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Speed camera mega-thread ***Read first post before posting***

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    #1592
    gurramok
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,992 ✭✭✭✭gurramok


    Here's one parked at he side of the road. It's not blocking anyone though. It's always in this spot, never seen it in any other spot on this road but the road has feck all areas to pull in legally and not blocking anyone's house at the same time.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9r9d_xMnQU


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    #1593
    Stealthirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,589 ✭✭✭Stealthirl


    worst sneaky one iv seen is on the Celbridge-Ardclough rd,just before the railway bridge and about 4M from where the 50kph zone starts.
    it's pulled in at the entrance on the right and they have removed some of the capping on the wall aswell.
    this road has seen no deaths in the atleast the last 5 years and less then 6 minor incedants in that time
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    #1594
    gurramok
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,992 ✭✭✭✭gurramok


    Now a week later the red survey van is in the same spot. Anyone care to elaborate on whats going on?

    Catchup: Red survey van was on this brand new road when the new GoSafe vans were implemented initially, then they have deployed the white speed camera fine vans(see video in post above)since then regularly, almost weekly and now it's back to the survey van, are they re-checking the road to be targeted?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVruwRDBVr4


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    #1595
    -Chris-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,035 ✭✭✭✭-Chris-


    gurramok wrote: »
    Now a week later the red survey van is in the same spot. Anyone care to elaborate on whats going on?

    Catchup: Red survey van was on this brand new road when the new GoSafe vans were implemented initially, then they have deployed the white speed camera fine vans(see video in post above)since then regularly, almost weekly and now it's back to the survey van, are they re-checking the road to be targeted?

    Yeah, I think they said they'd do that - survey to see what the driving habits are, put a "real" van in place, and then re-survey to see what the effect of a "real" van was on the driving habits.


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    #1596
    b69
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭b69


    Does anyone know if they take pictures of vehicle's while the vans are driving


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    #1597
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    b69 wrote: »
    Does anyone know if they take pictures of vehicle's while the vans are driving
    NO!


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    #1598
    Stinicker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,102 ✭✭✭Stinicker


    There was a Tax collecting van outside Lissarda on the Cork - Killarney road Saturday evening. The road is perfectly safe and driving along where the van was at 70mph would be perfectly safe and even encourage in other countries like Australia. Thanks to another kind Citizen repeatedly flashing his head lights I managed to save myself from getting taxed further. I even managed to give the van a big smile and two single finger salutes while merrily driving by at 80km/h.

    I also informed other drivers myself that their was a revenue collecting van for the next three miles and hopefully saved them from having their wealth stolen to pay for the folly of the Fianna Fail traitors.


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    #1599
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Stinicker wrote: »
    There was a Tax collecting van outside Lissarda on the Cork - Killarney road Saturday evening. The road is perfectly safe and driving along where the van was at 70mph would be perfectly safe and even encourage in other countries like Australia. Thanks to another kind Citizen repeatedly flashing his head lights I managed to save myself from getting taxed further. I even managed to give the van a big smile and two single finger salutes while merrily driving by at 80km/h.

    I also informed other drivers myself that their was a revenue collecting van for the next three miles and hopefully saved them from having their wealth stolen to pay for the folly of the Fianna Fail traitors.
    Fair play to you. You are doing God's work. ;)


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    #1600
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    Was driving on the Abbeyleix to Durrow road there last night. The road was resurfaced around Christmas but there is a big digital sign saying slippery surface and 60km/hr is the speed on the road. However, every single road sign on the route (red and white) was 100km/hr which is the normal limit on that road. One of the speed vans was facing oncoming traffic as I traveled away from it at 80km/hr.

    Wondering what speed limit the van was set to watch for.


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    #1601
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    60km/h is only an advisory limit. The lawful limit is 100 km/h.


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    #1602
    jackno1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭jackno1


    can anyone help me out? can a speed camera van detect a lorry traviling at 90kmh on a 100kmh road?:confused: can the go safe van tell the difference between a car and a lorry?


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    #1603
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Yes it can.


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    #1604
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    jackno1 wrote: »
    can anyone help me out? can a speed camera van detect a lorry traviling at 90kmh on a 100kmh road?:confused:

    They can because the truck should be travelling at 80 KPH.


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    #1605
    jackno1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭jackno1


    I know the speed limit for a lorry is 80kmh max. but how does the go safe camera know the difference between a car and a lorry unless there manualy operated.


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    #1606
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    jackno1 wrote: »
    I know the speed limit for a lorry is 80kmh max. but how does the go safe camera know the difference between a car and a lorry unless there manualy operated.

    They are manually operated...;)


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    #1607
    ironclaw
    Registered Users Posts: 8,004 ✭✭✭ironclaw


    jackno1 wrote: »
    I know the speed limit for a lorry is 80kmh max. but how does the go safe camera know the difference between a car and a lorry unless there manualy operated.

    They are manually operated to a certain extent. As for catching lorry's, I doubt it to be honest. Its slightly outside their brief I would say. The revenue wouldn't be in it if nothing else.

    As for telling the difference, the operator could do it manually (But not at night) or by license plate recognition (Again, only after a photo has been taken)

    To be honest, I sincerely doubt they would bother.


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    #1608
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    ironclaw wrote: »
    They are manually operated to a certain extent. As for catching lorry's, I doubt it to be honest. Its slightly outside their brief I would say. The revenue wouldn't be in it if nothing else.

    As for telling the difference, the operator could do it manually (But not at night) or by license plate recognition (Again, only after a photo has been taken)

    To be honest, I sincerely doubt they would bother.

    They do. I know several truckers who have been fined for doing 85KPH in a 100kph zone.


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    #1609
    ironclaw
    Registered Users Posts: 8,004 ✭✭✭ironclaw


    -Corkie- wrote: »
    They do. I know several truckers who have been fined for doing 85KPH in a 100kph zone.

    I stand corrected!


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    #1610
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    ironclaw wrote: »
    I stand corrected!

    Also if you are pulling a car trailer the max limit is 80kph too and the go safe van operator will do you for it. There was a thread on it here recently.. I know it sounds ridiculous..


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    #1611
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    You are of course assuming they have the intelligence to know this.


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    #1612
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    Our man in Havana wrote: »
    You are of course assuming they have the intelligence to know this.

    I am not assuming at all. The operators have two eyes in there head like everyone else..


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    #1613
    Hooch
    Registered Users Posts: 4,957 ✭✭✭Hooch


    -Corkie- wrote: »
    They do. I know several truckers who have been fined for doing 85KPH in a 100kph zone.

    Go safe vans and Garda Robot vans have a truck setting that measures the length of vehicles that pass it. If it is over a set distance it knows its a truck and fires off a picture. The operator can then view it, be happy it is a vehicle subject to a special speed limit and process it.


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    #1614
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    NGA wrote: »
    Go safe vans and Garda Robot vans have a truck setting that measures the length of vehicles that pass it. If it is over a set distance it knows its a truck and fires off a picture. The operator can then view it, be happy it is a vehicle subject to a special speed limit and process it.

    Good man! I must save the link to that for future reference!!:)


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    #1615
    maglite
    Registered Users Posts: 1,783 ✭✭✭maglite


    NGA wrote: »
    Garda Robot vans

    OOO Robot vans...:D


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    #1616
    CuppaCocoa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,858 ✭✭✭CuppaCocoa


    Yesterday morning (Sunday) on the Naas Road at 8.45 a.m. I got flashed by an unmarked white van just before the crossroads at McDonalds. I was hoping it was directed at the guy on my inside but it could easily have been me! The suspense is killing me! Anyone know who I could ring to check to see if I'm getting a fine? :o


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    #1617
    cojomo2
    Registered Users Posts: 3,214 ✭✭✭cojomo2


    lilybarlean wrote: »
    Yesterday morning (Sunday) on the Naas Road at 8.45 a.m. I got flashed by an unmarked white van just before the crossroads at McDonalds. I was hoping it was directed at the guy on my inside but it could easily have been me! The suspense is killing me! Anyone know who I could ring to check to see if I'm getting a fine? :o


    unfortunately not.. you just have to wait to see if something comes in the post. Hope you didn't get caught though... I'm surprised there was a flash during daylight..I thought the go safe vans had an invisible IR flash and the garda vans only flashed in poor lighting conditions..


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    #1618
    cojomo2
    Registered Users Posts: 3,214 ✭✭✭cojomo2


    can anyone tell me, if the speed camera van is white, with a garda logo and speed camera logo, does that mean it's defiantly not a 'go safe ' van?

    And do these van have regular or IR flash, and if its a case of regular flash, does it only flash in poorly lit conditions?


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    #1619
    ironclaw
    Registered Users Posts: 8,004 ✭✭✭ironclaw


    cojomo2 wrote: »
    unfortunately not.. you just have to wait to see if something comes in the post. Hope you didn't get caught though... I'm surprised there was a flash during daylight..I thought the go safe vans had an invisible IR flash and the garda vans only flashed in poor lighting conditions..

    GoSafe are IR flash at all times. You'll never see the flash.
    cojomo2 wrote: »
    can anyone tell me, if the speed camera van is white, with a garda logo and speed camera logo, does that mean it's defiantly not a 'go safe ' van?

    And do these van have regular or IR flash, and if its a case of regular flash, does it only flash in poorly lit conditions?

    Garda Logo's = Garda Van. No questions.

    The Garda vans do flash nearly all the time. Its not to do with lighting conditions, its to guarantee a good photo of the plate. To my knowledge however they are being retrofitted with IR flash units, so eventually there will be no indication.


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    #1620
    worded
    Registered Users Posts: 4,572 ✭✭✭worded


    How long does it take between getting caught and getting a ticket approx?

    I got caught near the Beehive Pub in Wicklow. There is a Van there for the last few days. A popular spot.


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    #1621
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    A week to 10 days normally.


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