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

Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 9:42 pm
by Paphos Life
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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Re: Police set to press charged against those throwing stones at traffic cameras

Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 10:16 pm
by WHL
Theres some smart people about, chuck stones at a camera filming you, :lol:

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

Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 11:08 pm
by LouiseCastricum
Indeed ha ha ha ha - very smart indeed.

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

Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 12:03 pm
by jagwheels
Or use an angle grinder. It happened nearby

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

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:11 am
by WHL
jagwheels wrote: Wed Mar 23, 2022 12:03 pm Or use an angle grinder. It happened nearby
And risk cutting thru the electricity cable,

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

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:19 am
by galexinda
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.

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

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:36 am
by WHL
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,