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I supported Toymods
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 if you go through a speed camera....
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Fri, 13 September 2002 10:47
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hahahahahah
this guy in perth went through a speed camera and got caught, so he backed up, and theived the camera!!! all the attendant did was sit and watch !!!!
hahahaha
police are still looking for him
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Newcastle
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June 2002
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Fri, 13 September 2002 23:55
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they tracked down the car and the bloke who nabbed the camera.
But the camera has never been found.
Thats what i read. 
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I supported Toymods
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Epping, Sydney
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May 2002
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Sat, 14 September 2002 04:17
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reminds me of the permenant speed cameras I've seen, either shot, burnt, or cut off half way up.
You can imagine the people getting caught, the nthinking "what can I do about this...."
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Sat, 14 September 2002 09:03
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Funny this was brought up, this will suprise a few people. A friend of mine is good friends with a polics ossifer, there like family friends. and apparently that set speed cameras have only a certain range to pic up speeding cars eg. a 70 zone the camera would pic up from 70 to say 110kms so if u push more than that it wont pick u up.
so he says, ne 1 willing to try it out??
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Banned member
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Sat, 14 September 2002 10:13
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i cant vouch for that story but it would make sense...
the first time i put a worked cam in the ra65 i came screaming down old gympie road at 140km/h and went straight past a camera setup, the camera didnt flash at me so i didnt really notice it until i was right up alongside it, out of the corner of my eye..."what tha..."
still havnt received a fine, maybe the camera was out of film ??
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Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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May 2002
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Sat, 14 September 2002 11:08
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| celicamad85 wrote on Sat, 14 September 2002 20:13 |
i cant vouch for that story but it would make sense...
the first time i put a worked cam in the ra65 i came screaming down old gympie road at 140km/h and went straight past a camera setup, the camera didnt flash at me so i didnt really notice it until i was right up alongside it, out of the corner of my eye..."what tha..."
still havnt received a fine, maybe the camera was out of film ??
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Is that the fixed one at the bottom of the hill?
If so, I think that is not in commission anymore. It seems all rusted out and stuff.
Plus one night I thought I'd have a laugh as a crappy laser screamed past me @ 100 while I was doing ~80 because I knew a camera was there, but no flash.  bummer.
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Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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May 2002
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Sat, 14 September 2002 11:10
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| Bounty wrote on Sat, 14 September 2002 19:03 |
Funny this was brought up, this will suprise a few people. A friend of mine is good friends with a polics ossifer, there like family friends. and apparently that set speed cameras have only a certain range to pic up speeding cars eg. a 70 zone the camera would pic up from 70 to say 110kms so if u push more than that it wont pick u up.
so he says, ne 1 willing to try it out??
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Ok, I'm driving at speed limiter in my car from now on. 
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Sutherland, Sydney
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June 2002
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Sat, 14 September 2002 13:24
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Has anyone seen the static camera at the airport tunnel go off??? I'm suprised they are allowed to put it there considering the amount of reflective structures around. Each camera site has to be researched and approved and have no structures in the immediate vicinity (such as the Shark Park one) My guess is that the airport one is there to keep the drags through the tunnel to a minimum and are not operational. Somebody can test that theory if they like.
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Sydney, Australia
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May 2002
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Sat, 14 September 2002 21:13
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The fixed speed cameras in Sydney use road sensors, not radar, so don't go testing that theory in court 
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Sutherland, Sydney
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June 2002
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Sun, 15 September 2002 04:37
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eek! 
well that would explain it. That makes more sense and now jobs my memory. My brother told me about approved sites you can setup a camera but I remember he was talking about the camera cars.
Anybody know what type of sensor it uses?
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I supported Toymods
Toymods Club Secretary
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Sydney
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May 2002
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I supported Toymods
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Sydney
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May 2002
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Sun, 15 September 2002 06:19
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| Bounty wrote on Sat, 14 September 2002 19:03 |
eg. a 70 zone the camera would pic up from 70 to say 110kms so if u push more than that it wont pick u up.
so he says, ne 1 willing to try it out??
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I've heard something about this too, however i was told that the cameras won't function only once you go above something like 180km/h (or some such figure - anyway, it was pretty high).
And NO I'm not willing to try it out!!
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United Kingdom
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May 2002
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Sun, 15 September 2002 12:36
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i assume speed cameras the world over are pretty much the same bits of kit so check out www.speedtrap.co.uk for info on all the stuff the cops use to stop you having fun. Its mainly or uk drivers but some of the info has got to be useful for people in other countries
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Mon, 16 September 2002 03:46
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| wizzfizz2097 wrote on Fri, 13 September 2002 20:47 |
hahahahahah
this guy in perth went through a speed camera and got caught, so he backed up, and theived the camera!!! all the attendant did was sit and watch !!!!
hahahaha
police are still looking for him
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umm dont the cameras have FILM as in photograph not running video film ? how does the attendant watch it ?
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Toymods Board Member
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September 2002
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Mon, 16 September 2002 06:27
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I've heard something about this too, however i was told that the cameras won't function only once you go above something like 180km/h (or some such figure - anyway, it was pretty high).
And NO I'm not willing to try it out!!
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I'll try it out... I just need a car that will do that ..
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Banned member
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Mon, 16 September 2002 06:31
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hey les
i think he meant the attendant that sits in the van and supposedly watches the camera !
ive walked past one of these setups before and to my dismay the cop was just reading a newspaper while the camera makes a shitload of money and now the cops are whinging that they dont get paid enough.....guess where the money is coming from to fund the pay increase !!....either registration or fines or increase in the tax on fuel....
i choose all of the above
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Toymods Social Secretary
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Sydney
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July 2002
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Mon, 16 September 2002 07:00
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oh.... they are talking about raodside MANNED speed cameras (ie, a camera with a person supposedly controlling it) NOT the fixed permanent un-manned speed cameras we have scattered around sydney here.
Yes paul is right, they used sensors in the road. 3 Ultrasonic sensors to be precise. On some of them (eg the one on james ruse drv just after the bridge) you can see three strips running across the road... thats where the sensors are placed, and there is one set of sensors for each lane so you cant hide from them 
most of the new ones also dont have flash, they are Infra red from memory.... or something like that....
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Sydney
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May 2002
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Mon, 16 September 2002 08:03
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get me some plates and we'll test the theory in the cressida on the m4 lol....
i once saw a guy on a bike lift the front wheel high up in the air and stick his finger up at the camera on the m4 it was an absolute clasic!!!!(the camera did go off)
anyone ever notice that the camera's actually cause probs i seen very near accidents from ppl sloeing down qwickly before them...
another classic was seeing a cop set up a few hundred meters after the camera and pulling up ppl that were speeding up after passing it...
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I supported Toymods
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Brisbane
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Mon, 16 September 2002 08:33
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I see something like that here every weekend! On the Bruce HWY they setup a speed camera and then they have another one setup just a few hundred meters up the road! I remember seeing one guy go through the first one and he must of got pissed off so he speed up and got done again! He must of been pissed after that! But he kept speeding!
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Brisbane, Queensland
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May 2002
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Mon, 16 September 2002 10:22
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I once speeded through a red light camera in my BMW but that was months ago, still haven't got a letter.
those damm coppers, one morning on Gympie road along the Kedron and asply streach I saw three speed cameras in a row within about 1km, and there was two on the other side within 500m of each other,
Since I've slowed down and started obeying the speed limit I notice a lot more speed cameras
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Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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May 2002
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Mon, 16 September 2002 10:37
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| Cool1 wrote on Mon, 16 September 2002 18:33 |
I see something like that here every weekend! On the Bruce HWY they setup a speed camera and then they have another one setup just a few hundred meters up the road! I remember seeing one guy go through the first one and he must of got pissed off so he speed up and got done again! He must of been pissed after that! But he kept speeding!
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And that is their drawback.
Unlike the fear of god hitting you when a copper pulls you over, and you don't speed (for a while) after, after going through a camera, that doesn't really put the fear into you, so you just continue speeding. (Got caught, bah! Go faster, who cares now).
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Mon, 16 September 2002 23:22
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Where: M4 Sydney
Time: 8:30
Speed: 98.54 km/h
FARKIN shit myself lastnight... cop sitting on the side of the highway and as I said, I was going 98.54 km/h
Saw the pig, planted the brakes, and so did the semitrailer next to me  and got away scott free.
Someone behind was not so lucky, they got done.
One thing to say here: FARKIN DANGEROUS TO HAVE COPS ON THE HIGHWAY !!! People who are speeding, who see cops WILL slam on the brakes and may potentially cause accidents.
What do you guys reckon ? 
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Blue Mountains
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May 2002
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Tue, 17 September 2002 00:20
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I take it you were in the 90 zone?
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Tue, 17 September 2002 02:54
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yeh yeh 90 zone !!
accidents will be caused - mark my words !
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Tue, 17 September 2002 03:19
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My friend was driving up a 70 zone (which it shouldn't be  as they keep bringing the limit down, been no crashes either) and anyways, him and this guy in a Commonwhore were doing about 120kph alongside each other when they both saw a speed camera.
They knew if one of them moved out of sync with the other, they would both get done in the photo, so they kept going side by side...went past it and the camera didn't flash...maybe they do check a range...?
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Sydney
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May 2002
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Tue, 17 September 2002 05:05
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| Les wrote on Tue, 17 September 2002 09:22 |
One thing to say here: FARKIN DANGEROUS TO HAVE COPS ON THE HIGHWAY !!! People who are speeding, who see cops WILL slam on the brakes and may potentially cause accidents.
What do you guys reckon ?
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Hence why u shouldn't tailgate and u should leave a decent amount of space in front of u
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Sydney
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May 2002
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Wed, 18 September 2002 03:32
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[quote title=manipulate wrote on Wed, 18 September 2002 12:07]| Les wrote on Wed, 18 September 2002 10:41 |
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Hence why u shouldn't be speeding in the first place not needing to slam the brakes
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Amen !!
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Club Member
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Sydney, NSW
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Wed, 18 September 2002 09:41
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I watched that on the news...
Gary, I've got it on video so you come and get it whenever...
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All the fixed speed cameras i've seen in Sydney are the same as this.
