Speeding Fine

[chef_stagea]

hey guys,,, so the story goes back in 2006 i was the cause of an accident. i was fined and had 3 demerit points taken off me (im a p plater btw) and since then ive been pretty well behaved behind the wheel. wont punch orange lights speeind etc etc as a chef i just can not loose my liscense. over the last 2 yrs its became habit to cheak my speedo every 5 meters i drive pretty much. and lastnight coming home was noi different sitting dead on 60. my gps saying 61. and i got flashed at a red light camera. it wasnot a red light and i know that i was not speeding 100%. where do i stand? i havnt got the letter in the mail yet but im pretty off the whole thing. cheers.

[craig R33]

you will be srprised mate, ive been flashed many times, i drive around 3-4 hrs a day and have been flahed a few times

even though i wasnt speeding and never seen anything from it...

i just think it maybe test flashes?

[RubyRS4]

I've been "test flashed" before and never received a fine.

If it does come in, request a pic and dispute it.

[scandyflick]

... or faulty equipment, or a bird flying past the radar or something or somesuch.

dont sweat it til you get the fine in the mail, then dispute it. simple.

(bahaha, didnt bother refreshing, ruby beaqt me to it )

Edited September 17, 2008 by scandyflick

[SLEEPR85]

Same here, was also "test flashed" about 2 weeks before i got off my p's with only 1 point left and was freaking out. Was doing about 54ish in a 50 zone but nothing came of it so i assumed i wasn't over or i was just on the "flash" limit.

But yeah... always request a pic. At least then you have an "in action" photo of your car

[scandyflick]

and, you get a nice photo of your car to add to the collection.

[d--]

good luck man, if you weren't speeding then i doubt it'll be a problem for you.

[Madaz]

normally they keep the photo as its government property and nowadays they dont make a hard copy of it they bring out a laptop and show you

yeah ive been flashed before too and thought 'What The'

i think its to put the fear of SAPOL into you

[scandyflick]

normally they keep the photo as its government property and nowadays they dont make a hard copy of it they bring out a laptop and show you

man, that just takes the fun out of tearing past speed cameras...

(im jokin kids.)

[Krishy]

yeah i have been "test flashed" before

i wont worry too much about it mate till you get that red letter in your mail

[CRoNic...]

I've been flashed many times. Once I was going 50 in a 60 zone and got flashed on a green light and I was the only one in the intersection! 1 year on, I haven't received anything.

Those things flash all the time - they're like a strobe light.

[scandyflick]

its fun when they go off at night when youre heading the other way.

blinding much?

[R32 project]

hey guys,,, so the story goes back in 2006 i was the cause of an accident. i was fined and had 3 demerit points taken off me (im a p plater btw) and since then ive been pretty well behaved behind the wheel. wont punch orange lights speeind etc etc as a chef i just can not loose my liscense. over the last 2 yrs its became habit to cheak my speedo every 5 meters i drive pretty much. and lastnight coming home was noi different sitting dead on 60. my gps saying 61. and i got flashed at a red light camera. it wasnot a red light and i know that i was not speeding 100%. where do i stand? i havnt got the letter in the mail yet but im pretty off the whole thing. cheers.

where was it? the police do have a speed camera testing section who often calibrate and test the speed cameras.

Last night i sat at BP on west terrace with some mates having subway, and they were doing some work on the red light camera at that intersection. I think i saw the camera go off about 30-40 times for the 15 minutes i was there.

[rhys5169]

^ive seen that on west lakes BLv, camera was non stop flashing for about a minute, i slowed right down to like 5kmph and almost caused an accident cause i was scared to go thru it lol

[scandyflick]

if its going ballistic, all youve got to worry about is being blinded by the farken thing.

[rhys5169]

wonder if anyone has blamed there crash on a flashing speed camera?? its more than possible

[scandyflick]

i wouldnt be surprised.

theyre brutally bright when its dark and youre heading the opposite direction, i really wouldnt be shocked if someone had hit something after being flashed.

[rhys5169]

wreckless endangermant of life???lol flashing lights at oncoming traffic

[RubyRS4]

wreckless endangermant of life???lol flashing lights at oncoming traffic

One could only wish

[rhys5169]

lol