Anonymous
01-05-01, 09:08 AM
Read this it's frightening. :(
> Subject: Warning for Drivers
>
> Be aware of the new speed cameras which are being erected the
> complete length of the 'A' and 'M Roads. They are recognised by a tall
> blue coloured poles and a small aerial pole next to it. We may
> have a possible stay of execution, due to the privacy law up-holding
> these units from being switched on. At the moment it is being debated within
> Parliament.
>
> SPEEDCHECK SVVD or SPECS went on-line last week-end on the M1,
> netting 4,300 offenders in a single day. The system does not use
> instantaneous speed like the cameras we're all familiar with, instead
> measuring the average speed of every vehicle over a distance of about a
> mile. How?
>
> By reading your license plates and matching them up camera -to-camera.
> Kent and Leicestershire police are so impressed with it that
> systems are being erected in their enforcement areas too. This
> is a new system which has now entered service after successful trials on
> the M1 and M20 in the UK.
>
> SPEEDCHECK SVDD (Sureway Video Detection Device) is a system similar
> in concept to the GATSO, but with a new twist. SVDD deploys
> cameras at either end of a measured baseline, (up to 500 metres) to
> monitor vehicles 24 hours a day. Using machine vision, vehicle number plates
are
> read, and the precise time of each observation recorded and as a vehicle
> passes the second camera, the number plate records are matched, and an
> average speed for the vehicle is calculated. If this is above the trigger
> speed, then the vehicle's identification is recorded along with it's
> speed.
> It is also flashed up on a huge illuminated sign further down the road to
> embarrass the driver into slowing down. When triggered, the detection
> technology used in these cameras automatically records the date, precise
> time, location and speed of the offending vehicle, along with a detailed
image of the
> front of the vehicle, which clearly records the number plate,
> make, model, who is driving and colour of the vehicle.
>
> There's five overriding reasons for the habitual speeder to be
> afraid of this system. Or may be there could be the implication of a
> sixth reason, What if she is not your fulltime Wife / Girlfriend!!
>
> 1. It works 24 hours a day.
> 2. Needs no film!
> 3. Uses no flash!
> 4. Uses no radar!
> 5. It's been proven to be over 99% accurate in almost all weather
> conditions. It doesn't do spot-speed checking. A GATSO can only check the
> speed of a vehicle within a certain range, so the tactic most
> drivers use now is to slow down for the camera and then speed up again
> once past it.
>
> SPEEDCHECK measures average speed over a known distance. So if
> you do 60mph under each camera and then speed up to 80 mph in
> between, your average speed is likely to be near 70mph - 10 over the
> limit imposed, you're nicked.SVDD say this means that the system can impose a
> far smoother flow of traffic eliminating slow-fast driving that the GATSO
> cameras provoke.
>
> Because it's automated, the system is entirely self-sufficient.
> It's hooked up to the DVLA computers, and can automatically process the
> fines and send out notices in the post.
>
> It's Big Brother. Don't believe for a moment that this technology will
> only be used to catch speeders. It can be used to keep track of
> where every single car in the country is at any given moment in time once
> the network of these things becomes broad enough. Warning to M25
> Motorists.
> If you are a driver then this is important! Even if you aren't, you know
> people who are, so it is still important!
>
> Please pass this one on to as many people as you can. There are 60 new
> cameras that start operating on the M25 on Monday 14 June 2001.
> These are between the A3 and M40. They are digital and linked direct to
> computer, use no film or flashgun. They can deal with 60,000 tickets
> EVERY HOUR.
"Theres something missing, I'm not all there, Theres something missing".
> Subject: Warning for Drivers
>
> Be aware of the new speed cameras which are being erected the
> complete length of the 'A' and 'M Roads. They are recognised by a tall
> blue coloured poles and a small aerial pole next to it. We may
> have a possible stay of execution, due to the privacy law up-holding
> these units from being switched on. At the moment it is being debated within
> Parliament.
>
> SPEEDCHECK SVVD or SPECS went on-line last week-end on the M1,
> netting 4,300 offenders in a single day. The system does not use
> instantaneous speed like the cameras we're all familiar with, instead
> measuring the average speed of every vehicle over a distance of about a
> mile. How?
>
> By reading your license plates and matching them up camera -to-camera.
> Kent and Leicestershire police are so impressed with it that
> systems are being erected in their enforcement areas too. This
> is a new system which has now entered service after successful trials on
> the M1 and M20 in the UK.
>
> SPEEDCHECK SVDD (Sureway Video Detection Device) is a system similar
> in concept to the GATSO, but with a new twist. SVDD deploys
> cameras at either end of a measured baseline, (up to 500 metres) to
> monitor vehicles 24 hours a day. Using machine vision, vehicle number plates
are
> read, and the precise time of each observation recorded and as a vehicle
> passes the second camera, the number plate records are matched, and an
> average speed for the vehicle is calculated. If this is above the trigger
> speed, then the vehicle's identification is recorded along with it's
> speed.
> It is also flashed up on a huge illuminated sign further down the road to
> embarrass the driver into slowing down. When triggered, the detection
> technology used in these cameras automatically records the date, precise
> time, location and speed of the offending vehicle, along with a detailed
image of the
> front of the vehicle, which clearly records the number plate,
> make, model, who is driving and colour of the vehicle.
>
> There's five overriding reasons for the habitual speeder to be
> afraid of this system. Or may be there could be the implication of a
> sixth reason, What if she is not your fulltime Wife / Girlfriend!!
>
> 1. It works 24 hours a day.
> 2. Needs no film!
> 3. Uses no flash!
> 4. Uses no radar!
> 5. It's been proven to be over 99% accurate in almost all weather
> conditions. It doesn't do spot-speed checking. A GATSO can only check the
> speed of a vehicle within a certain range, so the tactic most
> drivers use now is to slow down for the camera and then speed up again
> once past it.
>
> SPEEDCHECK measures average speed over a known distance. So if
> you do 60mph under each camera and then speed up to 80 mph in
> between, your average speed is likely to be near 70mph - 10 over the
> limit imposed, you're nicked.SVDD say this means that the system can impose a
> far smoother flow of traffic eliminating slow-fast driving that the GATSO
> cameras provoke.
>
> Because it's automated, the system is entirely self-sufficient.
> It's hooked up to the DVLA computers, and can automatically process the
> fines and send out notices in the post.
>
> It's Big Brother. Don't believe for a moment that this technology will
> only be used to catch speeders. It can be used to keep track of
> where every single car in the country is at any given moment in time once
> the network of these things becomes broad enough. Warning to M25
> Motorists.
> If you are a driver then this is important! Even if you aren't, you know
> people who are, so it is still important!
>
> Please pass this one on to as many people as you can. There are 60 new
> cameras that start operating on the M25 on Monday 14 June 2001.
> These are between the A3 and M40. They are digital and linked direct to
> computer, use no film or flashgun. They can deal with 60,000 tickets
> EVERY HOUR.
"Theres something missing, I'm not all there, Theres something missing".