New Speed Cameras Lurking In Melb

[Mean_R34]

A couple of weeks ago I was in a cab on my way to Melb airport when the driver pointed out a new speed camera.

Rather than the usual camera in a car on the roadside, this one was a radar/speed detector & camera on a small tripod about 2-3 feet high and a silver metal box about .5m squared all sitting on the kerbside, with seemingly noone else around.

I saw another on High St Glen Iris yesterday lunchtime, not far from Malvern Rd intersection.

One each side.

I think I may have been clocked doing 65 in a 60 zone as I was a bit slow in noticing it.

These are going to be huge cash cows for the greedy Vic govt as they are no where near as obvious as the usual cars with tinted windows.

I spoke to a courier yesterday arvo, as they are always on the road. He said his brother-in-law was clocked speeding by one of these, but was not fined as (supposedly) they are still in the testing phase. I'll get back to you on that, pending my letterbox drops.

Anyway, here's a pic (taken from a crappy Nokia phone) so you can get to know your enemy.

Edited September 11, 2008 by Mean_R34

[MaXiMuS007]

Surely these are too easy to take care of with a baseball bat? Or even just pushing them over?

[Player_Hater]

Surely these are too easy to take care of with a baseball bat? Or even just pushing them over?

there would be some1 lurking around nearby looking after it ... its a potential cash cow 4 the government... they would definately look after them

[(B1) MR_fanny]

you could always ride a bike start writing a text and stack into it...would make a good youtube vid

[Mean_R34]

I reckon it'd be funny for those with spare cars to park them in front of these cameras and leave it there all day.

The bloke will come back and find zero shots taken. F#$K 'em!

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

WTF I saw them down in Kew, damn it can't remember the name of the street but it looked very sus.

[Basti]

oh man these are gonna get destroyed in so many interesting ways. they're too vulnerable

[INVRTD]

bike idea is good value, or do what i did move to canberra, need so much signage b4 camera, and theres really not that many nothing like melbs

[R32Big_boy]

Guns would fix this.

[Jack-]

Get a 4wd and just drive over it and keep going

[Player_Hater]

random old people driving on the foot path would be gold... i like the gun idea to

[Frunknmont]

So typical of VIC government, assaults, burglaries and shit like that is out of control so what do they do, plan even more devious ways to make money.

[tets]

i would smash them for sure if i ever saw them alongside the road.

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

We need to f**k with them hard during the testing phase so they don't get implemented!

bring teh pains!

[ITZTRU]

I'm sure I watched some kind of report on these on TV some time ago...

[CrispyFries]

These are black ops speed cameras

http://english.controleradar.org/hidden-speed-camera.php

Note the section on SA speed cameras

[RBPOWA-(TJ)]

i work at a landfill i might talk to some truckies .... get the to use there bin grabber early one morning .. and just pluck it up from the side of the road .. and keep going ... be perfect and no one would know .. in about 4hours after that we would have burried it in like 85tones of more rubbish and building scrap

[sammus]

those ones in glen iris have been there for about 3 weeks.

can anyone confirm seeing an operator/supervisor near by? because i've been past them at night and they seem deserted

[RBPOWA-(TJ)]

best way to find out ... park next to it for about 10mins .. turn car off ... im sure if they think something is up they will come over to investigate .. your not doing anything wrong .. be on your phone to make it look legit tho

[R31Nismoid]

Who cares if it is 'legit'

I've parked infront of the parked car speed camera's before (was near where i was staying).

Stuff em.

The dude came out and said he was trying to operate a speed detection device and i was in his camera's line which affected it.

I said, ye i know, and asked if i could move it, i said nup. Went inside

He also said it took a little while to setup etc

So must have been a pain in the ass