gatso forward facing ??????

PaulB2005 · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:28 pm Post subject:

Looks like a Peek Camera to me. I'll see if these can be used front and rear facing...

ETA: All the info i can find is copy and paste of each others sites. All seem to indicate these are rear facing type cameras. Is this type approved for front firing?

MaFt · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:31 pm Post subject:

we have some peek cam's near us which are all rear-facing.

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M8TJT · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:41 am Post subject:

Other than for complete database accuracy, which I wholly support, does it realy make any difference whether the cam is forward or rear facing??

If you have 'inadvertently slipped a couple of MPH over the speed limit', The PGPSW database in conjunction with your chosen satnav will give you ample warning of the presence of a fixed cam, so whether it is forward or rear facing is realy irrelevant.

What is more relevant (for some systems) is that the direction of travel (to get 'caught') is fairly accurate, as an incorrect direction will suppress the camera alert completely.

I also get the impression that the 'powers that be' care not a jot about flashing oncoming traffic, even at night, whether or not the cam is certified for it. There is a Gatso near me (2865) that frequently flashes speeding Eastbound traffic, even though it is on the left hand verge for catching Westbound traffic and there are no lines on the Eastbound carriageway

Darren · Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:18 pm Post subject:

Thanks to aj2052, here is a photo from the actual camera under discussion, proof positive that it takes forward facing photos!

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pcaouolte · Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:30 pm Post subject:

Looks like an expensive way to settle the argument Crying or Very sad

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PaulB2005 · Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:11 pm Post subject:

Bet he was driving in reverse.....

Andy_P · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 1:59 pm Post subject:

So, to sum up...

It is a forward-facing camera now, but was rear-facing at some time in the past (witness old dashes on road).

2. It appears to work exactly like a normal Truvelo camera (witness 3 buried sensor wires and following 3 white lines in Google images) but in this case is MADE by Gatso (the company). Further weight to the argument to NOT call them by the normal brand names in the database.

3. Any discrepancy in the position is very minor, and the haggling is over whether the icon should be positioned at:
- the exact point where the camera is sited,
- or in the middle of the carriageway at that point,
- or where the camera actually senses you and measures your speed (i.e. the faint wires BEFORE the whilte lines).

4. Add to that the fact that a precise spot on the Google submission map will NOT relate to exactly the same spot on a Tomtom or a different brand of SatNav, due to all sorts of rounding errors etc.

I've lost track of what submissions have been made for changes, but it appears that i) any positional change was too small for a free subscription, and ii) It hasn't changed from a "Gatso" because it still is one!

pcaouolte · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 2:06 pm Post subject:

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and 5 the OP has got his lifetime membership now so providing that the heading data for the camera is correct it's all become a bit irrelevant.
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Andy_P · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 2:23 pm Post subject:

aj2052 · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 2:24 pm Post subject:

I would imagine that it senses between the hidden sensers and the white lines because the vehicle is only just touching the white lines, also possibly noted on the pic but probaly not seen is that it identifies it as Lane 1 so presumably it identifies each lane, personally i would think the ideal postion is central on the tree lanes because thier is another camera within the same area on the central island checking the other incoming town carriageway so i would oresume a need to avoid spurious warnings?.
Incedently it is not my catch, but my daughters, Kids eh?.
I also think personally that these particullar cameras are a little bit of a trap because welford road coming out of leiceser consists of all incoming traffic paths from both sides with 3 and 4 lanes thru 3 sets of traffic lights causing everbody vying for front postion to get to ulimate outgoing exits on both sides thus causing a absolute wave of vehicles down this road, so in the daytime usually have to be quick to beat the wave if joining the road, in my daughters case she had just pulled of a nearside parking place only a couple of hundred yards or so prior to this camera and I know before anybody says its no excuse..
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Darren · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 2:41 pm Post subject:

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Darren · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:12 pm Post subject:

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