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BMW330
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 Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:11 pm Post subject: Redspeed or Monitron? |
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After the manufacturers of Monitron went bust some time ago, a new company called RedSpeed rose out of their ashes.
http://www.redspeed-int.com/en/products_digital_enforcement_systems.htm
So does that not mean we should be a calling these camera's "RedSpeeds" instead of "Monitrons"...? |
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MaFt
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| Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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hmmm... good question...
'redspeed' as a description would imply it should be near traffic lights even though they're not always...
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:27 am Post subject: |
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| MaFt wrote: | | 'redspeed' as a description would imply it should be near traffic lights even though they're not always... |
True. But if the manufacturer calls the cameras "redspeed" then I guess it's best that we use that name.
Having a special category for them is a good idea, motorists could potentially score 6 points if the speed through a red light with one of these monitoring it and they are digital so there is no second chances. Kerching! Double your money! Double your points!
Before we go off on a tangent here, I don't exceeded the speed limit or run red lights. I use the database solely for academic purposes and to observe the location of accident black spots. There, I've said it. Now hopefully we can stay away from discussions about the morality of the database and a contentious red light vs speed cameras debate.  
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MaFt
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 10:50 am Post subject: |
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i was under the impression that once the lights are on red it switches to 'redlight' mode and once lights go up to amber/green then it is in 'speed camera' mode?
or are my assumptions just a figment of my imagination? (could be as i've never come across a redspeed redlight & speed camera before)
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Anita
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 11:59 am Post subject: |
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That was my understanding too, MaFt. Maybe my imagination's got figments too. 
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Skippy
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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| MaFt wrote: | | i was under the impression that once the lights are on red it switches to 'redlight' mode and once lights go up to amber/green then it is in 'speed camera' mode? |
I presumed that they could score "double points", but I must admit that I don't have any evidence to prove it! I couldn't see the authorities missing the opportunity to double their money if they could. :x
Existing red light cameras detect your speed but only to verify that you were doing a fair speed when you passed through the intersection. If you are travelling slowly then they don't flash.
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classy56
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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Where do I subscribe to get myself a 'figment' and are they verified figments ?
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| Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Can they operate as Speed Cameras when there are no road marking to verify the camera? |
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MaFt
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| PaulB2005 wrote: | | Can they operate as Speed Cameras when there are no road marking to verify the camera? |
again, this is just my understanding, but i'm sure i read or heard somewhere that the digital cams can 'superimpose' the lines on the road for the picture. not sure how true this is though as i suspect it'd be VERY hard to guarantee their accuracy with bumps etc in the road...
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THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!! Why can't we have a straight answer?? No more obfuscation please. Are you or are you not going to provide an unverified figments download file. 
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Anita
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| Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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| DennisN wrote: | | THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!! Why can't we have a straight answer?? No more obfuscation please. Are you or are you not going to provide an unverified figments download file. |
YOU may not want an obfuscations download file, Dennis, but some of us do. What happened to democracy? I think we should have a vote on both the obfuscations and figments download files, whether they're verified or not!!
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classy56
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Forget the figment file, I want one of these obfuscations files now, verified or not I will be the first person in Dorset to have one :D
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MaFt
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| Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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this thread has gone incredibly off-topic...
so here's a dog in a dress - if it could talk it'd be saying 'get back on topic'
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| Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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| MaFt wrote: | this thread has gone incredibly off-topic...
so here's a dog in a dress - if it could talk it'd be saying 'get back on topic'
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Is that yours, MaFt? |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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| BMW330 wrote: | | MaFt wrote: | this thread has gone incredibly off-topic...
so here's a dog in a dress - if it could talk it'd be saying 'get back on topic'
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Is that yours, MaFt? |
The dog or the dress?
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