Speed camera trap exposed - Today Tonight

(Fair Use) In just 30 days, 21,000 drivers have been booked by a speed camera that drivers say is flawed.

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Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• speed
• cameras
• police
• revenue
• funds
• state
• government
• roads
• cars
• laws
• tyranny

[potstab]

why complain about if the cameras are accurate rather then if they should be used in the first place? You should keep up with traffic pace for safety in the first place. Also, why is the speeding limit set to fine you for such a small fraction of infraction? I smell pure revenue generation.

[renesisrx8]

A fine for 3km over the limit?????

Where I live you can do 7-8 over the limit without a problem.

[PIONEERaudioLOVER]

A radar dectector would do you good.

[hellenic300]

GPS doesn't give you an accurate speed when you're driving

[namibgtv6]

Ask yourself this question: Is vandalising a STUPID speed camera a crime, if you don't get caught??

[Brikkyz]

Answer me this, If a car goes speeding along and possibly causes an accident and then gets a speeding ticket a couple of weeks later isn't that a bit late?. If there were signs warning people a few hundred meters ahead, they would keep an eye on their speed, hence possibly avoiding an accident in the first place. If they are all about safety, why is there a lack of signage? esp in Victoria. Not for revenue raising my ass, booking for 5-7k's, really? FUCK OFF AND LET US DRIVE.

[mozzmann]

I don't have an issue with Speed Cameras per se , IF your over and I mean reasonably over say 5K or better then wear it ! BUT they HAVE to be accurate to better than 2 % IMHO and Tested by at least 2 separate agencies.

It also raises the question of accuracy of speedometer's modern cars.

On 3 different GPS based and one radar based unit my cars speedo is reading 100 for 98, 80 for 77 and 56 for 60 so I'm happy.

My beef is revenue raised DOES NOT get put back into road safety infrastructure.

[Ustra13]

@renesisrx8 where i live there are no speed limits on most highways, so come to germany people =)

[07SuperchargedSS]

Did I just see a 142$ fine for going 7 km/h over?!! That's fuckin ridiculous! At least our speed cameras don't get you until you are 9km/h over. I got one earlier for 18km/h over and it's 124$.

[KingSharlix]

solution, shoot the camera with paintballs and if they clean em keep shootin them till they remove them :) they cant make the town pay for what 2 kids do on their saturday night unless they WANT people to get caught going 2 mph over the speed limit which everybody does

[123MrBurg]

Vandalize the things so much that they remove them, heh heh.

[DustedDom]

im not suprised. as time goes on we are monitored more and more in our everyday lives. i'll bet they will start making j-walking cameras or cameras that make sure you clean up after your dog. ridiculous.