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 1303Steve
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| posted on July 11th, 2010 at 02:25 PM |
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Speed camera proof number plates
Hi
The broke NSW government is about to introduce mobile speed cameras, al-la Victoria.
So we will all be driving around with our eyes on the speedo and not on the road and having nose 2 tail crashes, they've going to also drop amount of
grace given to being just over the limit, they can make more money that way.
I've noticed quiet a few cars with what appears to be a film over the number plate, that at certain angle the writing on the number plate
disappears.
Does anybody know where you can get this coating or film?
Steve
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| posted on July 11th, 2010 at 02:27 PM |
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just use stolen plates..its easier
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| posted on July 11th, 2010 at 02:45 PM |
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posted by 1303Steve
Hi
The broke NSW government is about to introduce mobile speed cameras, al-la Victoria.
So we will all be driving around with our eyes on the speedo and not on the road and having nose 2 tail crashes, they've going to also drop amount of
grace given to being just over the limit, they can make more money that way.
I've noticed quiet a few cars with what appears to be a film over the number plate, that at certain angle the writing on the number plate
disappears.
Does anybody know where you can get this coating or film?
Steve
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quite illegal Steve.. lol
stop and ask where they bought it??
in the country, many cars have plastic number plate frames
and when they fill up with dust, You can't see the plate.. lol
also on very muddy 4WD & cars....
You cannot see the rear plate...
LEE
that is also illegal..lol
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| posted on July 11th, 2010 at 03:36 PM |
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http://www.policespeedcameras.info/Speed_Camera_Myths/myths.html
hth
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| posted on July 11th, 2010 at 03:45 PM |
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just use stolen plates..its easier
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hahahaha good one Craig ,but the fine for that would probably be bigger than the speeding fine,plus these days they have vehicle recognition cameras
on the side of the road that can pick up unreg or stolen plates and his friend down the road picks you up instead
maybe you need one of these
http://www.blinder.com.au/home.html
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| posted on July 11th, 2010 at 04:05 PM |
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In Qld a mobile speed camera can't take your pic from in front as the Flash from the camera can be dangerous. The vehicle that has the speed camera
in it must be parallel and horizontal at the side of the road, they must be clear of other cars parked ( i think its 40m) they are also signed (
normally past the camera) 99% of the time they stick out like a sore thumb and its the motorist thats really not thinking about driving that will get
a fine.. For all the time they have been in Qld and the K's I do for work its really easy to spot them.
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| posted on July 11th, 2010 at 04:17 PM |
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I can't believe a Private company will now be utilised and supplying 6 white ford territories. They will also share part of the profit no wonder
Macquarie Bank is trying to buy the company.
These cameras are state of art and can take up to 6 photos of cars at a time. This is the first stage with more cars to be rolled out in the future.
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| posted on July 11th, 2010 at 04:35 PM |
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Well if they don't want us to be speeding build us more race tracks instead of closing them down, the bastards.
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| posted on July 11th, 2010 at 06:21 PM |
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lol not this again. just do what they did on mythbusters. either a flipping numberplate or travel at 350mph+ Yes!! MPH, thats like 560kmh
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| posted on July 11th, 2010 at 08:55 PM |
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Hi All, many moons back, one of my fishing buddies who dabbled in electronics had a hairbrained scheme, he told me that the speed cameras of the
day had a power output of 50khz and that the old paper echo sounder(fish finder for boats) put out the same 50khz, so we sat an old fish finder on
the floor of a car, supplied 12v to it, mounted the transducer under the front bumper (facing forward) and then spent the next 2 days trying to find
a camera car!!! anyways, we spotted one and parked our car on the opposite side of the road a couple of house blocks from it and facing the camera
car, turns the fishfinder on and instantly the camera cars flash go's ballistic!! I mean it wouldnt stop flashing, the bloke in the car seemed to
get excited and then the flashing stopped, mind you during all of this there were no passing traffic, he sat there for about 10 minutes then the
flashing started again but only for a couple of seconds. He then got out of the car and packed up the gear and left!! Hence to say that over the
next few months the local boating shops had a run on early model fish finders. later on the radar went to "K' band and the fish finders had no
impact, so the craze faded as quick as it started but shit it looked funny cheers Frank
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| posted on July 11th, 2010 at 10:33 PM |
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posted by VolksVair
Hi All, many moons back, one of my fishing buddies who dabbled in electronics had a hairbrained scheme, he told me that the speed cameras of the
day had a power output of 50khz and that the old paper echo sounder(fish finder for boats) put out the same 50khz, so we sat an old fish finder on
the floor of a car, supplied 12v to it, mounted the transducer under the front bumper (facing forward) and then spent the next 2 days trying to find
a camera car!!! anyways, we spotted one and parked our car on the opposite side of the road a couple of house blocks from it and facing the camera
car, turns the fishfinder on and instantly the camera cars flash go's ballistic!! I mean it wouldnt stop flashing, the bloke in the car seemed to
get excited and then the flashing stopped, mind you during all of this there were no passing traffic, he sat there for about 10 minutes then the
flashing started again but only for a couple of seconds. He then got out of the car and packed up the gear and left!! Hence to say that over the
next few months the local boating shops had a run on early model fish finders. later on the radar went to "K' band and the fish finders had no
impact, so the craze faded as quick as it started but shit it looked funny cheers Frank
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Geeez thats gotta be one of the funniest things I've ever heard of
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| posted on July 11th, 2010 at 11:02 PM |
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Hi
These new speed cameras have an infra-red flash so they can take photos both ways and at night.
The cars I've seen with these disappearing plates have all been new NSW Premium style plates and black with white writing or visa versa.
When I follow these cars in laned traffic and catchup or fall back the writing on the plate comes and goes.
Steve
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| posted on July 12th, 2010 at 07:25 AM |
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the Dunning–Kruger effect sounds like gold!
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| posted on July 12th, 2010 at 07:35 AM |
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yeah Steve,
i've seen a few variations here.....
one set of covers seem to have an angled pattern molded into the inside of the cover. it only allows you to view through from straight on.
this is set opposite on each half of the cover so only when at an angle.
i thought my eyes were shot as i walked past the back of the car.........must have looked a treat slowly pacing back and forth checking it out
Daimo
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| posted on July 12th, 2010 at 08:47 AM |
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As Vlad said, all the things to stop the camera identifing the plate are BS - my suggestion, don't speed, then if you get a ticket contest it. There
was a story in the paper the pther day, about 80% of contested speeding tickets are thrown out if you have a good record and were only marginally over
the limit.
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| posted on July 12th, 2010 at 09:02 AM |
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http://www.ghostplates.com/
I'm getting some
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| posted on July 12th, 2010 at 10:18 AM |
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We should do a group buy
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| posted on July 12th, 2010 at 10:27 AM |
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Like mentioned before, nip inot a wreckers yard and get yourself some new plates.
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| posted on July 12th, 2010 at 11:10 AM |
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Hi again, rang my electronics buddy to rehash the old days and this scenario in particular, he remembered everything but pointed out to me that it
wasn't 50khz it was 50 mhz ( mega hurtz or something)? anywayz, just on speed cameras, I am convinced that they are just a way of collecting
revenue, receiving a camera fine in the mail is no different to shutting the gate after the bull has allready pissed off!! if you are speeding and
potentially about to be a fatality, the fine aint going to be a deterent for you!! so in all honesty, one eye on the road and the other on your
speedo at all times!! just dont speed. and for all that change their wheel size, get your speedo recalibrated to suit. cheers Frank
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| posted on July 12th, 2010 at 02:21 PM |
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Hi
There was guy caught driving around in in Sydney's west last week, he had amassed about 156 demerit points from speed cameras.
He didn't break the speed limits by any more than about 10kph and only did it over a short period of time, so what sort of deterrent was the
camera?
None! What would have been a deterrent was being pulled up the cops.
But cops cost money, far more than cameras.
Steve
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| posted on July 12th, 2010 at 02:22 PM |
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I know where you can buy a flip up and flip down device for your plates so flip em up for cameras then flip em back down so it dosent look sus drivn
round wif no plates.
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| posted on July 12th, 2010 at 06:56 PM |
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This is also illegal in most states-
Clear lacquer your plates and while still wet sprinkle with salt-after lacquer is dry wash salt out and you have a fairly reflective surface- try pic
with flash on your camera
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| posted on July 12th, 2010 at 07:19 PM |
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didnt you see that myth-busters episode.
"A car for the people, an affordable Volkswagen, would bring great joy to the masses and the problems of building such a car must be faced with
courage."
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+1
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Ha, just enforce the rules we have and ya MIGHT stop the idiots, I just arived home from a run up the F3 from Sydney to Newcastle, buggy is flat out
trying to do 110 but sits on 95-100 ok speedo reading, stuck it in the slow lane and passed so many dickheads in the center and right hand lane that
it was like I was driving a supercar and the confusion in those two lanes was something to see, enforce the keep left unless overtaking rule would be
a start. Revenue raising!, not likely mr. citizen.
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Like mentioned before, nip inot a wreckers yard and get yourself some new plates.
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Every car pulled up in NSW for a breath test - the rego numbers and Your licence numbers are put into their computer...
If either are dodgy...
You won't be driving away... lol
LEE
PS: there was a movie.. a very old movie... where the licence plates flipped over...
closest I ever had was My front plate on hinges so when I went fast the plate went under the bumper...lol
that was a long time ago... lol
what We need now is rear plates to flip over or at least be covered over when going thru speed cameras...
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Bloody NSW government revenue raising again. If they really wanted to reduce speeding and traffic accidents, wouldn't more marked cars be the way to
go. If cost is the issue, paint up some old VN Commodores and EA Falcon's and park them by the roadside. I bet we'd all slow and be on best bahviour
if we saw them around, even if they had no one in them. I reckon they'd also reduce crime. Bet that's a side effect Ms Keneally and her chronies
never considered.
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Revolving number plates!!!! 007 are you listening?
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
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i remember dr karl doing somthing a bit dodgy when he was young or i might be one of his "mates" They built a contraption that sort of melted the
inside of the early radar cameas, might be a new science project for "someone"
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Just passed one of the new revenue raisers "testing" the camera on Williamson Ave in Ingleburn. So they are out there testing for a month apparently
before they start issuing fines
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