[Tengocity]

How long till they use someone else's in car dash camera footage, and a similar process, to charge random folk with speeding?

Any of us with high performance cars could have this done to us, following an overtake for example, or even just in the motorway. Plenty places now for people to upload this footage, not sure it even needs Facebook or YouTube.

[dopper99]

Originally Posted by OneExtra

I would be more concerned that they posted his home address, not hard to find where he lives, I value my privacy and it wouldn't be difficult to find his house given he often starts videos there.

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5728...7i16384!8i8192

Not too difficult, even see the BMW

Out of interest that big house is not his house. People have mentioned that before in his YouTube comments and he’s said it’s his next door neighbours house. They let him park there and do filming.
He lives in one of the cottages next the pub. You can see it on his earlier vids.

He also mentioned he shares the pub car park and had someone drive into his M2 there. Again another one of his vids.

[Kal101]

Originally Posted by Tengocity

How long till they use someone else's in car dash camera footage, and a similar process, to charge random folk with speeding?

Any of us with high performance cars could have this done to us, following an overtake for example, or even just in the motorway. Plenty places now for people to upload this footage, not sure it even needs Facebook or YouTube.

Already being done or in the pipeline


Believe there is ( or in the process of being) set up a website where you can upload your in car footage showing inappropriate behaviour for plod to act upon.

All a bit draconian big brother to me.

On an aside doesn’t the equipment etc need to appropriately calibrated and homologated to prove an offence ?

[JustChris]

Joes got almost as many points as United this season! (I'm a fan and allowed to )

[Broncho]

Originally Posted by JustChris

Joes got almost as many points as United this season! (I'm a fan and allowed to )

Judging by the way he drives he’ll have more by the end of the season...

[Cherry2.0]

It does look like a fun road.

[Broncho]

Originally Posted by Cherry2.0

It does look like a fun road.

I’ve driven it a few times, went once on a a PistonHeads meet, my God there were some bellends there driving very badly, probably over excited at meeting people from the internet.

[simes205]

Originally Posted by Norris-wf

Just been reading on it too, apparently they used google earth pro and divided the video into 11 sections based on landmarks or signs and then calculated the time between sections from the video. I didn't think they were doing such things but I'm sure there are other you tubers who will be thinking now.

Originally Posted by Norris-wf

Just been reading on it too, apparently they used google earth pro and divided the video into 11 sections based on landmarks or signs and then calculated the time between sections from the video. I didn't think they were doing such things but I'm sure there are other you tubers who will be thinking now.

God they must have had time to do that.
I was knocked off my bike in a hit and run in south London (the home of cctv) early this year, broken collarbone etc.... police said they were unable to trace the vehicle.

[Broncho]

Somebody / some people probably grassed him up just because.

[JustChris]

Originally Posted by Broncho

Somebody / some people probably grassed him up just because.

Riaz.

[RobUK]

I'd agree, someone probably alerted the police to the video as I doubt they have time to sit and trawl through YouTube looking for offenders.

Fair play to him for taking it on the chin.

[OneExtra]

Originally Posted by RobUK

I'd agree, someone probably alerted the police to the video as I doubt they have time to sit and trawl through YouTube looking for offenders.

Fair play to him for taking it on the chin.

What choice did he have he was guilty like 99% of us when caught speeding, there is no fair play about it.

[RobUK]

Originally Posted by OneExtra

What choice did he have he was guilty like 99% of us when caught speeding, there is no fair play about it.

You misunderstand me, "taking it on the chin" means just that, he didn't make a song and dance about it. I am not questioning his guilt, I am alluding to his behaviour on being caught. Sometimes when people are caught they'll make excuses or complain about some unfairness or other (rightly or wrongly). I gather he didn't.

[Wills2]

Originally Posted by Broncho

Somebody / some people probably grassed him up just because.

Defo this, I mean how else would the police know? It's not like he publishes videos of his driving to the entire world is it

[Broncho]

Originally Posted by Wills2

Defo this, I mean how else would the police know? It's not like he publishes videos of his driving to the entire world is it

They'll all be getting their collar felt very soon then..

[Wills2]

Originally Posted by Broncho

They'll all be getting their collar felt very soon then..

If the evidence presents itself as it did in the this case (the ability to work out the speed to the extent that it stands up in court) then yes many could be done.

It's quite easy to make examples of people whilst sat in the police station rather than going out there to find and catch them as they are offering the evidence up proactively to plod.

[mikeoz]

Originally Posted by Wills2

If the evidence presents itself as it did in the this case (the ability to work out the speed to the extent that it stands up in court) then yes many could be done.

It's quite easy to make examples of people whilst sat in the police station rather than going out there to find and catch them as they are offering the evidence up proactively to plod.

Its the Home Offices dream this one...self reporting. Start cutting Traffic cops again now...

[g9icy]

I don't know the road he was caught on but I bet it doesn't need to be a 50. There's so many roads near me now with overly cautious speed limits it's rediculous.

Obligatory "Not condoning speeding" comment etc but really, we're far too overly cautious here and I'd argue most limits could go up 10mph except certain exceptions, such as outside schools and so on.

There's a duel carriageway past Wrexham with a 50mph limit on it, just for "emissions", which makes no sense to me and boils my blood every time I have to trundle along at 50mph. Imagine owning a tesla and having to go 50mph because of 'emissions'.

Anyway, rant over. Don't speed kids.

[isleaiw1]

Originally Posted by g9icy

I don't know the road he was caught on but I bet it doesn't need to be a 50. There's so many roads near me now with overly cautious speed limits it's rediculous.



Anyway, rant over. Don't speed kids.

It has decent straight bits followed by sharp bends. It has a decent share of slow moving vehicles so you are either likely to come up behind one or meet someone nipping past one. And if you go off the road, its a ditch, a stone wall, a steep hill....

In the old days before it was a 50 I would probably have gone along a tad faster. I might possibly have scared myself on it more than once. It also attracts a lot of bikes and there are more than the fair share of fatalities along it....

Yep, it could be 10mph higher but for once I can see why it isnt....

[g9icy]

Originally Posted by isleaiw1

It has decent straight bits followed by sharp bends. It has a decent share of slow moving vehicles so you are either likely to come up behind one or meet someone nipping past one. And if you go off the road, its a ditch, a stone wall, a steep hill....

In the old days before it was a 50 I would probably have gone along a tad faster. I might possibly have scared myself on it more than once. It also attracts a lot of bikes and there are more than the fair share of fatalities along it....

Yep, it could be 10mph higher but for once I can see why it isnt....

That's fair enough then.

How are you finding the M5? Must surely be frustrating going the speed limit in a car that handles tha well?

[isleaiw1]

Originally Posted by g9icy

That's fair enough then.

How are you finding the M5? Must surely be frustrating going the speed limit in a car that handles tha well?

Speed limits are frustrating, traffic is frustrating, but more frustrating than all that is not really having the opportunity to drive it other than in a straight line on a busy M1!

Hoping to get out in it this weekend - might venture out into the Peak District....

[JustChris]

You tubers will need a disclaimer at the start of videos saying certain scenes are speeded up and not in real time.

This and the obligatory blurred speedo probably cuts any follow up off?