Chelmsford, Broomfield Road Gatso Speed Camera
A blurry grab shot of a heavily vandalised 'Gatso' Gatsometer 24 fixed speed camera on Broomfield Road in the City of Chelmsford in Essex (UK).
Gatso 24 fixed speed cameras emit a permanent radar beam to measure the speed of a passing vehicle. If the vehicle is travelling above the camera trigger speed, two photographs are taken generally at a 0.7 second interval. The flash will always emit on each frame regardless of lighting conditions.
The speed of the trigger vehicle is then calculated after the wet film is removed by a Safety Camera Partnership operative using the two photographs and the distance travelled on the calibration markings in the roadway just beyond the camera.
The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has issued speed enforcement policy guidance which states that enforcement will normally occur when a driver exceeds the speed limit by a particular margin. This is normally 10 per cent over the speed limit plus 2 mph.
It also sets guidelines for when it would not be appropriate to issue a fixed penalty notice but to issue a magistrates court summons instead. Note that these are guidelines and that the speed camera partnership has discretion to act outside of them providing they act fairly consistently and proportionately.
The speed limit on this particular road is 30 mph, the ACPO guideline charging threshold is 35 mph and the magistrates court summons threshold is 50 mph.
This speed camera is manufactured by the Dutch company Gatsometer B.V.
Looks like they'll have an order for a new one here very soon..
Chelmsford, Broomfield Road Gatso Speed Camera
A blurry grab shot of a heavily vandalised 'Gatso' Gatsometer 24 fixed speed camera on Broomfield Road in the City of Chelmsford in Essex (UK).
Gatso 24 fixed speed cameras emit a permanent radar beam to measure the speed of a passing vehicle. If the vehicle is travelling above the camera trigger speed, two photographs are taken generally at a 0.7 second interval. The flash will always emit on each frame regardless of lighting conditions.
The speed of the trigger vehicle is then calculated after the wet film is removed by a Safety Camera Partnership operative using the two photographs and the distance travelled on the calibration markings in the roadway just beyond the camera.
The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has issued speed enforcement policy guidance which states that enforcement will normally occur when a driver exceeds the speed limit by a particular margin. This is normally 10 per cent over the speed limit plus 2 mph.
It also sets guidelines for when it would not be appropriate to issue a fixed penalty notice but to issue a magistrates court summons instead. Note that these are guidelines and that the speed camera partnership has discretion to act outside of them providing they act fairly consistently and proportionately.
The speed limit on this particular road is 30 mph, the ACPO guideline charging threshold is 35 mph and the magistrates court summons threshold is 50 mph.
This speed camera is manufactured by the Dutch company Gatsometer B.V.
Looks like they'll have an order for a new one here very soon..