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Old 22-07-2011, 06:58 PM   #1
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Default Safety Camera Gone Mad!!

One of the you beaut safety cameras on the intersection of Great Eastern Hwy Bypass and Stirling Crescent Guildford WA went mad today, mustn't like its job.

The camera started taking photos non stop until the Police Camera Section could get out there to stop it.

i wonder if in the interest of safety, they will say what the fault was and how many "fines" they will have to write off because of it!!!

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Old 22-07-2011, 07:19 PM   #2
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Maybe there was something in the flim?
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Old 22-07-2011, 08:08 PM   #3
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Maybe there were road works and the limit was reduced to 10km/h in the interest of saving babies and dolphins and rainforest trees...
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Old 22-07-2011, 11:35 PM   #4
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I wish it blew up lol.....
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Old 23-07-2011, 12:14 AM   #5
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I'm heading that way tomorrow. Hopefully it's out of film.
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Old 23-07-2011, 09:11 AM   #6
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Default Re: Safety Camera Gone Mad!!

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Maybe there were road works and the limit was reduced to 10km/h in the interest of saving babies and dolphins and rainforest trees...
I'm sure there'll be some excuse
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Old 23-07-2011, 09:39 AM   #7
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i wonder if in the interest of safety, they will say what the fault was and how many "fines" they will have to write off because of it!!!
None of them, wait for the owners to dispute the fine in court?
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Old 23-07-2011, 10:29 AM   #8
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Default Re: Safety Camera Gone Mad!!

I don't think Film has been used in a long time ... and if it was a Safety Camera (being a newer device) ... it'd be using a NTU or DSL modem and transferring images back as soon as they were taken.

Be interesting to see the link utilisation during the time it went crazy though.
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Old 23-07-2011, 02:58 PM   #9
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I don't think Film has been used in a long time ... and if it was a Safety Camera (being a newer device) ... it'd be using a NTU or DSL modem and transferring images back as soon as they were taken.

Be interesting to see the link utilisation during the time it went crazy though.
agreed, the safety cameras do use newer technology, they get the fine to you a lot quicker to with the new safety camera you get the fine with in 4-5 business days :(
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It was meant as a play on words...
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Old 24-07-2011, 11:47 PM   #11
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Default Re: Safety Camera Gone Mad!!

There's one down here in Bayswater that seems to go nuts once and a while. One time it took the power out.....there might have been some angry ice cream parlour owners the next day.
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Old 24-07-2011, 11:49 PM   #12
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Did anyone die?
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Old 25-07-2011, 08:54 AM   #13
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Did anyone die?
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I blame the car enthusiasts
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Old 26-07-2011, 03:20 AM   #15
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Default Re: Safety Camera Gone Mad!!

Happens a fair bit in Melbourne (camera capital). They go crazy and flash each car going past - a bit of a hazard at night with cars driving towards it.

Ridiculous technology.
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