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| Originally posted by Sushipunk Only one anywhere near the CBD. Lulz. Go Queensland!  |
We have 176 in NSW. I go past like half of them. Interesting thing is that I keep seeing more of them burned to a crisp, most recently the one up the road from me 
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/roadsafet...ameralocations/
They aren't really that bad because you know where they are and the GPS tells you where the rest are. What is annoying are the 40km/h school zones. What's even more annoying is that I actually think they are a good idea, I just hate going through them. God damn 
We have both speed cameras and red light cameras.
I don't recall seeing automated speed cameras in america but I'm sure they exist.
A lot of the speeding ticketing is done by cops in cars who gun you and then pursue you till you pull over which takes no longer than 30 seconds if you aren't in the mood to pull an OJ speed chase.
Red light cameras are getting more frequent but some cities have taken them off because they don't generate enough revenue.
In France automated speed cameras are the norm, with these signs announcing them:
"FOR YOUR SECURITY, AUTOMATED CONTROL".
The camera is usually 10 to 30 seconds afterwards (obviously depending on the speed at which you are travelling).
You occasionally have cop cars, with one doing the gunning and one further done the road signalling you to pull over if you were gunned earlier. On the highway there are some Subarus that can go on high speed pursuiits:
In Switzerland you have small signs that mark "Radar"
Since we're mentioning the police, NSW must have the coolest looking police cars in the world. God damn do the new Commodores look sexy 
we do have speed cameras and radar in my area, but also do have cops who love to hide behind a bush or under the bridge. 
No speed cameras in California, but we do have red light cameras. My best friend lives in Arizona and they have cars with a 4ft pole with a camera on top. They are speed cameras. They put them all over. No one is usually in the car.
Fledz:
http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/carbon-motors-e7/
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/18/...612-scaglietti/
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| Originally posted by Domesticated I'm thinking of moving to Germany next year and I was on an US-based expat site which warned against automated cameras on highways. The whole tone of the article was as if they were something completely foreign to Americans. http://www.german-way.com/autopol.html |
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| Originally posted by bas The German autobahn has no set speed limit and knowing that I'd imagine many people (not just Americans) would take that as a sign that they can go 100+ mph (or 203847103894 km/h for you metric people). This article is set to remind them that despite the fact that the autobahn has no speed limit, many highways do and if you ignore them you'll get busted regardless of there not being a visible police officer. |
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| Originally posted by gehzumteufel Some parts of the Autobahn (or as us English speakers better know it as a freeway) do have speed limits. |
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| Originally posted by bas Right. But I'm sure there are a lot of people that have heard that "the autobahn has no speed limit" and figure, fuck it I'll just tear down here as fast as I can. |
The thing about automated tickets in the US is that they are kind of against the bill of rights, what with the lack of due process and all.
First of all, they can't prove it was the individual in the car, with the shitty quality and all.
Second of all, fuck off with your Orwellian surveillance.
We have tolls and you can get an automatic RFID-based toll tag for your car, so that you don't have to wait in line an scrounge for cash. People argued that they could use those tags to record your entry/exit times on the highway and then send you tickets in the mail. So far, the highway people said that it's a violation of privacy and will never happen.
Have fun with all that video surveillance, Britain. Let us know how it works out for you. Why not put an RFID tag on every car and fine everyone every time the car exceeds the speed limit by 4kmh?
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| Originally posted by whiskers We have tolls and you can get an automatic RFID-based toll tag for your car, so that you don't have to wait in line an scrounge for cash. People argued that they could use those tags to record your entry/exit times on the highway and then send you tickets in the mail. So far, the highway people said that it's a violation of privacy and will never happen. |
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| Originally posted by gehzumteufel No speed cameras in California, but we do have red light cameras. My best friend lives in Arizona and they have cars with a 4ft pole with a camera on top. They are speed cameras. They put them all over. No one is usually in the car. Fledz: http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/carbon-motors-e7/ http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/18/...612-scaglietti/ |
Speed cameras. Ive never seen them when im home on the east coast.... they may have them in arizona or california though not really sure. Usually a speed camera for us is the cops using radar. Albeit we are ALL about these idiotic red light cameras.
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| Originally posted by Fledz None of those are regular police cars. |
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| Originally posted by Imagin Speed cameras. Ive never seen them when im home on the east coast.... they may have them in arizona or california though not really sure. Usually a speed camera for us is the cops using radar. Albeit we are ALL about these idiotic red light cameras. |
We don't have speed cameras that automatically dole out tickets, but there are cameras at most every intersection around here regardless. Watching. Not sure if I'd rather know they use them to fine people, or leave their undoubtedly insidious purpose left to the imagination! FASCIST POLICE STATE TAKING MY FREEDOMS WTF
The city I went to HS in had a Corvette on their police force though. The rest of them drive brand new Chargers anymore. Who would have thought that crime-fighting could generate so much profit?
this link shows the states that have speed cameras, red light cameras, both, or non of the above.
http://www.caranddriver.com/feature...driving-feature
There has to be a way to create a plastic cover that only has viewing angles that a ground level cop car can see. That way these stupid cameras can't get your plates. lol
They have them, they're just illegal and quite obvious to Police.
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| Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On They have them, they're just illegal and quite obvious to Police. |
You know those billboards that have the rotating panels that periodically display different adverts every few seconds? They can custom make your plates like that. $.
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| Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On You know those billboards that have the rotating panels that periodically display different adverts every few seconds? They can custom make your plates like that. $. |
canada has red light and speed cameras. its fucking gay i hate it .
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| Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On You know those billboards that have the rotating panels that periodically display different adverts every few seconds? They can custom make your plates like that. $. |
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