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Speed Vans

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  • 15-01-2014 3:42am
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    cav93
    Registered Users Posts: 53 ✭✭


    I was travelling today on a road doing about 70km in 60 zone, when i spotted a speed van (go safe) about 100 yards away, parked in the other side off the road and its front facing me. i then braked to below the speed limit. just wondering has anyone any experience of being in a similar situation or can the vans even detect your speed before you come to them
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    toyotaavensis
    Registered Users Posts: 1,331 ✭✭✭toyotaavensis


    If your spedo says you were doing 70 then you were probalby doing 64-66. There is a measurement error bound in the system, which is subtracted from the speed the machine thinks you are doing. Not sure if that will save you though.


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    Barlivia
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭Barlivia


    cav93 wrote: »
    I was travelling today on a road doing about 70km in 60 zone, when i spotted a speed van (go safe) about 100 yards away, parked in the other side off the road and its front facing me. i then braked to below the speed limit. just wondering has anyone any experience of being in a similar situation or can the vans even detect your speed before you come to them

    Your grand relax camera is only out the back window


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    Renegade Mechanic
    Registered Users Posts: 7,934 ✭✭✭Renegade Mechanic


    Barlivia wrote: »
    Your grand relax camera is only out the back window

    Think very carefully about lying on that particular rock!


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    Truckermal
    Registered Users Posts: 6,047 ✭✭✭Truckermal


    Renegade Mechanic wrote: »
    Think very carefully about lying on that particular rock!

    He is right..


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    Renegade Mechanic
    Registered Users Posts: 7,934 ✭✭✭Renegade Mechanic


    Truckermal wrote: »
    He is right..

    He is? Huh, could almost swear I saw a lens in place of the passenger compartment on some.. Unless its just some equipment?


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    Truckermal
    Registered Users Posts: 6,047 ✭✭✭Truckermal


    Renegade Mechanic wrote: »
    He is? Huh, could almost swear I saw a lens in place of the passenger compartment on some.. Unless its just some equipment?

    No lens only in the back window allthough the go safe vans have a camera mounted over the windscreen which is for surveillance only.


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    matt70iu
    Registered Users Posts: 415 ✭✭matt70iu


    cav93 wrote: »
    I was travelling today on a road doing about 70km in 60 zone, when i spotted a speed van (go safe) about 100 yards away, parked in the other side off the road and its front facing me. i then braked to below the speed limit. just wondering has anyone any experience of being in a similar situation or can the vans even detect your speed before you come to them

    Can Confirm you're ok OP. Although they do measure traffic in both directions, coming towards the front of the van they only measure your speed as you're coming away from the back window of the van.

    Know this because if my own stupidity 80e lighter and 2 points up:)

    Got done for 61 in a 50


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    Lardy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 981 ✭✭✭Lardy


    matt70iu wrote: »
    Can Confirm you're ok OP. Although they do measure traffic in both directions, coming towards the front of the van they only measure your speed as you're coming away from the back window of the van.

    Know this because if my own stupidity 80e lighter and 2 points up:)

    Got done for 61 in a 50

    This is correct. ;)


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