who drive along at much less than the speed limit, often 30mph in a 40mph zone, and when you flash them they get all aeriated and abusive.

Dave Brand · 7 Feb 2005, 14:55 (Ref:1219456)

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Originally Posted by Stephen Green

When I did my MAC Driving Course last year, the ex police driving instructor gave me a useful tip. If you are driving in a built up area and there are no speed limit signs on the lamp-posts, you are in a 30mph zone. All other limits have repeater signs every so often.

You should have known that anyway. It's in the Highway Code (rule 103).

Truckosaurus · 7 Feb 2005, 15:27 (Ref:1219480)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen Green

I agree wholeheartedly. I get so miffed at the 'pension brigade' who drive along at much less than the speed limit, often 30mph in a 40mph zone, and when you flash them they get all aeriated and abusive.

Much worse are the numpties who drive at 40mph in a 60mph zone and then continue at 40mph through a 30mph village.

**Stephen Green** · 7 Feb 2005, 15:29 (Ref:1219482)

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Originally Posted by Dave Brand

You should have known that anyway. It's in the Highway Code (rule 103).

Highway Code...Blimey Dave, when I took my driving test it was about four pages thick, the only way of slowing traffic was to have the man walk in front of the car with a red flag.

**garcon** · 7 Feb 2005, 15:44 (Ref:1219491)

Is that how you two got into marshalling then?

Armco Bender · 7 Feb 2005, 16:36 (Ref:1219535)

They've done away with most fixed speed cameras here,they now have them in unmarked vans that can park anywhere.

Mackmot · 7 Feb 2005, 16:43 (Ref:1219541)

I heard a great excuse for one of those vans the other day. Those vans have a guy who points a laser thing at the car to see its speed and then someone else pulls them over. My mate was pulled over and when they asked, 'do you know what speed you were doing,' he said 'I would have been lucky if I could have seen anything at all, let alone the speedo, some idiot was pointing a laser in my eyes,' and it worked, they let him off.

Steve Wilkinson · 7 Feb 2005, 19:21 (Ref:1219700)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen Green

I agree wholeheartedly. I get so miffed at the 'pension brigade' who drive along at much less than the speed limit, often 30mph in a 40mph zone, and when you flash them they get all aeriated and abusive.

Stephen, I feel somewhat miffed that you should be so badly let down by the educational establishment that you so recently left.

For your information I usually find it is some still wet behind the ears little oik in mummy's car who holds me up!

As for speed cameras I like the concept of slash and burn

Dutch chap · 7 Feb 2005, 23:20 (Ref:1219859)

In Holland you get fined € 250 when the police finds a radar detector in your car.
" " " " " " " for speeding.

I'm happy with my detector.

Slippy Diff · 8 Feb 2005, 01:34 (Ref:1219918)

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Originally Posted by Armco Bender

They've done away with most fixed speed cameras here,they now have them in unmarked vans that can park anywhere.

And he means anywhere!! ALL DAY on a clear, free flowing motorway. We also have more unmarked cars than you could shake a stick at and hordes of marked cars containing policemen that were unable to pass the entrance exams to become real policemen.

BlueBlood · 8 Feb 2005, 01:43 (Ref:1219926)

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Originally Posted by Slippy Diff

And he means anywhere!! ALL DAY on a clear, free flowing motorway. We also have more unmarked cars than you could shake a stick at and hordes of marked cars containing policemen that were unable to pass the entrance exams to become real policemen.

A new favourite trick is to place the unmarked van with the hidden camera down the road from the fixed camera on the pole.
Slow down for the one you know is there, speed up once you are past it and flash, another donation to the government.

you wouldnt mind so much if they spent the money on the roads, instead of welfare and treaty claims.

strider · 8 Feb 2005, 01:47 (Ref:1219928)

Y'know, I don't think I will emigrate to NZ after all...

Slippy Diff · 8 Feb 2005, 01:53 (Ref:1219931)

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueBlood

A new favourite trick is to place the unmarked van with the hidden camera down the road from the fixed camera on the pole.
Slow down for the one you know is there, speed up once you are past it and flash, another donation to the government.

you wouldnt mind so much if they spent the money on the roads, instead of welfare and treaty claims.

They could spend some on driver education as well. A start would be to pull over and educate those that are driving incorrectly. A bit of lane discipline would not go amiss, as would showing some people where the indicators are. Riding a motorcycle in Auckland is like Russian roulette. How are drivers supposed to be aware of their surroundings and other cars/drivers if they are constantly staring at the speedometer to make sure that they don't stray over the limit????

Slippy Diff · 8 Feb 2005, 02:13 (Ref:1219938)

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Originally Posted by foxy mole

Y'know, I don't think I will emigrate to NZ after all...

It's not all bad. I'm off to the Coromandel this weekend to do this www.seakayaktours.co.nz No speed cameras out there

BlueBlood · 8 Feb 2005, 03:29 (Ref:1219962)

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Originally Posted by Slippy Diff

It's not all bad. I'm off to the Coromandel this weekend to do this www.seakayaktours.co.nz No speed cameras out there

Go easy through the Maramarua area slippy, you don't want to be the 40th victim of that road in recent times.

Slippy Diff · 8 Feb 2005, 03:50 (Ref:1219970)

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Originally Posted by BlueBlood

Go easy through the Maramarua area slippy, you don't want to be the 40th victim of that road in recent times.

Will do.

**garcon** · 8 Feb 2005, 11:55 (Ref:1220263)

I'm going to move this into the Road Car forum and leave a redirect here.

There.

A few more can see it here, and it fits here. And it might introduce a few more people to the road car forum...

Bluebottle · 8 Feb 2005, 17:55 (Ref:1220622)

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Originally Posted by garcon

A few more can see it here, and it fits here. And it might introduce a few more people to the road car forum...

Ooooh, ta!

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