Richmond No. 5 Road Flashing Photo Radar???
 

Hey so I'm sure a bunch of you have driven down No. 5 Road recently and noticed the new flashing speed limit sign in the school zone at Kingsbridge, what's the deal with that thing? It just flashes a bright white light if you're speeding...?? The odd time it tracks my speed but only if I'm going like 58km/h, most people seem to just ignore it and it just keeps flashing, the odd time I've seen it read like "$220 Fine" and that's it. Is this a photo radar or what??? Anyone.....

the flashing is just to signal that you are going to fast.. no photoradar
try to obey it.... haha

that sign is overestimating your speed too.

sometimes i see an officer hiding there with the real radar thingy....

It's a decoy; I pass by it at least twice a week. I think all the locals just ignore it now as everyone goes 70 there anyways.

first time gone through i was like wtf?! then realize it's a fake.
and yes it reads my speed WAY HIGHER than what i really am going, or my speedo is like off by 10KM/H which is not that likely.

it's meant to scare u by surprising u when ur speeding. It doesn't actually generate a ticket or anything. I kinda freaked out the first time i saw it haha.

It's there cause when ppl go down #5 to ironwood or silvercity, it's really tempting to speed there.

Here's what it does:

1) reads your speed
2) If your over 50kph, it takes a flash >> posts your speed >> flashes "SLOW DOWN 50"

I haven't seen it generate the "220 fine" yet.

So yes, it's a fake.

But be warned, the popo maybe waiting on the other side.

it also sends data to ICBC.

imma burn it down

RS Burndown Crew

1. what's a 220 fine?

2. IT SENDS DATA TO ICBC?! elaborate...are you sure?

Congratulations on being new to driving.

I drive on No 5 road every day. As far as I know, it's just there as a warning. However, as others have posted, sometimes the police hide after the signs and catch people who ignore it. When I drive by, I usually just set the cruise control to 55-60km/h and drive slow since I've seen the RCMP hide there 5-8 times so far.

If you want to see the $220 fine pop out, I believe you have to be over 70km/h.

i've def gone over 70 and didn't get fined...but i think this was when it was new? Or maybe i was going 68? lol..hmmmmm

but damn, cops too eh? I know it's gotten quite cop-heavy on westminster hwy. I guess here too now. Sounds like they see a lotta speeding on richmond roads that aren't highways but are highway-like

it does send data to ICBC. I am 100% sure. It doesn't take photos, just records speeds and times and sends it ot them.

They should just increase thef ucking speed limits to 65kph