My bad bloody luck!!
I had a long day at work yesterday, out of the house at 5am to fly to Pt Hedland and I got back to the airport by about 9pm. Had a big headache and keen to get home so driving a tiny bit fast (not too bad) and I went through the intersection of Barrack St and Riverside Dr jsut in front of the Bell tower. I am pretty certain that I got flashed as I went past by the fixed speed camera there. The ligth was green but I went through doing about 80 or so and I am sure I saw a flash in the mirror.
Anyway kept driving and cursing now in a bad mood when 5 minutes later along the Stirling Highway I went past a mobile camera and I was still doing about 75-80kmh. My fault, I know but still pretty bloody bad luck. One question, on the mobile cameras they have that biug red light/box there -does that flash when you get busted or does it work on 'night vision' type technology?
kempy
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is there a fixed speed
is there a fixed speed camera on barrack street
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HuggyB
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not sure
but there is definitely 2 boxes there - I noticed it today.
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HuggyB
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some dont flash
they use infra-red.
And there is no such thing as bad luck regarding speeding - you are either speeding or you are not.
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kempy
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i didnt think we had fixed
i didnt think we had fixed speed cameras in perth
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HuggyB
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neither did I
might be a trial unit?
but there is definitely a 2nd unit next to the redlight camera.
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Colin Hay
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Keep your fingers crossed
Quite often the set cameras don't actually have film in them I have been told by someone in the know.
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kempy
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yer same thats wat i herd
yer same thats wat i herd
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watch out for the infared camera
watch out for the infared camera on wanneroo road just near the market gardens between flynne drive and the servos
Roger Knife
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cameras...gotta love em got
cameras...gotta love em got loads in england...even hiding in the hedges now!!
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Moylee
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Barrack & Riverside
That camera went in a couple of weeks back - ive been going into the city a twice a day for the last 3 weeks and it seems to go off at random - ive been coming through about 8 - 830pm and it goes off regularly when the lights are green on the Riverside stretch - wierd.
In regard to the Multinova they definately flash - i got done on Great Eastern Hwy the other night.
GusG
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Mine didnt flash, maybe I
Mine didnt flash, maybe I didnt get done by the multanova. Fingers crossed.
As for the red light camera on Barrack St maybe it is on the blink and going off randomly - it did flash twice.... Hope it is stuffed
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I once saw 5 on canning
I once saw 5 on canning highway in under 2km, three on one side, two on the other.
PJAY
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i think they may be
i think they may be trialling a combined red light speed camera. red light cameras take two photos about 1 second apart to guage speed i think??
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GusG
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hopefully only a trial and i
hopefully only a trial and i wont get pinged, fingers crossed
7739ian
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Mongrels
if i hear that nong Grant Dorrington from the Safety Council bleat his rubbish for much longer i'll punch the radio out of the dash. Camera's don't deter speeding unless you know they are there. They are a revenue raising tool nothing more. And don't try and explain why you went through a camera - i ran the red light ( safely) at the intersection of Berwick Street and Canning Highway a few years ago taking my wife to RPH emergency - she was unconscious and choking with anaphalactic shock - sent in the discharge docs from the hospital - sorry said said Sgt Dicwit - not an emergency. Put more police out in marked cars - they ARE a visible deterrent.
Ash06
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night camers's (the ones
night camers's (the ones that flash red) will flash twice occasionally if you have a changing speed. camera's need 2 seconds to register a speed on your car and if its fluctuating then it can flash you twice as a computer error. you may still get a fine but you wont get two as whoever issues it will realise its at exactly the same time with the same car.
ive seen it happen to a friend when i was in his car and thats what the cops told him when he went to pay the fine he asked why it flashed twice and its basically the camera struggling to pick up the car speed and may mistake it for 2 cars.
alternatively you can challenge the fine if you feel like it. all speed camera;s are to be tested and calibrated if necessary every day, and i personally reckon a lot of them would get left for a couple of days at a time. if your lucky enough to appeal and its not been tested that particular day, then you dont pay the fine.
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thats always good to no
thats always good to no
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I can add a funny story
When I worked in Harvey a fussy friend told me about what happened to him.
He was driving back to Harvey along SW Hwy in Armadale when he spotted a Speed cam. He was under the limit and it flashed. Now he is fussy, so he turned around and looped back, driving at 50kmh and it flashed.
I told you he was fussy, he did a loop again at 40kmh and bingo.
Now pissed he went to the local and reported this false Nova. The answer "We are not checking speed, we are checking seat belts".
He wasnt wearing one!!!
Got to love it.
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HuggyB
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Urban legend Neels
nothing more, nothing less. There is no way known you could see that and then take the pic.
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ash06 the speed cameras are
ash06 the speed cameras are tested before and after each use.
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