Watch out for the camera outside Education building on Bridge Street Sydney near Loftus street, pointed at the intersection.
Looks like it might be aimed at getting cyclists going through the red light. It wasn't there this morning and isn't a fixed camera either. I did get some photos of it, will put them online tonight so you know what to look for.
Camera - Bridge st and Loftus st Sydney
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Re: Camera - Bridge st and Loftus st Sydney
Postby il padrone » Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:09 pm
And the photos will be used to........................................??
Mandatory helmet law?
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: Camera - Bridge st and Loftus st Sydney
Postby g-boaf » Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:16 pm
Just wary it might be from one of the terrible tabloid TV twins or Scruby...
I could have said nothing at all.
I could have said nothing at all.
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Re: Camera - Bridge st and Loftus st Sydney
Postby find_bruce » Tue Feb 12, 2013 5:45 pm
Thanks - I will make a diversion through that intersection on my way home, but will be on my best behaviour
edit: nothing there when I went home - must have got their shots & moved on
edit: nothing there when I went home - must have got their shots & moved on
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Re: Camera - Bridge st and Loftus st Sydney
Postby theengineer » Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:12 pm
It could be used for anything. Most likely it is a developer who wants a traffic signal count at the intersection, a consultant who wants to know how the intersection works or even auditing the facility for cyclists such as the number of cyclists using the route. I recommend that everyone just keeps doing what they are doing. This will mean that the date is most accurate of the current operation of the site.
I can pretty much guarantee that it would be used by the Herald Sun.
I can pretty much guarantee that it would be used by the Herald Sun.
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Re: Camera - Bridge st and Loftus st Sydney
Postby il padrone » Fri Feb 15, 2013 12:18 pm
Or maybe someone is planning a stunt like this one (Melbourne story)
[edit] "Here in Sydney......." so it turns out the camera was placed at a Sydney crossing!
God I wish they'd do the same sort of story for..... drivers squeezing the red late..... overtaking over double-lines, anywhere......... mobile phone use and texting ........ train travellers evading fares....... any smoker lighting up on trains
Dumb fools break the law, whatever their transport mode.
[edit] "Here in Sydney......." so it turns out the camera was placed at a Sydney crossing!
God I wish they'd do the same sort of story for..... drivers squeezing the red late..... overtaking over double-lines, anywhere......... mobile phone use and texting ........ train travellers evading fares....... any smoker lighting up on trains
Dumb fools break the law, whatever their transport mode.
Last edited by il padrone on Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:41 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Mandatory helmet law?
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"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: Camera - Bridge st and Loftus st Sydney
Postby find_bruce » Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:31 pm
While the things you identify are certainly possiblities, I would expect that to have any statistical significance any such survey would need to run for more than an hour or so on one day.theengineer wrote:It could be used for anything. Most likely it is a developer who wants a traffic signal count at the intersection, a consultant who wants to know how the intersection works or even auditing the facility for cyclists such as the number of cyclists using the route. I recommend that everyone just keeps doing what they are doing. This will mean that the date is most accurate of the current operation of the site.
I can pretty much guarantee that it would be used by the Herald Sun.
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Re: Camera - Bridge st and Loftus st Sydney
Postby il padrone » Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:49 pm
....and ACA triies to use Shame Warne as some sort of advisor to cyclists
TAC have already thoroughly disowned him, the $%&(*& tosser!!
TAC have already thoroughly disowned him, the $%&(*& tosser!!
Mandatory helmet law?
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: Camera - Bridge st and Loftus st Sydney
Postby Slavo » Fri Feb 15, 2013 4:25 pm
They are for traffic counts, or that is what the sticker says on the box.
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