New speed camera on Symonds St

[breakaway]

Hi,

I saw what looks like a speed camera yesterday that has JUST popped up on Symonds St (Near the intersection of Grafton Bridge / K Rd / Symonds St).

It's on the left if you're headed away from the universities (W/ Grafton Bridge / Southern motorway on-ramp on your left).

It faces backs of the cars / bikes as well, (i.e. in the direction the traffic is moving) so be careful.

I'll see if I can get a pic, unlikely though.

Can anyone else confirm?

Edit: Also saw 3 unmarked cop cars yesterday on Mt Eden rd, so please try to keep stupid shit to a minimum :p

[Squiggles]

Pretty sure thats a red light camera and has been there since mid last year

[HungusMaximist]

Nice of you to notice however, like Squig mentioned, it's been there since last middle of last year. There were a massive police campaign targeting red light runners and had a story running on TV1 Close Up.

The great thing is, nobody seems to notice it...

[disenfranchised]

It's a bit fancier than your average red light camera...but that could be because it was part of the campaign to spend $36million on 50 cameras round the country.
It has a second unit beside it which could just be the sensor separated from the camera, but who knows, maybe it can operate as a speed camera too?

[Marmoot]

Hi,

I saw what looks like a speed camera yesterday that has JUST popped up on Symonds St (Near the intersection of Grafton Bridge / K Rd / Symonds St).

It's on the left if you're headed away from the universities (W/ Grafton Bridge / Southern motorway on-ramp on your left).

It faces backs of the cars / bikes as well, (i.e. in the direction the traffic is moving) so be careful.


Oh wow. The end is nigh! The end is nigh!

WTF are you doing "to worry about speed camera" around there anyway. If you have even a half braincell you wouldn't be doing such thing there. Not around that particular place.

The graveyard is just right around the corner, and it's there for a reason.

[Slyer]

Give him a break he's just trying to be helpful...

[Marmoot]

Give him a break he's just trying to be helpful...

actually, I was trying to be helpful.

[motorbyclist]

ignoring the fact that it's been there for a while, and only just noticing that now is a bit of a worry (perhaps discovery by mail?), no sane person would run that red light.

that said, i'm yet to meet a sane person driving on auckland's roads

[klyong82]

Its been there on December 07 .... there are a fair few in the Auckland CBD....there's 1 on Hobson street, 2 on wellesley street, 1 on victoria st....

[breakaway]

Oh wow. The end is nigh! The end is nigh!

WTF are you doing "to worry about speed camera" around there anyway. If you have even a half braincell you wouldn't be doing such thing there. Not around that particular place.

What? Why ride a 1000cc bike if I can't show off to the ladies waiting at the bus stop??

Also can anyone tell me if it'll get my plate if I'm up on one as I'm crossing the red light?

[Finn]

It's a new red light camera. There a new one on Wellesley St by the Art Gallery too.

As you approach it (when red) just inch forward and you'll get a flash. I do this every day just so some prick at Council has to process it.

[Marmoot]

What? Why ride a 1000cc bike if I can't show off to the ladies waiting at the bus stop??

Say again? How would that get you their numbers?

Now, if you look cool while stopped, that's different.

[breakaway]

Usually I just pull up after the wheelie and one just hops on.

[macros87]

so thats what that is, i always wondered who the hell would speed at the particular spot, and just before/after the light depending where you are going, the i realized they probably knew what they were doing when they put it there (well i sincerely hope they knew what they were doing). and ive been running thered light really slowly all this time hoping to not set off that camera no wonder it wasnt working :)

[Marmoot]

Usually I just pull up after the wheelie and one just hops on.

Boys under 12 don't count.

[breakaway]

Nah I meant the hot uni going chicks aye

[Cayman911]

so im fully reviving this long gone thread again.

i just ran that light today. fully by accident. was green. then looked up again was yellow. thought it just turned yellow so i just went for it. but turned red just as i passed and i could not stop.

should i be expecting a fine? its not like i did it on purpose :(

[Gremlin]

no don't worry, there's an exemption for "accidentally running a red light, I really didn't mean to".

This may not be entirely true...

[Cayman911]

yes its quite easy to make fun. thanks for that.
and i actually didnt mean to.like i was in a hurry or something. i just thought it was gonna stay yellow. for more than half a second

aand i just looked it up on beehive website

failing to comply with red traffic signal will attract a fine of $150 and 75 demerit points;

holy pineapple i already have 25 points for no L plates from like 6 months ago:O

[Toot Toot]

Current red light cameras in Auckland City are :

Intersection of Nelson St and Victoria St West.
Intersection of Ponsonby Rd and Hopetoun St
Intersection of Symonds St and K' Rd/Grafton Bridge
Intersection of Wellesly St East and Mayoral Drive /Kitchener St(Near the Art Gallery).

I go through them a lot and get flashed, but I'm allowed too :)

[Cayman911]

why are you allowed?

[Antonio]

http://www.depot4motorcycles.co.nz

[Squiggles]

why are you allowed?

Ambo driver

[Cayman911]

Ambo driver
ohh, thats cool

and damn. thought there was a way out for me.

[motorbyclist]

IIRC you can't get demerits from speed cameras, so i assume the same applied for red light ones too (can't prove it was you personally riding the bike/driving the vehicle)

however, you need to seriously consider the implications of what you did; you ran a red light oblivious to what was happening. If a car driver did that KB would be up in arms about it! If you went through a second later you might've been yet another symonds street motorcycle statistic - bonus points for it being another biker you hit as he gunned across the intersection.

wake up.

[breakaway]

You wouldn't have had this problem if you were on the back wheel, numberplate facing the ground and all.. Try that next time.