Question about speedvan while overtaking

JackGTR94

Maybe a stupid question but just to reasure, so tonight i was driving on a main road 100kmph speed limit, the car infront of me was driving about 75-80kmph infront of me i decided to pass it safely on a straight part of the road i didnt go pass 100kmph while overtaking it but i did see a flash off the speedvan while passing it, while i was passing the car the van was right there, outside wexford youths soccer pitch in wexford

mikeecho

JackGTR94 wrote: »

Maybe a stupid question but just to reasure, so tonight i was driving on a main road 100kmph speed limit, the car infront of me was driving about 75-80kmph infront of me i decided to pass it safely on a straight part of the road i didnt go pass 100kmph while overtaking it but i did see a flash off the speedvan while passing it, while i was passing the car the van was right there, outside wexford youths soccer pitch in wexford

They photo every car. Whether you're over or under the speed limit.

Lots of info here, and on some other threads.

http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2056091811/1/#post69058949

rex-x

they also dont flash....

mikeecho

rex-x wrote: »

they also dont flash....

Well... It's an infrared flash, some people can see a type of illumination, but yeah.. It's not a regular white visible camera flash.

Isambard

Word on the street is they can't fine you if there are two cars in the picture. SO you could be OK overtaking (which the OP was anyway as they weren't speeding

Cee-Jay-Cee

Isambard wrote: »

Word on the street is they can't fine you if there are two cars in the picture. SO you could be OK overtaking (which the OP was anyway as they weren't speeding

Rubbish. They use laser and accurately pin point the offending car.

They don't flash in any way. What people think is a flash is simply the lights of their own car or the car behind reflecting on the camera lens.

The cameras record constantly all cars passing. When it's being played back a beep sounds where a car has been detected over the limit. The operators then cut that section for the ticket file.

twin_beacon

if you were not breaking the speed limit, then there is no issue.

mikeecho

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Rubbish. They use laser and accurately pin point the offending car.

They don't flash in any way. What people think is a flash is simply the lights of their own car or the car behind reflecting on the camera lens.

The cameras record constantly all cars passing. When it's being played back a beep sounds where a car has been detected over the limit. The operators then cut that section for the ticket file.

The vans use radar... not laser

Isambard

Isambard wrote: »

Word on the street is they can't fine you if there are two cars in the picture. SO you could be OK overtaking (which the OP was anyway as they weren't speeding

****e talk
sure they hardly park them on the N7 for fun?

bladespin

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Rubbish. They use laser and accurately pin point the offending car.

Just for the gardai, OP which was it - gosafe or garda?

Isambard

the Gardaí do indeed pinpoint the car, the gosafe system doesn't I'm told.

I have no way of knowing the exact facts which is why I couched my post the way I did.