Police State

planetgarb · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 17, 2006 Posts: 3

This is more eveidence that we are becoming a Police state and how unfair the goverment is becoming.
Soon they will ban all speed camera detection all together so they can line their pockets even more and get cars off the road.

http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2184190/speed-detection-devices

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MaFt · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject:

i always thought they were already illegal...

still, the key here is:

Darren · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:33 pm Post subject:

We have discussed this in depth many times. The proposal in the Road Safety Bill sought to legislate against all forms' of 'active' detection which included Laser and Radar detectors. The bill specifically allowed GPS POI based systems so long as they did not contain 'active' sensors.

Specific parts of the Road Safety Act 2006 as it is now known are being introduced in stages. The harsher penalties for mobile phones was just one section. The section covering use of laser and radar detectors has not yet been introduced into law and may not make it onto the statute books until the end of 2007 or early 2008 so the author of the story in Computer Active has gotten his wires crossed!
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planetgarb · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 17, 2006 Posts: 3

im wondering if the road angel detectors although being gps based will be outlawed

Darren · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:53 pm Post subject:

Skippy · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:25 pm Post subject:

There is no dispute that there is a law in the making which will ban radar detectors but this story is a load of rubbish and contradicts itself....

Darren · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:36 pm Post subject:

PaulB2005 · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:51 pm Post subject:

PaulB2005 · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:52 pm Post subject:

Ignore me. Re-read thread - noi understand what you mean....

Skippy · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:59 pm Post subject:

GJF · Frequent Visitor Joined: Feb 08, 2007 Posts: 894

Quote, in the link of the first post:

mostdom · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:11 am Post subject:

Darren · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:50 am Post subject:

There are many Gatso's that do not use radar though so it'd be very dangerous to rely upon. I tested a number of devices with a laser gun last year and whilst most actually triggered an alert all were way too late!

The findings were that the only situation where laser detectors were of any use is where they detected laser 'scatter' of a vehicle being targetted ahead. We were never able to recreate this with moving vehicles but did once do so with a carefully staged static line-up!

So the loss of laser detection isn't something I'd lose sleep over tbh and radar isn't reliable enoigh on it's own.
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mostdom · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:21 am Post subject:

I'm kinda curious as to how many cameras are still fake.

Once upon a time I used to know a handful of fake cameras and merrily sailed past them, much to the concern and curiosity of others on the road. (I had long hair then) Taunt

You know! the cameras that used to flash at everything, whether it was moving or not, or when there was nothing there at all. Those were the days.

Now in my more mature years I wouldn't dream of taking such risks, Cameras, speeding or other.
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GJF · Frequent Visitor Joined: Feb 08, 2007 Posts: 894

I know the speeding subject is getting boring for some, so i continue at risk...........

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