anti-flash?

[bravolink]

Completely hypothetically speaking, what can be done/sprayed on to number plates to make them unable to be read or captured by speed cameras?

Cheers.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Nothing. If you don't want to be done by a speed camera, don't speed.

[nicko]

yeh there is a sure fire way to stop your plate from showing up mate;






























You see, the first thing to do is drive at the speed limit. Believe it for not your plate will NEVER show up on a speed camera. Pretty sick idea hey man! dont tell everyone though, its kinda a secret

[cewing]

I dont think you'll get the answer you're looking for on this forum.

I saw on brainiac or something like that on tv, they tested that hairspray theory....the flash glared up the spray and blinded the camera.....but its completly impractical because u'd need to keep reapplying it at an absurd rate, its easier not to speed.......EVER

[VrWagz1]

I seen a mythbuster on this, and basically nothing worked. I think the only thing that could be done is put a huge mirror across the back of the car, which was completely impractical.
But i think i do remember some number plate covers you could fit, that tint against flashes, but they are illegal and the cops will pull you up and fine you big time.

[kniever]

i dont know if its true or not but ive heard a few times that microwave glass from the doors work, but who knows

[Philthy]

Just drive everywhere at 170mph or whatever it was on topgear to beat the cameras...

[nicko]

yeh i think it was 307km/h so just fire up the VS commodore and youll be rite

[bravolink]

hmmm, unfortunate... nevertheless I don't want to try anything and lose my license so the speedlimit it is for now.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

It doesn't matter what you spray on or cover the plate with. If it is transparent enough to see with the naked eye, it will show up in a photo. Have you heard of photo editing software? My boss was done a while ago, his plate is white on black, the photo that he got was black on white, it wasn't really clear, but you could make out the plate quite easily. The digital image can be manipulated so it will still show up.

[cewing]

yeah but we're talkin about overexposing the camera, to the point where the iris basically shuts off. the flash goes off, and for whatever reason lights up the plate so much the naked eye cant see it...its just like looking through a glass pane at a certain angle at the sun.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

It's a digital camera.....it compensates on a software level for over exposure.

[beefcream]

google it.. thers some stuff out there not sure how well it works tho

[DannyboyDS]

allot of them here in VIC dont even have flashes anymore, I agree with most of the above, just don't speed.

besides, you might save on one or two fines, but if/when you get caught, they will throw the book at you.

[Joey_21]

take ur plates off b4 a camera then stop chuckem back on wen ur done not practical but if ur willing 2 do it prob be only way

[beefcream]

or plaster ur plates wid ducktape and see if they catch you

[vnv8driver]

wrap your plates in glad wrap, you have to be examining it closely to figure it out..

[vpete]

Black paint mate, works every time!

[TMM]

chuck a handbrake turn past the camera so it takes a photo of the side of your car. Or simply jump out the window as you pass the camera. If you're not driving the car you can't be prosecuted!

[TheyDontWantMusic]

it may be possible to overexpose the picture with a boarder of infrared LEDs around the number plate.

no visable light to the naked eye, and nothing overly obvious on the car.

you can see the idea by taking any TV/video remote, and pointing it at the lense of a digital camera/mobile phone camera, etc.

the camera see's the light, while the naked eye does not.

[DannyboyDS]

I have a few of those around too, I bought a heap from Dick Smiths once upon a time when I was doing some fun things with obscure methods of transferring data between different devices.

Really this thread should be long gone by now, avoiding traffic saftey cameras in this manor would be illegal.

sorry I had to say it.

[BANKS]

number plate flipper

[cewing]

^^^ im sure james bond had one of those flippers

[DVSWagon]

Nothing. If you don't want to be done by a speed camera, don't speed.

Haha yes gold!

[elemeNtz]

Another stupid thread? good lord.

I've seen internet clips of this American product, its like clear contact that at the right angle makes the number plate unknown, but i bet its a load of bull####.