[LINK] for friday - ghosts in the speed camera

[Jan Whitaker]

Loved this:

road safety cameras| (12 February 2010)
  http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/not-so-picture-perfect-20100211-nubd.html
  http://snipurl.com/ucb8q

A coincidence or karma? There have been reports from around the world 
of a number of road safety cameras going off the rails in recent days.

First it was a red-light camera in Florida which developed a fault 
that caused it to flash like a disco strobe every time a vehicle 
passed by. A traffic camera generating conditions similar to those 
where people have fun? Unheard of..

Then came news from the other side of the world that a British man 
who was sent two speeding fines had successfully contested them by 
proving his car was standing still at the time of the offence.

Jeff Buck regularly parks in front of the camera outside his home in 
Watnall Road, Nottingham. Other vehicles triggered the camera and 
police analysts were unable to tell his vehicle was stationary at the 
time of the offences.

Finally, a French speed camera in the town of Rouillac was found to 
be generating penalties for drivers who were abiding by the speed 
limit. According to Charente Libre, the camera, which is in a 70km/h 
zone, decided it would penalise any car that exceeded 50km/h.

French law says you must first pay a fine if you wish to dispute it 
and so the mayor was forced to make a significant number of refunds.
road safety cameras| (12 February 2010)
  http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/not-so-picture-perfect-20100211-nubd.html
  http://snipurl.com/ucb8q


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