Bel Sti-R Plus: Average Speed Camera Warning

[rocky2]

YouTube - STiR PLUS GPS

I saw this video of a guy in another country that gets a "average speed camera alert" on a STI-R Plus. Are these popular over in Europe? I am assuming they work like Vascar and time you from two points and then calculate if you where speeding. Whats the point, you think it would just be easier to take your picture when you blow by the first speed cam.

[nano]

Are these popular over in Europe?

In the Netherlands, Italy, Austria (4 units), Czech Republic (~30 units), Great Britain (~180 units) the so-called "Section Control" is very popular. There is a everlasting discussion in Germany if it would be legal to install such a speed camera. Switzerland is performing a practical test in the near future.

The main problem with this speed cameras is the data privacy, since it violates the constitution in many countries (because the section control takes a picture of every car which is passing the check point, regardless if the driver is speeding or not...).

I am assuming they work like Vascar and time you from two points and then calculate if you where speeding.

I don't know how VASACR works exactly, but yes there are two check points: The first takes a picture of the car, an OCR Software is checking the license plate and the system records the time when the picture was taken. The second ceck point does the same and calculates the average speed.

Whats the point, you think it would just be easier to take your picture when you blow by the first speed cam.

I'm sorry, I don't get it. What do you mean?

[Carrots]

We've got these on along about a 50Km stretch of freeway that I avoid like the plague.

Whats the point, you think it would just be easier to take your picture when you blow by the first speed cam.

These ones will snap a pic if you're speeding past, your average speed between the cams needs to be at the limit or your screwed. I guess the point is to stop drivers simply slowing for the cams then speeding up again.

I'd rather drive the back roads than fall asleep on a 4 lane.