Beating the amber + flash
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You will notice my title said "beating the amber" when it should be "beating the redlight". well i was travelling along Adam Rd late at night 1am and doing around 70. Reach a junction when it was amber and made a bad mistake of going for it.
Here's the problem, after i crossed the junction, the camera flashed. i'm pretty sure it was was the traffic camera as it was a white flash, followed by a second flash. But the funny thing was it flashed behind me. I thought cameras were designed to flash in front of you?
Are my eyes playing tricks on me? Or did it really flash, but perhaps too late?
I've never heard of cameras flashing the back of a vehicle to capture the licence.
sian....
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thought all the while they flash the back?
if they flashed the front a lot of ppl will be blinded by it.
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The only to know whether it 'flash' at u or not is the letter - Goverment Service
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i thought all along is flash the back also?
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all along the redlight camera is infront of the traffic light?
that is behind the first car on the line...
of cos when u beat it.. they will flash your backside..
its said to be the flash is as bright as the sun.. =X -
isn't that how they trace red light beaters?Originally posted by LetterboxMind:You will notice my title said "beating the amber" when it should be "beating the redlight". well i was travelling along Adam Rd late at night 1am and doing around 70. Reach a junction when it was amber and made a bad mistake of going for it.
Here's the problem, after i crossed the junction, the camera flashed. i'm pretty sure it was was the traffic camera as it was a white flash, followed by a second flash. But the funny thing was it flashed behind me. I thought cameras were designed to flash in front of you?
Are my eyes playing tricks on me? Or did it really flash, but perhaps too late?
I've never heard of cameras flashing the back of a vehicle to capture the licence.
sian....
get your number plate, trace the owner, get the fine regardless who the driver is? -
The camera always flashes at your back... that's how the sensors work... only after they sensed that you have beaten the red light will they flash at you so there's no way they can anticipate that you will beat the red light and flash from the front....
Anyway, i think i know which red light camera you are talking about... you are heading towards upper thomson road right? I've seen that camera activated twice before (on other cars lah... haha not mine)... The problem with that junction is that it is a super small junction and the amber-to-red transition time is very very short... so when you thought it was still amber, it might have been red to the sensors already....
Wait for the letter lor... are you sure there was no car behind you? maybe it was that car who got caught? Anyway, if you really get the letter, i think the fine is about $200 and a 12 points demerit leh... hope you're not a p-plate driver... My frens also said that if you want to argue your case, you will have to pay more to request them to show you the photo... -
Anyone chiong with u? i remember once i chiong amber another fellow also chiong with me but slightly behind me. Light flash but no letter for me. think the other guy kana.Originally posted by LetterboxMind:You will notice my title said "beating the amber" when it should be "beating the redlight". well i was travelling along Adam Rd late at night 1am and doing around 70. Reach a junction when it was amber and made a bad mistake of going for it.
Here's the problem, after i crossed the junction, the camera flashed. i'm pretty sure it was was the traffic camera as it was a white flash, followed by a second flash. But the funny thing was it flashed behind me. I thought cameras were designed to flash in front of you?
Are my eyes playing tricks on me? Or did it really flash, but perhaps too late?
I've never heard of cameras flashing the back of a vehicle to capture the licence.
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Oh it's flash the back is it? I didn't know that. I've been driving 2 years now without any incident.
I don't normally chiong amber but those who travel Adam Rd should know that the road there is machiam like highway.
I know i'm in the wrong to chiong. No denying that. It was a stupid mistake on my part to follow the taxi in front of me (who also chiong). Typical monkey see, monkey do behaviour.
I'm not sure if there was anyone behind me. It was already 1am and normally farrer road and adam road is quite empty at those times?
At first i thought someone high beam me, then i saw a second flash and first word out of my mouth was 'f*$%!'
I'm just hoping that by some miracle they were unable to capture a decent picture of my plate.
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Btw, i've also noticed that those speed cameras on CTE are always facing the driver (that means opposite flow of traffic).
So if someone speed past the limit, won't the camera flash the driver and blind him?
Because i notice it's facing the driver....unless i'm wrong... -
If it's really amber, then the photo might show it as I believe the camera takes a wide angle enough to capture the traffic light status as well. If the middle one is lighted up, then it is likely you will be let off.
If it shows the red one lighted, then most prob you will be fined. -
i heard the photo is in monochrome.Originally posted by CryoGenic:If it's really amber, then the photo might show it as I believe the camera takes a wide angle enough to capture the traffic light status as well. If the middle one is lighted up, then it is likely you will be let off.
If it shows the red one lighted, then most prob you will be fined.
but should still be able to see what light is on. -
redlight camera capture your car butt.. WITH flash...Originally posted by LetterboxMind:Btw, i've also noticed that those speed cameras on CTE are always facing the driver (that means opposite flow of traffic).
So if someone speed past the limit, won't the camera flash the driver and blind him?
Because i notice it's facing the driver....unless i'm wrong...
speed camera capture the front.. but no FLASH.. it will be able to detect your car speed from a distance away from wat i know... i believe it uses infrared or smth.. dun rmb -
I also kena before along Adam Road It was a damn early weekend morning, I thought everyone asleep ( heck I was half asleep).... I forgot machines don't
It was the junction at SICC towards Farrer . -
i think when u crossed the whiteline, its already red
red-light camera works like any average camera
at dark places, it will flash twice
i saw a long container truck chiong amber at night along keppel road
at least 6 flashes
haha, i think the sensors tot there is more den 1 car -
but if u cross the white line when it is red, they will give 1-2s allowance right?
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dun tink so.. the moment the light turn red.. the system is activated.. thats y alot pple got caught.. cos they tot its still amber.. but when they cross is red alreadyOriginally posted by stellazio:but if u cross the white line when it is red, they will give 1-2s allowance right? -
when will they send the letter?
feb 15 i beat a red light
shold receive it till now rite? -
You're most probably off the hook...Originally posted by BufPuf:when will they send the letter?
feb 15 i beat a red light
shold receive it till now rite? -
What's their normal processing time?
1, 2, 3 weeks from the day you did the mistake?
If it's beating red light, will they send a photo for you to see? -
prepare to pay $150 and 12 points
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Better wait a month before you sigh a relief.Originally posted by BufPuf:when will they send the letter?
feb 15 i beat a red light
shold receive it till now rite?
TP need to retrieve the roll of film.
Develope the pictures.
View the pictures.
And they don't have just one picture to look at.
There's nothing you can do now.
Just wait through this uncertainity.
Later no letter, heng. -
is it?Originally posted by paperx:dun tink so.. the moment the light turn red.. the system is activated.. thats y alot pple got caught.. cos they tot its still amber.. but when they cross is red already
so far i had crossed the white line just after it turned red within 1 sec for countless times liao. no letters.
well maybe im just lucky ba. -
maybe that is because the junctions you were at had no red light camera? so if there's no camera, no one will catch you unless TP is around.Originally posted by digicharat:is it?
so far i had crossed the white line just after it turned red within 1 sec for countless times liao. no letters.
well maybe im just lucky ba. 
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Pardon meOriginally posted by tanhs8:prepare to pay $150 and 12 points correction here its NOT $150 but $200 & 12 points