Cascade Crew

chevymad · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:37 pm Post subject: Radar camera tricks

Just read a couple pretty funny spoofs kids have learned to do to radar and red light cameras. I dont have a link to the first one, but it seems some high school kids have figured out you can print a fake plate on glossy photo paper.. tape it on over your regular plate, then either speed by a radar van, or red light camera. The camera will think the plate is genuine and send a ticket to whoevers number it is. So of course they're doing it to people they dont like, teachers, whoever.

And here's one thats even better..

http://www.davesdaily.com/pictures/908-mischievous-aussies.htm

Al Hasse · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:23 pm Post subject:

That's pretty funny. They were obviously caught, otherwise the article wouldn't have been printed. Shocked

blue89 · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:39 pm Post subject:

That is awesome! I have to believe somewhere, sometime, someone is taking advantage of this. I think it's histerical.

popballz · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:39 pm Post subject:

wow, i haven't even heard of those vans, do they have them around here?

and i have a few teachers i would like to give a Christmas present to
Very Happy

haha

fiveoformula · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:43 pm Post subject:

There are vans used by the Beaverton Police here that have cameras, they park in random places to get speeders...

91RSVert · Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:04 pm Post subject:

Funny

But this just proves how many flaws are in this system. Whos to say you loan your car out, and they drive thru one. Ticket gets issued to YOU, not the operator.

Or what about an 18-20yo who still drives a car liscensed to there parents. The parents get the ticket, again, not the operator.

flea · Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 11:49 pm Post subject:

I've always wondered about those things too. If I got one of those I would just plead not guilty. Let the local police prove that I was driving. Not that the car was being driven too fast. If they want to send the car the ticket then they may certainly do so, and wait till the car pays the ticket. otherwise they must try to find the operator of the car, and that may not necessarily be the registered owner. Where they probably get so many people is when the owner admits that no one else was driving it. My answer would be the 5th. Let them prove their case through a costly investigation in an effort to raise 50.00. even if I lose they lose bigger.

I have spent the last couple years in and out of court for things I won't get into here, and let me say that the state isn't nearly as well prepared as you might think they are most of the time. They in fact rely on you, the defendant to help them. The 4th and 5th amendments are your friend. The 21st is nice too Drinkin and singin

QwkTrip · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 5:28 pm Post subject:

So my tax money goes toward wasting time on you??? Rolling Eyes

Next time we'll just save money and let the entire crew kick your a** instead. Laughing

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 5:55 pm Post subject:

Hey now, that's not the Christmas spirit Laughing

Actually, this is yet another of those increasing number of areas where you are guilty until proven innocent. You could show up and tell them to prove that it was you, but in Oregon you would be SOL. That is just not the way that they were able to pass the laws.

Methinks we aren't paying close enough attention.

-Schultzy

QwkTrip · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 6:01 pm Post subject:

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 6:08 pm Post subject:

Point taken. Now go have some eggnog Jon.

-Schultzy

QwkTrip · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 6:11 pm Post subject:

Good idea. Wink

flea · Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:20 am Post subject:

Dewey316 · Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 2:10 am Post subject:

Qwk and Flea... be nice. I'm going to keep a close on eye on this thread.

--John

Mangus · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:09 am Post subject:

FYI - Those camera-based tickets, including red light cameras, are not moving violations and do not show up on your driving record. They're basically expensive parking tickets.

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:15 am Post subject:

Not down here. I did look fabulous in the photo however Very Happy

-Schultzy

brandyland · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:26 am Post subject:

Mangus · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:37 am Post subject:

91RSVert · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 1:05 pm Post subject:

So the cameras are good enough to get a face shot? Maybe I need to buy a nice mask next halloween and wear it when I drive Razz

QwkTrip · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:01 pm Post subject:

Modern traffic cameras are excellent. I think Myth Busters did an episode and found all the old tricks to distort the image don't work any longer.