A Qn on Speed Cameras

[valvetronic]

Was asked this by someone: Do the older generation speed cams (like the 1 along the CTE @ Braddell exit) snap the car's front or rear?

Does anyone know?

 

[Terry]

Re: A Qn on Speed Cameras

Was asked this by someone: Do the older generation speed cams (like the 1 along the CTE @ Braddell exit) snap the car's front or rear?

Does anyone know?

100% guarantee plus chop rear... seen those thing flash before

 

[MRacer77]

Re: A Qn on Speed Cameras

Snap you from the rear.

 

[gadgets]

Re: A Qn on Speed Cameras

yup, no doubt its from the rear. in fact i think all these does from the rear, incl those on PIE, AYE, Yishun, etc. but if not wrong, its only 1-sided, i.e. it rotates 180 deg once a while. so it could miss u if you are lucky.

 

[louis]

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if it snaps from the rear at that height, then as long as there's a car behind you, your number plate will be obscured right?

 

[MRacer77]

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not sure about that... how about you give it a try and let us know how it turns out?? haha!

 

[gtr_Gtti]

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lol... anyway heard sometimes the cameras are shut off....it costs a lot of $ to mantain and operate them 24 hrs a day 7 days a week. insider tip off

 

[Mav]

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Cannot be from front as with flash, that will be dangerous for drivers.

 

[kurqa]

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yes but gentle reminder...new generation (handheld/bridge) cams will get you either way...racebred shared this on another thread

 

[Terry]

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usuallly its only on during late night when theres very little cars.....

 

[SEI]

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hmm... terry remember when u me steven tofu and stuff ran the red light together and all of us got flashed? we were close enough together that none of us had our licence plates were showing...

 

[kurqa]

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just wondering also if there's a possibility that you'd be gunned mistakenly when it's the car next to/in front/behind you that sped.

in another case, a friend of mine claimed he caught sight of a flash in his rear view mirror just after he passed some bridge late at night...but he was only travelling 5 to 10 km/h over the speed limit...he was the only car on the road at that time so not possible that it was other cars...any idea what it could be?

 

[valvetronic]

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Thanks for the (unanimous) replies. Appreciate it.

 

[gadgets]

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actually for some of the older cams, u can roughly tell if the lens is tuned at you in broad daylight. if it is, then you can speed w/o being caught on that camera cos its focusing on the other side of the road.

 

[kenntona]

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On CTE, camera cannot capture lanes 2 and 3. Only lane 1 (most right).

Not saying you should try, just my personal observation only.

 

[Azarael]

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what is the safest amount you can exceed the speed camera limit by ?
i notice taxis travel at more than 60 kmh at the botanical gardens speed camera....they not afraid to get caught ?

 

[gadgets]

Re: A Qn on Speed Cameras

i would say 15km/h max

 

[louis]

Re: A Qn on Speed Cameras

what is the safest amount you can exceed the speed camera limit by ?
i notice taxis travel at more than 60 kmh at the botanical gardens speed camera....they not afraid to get caught ?

erm, speed limit along that stretch has been raised to 70km/h