Police set to press charged against those throwing stones at traffic cameras

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Police set to press charged against those throwing stones at traffic cameras

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Police are looking to press charges against a number of individuals who pelted mobile traffic cameras with stones, an official for the force has said. According to Phileleftheros, a number of people recently threw stones at a camera operator in Limassol. In Nicosia, someone hurled oranges at a vehicle containing a mobile traffic camera. ...

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Theres some smart people about, chuck stones at a camera filming you, :lol:
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Indeed ha ha ha ha - very smart indeed.
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Or use an angle grinder. It happened nearby
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jagwheels wrote: Wed Mar 23, 2022 12:03 pm Or use an angle grinder. It happened nearby
And risk cutting thru the electricity cable,
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WHL wrote: Tue Mar 22, 2022 10:16 pm Theres some smart people about, chuck stones at a camera filming you, :lol:
As it is a speed camera I would have thought it would only take a picture if over the speed limit and possibly record if you are wearing a seatbelt, using a mobile phone etc.
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galexinda wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:19 am
WHL wrote: Tue Mar 22, 2022 10:16 pm Theres some smart people about, chuck stones at a camera filming you, :lol:
As it is a speed camera I would have thought it would only take a picture if over the speed limit and possibly record if you are wearing a seatbelt, using a mobile phone etc.
As far as I know mobile cameras are continuously recording. Dont forget these cameras are not only for speeding, they are ANPR cameras, checking cars details, road tax, insurance, banned drivers etc etc,
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