Woohooo!!

 

No more getting stopped by the undercover Fuzz!

 

They are not allowed to use unmarked cars to catch people speeding and the Gatso's have to be bright yellow, I know we all know about the Gatso's but I only just read about the unmared cars!

 

 

Matty.

 

Edited because I'm dropping letter's!

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[This message has been edited by TopSquads (edited 21-05-2002).]

Matty what a shame this is not happening right now, because the poor bloke on the M5 north junction 3 on a big black bike had been pulled over by an unmarked mink coloured BMW reg: V390 VCC.

 

He went passed me as a blur, only because my eyesight is bad.

 

So M5 user's be aware they are using another unmarked BMW.

 

Mrs dunk300zxtt(Wendy)

Hi ,

Its a little too late for me , I was pulled on the M4 Nr Cardiff last week doing 90 mph , Black Volvo unmarked WELL PISSED OFF ! ,Followed me for 3 miles ! Tried to argue 'NO i wasn't officer i was doing 65mph' I was on cam and at one stage he said i was doing 100mph so 'OK ' i was doing 90 ! Oh well probably another 3 points (Which will take me to 6),I better start being a good boy but it's too damn easy in a Z32.Just have to wait to see what happens .

See ya

So when is this going to come about then? The sooner the better!

I hate the local (North Wales) Police, most of them are a bunch of insecure arrogant power hungry W*****s that are out for any easy ride!

If they wanted an easy life then they shouldn't have gone into the force in the first place!

Perhaps they should be moved to Moss side for a year just to get them used to cracking some real crime!!!

 

 

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Excellent, if it's true, Matty, where did you read that unmarked cars had been stopped ?

 

Herman

it is the sun but...

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2002230406,00.html

 

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good news but it only mentions parked cars using speed traps. It says nothing about unmarked cars following you..

Paul

Speed Cameras to be removed ? This was also reported in the Scaley Whale on Monday, I think.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=10650

The unmarked cars are the mobile and stationary ones, they are not allowed to use them anymore. They hve to be in the usual police cars (pink with yellow spots!) and as Mr.P rightly says all speed camera's must be illuminous yellow and the ones hidden behind walls, trees, people, bus stops, fences, signs and tunnel walls must be ripped out!

 

 

About chuffin time too!

 

Matty.

 

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cant help but think that if they are doing all this then they have something else in the pipeline.

What really pisses me off, is that when a new set of road works go up on the motorway, the first thing to be installed, before even the cones, are the fuckin cameras. There is a stretch here at preston at the moment on the M6 where there is a camera behind almost every single bridge pillar - these were put up a long time after all the stories about new gatsos not being allowed to be hidden... The other part to this is that I thought they were only allowed to put cameras in accident black spots - if this was the case, then how can a set of roadworks, which isn't even there yet, be an accident black spot???

 

The police are policing themselves - this stinks - whatever they are told to do they just ignore it and think of even more ways of turning the public against them - which is what they are doing!!! Someone breaks into your house they do fuck all - someone attacks you in the street they do fuck all - travel at more than the speed limit by a few mph and they come down on you like you're a serial rapist - IT FUCKIN STINKS. PLUS the police are some of the worst drivers I've seen - follow them they crawl along so you want to overtake them then they can do you for something. You get them following you and they are right up your arse to try and make you go faster. WTF is going on??? Its gonna get worse b4 it gets better too!!!

 

If you ever see an unmarked speed trap, do as I did yesterday and salute them, with two fingers - just make sure you are below the speed limit then you don't get your pic taken - they WILL see you though - just nice to do something back I suppose....

 

CheerZ,

 

Andy

 

An interesting case - if you hit someone whilst speeding and killed them, which would carry the largest penalty - I reckon 4 years for exceeding a 30 limit by 3mph and 3 hours community service for murder....

 

WTF am I rambling on about? I dunno :d

 

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imho gatsos in roadworks are a good use of the resource.

 

you need to make sure the traffic slows down for multiple reasons, including protecting the workforce...

 

but hiding them is crap

Fair enough but they don't need to be switched on at night when there's no traffic & no workers!! It's just an excuse to scrounge some more money from the motorist.

 

The problem is that britain has been sold out to the USA & the rest of the world.

Now the government has to make up for lost revenue by taxing us & fining us all to death!

'England is nothing, it's just the 51st state!' how true that is.

 

I agree Craig. Its the safty of workmen/women. But a few weeks ago I went down to Chelmsford for a wedding. All the way down the M6, M1 then the M25. About 3 times on the M6 there where signs saying road works and the limit was 50mph and the usual speed camera sign too. Anyway I slow down to 50. There are cones at the side of the road and in the centre, 5 miles later no roadworks but plenty of camera. I can under stand if the limit was imposed for the work but surly the sign sould have been taken down when all the cones where moved off the road. Also not one isolated incident but 3 times on the same motorway this happened. Pisses me off.

 

Stuart

This is great news, Now all we need to do is get someone to stop the bloody councils from putting mountains in roads...

The idiots put speed humps in our road and the first night they were there I couldn't get my car over them without scraping the bottom.... After a very pissed off phone call to the local council it was lowered.... Now they put those bloody stupid chaca..... shacanes...... width restricters down there....

 

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Originally posted by craig:

imho gatsos in roadworks are a good use of the resource.

 

you need to make sure the traffic slows down for multiple reasons, including protecting the workforce...

 

but hiding them is crap

 

I disagree - the speed cameras actually increase the chances of an accident IMO. Remember how the news used to be full of reports of workmen on the motorway being killed cos someone didn't obey the speed limit? no neither do I!!!!!! Because a 50mph limit is erected everytime a pothole appears everyone gets pissed off and speeds through them - I've seen loads of near crashes cos of ppl going over the limit then slamming on for the camera... Then they just speed up again... Yes speeds should be brought down but not using cameras.... IMHO...

 

CheerZ,

 

Andy

Originally posted by andyduff:

I disagree - the speed cameras actually increase the chances of an accident IMO. Remember how the news used to be full of reports of workmen on the motorway being killed cos someone didn't obey the speed limit? no neither do I!!!!!! Because a 50mph limit is erected everytime a pothole appears everyone gets pissed off and speeds through them - I've seen loads of near crashes cos of ppl going over the limit then slamming on for the camera... Then they just speed up again... Yes speeds should be brought down but not using cameras.... IMHO...

 

CheerZ,

 

Andy

 

i didnt get chance to finish my post before, but it is still valid.

 

i agree, that when they are not working on a stretch of road, but still marked out as such, that is crap, but these things happen...

 

workmen being injured on the motorway is more common than is reported, and thats a fact.

 

the speed limit comes down due to lane changes, different surfaces, narrower lanes, etc., etc. as well as people and equipment close to the traffic.

 

if you cant impose speed restrictions for dangerous situations like that, whats the point in putting speed limits anywhere ? near schools, high streets etc.

 

how would you impose a speed limit in roadworks then ? one that will work ?

 

people that speed up and slow down for speed cameras in that type of situation are just driving like arseholes in my opinion, as they are not actually thinking about why the cameras are there in the first place

 

thats the problem with too many drivers nowadays, not enough brain power to reason with

 

speed cameras behind blind bends ? is that right or wrong ? i think thats right, what do you think ?

 

red light cameras ? right.

 

speed cameras in roadworks to slow the traffic down ? right

 

speed cameras after a reduction in speed limit ? right ! else whats the point of reducing the limit ? might as well keep the limit at 60 or 70 right up to the danger point, then let everyone slam their brakes on at the last minute...

 

maybe they wont even bother braking if the slow speed section is only a few hundred yards long... just risk it... oh, thats what happens now....

 

some speed limits need changing, and some camera locations need changing, but you cannot deny that some locations are GOOD

 

cameras and speed traps on motorways and dual carriageways are the ones i object to most, especially out of normal daytime hours

 

maybe turn them off at night ? oh wait... that can be just as dangerous...

 

there are just too many variabes in deciding what is right and wrong for the roads, and noone is going to get it right, ever.

 

especially when we have so many inconsiderate non thinking brain challenged drivers around that think they can drive.

 

some people never realise how close they are to an accident, until they kill someone...

Originally posted by shaunmac:

'England is nothing, it's just the 51st state!' how true that is.

 

Never a truer word spoken! That's what I believe also, USA's puppet to do with as Bush sees fit!!! ARSE!!!

 

Off to join the Tali-Ban!!!

 

 

 

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GATSO cameras are a load of bollocks, take these examples:

 

A9, 5 miles North of Blair Atholl. 1-2 mile straight, no junctions. Vegetation cut back 5m from road side. Speed camera about 200-300m after straight starts. The point of this camera is? Stopping people overtaking at a safe stretch of road!

 

A9, Northbound 8 miles North of Blackford. GATSO camera, proven fact THE CAMERA causes the accidents. Smashes have increased since installation, majority of accidents rear impacts/lost control

 

A9, Northbound 2 miles after the last camera. No junctions, dual carriageway. Why???

 

and finally

 

A9 Southbound, just after Highland Spring Factory. GATSO tucked behind huge sign, this is AFTER the bad junction!!!

 

I've been done twice by GATSO and each time it was a revenue earner!!

 

This is a fuck'in joke, the cops should stick them up where they are required. A visual deterent is all that is required, to reduce speed, not hiding their cameras to catch people.