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Flashed by gatso van

  • 04-12-2014 9:17pm
    #1
    Careful_now!
    Registered Users Posts: 589 ✭✭✭


    Yesterday morning I was traveling inbound on the N4 around Lucan and passed a Garda gatso van. I was in the inside lane doing no more than about 65 kph in a 80 kph zone. As I approached the van, I got flashed by a red light from the back window if the gatso van.

    There was a car in the lane next to me and he was travelling at about the same speed as myself, so I don't see why the van would have flashed.

    Does anybody know why it would have flashed?

    Could the camera van be set wrong and i get a fine in the post?


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  • #2
    Supergurrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,301 ✭✭✭Supergurrier


    They didn't follow, you are fine.

    What you saw was probably just ambient light from the camera


  • #3
    Careful_now!
    Registered Users Posts: 589 ✭✭✭Careful_now!


    Supergurrier wrote: »
    They didn't follow, you are fine.

    What you saw was probably just ambient light from the camera

    Thanks, but it deffinatly flashed a red light. I was looking at it as it flashed. I didn't just see it out the corner of my eye


  • #4
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    you are fine...at least until an envelope drops through the door. Don't worry about it until it does.


  • #5
    michael999999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭michael999999


    corktina wrote: »
    you are fine...at least until an envelope drops through the door. Don't worry about it until it does.

    How long does it take to issue them?


  • #6
    ironclaw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,004 ✭✭✭ironclaw


    Garda Vans are not GATSO technology. Just FYI.

    If you were flashed by one, it would a blinding white flash. However, most of these have been retired. They are now infrared and you can't see the flash, at least without it being somewhat dark or dusk / dawn. And even then, it would be an incredibly faint red or blue glow. All GoSafe are infrared.

    You most likely saw a reflection or something else in either the lens of the camera or flash unit.

    TLDR; relax!


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  • #7
    Dartz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,395 ✭✭✭Dartz


    Anyone know where I can get some bright infrared LED's

    No reason. Not related at all.


  • #8
    MuppetCheck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,865 ✭✭✭✭MuppetCheck


    I noticed when passing gatso vans that the headlights reflect off part of the equipment giving the impression of a flash too.


  • #9
    ironclaw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,004 ✭✭✭ironclaw


    Dartz wrote: »
    Anyone know where I can get some bright infrared LED's

    No reason. Not related at all.

    Can categorically confirm that won't work ;)


  • #10
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,907 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    You can see the IR flash, I was caught in Kildare, all I saw was a faint red flash.
    Next minute an envelope came addressed to me!


  • #11
    michael999999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭michael999999


    CJhaughey wrote: »
    You can see the IR flash, I was caught in Kildare, all I saw was a faint red flash.
    Next minute an envelope came addressed to me!

    How long were they processing it?


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  • #12
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    Careful_now! wrote: »
    Yesterday morning I was traveling inbound on the N4 around Lucan and passed a Garda gatso van. I was in the inside lane doing no more than about 65 kph in a 80 kph zone. As I approached the van, I got flashed by a red light from the back window if the gatso van.

    There was a car in the lane next to me and he was travelling at about the same speed as myself, so I don't see why the van would have flashed.

    Does anybody know why it would have flashed?

    Could the camera van be set wrong and i get a fine in the post?

    Quick question, Where you driving a car ?

    I know that on the N11 they have two different speeds posted but only posted once at the beginning close to the M11 where the bus lane is 60KM/H and the 2 driving lanes are 80KM/H

    I dont know if the N4 is set up like that (i never checked to be honest) or maybe the gatso was set up wrong


  • #13
    corsav6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,597 ✭✭✭corsav6


    CJhaughey wrote: »
    You can see the IR flash, I was caught in Kildare, all I saw was a faint red flash.
    Next minute an envelope came addressed to me!

    That was quick, I'd say the postman must have got a fine too.


  • #14
    joujoujou
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,802 ✭✭✭✭joujoujou
    Unregistered Users


    Careful_now! wrote: »
    [...]

    Does anybody know why it would have flashed?
    AFAIK their system is set to shoot a photo to all the cars passing by, regardless the speed.
    Careful_now! wrote: »
    Could the camera van be set wrong and i get a fine in the post?
    Very unlikely.


  • #15
    Careful_now!
    Registered Users Posts: 589 ✭✭✭Careful_now!


    Ok, so I'm starting to feel a bit better about it now. Maybe I wasn't got.

    I'll let you know if any fine comes.

    It will probably only take a week or two to get the fine, if one comes at all.


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