Police speed camera stolen near Tauranga

[Antallica]

OH NOES!
Man this thead is OLD, the camera was lifted like at the start of this year

Pays to read.

[hodgeman]

I saw on top gear (the british car show) a few weeks ago that to defeat a speed camera the person needed to be going 280kph (or so), and they were gone by the time the camera took the photo.

I wonder if that's the same case with NZ cameras??
I don't think I'd have the balls to find out on my GSXR.
I'm not even sure It would go that fast.....
If I tried, I'd be heading straight towards the camera!

[simo]

I'd love you to spell out why the road toll has damn near halved since the 80s. Or is it just a happy conincidence occuring in spite of the higher levels of car ownership and use since then?

The car industry might actually build a better car more people survive crashes due to this, better engineered roads, driver education, whatever, they are all factors in why there are less crashes than there were 20 years ago. Speed is a factor in every accident due to some basic laws of physics, but you will have the same debate when you write the next cheque for your speed camera fine for 63km, will this slow me down and prevent an accident or not - simple modus operandi - easy revenue - you lose, cops win

[Blakamin]

The car industry might actually build a better car more people survive crashes due to this, better engineered roads, driver education, whatever, they are all factors in why there are less crashes than there were 20 years ago. Speed is a factor in every accident due to some basic laws of physics, but you will have the same debate when you write the next cheque for your speed camera fine for 63km, will this slow me down and prevent an accident or not - simple modus operandi - easy revenue - you lose, cops win

Not to mention air-bags, abs, blah blah blah

[Sniper]

Someone should just go round with a silenced barret 50 cal and take out the lenses on all of them.

That ought to fix them

Hmmm, wouldnt recommend a silenced .50cal. You cant really silence them, a good rifle would be an AI 6mm, and I know just where to get a silenced one, hehehe

[ajturbo]

i have just gone passed the said camera... it looks like there is a brand new box, the pole has moss/mould/dirt on it!

[Mongoose]

I wonder if that's the same case with NZ cameras??
I don't think I'd have the balls to find out on my GSXR.
I'm not even sure It would go that fast.....
If I tried, I'd be heading straight towards the camera!

Those Pommy cameras shown on that programme worked on two "trip" strips on the raod, unlike ours.