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Speed van question

Don199 · 2020-01-08 12:16:57

This could be a stupid question but I’m just trying to settle an argument with a friend in work, are these vans there just to check you’re speed or can they be used to detect other road offences?

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#32 19-01-2020 3:53pm

punisher5112

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WishUWereHere wrote: »

Look at a gatso next time you pass one, they have cams mounted on the sides of the vans.

That's for to catch people that were damaging the vans.

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#33 19-01-2020 4:49pm

Darc19

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Only the camera at the back is used for recording of vehicles.

Yes it can cover up to four or five lanes and the usual distance of detection is up to 100m from the van but it can detect further away too.

For it to detect across a dual carriageway there would need to be no median and the median would need to be quite narrow. I know there's no barrier on the Newbridge road, but it may be just too wide for both directions to be detected - however I'd err on the cautious side just in case.

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