109-111KM in a 100KM zone?

Controversy

Think I may have been caught by a speed cam doing this speed. A friend of mine says they don't fine you unless your 10% over the limit? Any truth in that?

dgt

Controversy wrote: »

Think I may have been caught by a speed cam doing this speed. A friend of mine says they don't fine you unless your 10% over the limit? Any truth in that?

There is a margin of error allowed to account for speedo errors. That situation you're in is full of..... Controversy





*puts on sunglasses and dances into the horizon

biko

Depends, your speedometer is usually off by a little (often showing a few extra mph).
Was there a flash or anything to indicate the cam snapped you?

magic_murph

I was caught doing 109 in 100 zone - caught but a stationary can camera I think.

Got the €80 fine and 2 points on the licence.
Sorry for the bad news.

gouche

It really depends.
As said, speedos usually show you going marginally faster than you actually are.

I've driven by a speedfan with the speedo showing 110 and get nothing.
I've also driven by one with the speedo showing 110 and got 2 points and an €80 fine.:rolleyes:

Controversy

biko wrote: »

Depends, your speedometer is usually off by a little (often showing a few extra mph).
Was there a flash or anything to indicate the cam snapped you?

Couldn't see a flash anyway? The garda was looking through the lens anyway, road was a bit busy too though... Don't think I would have noticed the flash on a day like today though would I?

Mycroft H

57 in a 50 is what I got done for. Margins are slim.

bazz26

Controversy wrote: »

Couldn't see a flash anyway? The garda was looking through the lens anyway, road was a bit busy too though... Don't think I would have noticed the flash on a day like today though would I?

Was it a fixed speed camera or a Garda with a tripod camera?

I thought a Garda with a tripod camera would flag you down if they were issuing you a ticket?

_Kaiser_

bazz26 wrote: »

Was it a fixed speed camera or a Garda with a tripod camera?

I thought a Garda with a tripod camera would flag you down if they were issuing you a ticket?

No, tripod cameras can take pictures as far as I'm aware.. no need to stop you. Same with the vans (their own and "GoSafe" :rolleyes:) and the fixed cameras.

If they only have the "hairdryer" and don't stop you though then you're more than likely OK.

At least that's how I understand it.

Wossack

expect to get a letter in the post, and hope to be wrong

biko

OSI wrote: »

Ah, a "did I get caught speeding?" thread. I forgot this was a day ending in a y.

I think they are our equivalent of the AH threads "I chatted to a girl, does she like me?"
No offence OP

As bazz26 asked: was it a fixed speed camera (a box on a pole) or was it a Garda with a tripod?

Controversy

biko wrote: »

I think they are our equivalent of the AH threads "I chatted to a girl, does she like me?"
No offence OP

As bazz26 asked: was it a fixed speed camera (a box on a pole) or was it a Garda with a tripod?

Garda with a tripod cam.. Doubt it makes a difference does it?

biko

I'm 90% sure that if they have a tripod or "hairdryer" they must pull you over as those devices doesn't take a picture with reg.
I think they're actually lasers to measure speed and not cameras.

Atomic Pineapple

biko wrote: »

I'm 90% sure that if they have a tripod or "hairdryer" they must pull you over as those devices doesn't take a picture with reg.
I think they're actually lasers to measure speed and not cameras.

If they have a tri-pod they take a picture and send it out in the post, no need to stop cars. They only stop cars if using the hair dryer devices.

Cuddlesworth

Tripods can have a camera.

mikeecho

Atomic Pineapple wrote: »

If they have a tri-pod they take a picture and send it out in the post, no need to stop cars. They only stop cars if using the hair dryer devices.

fixed that for you.

The tripod is there to steady the laser gun for long range targeting.
The gardai no longer have camera equipment attached to laser guns, and when they did, there were very few of them.

Only the vans take photos

Atomic Pineapple

mikeecho wrote: »

fixed that for you.

The tripod is there to steady the laser gun for long range targeting.
The gardai no longer have camera equipment attached to laser guns, and when they did, there were very few of them.

Only the vans take photos

When did they stop using them on the tri-pods and why?

Wossack

believe they used to just relay the information to another squadie up the road a bit, who subsequently pulled you in and did the paperwork

mikeecho

Atomic Pineapple wrote: »

When did they stop using them on the tri-pods and why?

same reason they stopped using the Gatso radar vans and moved to robot multanova radar in the garda vans.

The technology was outdated, the cameras that attach to the laser gun are antiquated.
just like the equipment in the gatso vans.

Some of the laser guns being used by gardai are no longer being manufactured ie lti 20:20

Technology moves on.

ironclaw

mikeecho wrote: »

same reason they stopped using the Gatso radar vans and moved to robot multanova radar in the garda vans.

The technology was outdated, the cameras that attach to the laser gun are antiquated.
just like the equipment in the gatso vans.

Some of the laser guns being used by gardai are no longer being manufactured ie lti 20:20

Technology moves on.

Just to back up mikeecho, this is all correct.

Controversy

mikeecho wrote: »

same reason they stopped using the Gatso radar vans and moved to robot multanova radar in the garda vans.

The technology was outdated, the cameras that attach to the laser gun are antiquated.
just like the equipment in the gatso vans.

Some of the laser guns being used by gardai are no longer being manufactured ie lti 20:20

Technology moves on.

So I shouldn't be getting a letter in the post?

pa990

Controversy wrote: »

So I shouldn't be getting a letter in the post?

Not for this particular incident.

highdef

BX 19 wrote: »

57 in a 50 is what I got done for. Margins are slim.

Was 57 what the fine said or what your speedo said? If it was what the fine said, then your speedo was probably reading about 60 - 62ish which would be a fair bit over for a 50, most likely a built up/urban area. Not giving out or anything.
I have a fairly accurate idea of what my speedo V actual speed so when conditions permit, I do the following:

in a 30kmh zone, at most I will do 32 - 35 on the speedo :mad:
in a 50kmh zone, at most I will do 53 - 55 on the speedo
in a 60kmh zone, at most I will do 64 - 66 on the speedo
in a 80kmh zone, at most I will do 85 - 87 on the speedo
in a 100kmh zone, at most I will do 106 - 108 on the speedo
in a 120kmh zone, at most I will do 127 - 129/130 on the speedo

Works a treat and I have never got a ticket in over 13 years of driving.