Setting off a speed camera.

[gavgav]

I always like dropping down the bank into hawkshead in the lakes, as they have one of those electronic gadgets that tells you the speed you are doing. I know I have a speedo on the bike, but it's just fun to me

 

[Jefferson Meriwether]

Good work fella. I hope you had time to slow down for those pesky bypass protestors at the bottom of the hill.

I haven't seen any of those protesters in quite a while now; they seem to have disappeared for the moment

 

[jdtate101]

On one of our local TT's the course runs through a small 30mph section (mostly 50mph limits) which is ever so slightly downhill. The club photographer was stationed there taking shots and said the speed camera there went off about 40 times during the race, so I'm sure the local plod was wondering WTF was going on.

 

[HLaB]

Eventually found a speed camera in Leicester that I think I can trip. Went out today and attacked it, I hit 30.2mph before I had to slow for the car in front of me. Pretty sure it didn't flash me, but at least I broke the limit

You had a few mph before that, they are set @ 110% + 2mph (35mph in a 30zone).

 

[Jefferson Meriwether]

The other Thursday morning I had my GoPro recording as I went down into Chideock and recorded the speed camera going off. The first minute or so of the video is pretty much blackness due to no street lighting; jump to about 1m15s for the more interesting bit.

I've hopefully managed to upload the video properly; first time I've tried posting a video on CC.

 

[Peteaud]

The other Thursday morning I had my GoPro recording as I went down into Chideock and recorded the speed camera going off. The first minute or so of the video is pretty much blackness due to no street lighting; jump to about 1m15s for the more interesting bit.

I've hopefully managed to upload the video properly; first time I've tried posting a video on CC.

Can't see it.

 

[Jefferson Meriwether]

Can't see it.

Can't see what? The video or the camera flashing? The camera flashing is actually about the 1m22s mark; just watched the video again to double check the timing. If it's the vid that's not playing for you I'm not sure what the answer is; the vid's playing for me.

 

[Peteaud]

The video,


Video unavailable
This video has either been removed from Facebook or is not visible due to privacy settings.

 

[Frood42]

Can't see what? The video or the camera flashing? The camera flashing is actually about the 1m22s mark; just watched the video again to double check the timing. If it's the vid that's not playing for you I'm not sure what the answer is; the vid's playing for me.

privacy settings.

 

[Jefferson Meriwether]

Ah, I hadn't thought of that. Rather than try to fathom out how to change the privacy settings on FB for just that vid I'll copy across the youtube vid; I know that one is on public setting.

 

[DCLane]

My 9 yo's pleased with himself at setting off a speed camera close to 40mph downhill here

I was just behind him with a speedo playing the scared (irresponsible) parent.

 

[classic33]

My 9 yo's pleased with himself at setting off a speed camera close to 40mph downhill here

I was just behind him with a speedo playing the scared (irresponsible) parent.

Nice stretch of road.

 

[perplexed]

I got radar gunned by the rozzers on the road bike on the way to work a couple of years back.

Made my day that did.

 

[Firestorm]

Thought that the speed limits applied to the road and was not dependant on the road user.
And that they were just unable to enforce them on cyclists on cyclists due to the identification issue.
Given that there are an increasing number of 20 mile an hour limits and this is a speed easily attainable on a bike ,Ignoring it will just add fuel to the anti cyclists fire.
Any half decent driver should know roughly his speed without having to resort to his speedo.
So should a cyclist...
We are all road users lets all do as we should, not what we can get away with

 

[Cycleops]

Badge of honour for cyclists I guess.