Re: Stupid Officer
UK Gatso cameras are set to 3 mph + 10% of legal speed limit.
So in a 30mph zone , they go off at 35mph.
In a 40mph zone, they go off at 47mph
In a 60mph zone they go off at 69mph.
On a motorway they go off at 80mph.
However, remember that most Gatso cameras don’t have a camera or a flash in them, they are there to scare you into slowing down.
Also, the speedometer on your car actually underreports your speed. My UK Honda Civic would show you doing 100mph when you were actually doing 89pmh (compared my speedometer to my satellite navigation speed), and would show 30mph when you were actually doing 27mph.
I tried it in several different cars and was able to confirm what car journalists reported a while back - manufacturers these days set up their cars to make you think that you’re going faster than you really are, in an attempt to discourage speeding.