WARNING: New speed camera vans

[vifferman]

and what about the policeman inside ?

Don't they use 'non-sworn staff', i.e., non-policepersons?
They only sit there in the van reading, and occasionally writing down regos. They can't personally issue tickets, AFAIK.

[cold comfort]

A disgustingly large amount, actually.

"Car buyers can purchase a Previa from Toyota dealerships for $62,500 - an estimated total of $750,000 for the dozen the police purchased."
- NZ Herald

"They" can afford it. Correct me if i am wrong but i believe i read recently $57 million from tickets issued, $27mil of those from speed cameras. A very profitable pastime!

[vifferman]

"They" can afford it. Correct me if i am wrong but i believe i read recently $57 million from tickets issued, $27mil of those from speed cameras. A very profitable pastime!

No, no - you've got it worngA!
It's all about increasing road safety!

[TimeOut]

Anyone who sees one of these camera vans should either steal or vandalize it. Teach the fuckers a lesson for ripping the tax payers off.

A couple of years ago some through some three sided nails (dunno what they are called) down where they always parked the van under a bridge on the Northern motorway.
They were none to amused to have 4 flat tyres

[Starky307]

I'm sure I saw one of these operating Easter weekend, it was at the end of SH27 where it joins onto SH1 at the bottom of the bombay hills.

Every heard of the motorcycle data base? I heard a rumour that all the frontal speeding tickets (no plate showing) are kept and referenced to all the rear speeding tickets (plate showing) from the area, if a match can be made the a ticket is sent.
Does anyone know if this is true or not?

[GSXR Trace]

I'm sure I saw one of these operating Easter weekend, it was at the end of SH27 where it joins onto SH1 at the bottom of the bombay hills.

Every heard of the motorcycle data base? I heard a rumour that all the frontal speeding tickets (no plate showing) are kept and referenced to all the rear speeding tickets (plate showing) from the area, if a match can be made the a ticket is sent.
Does anyone know if this is true or not?

wouldn't surprise me, they were sure to eventualy get pissed off at seeing pictures of bikers doing "crazy" speeds and flipping them the bird etc that the would devise a way to start nailing our arses to the wall. Dunno whether its the correct approach, given there are numerous bikes out there that are identical with riders wearing all black leathers... can see arguments arising over whether it was the person ticketed or not. I assumed that they would eventually wise up and move the cameras to the front of the vehicles to get the bikes heading away and therefore have the number plate in shot.

[Starky307]

wouldn't surprise me, they were sure to eventualy get pissed off at seeing pictures of bikers doing "crazy" speeds and flipping them the bird etc that the would devise a way to start nailing our arses to the wall. Dunno whether its the correct approach, given there are numerous bikes out there that are identical with riders wearing all black leathers... can see arguments arising over whether it was the person ticketed or not. I assumed that they would eventually wise up and move the cameras to the front of the vehicles to get the bikes heading away and therefore have the number plate in shot.

I took it with a grain of salt too, but then again who knows...

[Hitcher]

I wonder what
... the L300 "no longer meets the operational requirements for a camera vehicle"
actually means?
They're too recognisable?
They're not comfy for the operators to sit in for long periods of time?

An "interested member of the public" with time on their hands may like to enquire of the Minister of Transport/Police, under the provisions of the Official Information Act, what exactly those "operational requirements" may be...

[ManDownUnder]

An "interested member of the public" with time on their hands may like to enquire of the Minister of Transport/Police, under the provisions of the Official Information Act, what exactly those "operational requirements" may be...

Sounds like a Grand Idea (TM). How do we find such a person - KBers have a lot of opinions but let's be honest... fuck all actually gets done.

[Mully]

Sounds like a Grand Idea (TM). How do we find such a person - KBers ahve a lot of opinions but let's be honest... fuck all actually gets done.

I was gonna post and object to this, but I can't be bothered.

Now where's my soap box?

[ManDownUnder]

I was gonna post and object to this, but I can't be bothered.

Now where's my soap box?

Hopefully still full of soap. You can't wash if you're a real biker

[Mully]

You can't wash if you're a real biker

Or wave........

[martybabe]

No, no - you've got it worngA!
It's all about increasing road safety!

I read somewhere that the technology is available now to make vehicles do the speed limits posted, something to do with Martians, circuit boards and satellites, anyway the thing is, new vehicles can be fitted with with a (thing), no doubt at the purchasers expense, that tells the Martians when you've entered a restricted zone then a ray gun automatically kills your speed.

It will be interesting to see if countries like Britainville adopt this system, given that they earn more from speeding fines than any other profit making enterprise, can they actually afford to run a country where people don't speed!

One day gubermints will stop pretending highway robbery is road safety and start doing something about the piss heads maniacs and halfwits that I meet every day on the road, on that day I shall wear carrots up my nose, call myself rupert and give Fat Max a sloppy snog.

[Blackshear]

Or wave........

Are you a Harley rider?

[Mikkel]

I wonder what
... the L300 "no longer meets the operational requirements for a camera vehicle"
actually means?
They're too recognisable?
They're not comfy for the operators to sit in for long periods of time?

I don't think it will be long before you can get tuned into noticing them parked up in the usual "accident blackspots".
I guess that even if they are significantly dearer than the L300's they replace, they'll have a good return on investment till people start to notice them, and even thereafter.

I was just about to say...

Operational requirements? Doesn't it park well enough?
Speaking about parking. Wouldn't it be possible to park something big behind a speed camera van?

Anyway, I shall cherish each and every moment until the madness escalate to the point where they will start handing out demerit points for speed camera tickets...