Ever set a speed camera off?
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Is it even possible?
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Not that ever would. Ahem. :twisted:
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Ive tried to set off one of those signs that flashed "slow down" before, often fly past one nice and fast and did it once.
Later found it it goes of for every car but rarly detects me on a bike.Giant TCR advanced 2 (Summer/race)
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There's one of those flashing '30mph Slow Down' signs at the foot of Leckhampton Hill on the way in to Cheltenham. It's practically impossible not to set it off.I'm only concerned with looking concerned0
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Theres one of the 30mph flashers on Brislington Hill on the way back into Brstol. If you get the lights right then you can top 30 and still fail to set the thing off, there is a sunken drain just after so you got to get your line right otherwise your bus fodder.I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.0
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A couple of signs that show your speed have appeared around my way recently. Below 30 and your speed is displayed in green, 31-33 and your speed is displayed in orange, 34+ and your speed is displayed in red.
I am ashamed to say i have yet to have my speed displayed in anything but green (28mph). :oops:0 -
I used to drive a fair bit in Germany, between Poland and the UK. On the autobahns they had those signs which show your speed. Some had a camera, some not and it was easy to tell one from the other from a goodly distance. So you'd see people ease off a bit and then, once they realised there was no camera, try to get the highest number flashing up. Of course, I'd never do such a thing.0
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andrewc3142 wrote:I used to drive a fair bit in Germany, between Poland and the UK. On the autobahns they had those signs which show your speed. Some had a camera, some not and it was easy to tell one from the other from a goodly distance. So you'd see people ease off a bit and then, once they realised there was no camera, try to get the highest number flashing up. Of course, I'd never do such a thing.
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I keep trying near me but have never achieved it. Great speed camera at the end of a down hill slope, the limit is 30mph, so I guess the trigger speed is 35-38mph0
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I don't think it's possible. There's a speed camera at the bottom of a large(ish) hill on my morning commute that I usually go through at 38mph+ and I've never set it off.0
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Just a thought, is it possible for a cyclist to set off a red light camera?"A recent study has found that, at the current rate of usage, the word 'sustainable' will be worn out by the year 2015"0
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Eat My Dust wrote:Parkey wrote:Just a thought, is it possible for a cyclist to set off a red light camera?
You'll need to ask some of the RLJers about that one I'm afraid!!
Yeah, I wasn't about to try personally."A recent study has found that, at the current rate of usage, the word 'sustainable' will be worn out by the year 2015"0 -
Yes, it is possible to set off a speed camera on a bike. There have been a few reports in the papers over the years. One story, that I remember, was a guy who set one off regularly, thinking that he would be untraceable, but he passed the camera at the same time of day and the police waited for him one morning. IIRC he was doing somewhere in the mid 40's mph.
I tried setting one off, in Castlemilk, for a while. The fastest I managed was 44.5 mph (downhill with a strong tailwind), but it failed to fire.A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject - Churchill0 -
Crapaud wrote:Yes, it is possible to set off a speed camera on a bike. There have been a few reports in the papers over the years. One story, that I remember, was a guy who set one off regularly, thinking that he would be untraceable, but he passed the camera at the same time of day and the police waited for him one morning. IIRC he was doing somewhere in the mid 40's mph.
I tried setting one off, in Castlemilk, for a while. The fastest I managed was 44.5 mph (downhill with a strong tailwind), but it failed to fire.
What did they do to him?0 -
BentMikey wrote:Crapaud wrote:Yes, it is possible to set off a speed camera on a bike. There have been a few reports in the papers over the years. One story, that I remember, was a guy who set one off regularly, thinking that he would be untraceable, but he passed the camera at the same time of day and the police waited for him one morning. IIRC he was doing somewhere in the mid 40's mph.
I tried setting one off, in Castlemilk, for a while. The fastest I managed was 44.5 mph (downhill with a strong tailwind), but it failed to fire.
What did they do to him?
They should have given him a prize!!0 -
I seem to recall someone somewhere on here giving a very fine sounding scientific reason why a cyclist can't set off a speed cam.
but as i'm not a scientist it may have been complete bollx i suppose :?
But to answer the original question - no i haven't0 -
Mal Volio (aka Fixed Phil back on C+) is into the necessary field, and his opinion is that there's more than enough metal in most bikes to set off a speed camera.0
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BentMikey wrote:Crapaud wrote:Yes, it is possible to set off a speed camera on a bike. There have been a few reports in the papers over the years. One story, that I remember, was a guy who set one off regularly, thinking that he would be untraceable, but he passed the camera at the same time of day and the police waited for him one morning. IIRC he was doing somewhere in the mid 40's mph.
I tried setting one off, in Castlemilk, for a while. The fastest I managed was 44.5 mph (downhill with a strong tailwind), but it failed to fire.
What did they do to him?A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject - Churchill0 -
A while ago I saw a scanned newspaper cutting of an OAP who got caught at 65mph on his recumbent, the cops were impressed and didn't tell him off at all, apparently. Crikey, I don't like the idea of going that fast on a bicycle!!0
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Eat My Dust wrote:BentMikey wrote:Mal Volio (aka Fixed Phil back on C+) is into the necessary field, and his opinion is that there's more than enough metal in most bikes to set off a speed camera.0
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richardast wrote:Eat My Dust wrote:BentMikey wrote:Mal Volio (aka Fixed Phil back on C+) is into the necessary field, and his opinion is that there's more than enough metal in most bikes to set off a speed camera.
Like I said I've been through a 30mph camera at 42 and nothing0 -
Any idea why it's a 30 mph zone?0
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Most speed camera's won't go off anyway as there is no camera in or not set up - most round my way are like that.
The speed advisory signs are the ones to go for !!!0 -
Ooops trigger happy !0
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karl j wrote:I seem to recall someone somewhere on here giving a very fine sounding scientific reason why a cyclist can't set off a speed cam.
but as i'm not a scientist it may have been complete bollx i suppose :?
But to answer the original question - no i haven't
Something about the lack of weight concentrated in a particular part of the road for a particular period of time? Probably complete tosh, but didn't they try this on Top Gear? It took a TVR Chimera or something similar to blaze through at around 170mph.FCN 2-4.
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cjcp wrote:Something about the lack of weight concentrated in a particular part of the road for a particular period of time?....
So, perhaps if i eat all the pies and then pedal Very Slowly...0 -
karl j wrote:cjcp wrote:Something about the lack of weight concentrated in a particular part of the road for a particular period of time?....
So, perhaps if i eat all the pies and then pedal Very Slowly...
Tried that too. Didn't work.FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
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cjcp wrote:karl j wrote:I seem to recall someone somewhere on here giving a very fine sounding scientific reason why a cyclist can't set off a speed cam.
but as i'm not a scientist it may have been complete bollx i suppose :?
But to answer the original question - no i haven't
Something about the lack of weight concentrated in a particular part of the road for a particular period of time? Probably complete tosh, but didn't they try this on Top Gear? It took a TVR Chimera or something similar to blaze through at around 170mph.
Top gear did actually manage to outrun the camera:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73roQxiNQBQ
I've always loved the TVR's, just a shame it would be quite difficult and dangerous to do 170MPH on most roads over here!
I've never managed to set a camera off as there aren't any nice one's on hills near where I live. I have managed to activate the "Your speed" signs, registered about 20-21MPH on a flat :-)0 -
Might start a whole new debate with this one but do you think it's a good idea speed on a bike? Surely you'd be up in arms if car drivers were talking this way. Double standards?0