ginge61
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found on another site a little bit of info Drivers can avoid speeding tickets...by changing lanes| News | This is London
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Thanks GingeAlthough designed to improve road safety, the loophole means that drivers may actually increase the risk of accidents by continually switching lanes.
Police chiefs were last night forced to urge drivers not to exploit the shortcoming by trying to evade the cameras. Please don't change lanes and let us fine you?
The flaw affects the controversial SPECS cameras. Unlike standard Gatso cameras which individually flash a car as it passes, these cameras measure a driver's average speed between two fixed points - which can be many miles apart.
If this average speed between cameras is higher than the speed limit, the driver gets a fine through the post and three points on their licence.
The cameras were designed to catch motorists who simply slow down in front of a camera, and then drive above the speed limit until they reach the next one.
But, under Home Office rules governing the camera equipment, prosecutions are only valid if a driver is filmed in the same lane at the start and finish of each section by a linked pair of cameras.So...Let's not all exploit this ruling and stay in lane please??
The local authorities need your money.YOU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE....
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Had a guy rear end me once (well not me, obviously, but the car).DONT SPEED !!!
Maybe one day when you get yourself a motorhome, you'll join us on a meet and enjoy the party too
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Another way to avoid prosecution would appear to be, Become a Traffic Cop!!:Angry:
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I have the greatest respect for 30s and 40s. This is where the risk to others ,ie pedestrians animals etc is greatest and will always stick to these limits. It is unfortunate that speed repeater signs are so infrequent , you can easily be driving at the wrong speed especially in the lower limit areas. There should also be repeater signs in 30 mph areas.
But we have to take Kontiki's point on board. An experienced driver in a well maintained car with good tyres, brakes etc might be OK but what about the 17 year old who passed the test a couple of weeks before and is driving a clapped out Fiesta? As Kontiki says, the legislation has to cater for the lowest level of driving experience.De restricted areas 60s and 70s , now thats another story.
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I am not saying speed but i think the signs that come on to tell you to slow down have just as much effect in stopping speeding and making you think,
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Why? If we're not sure we can play it safe and not go above 30. It isn't all that far between repeaters anywhere so it ain't going to do anyone any harm if we happen to be a bit slower than the limit
But we have to take Kontiki's point on board. An experienced driver in a well maintained car with good tyres, brakes etc might be OK but what about the 17 year old who passed the test a couple of weeks before and is driving a clapped out Fiesta? As Kontiki says, the legislation has to cater for the lowest level of driving experience.
Graham
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