Poly Farmer Radar

[SysLink67]

Does anyone know if there is infact a static / fixed speed camera in the poly tunnel?

[SKYRYAN]

No but there is plans to put one in there. I think there has been in the past but it didnt work properly..

They just have normal surveylance cameras in there at the moment as far as im aware of.

[bubba]

I've never been done for speeding in there.. they do like to put a camera on the right just before the entrance if you get off Fwy Sth.

[gazza750]

the security cameras that are in the tunnel already catch speeders all dependsif the guys watching can be bothered making a call to cops about it but from the roumers i have heard i wont be speeding in the tunnel from now on after last weekends both ways shutdown of the polly pipe

[dan_the_man]

they shut it down again the other night. bastards

[ztuned]

also closed tonight, so definatley they are upto something

[big col]

But it sounds so cool when you speed in the tunnel... not that I ever have. The speed cameras at the entry/exit (going either way) do a good enough revenue raising job anyway, maybe they're going to up the ante since they have to pay even more for the overblown perth to mandurah railway line we were supposed to have last year.

[ossie_21]

It's closed every night for a little while because they are upgrading the fire alarm systems in there, it was in last Sunday's paper.

[fr0st]

If they put up permanent camera's I'm buying a paint ball gun

[GODTHRILA]

The boss went to a road safety council meeting this arvo so I will ask him on Monday if anything was mentioned.

With the tunnel in small concrete sections that are all the same size... it isnt hard for the cops to work out what speed any vehicle is travelling as the tunnel is monitored 24/7.

With the new laws enabling anyone to show traffic police video evidence... all the tunnel security would have to do is show the cops a video of a car alledgedly speeding... the cops could determine the speed by how many sections the car is passing over a certain time frame, and then issue an infringement.

This new law together with tunnel security/police co-operation, has effectively made the existing tunnel security system, a speed detection system aswell.

[infamous_t]

Ive noticed for the first time, so I assume its new, on North bound 3 separate mounting brackets on RHS as you drivng thru the tunnel... maybe the beginning of the end

EDIT: And same for south/east bound.

Edited May 26, 2007 by infamous_t

[MMM]

there is no speed cameras in the tunnel!!!

the cameras you see in there and for main roads to monitor the freeways you will notice one of these cameras at the vincent street turn off as well.

[PHATR32]

if you speed in the tunnel (exceisvly)(SP?) you will get in trouble as they can work out how fast you were going.

anyways, i noticed a few weird things in the tunnel today, it looks like some sort of air monitoring device. I wouldnt be suprised if they eventually fit fixed speed camera's.

Not that i get a chance to speed in the tunnel, the speed limit is 80 and the second the retards hit the tunnel they slow right down to 60, then speed up as soon as they exit. shits me real bad.....

[dan_the_man]

yeah there is weird white mounting things on the right walls.

[Onthehunt]

if you speed in the tunnel (exceisvly)(SP?) you will get in trouble as they can work out how fast you were going.

anyways, i noticed a few weird things in the tunnel today, it looks like some sort of air monitoring device. I wouldnt be suprised if they eventually fit fixed speed camera's.

Not that i get a chance to speed in the tunnel, the speed limit is 80 and the second the retards hit the tunnel they slow right down to 60, then speed up as soon as they exit. shits me real bad.....

i have never understood why everyone slows down in a tunnel like you said. annoys the crap out of me

[ossie_21]

Probably because there are walls either side of them, and Perth drivers are shit scared when anything else is close to their cars. Like merging points, another car coming in to the same area automatically means heavy on the brakes & come to almost a complete stop.........

[mitchy_]

yeah there is weird white mounting things on the right walls.

how about we say it again just for good measure?

if in doubt, dont speed.

[s13onevia]

sped through the tunnel today....... mmmmm no flashes, alawys slow down on the approch- south bound, camera inside median strip.......although i havent seen him there for ages?

[GODTHRILA]

sped through the tunnel today....... mmmmm no flashes

rebel

[Paddy]

The police have said they cant put cameras in the tunnel as there is no way they could possibly process the amount of fines it would produce.