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Gatso Van Flashed me - honestly wasn't speeding!

  • 06-02-2012 02:45PM
    #1
    moonbloat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭


    Hi Guys,

    Strange one here - driving down Griffith Ave (single lane traffic) and there was a Gatso Van (white with standard 'Garda' markings, so I think it's one of the older Garda operated ones). Seen it from a good distance away, but I wasn't over the limit in any event - it's a 50klm area.

    Now, as I approached the Gatso Van, now well under the limit at this point just to be safe, the big light on the back window flashed me! There was a guy behind me that was going mad to get around me, but he must have been doing the same speed as me, albeit right up my backside. Just before it flashed, a car coming from the oppisite direction drove by, from what looked to be over the speed limit I'd say.

    Could the flash have been set off by the guy coming from the oppisite direction? Now I'm worried I've been done for NOT speeding!

    What's do you guys think?


Comments

  • #2
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,770 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    I'm pretty sure that more than one vehicle in the pic = no ticket.


  • #3
    moonbloat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭moonbloat


    Anan1 wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure that more than one vehicle in the pic = no ticket.

    Hi Anan, thanks for the reply.

    I know what you mean, but I'm just worried because the guy behind me must surely have been doing the same speed as me, as I was in front of him and he was a foot from my rear bumper

    I also thought those older vans didn't monitor the traffic coming from the oppisite direction, only the side they're parked up on.

    Maybe they do both sides?


  • #4
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,575 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    Was it this guy?

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


  • #5
    moonbloat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭moonbloat


    dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »
    Was it this guy?

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


    Now that I think about it..... :)

    Great clip.


  • #6
    Mycro 89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16 ✭Mycro 89


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1y6ycG9zgk

    The Flash at 18 seconds into the video attached, does this mean the person in question was caught for speeding??


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  • #7
    Paddy@CIRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭Paddy@CIRL


    Mycro 89 wrote: »
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1y6ycG9zgk

    The Flash at 18 seconds into the video attached, does this mean the person in question was caught for speeding??

    Could have been for a car travelling in the opposite direction.


  • #8
    slimjimmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,783 ✭✭✭slimjimmc


    That's a GoSafe van, they use IR which is invisible to the naked eye and car cameras. The "flash" looks more like the reflection of your car lights on the glass pane of the infra-red flash unit.


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