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mobile speed cameras question

simoo

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hello

just wondering can a mobile speed camera detect you from the other side of the road with a median strip in-between the roads ??

little diagram lol

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Yes. Can ping you from both directions.
 

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even across a grass lane divider tho ?

didnt think they could reach that far
 

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Sure can. I've been nabbed like that before.
 

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I've never been caught from a mobile speed camera simple fact I'm always just under the speed limit problem solved

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even across a grass lane divider tho ?

didnt think they could reach that far

What sort of range did you think mobile radar units have?

You're diagram suggests the distance between your car and the police car was about three lane widths. That's well within the mobile's range. The median strip wouldn't matter a damn.
 

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I've never been caught from a mobile speed camera simple fact I'm always just under the speed limit problem solved

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Prolly something to do with your car ;)
 

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Yeah I'm still paying it off lol so can't afford any fines

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