Cats eye cameras

HOG · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 15, 2005 Posts: 114

I had heard this b4 and read about it again yesterday that these may well make their way onto UK roads.

I am all for safety etc but I do believe that the majority of safety cameras are there to raise cash and these snooper ones will be even worse.

I can't see how a camera database could exist for these?

michaelh85 · Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 4:26 pm Post subject:

I can't even see this coming into fruition because of the laws on visibilty.

Firstly, the freedom of information act means that information that is in the public interest, must be released into the public domain (in this case, the issue of road safety) Basically, if you wrote to your local council with asking for all speed camera locations in your region, they have to tell you as that information is in the interest of public safety.

Secondly. The Govt, Police and local councils continue to claim that they would rather not have out money and that they are not out to get us (whether you believe it or not is another issue) Instead, they tell us that they want to inform us when were are in dangerous stretches of roads / accident blackspots so that we are then inclined to pay extra attention to our driving, hence the reason why cameras are bright yellow boxes..

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chris_w · Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 5:20 pm Post subject:

Are there any articles about these anywhere?

I keep hearing this one but It's just turned out to be rumour - If something like this was coming to the UK it would be all over the Police websites, news websites etc..........
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Wishlist · Lifetime Member Joined: Mar 10, 2005 Posts: 160

Dont think they would work in the rain very well either! Confused

HOG · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 15, 2005 Posts: 114

It was on the sky news web site and the BBC one as well as in the news papers.

Me watch Spooks? Nah Smile

worthingsaxovtr · Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:25 pm Post subject:

these rumours have been around for ages

Zaki · Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 11:55 am Post subject:

It was in the Sun newspaper (so you may not believe it), it appears that a well known Chief Constable in Wales was talking about these Cats eye cameras

Privateer · Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 2:17 pm Post subject:

I’ve done a bit of searching and Steve Warren’s UK Speed Traps mentions Cat’s Eye Cameras. The actual page is here.

Unfortunately I can’t read it at work because it is "Access Denied" courtesy of SurfControl! Evil or Very Mad

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chris_w · Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:33 pm Post subject:

Stanley_Tweedle · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 10, 2005 Posts: 207

Whilst I'm probably being paranoid, I can't help wondering if a GPS based road charging system would also be able to monitor speed constantly on any road and automatically dish out fines. What a money spinner that would be!

HOG · Regular Visitor Joined: Apr 15, 2005 Posts: 114

I hear also that in the future they will also be able to detect if a male driver looks at a female in another vehicle or walking by the road side and relay this information to the internal "jealousy" chip present in their partners brains prompting them to thump said driver on the arm along with the word "keep your eyes on the road"

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bmwman · Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:17 pm Post subject:

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