richard thomas
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| posted on 4/7/08 at 03:51 PM |
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I seem to remember that it was an average of 89mph over 375 yards? speed gun was behind.
[Edited on 4/7/08 by richard thomas]
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Liam
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| posted on 4/7/08 at 04:29 PM |
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For an average over 375 yards of 89mph they were clocking you for about 8.5 seconds. If you were being overtaken during that time how can they be
sure their instrument was measuring your speed and not the other car's? Surely the radar gun isn't accurate enough to discriminate
between two vehicles next to each other at whatever distance was likely involved. It's all academic if you know you were indeed the one doing
89 mph, but could be a fair argument if you dont think you were!
Liam
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richard thomas
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| posted on 4/7/08 at 05:52 PM |
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That's what I was thinking....not sure how it would wash in a Scottish court though.
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Mr G
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| posted on 4/7/08 at 07:14 PM |
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I got a fine and points for doing 81 on a duel carriageway (lovely clear quiet summers evening) and specifically remember being overtaken at the same
time I noticed the camera van on the other carriageway.
I'd recieved a phone call telling me my father had had a heart attack and was trying to get back from East Sussex to Devon.
Took it on the chin and was sure the other bloke who was going faster than me must of got flashed as well but pi$$ed off due to the relative
speed/conditions and situation It arose in 
Father recovered ok though 
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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drhunter
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| posted on 4/7/08 at 08:27 PM |
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quote:
Surely the radar gun isn't accurate enough to discriminate between two vehicles next to each other
Liam
Was it radar, or, more likely, laser based?
Either way there are multiple sources of innacuracy. ie reflections and slip effect, which is why the camera vans also record video.
There's a load of info on this if you google it, good luck!
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