[superSandhu]

I was at crescent beach and passed through a speed trap and was doing 38 in a 30 zone. no one stopped me or nothing and i didnt see a flash of any sort either. but i did happen to see that the uniforms the people were wearing said "Volunteer" on them. didn't see any police though, just wondering if i should expect a ticket in the mail?..

thoughts?..

[apl_lb]

yeah your effed

[Lomac]

Nope. You might get a letter in the mail stating you were clocked at X-km/h and to watch your speed, but that's about it. Been there, done that, got the letter.

Oops.

[donjalapeno]

the volunteer people are jokes...mostly retired 70 year olds trying to play the role of cops.

[superSandhu]

that takes a load off, thanks a million Lomac! :fullofwin:

[JordanLee]

the volunteer people are jokes...mostly retired 70 year olds trying to play the role of cops.

:blueguy:

[Glove]

the volunteer people are jokes...mostly retired 70 year olds trying to play the role of cops.

agreed, clowns

[firebird79_00]

lol this makes me want to tear through there doing 100

[s300ae]

Careful though, if you don't change your speed down the road, an actual cop might be there.
I did this for work experience when I was in high school. We mostly did school zones with cops hiding in the bush down the street.
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[AAnthony]

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[optiblue]

even if it were a real speed trap, to ticket someone going 38 in a 30 zone would be a real jerk move.

[BaoTurbo]

They simply take down your license plate number and report it.

[smaggs]

Those are often set up in that area. Sometimes an actual police officer will pay them a visit and pull a couple people aside and give them tickets, but as far as the volunteers only seeing you, it's no different than a random person calling 911 and reporting you.

[zulutango]

And my funnest thing would to sit downstream from these signs with a "real" Radar or Laser unit and tag those still speeding. Loved letting the JP in Traffic Court hear that the driver had ignored the speedwatch board and continued speeding. No fine reductions there.

[Vale46Rossi]

And my funnest thing would to sit downstream from these signs with a "real" Radar or Laser unit and tag those still speeding. Loved letting the JP in Traffic Court hear that the driver had ignored the speedwatch board and continued speeding. No fine reductions there.


This!


It happened to someone I know.

He got slapped with a worst fine because the cop was giving him a "break"

[d1]

They don't take down your plate, they simply record down how many cars were driving at what speed and hand them off to icbc for statistical purposes.

[nabs]

why wouldn't you go 30km/h in a 30km/h zone? one of my pet peeves is when people don't drive the posted speed sign in a school zone. sorry.

but don't think they can do much anyways. i had a chat with one of them a little while ago, if they feel like it they can report you to the real police however they are just there as intimidation.

[ajax]

They're going to take your license away :troll:
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[jackal]

lol this makes me want to tear through there doing 100

dones something like this before, but not in a 30 zone. and yes they only record how many cars travel at what speeds.

[Nightwalker]

I got my first speeding ticket at one. Sometimes there IS an officer with them.

If an officer didn't step out, I wouldn't worry about it.

[k3mps]

ya i've seen this before. in some cases, cops were hiding in undercover cars.
other times, they were just using the radars and probably sent some license plates in.

one time i saw volunteers stopping cars and telling them to pull over

[FI-Z33]

They don't take down your plate, they simply record down how many cars were driving at what speed and hand them off to icbc for statistical purposes.

they do take plates

[keifun]

saw these volunteers before hiding under the overpass after crossing the Arthur Liang heading to the Airport. A lot of people just drove by them at least 80+ km/h including myself. Saw one person with a clipboard, so I assume they were doing some research for icbc statistics.

[superSandhu]

thankss for all the feedback. my driving record is reaall stingy and something as minor as this could be the end of it for at least 3-6 mths.

thanks all around! :fullofwin:

[Vale46Rossi]

thankss for all the feedback. my driving record is reaall stingy and something as minor as this could be the end of it for at least 3-6 mths.

thanks all around! :fullofwin:


Doesn't that tell you to be more careful and drive a lot more safe then?

If the risk is not worth the 3mth or 6mth suspension...

DONT DO IT!

[The_AK]

volunteer grandpa is gonna put the clamp on your balls, no more driving for you

[Glove]

lol this makes me want to tear through there doing 100

ive done this before, I saw the radar watch up a bit, and wanted to see how fast my car could accelerate.

they just shook their heads at me, but I was going pretty fast.

I got a letter in the mail couple weeks later saying I was going too fast ect ect and this is just a warning.

It makes you wonder though, I think you actually can get a ticket from these, because it shouldnt be any different then some random joe calling you in from his cell phone saying your driving recklessly, cops can come to your door and ticket you for that too.

[originalhypa]

And my funnest thing would to sit downstream from these signs with a "real" Radar or Laser unit and tag those still speeding. Loved letting the JP in Traffic Court hear that the driver had ignored the speedwatch board and continued speeding. No fine reductions there.

"Multiple signals found"

*thanks Escort 9500ix.

:fullofwin:

[smaggs]

It makes you wonder though, I think you actually can get a ticket from these, because it shouldnt be any different then some random joe calling you in from his cell phone saying your driving recklessly, cops can come to your door and ticket you for that too.


I think you need quite a few phone calls on your plate before it's enough evidence that you're driving recklessly.

[rriggi]

I remember they did this in a hilly area the "SPEED WATCH GROUP" or whatever they are called.

I was walking my dog and saw one of these vans with a elderly man sitting in the 25 degree heat with a volunteer jacket on. As I turn to keep walking up the road I heard an amazing engine note. It was obviously a BMW V10, as I turn my head the M6 was just a black streak as it tore past the sign at what I'd say was damn close to 140kmh, the sign didnt even display a speed. The guy just looked up and shook his head and went back to whatever he was doing.