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From: McKev on 10 Sep 2007 13:54 "DougP" <dougp(a)btinternt.com> wrote in message news:8_idnVG3rqDm4njbRVnyggA(a)bt.com... > > "Adrian Boliston" <adrian(a)boliston.co.uk> wrote in message > news:5kkqg1F493okU1(a)mid.individual.net... >> "Abo" <no(a)spam.thanks> wrote in message >> news:fc39r3$qqq$2(a)news.albasani.net... >> >>> Truvelo always have had the ability to take a 'rear facing' picture, >>> it's just down to whether the authorities chose to use it... >> >> Presumably there is no risk of a standard GATSO being modified to take a >> *front* facing photo? >> > > A conventional flash unit double flashing a speeding driver from the front > at close range would be a tad dangerous. Thats common sense. Unfortunately Strathclyde Police are short of it. At the start of the bridge repairs on Jcn 5 on the M74 there was a gatso mounted in the central reservation facing northwards. I was in the single lane southbound carriageway when the gatso flashed at night. I was driving an artic and and nearly went through the barriers. The moronosity of the Police is staggering. Eventually the gatso was replaced by Avg Cameras. McK.
From: Silk on 10 Sep 2007 15:42 On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:54:48 +0000, McKev wrote: "moronosity" uk.r.d word of the week.
From: Silk on 10 Sep 2007 15:42 On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:14:34 +0100, James wrote: > "Silk" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message >> I've never been got from behind and don't intend to in the future. > > looks at silk funnily Oi!
From: Elder on 10 Sep 2007 15:59 In article <8_idnVG3rqDm4njbRVnyggA(a)bt.com>, dougp(a)btinternt.com says... > A conventional flash unit double flashing a speeding driver from the front > at close range would be a tad dangerous. > Even worse is flashing an unsuspecting motorist coming the other way when the camera is activated by a speeder driving away from it. They have a central reservation camera in a 40 that used to be a national. I've never been close when it went off, but I saw one car that was. The driver slammed on and swerved hard. Luckily nothing was nearby. I was about 300 metres behind, and for the next 10 minutes I couldn't really see what was in front. Ideally, I should have stopped were I was until I was able to see. But that would be illegal too. -- Carl Robson Audio stream: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com:8000/samtest Homepage: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com
From: Alan Holmes on 10 Sep 2007 18:00
"Silk" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:5kkmvmF42rk8U1(a)mid.individual.net... > On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:44:44 -0700, Cokey wrote: > >> Well be warned these Truvelos not only get you from the front, they >> can now get you from behind! > > I've never been got from behind and don't intend to in the future. I don't fancy that either! |