Types Of Speed Camera
There are a number of different cameras patrolling the highway which should all have a totally different type of methods to deliver a speeding fine to people. The following, will try to clear up what they are and how they are engineered to issue a ticket. Please be aware there are many strategies the police force will use but I'd like to go through the most relevant.
Current Speeding Cameras
The Gatso
The most widely recognized of all various cameras now in action, The Gatos will become effective whenever you go in to the speeding trap i.e. The white lines you drive over as you drive away from the camera. A radar beam is projected on to the vehicle which tracks The speed and if you are over the road limit two photos are taken to make sure the clarity under all circumstances.
The Truvelo
The Truvelo is a forward facing camera, the concept behind this is it is better to make a prosecution if you have a image of the driver as well as the license. Not like the Gatso that has a flash and is therefore considered hazardous for forward facing photos, the Truvelo uses infrared technology for an unseen flash. This joined with under road pressure loops that sense a cars speed on approach with no prior warning to you make this an incredible camera. You may never know you have been seenuntil it is too late!
Specs Camera
The specs cameras are primarily used to apply a speeding limit over a stretch of road sometimes a highway or dual carriage way, it uses plate recognition software and has two cameras mounts together both with infra red so they can work both night and day. They are set up intermittently along the stretch of road and your car is timed as to how long it takes to move between the set up points, making in essence a speed controlled zone.
Peek Speed camera
Not very talked-about compared with its very similarcompetitor the Gatso uses either radar or underground speed loops to estimate the rate of passing cars. Like the Gatso it works via a flash picture taken as the driver is moving away from the camera.
Handheld Speeding Camera
There are 3 popular speeding cameras used presently. Them being teletraffic, mini Gatso and the TSS system. The teletraffic is the traditional laser pointer, often pointed at the license plate of the car as the coating on it's a good reflective surface. The beam is bounced back to the camera giving a speed reading. The mini Gatso is pretty much what it says on the tin, a smaller version of the Gatso (see above) and the TSS is a fixed road side sensor device in which a police unit can plug in to as and when they desire and take recordings of offenders.
If you have other questions like how much is a speeding fine? please see my website.
Current Speeding Cameras
The Gatso
The most widely recognized of all various cameras now in action, The Gatos will become effective whenever you go in to the speeding trap i.e. The white lines you drive over as you drive away from the camera. A radar beam is projected on to the vehicle which tracks The speed and if you are over the road limit two photos are taken to make sure the clarity under all circumstances.
The Truvelo
The Truvelo is a forward facing camera, the concept behind this is it is better to make a prosecution if you have a image of the driver as well as the license. Not like the Gatso that has a flash and is therefore considered hazardous for forward facing photos, the Truvelo uses infrared technology for an unseen flash. This joined with under road pressure loops that sense a cars speed on approach with no prior warning to you make this an incredible camera. You may never know you have been seenuntil it is too late!
Specs Camera
The specs cameras are primarily used to apply a speeding limit over a stretch of road sometimes a highway or dual carriage way, it uses plate recognition software and has two cameras mounts together both with infra red so they can work both night and day. They are set up intermittently along the stretch of road and your car is timed as to how long it takes to move between the set up points, making in essence a speed controlled zone.
Peek Speed camera
Not very talked-about compared with its very similarcompetitor the Gatso uses either radar or underground speed loops to estimate the rate of passing cars. Like the Gatso it works via a flash picture taken as the driver is moving away from the camera.
Handheld Speeding Camera
There are 3 popular speeding cameras used presently. Them being teletraffic, mini Gatso and the TSS system. The teletraffic is the traditional laser pointer, often pointed at the license plate of the car as the coating on it's a good reflective surface. The beam is bounced back to the camera giving a speed reading. The mini Gatso is pretty much what it says on the tin, a smaller version of the Gatso (see above) and the TSS is a fixed road side sensor device in which a police unit can plug in to as and when they desire and take recordings of offenders.
If you have other questions like how much is a speeding fine? please see my website.
About the Author:
Ben Walsh Has 1st hand experience in the benefits of using legal methods to stop 6 points being added to his license. See Speeding Fines UKand visit our info centre with ideas on tactics and loopholes for fixed penalty speeding fines, and instances where court may be involved.