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Author Just been sent this at work might interest some of you ?
p1723944
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15th Oct 03 at 10:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

THIS HAS JUST BEEN PASSED TO ME AND I'M FORWARDING ON FOR YOUR INFORMATION
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You know those new electronic signs on the M4? Well they were switched on by some transport minister on Tuesday. Now the bad news, they are rigged with the SPECS speed cameras.

SPECS is a camera based system. As you go past a camera software detects and reads your number plate. When you go past the next camera, it detects and reads your number plate again. It knows how far apart the cameras are so it can work out your average speed between the two cameras.

The system is fully automatic and will automatically issue a ticket without any form of human intervention. It does this for every single vehicle that passes a camera! You will not know you've been nicked as the cameras don't flash. There's no film in them either, they're digital. Images of you in your car, together with the date and time are stored on disc (I assume they only keep them if you've been nicked).

It works 24/7, 365 days a year, and theoretically, there's absolutely no limit on the number of tickets that it can issue.
The whole section of the M4 between Theale (J12) and Membury Services
(between 14 and 15) is wired, both ways.

It is believed that the system is set to trigger a ticket at 78 mph.
The bad news gets even worse. For those who've got radar detectors, they won't work. SPECS is entirely passive, there's no radar or laser beam to pick up.

If anyone wants to be brave, we can do an experiment with small number
plates. I don't know what the upper speed limit is on SPECS either, on
GATSOs its about 175 mph, above that it can't detect you!
Cybermonkey
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15th Oct 03 at 10:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Ouch.lots of pissed of motorists. I can see them getting hacked up at 3am
Tom
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15th Oct 03 at 10:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Heard about these, you can't put your foot down after you get past them
MatthewR
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15th Oct 03 at 10:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Pure cunts!!!
Spence
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15th Oct 03 at 10:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

good job they come into action on tuesday i was doin a gd ton all the way to heathrow sunday nite mwahahaha
adam_sport
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i thought all speed cameras had to be highly visable
Spence
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15th Oct 03 at 11:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeh well that didnt last long did it
vibrio
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15th Oct 03 at 11:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

SPECs have been around for ages. yellow boxes high up on motorways
Tommy
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Thats what i thought i suspect this is bollox.
Dr Pepper
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15th Oct 03 at 11:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote..."It is believed that the system is set to trigger a ticket at 78 mph.
The bad news gets even worse. For those who've got radar detectors, they won't work. SPECS is entirely passive, there's no radar or laser beam to pick up. "




I beg to differ- I own a road angel- works by gps- these cameras will of had to have been declared and they will be picked up by the detector....any other system wont get them though


 
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