IL speed cameras in construction zones

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by loose_leafs, Aug 24, 2014.

  1. loose_leafs

    loose_leafs Road Train Member

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    Had a car pass me like I was up on jacks going into the construction on I 57 South just north of Marion, just as it turned to 55MPH, right by the radar warning sign that shows you your speed. He was going so fast all it showed him was a warning triangle?

    I always thought IL used the white van with a camera for doing construction zone photo enforcement, but I could have sworn I saw a flash come off the side or back of that radar sign. This was in sunny broad daylight bt the way. Maybe it was just the sun hitting it through the trees?

    Not worried about me, I wasnt speeding and am just curious. He never got pulled over, and seemed oblivious to the whole thing.
     
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  3. windsmith

    windsmith Road Train Member

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    Aren't those cameras just used as a basis to send a ticket to the registered owner of the vehicle?
     
  4. SAMMY6969

    SAMMY6969 Medium Load Member

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    Yea its to bad for that ##### theres no camera..
     
    loose_leafs Thanks this.
  5. loose_leafs

    loose_leafs Road Train Member

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    in IL, supposedly in order to do that the camera picture has to match the pic of the vehicle owners drivers license on file. They actually have to sit and compare pictures to send out a ticket. No match, no ticket. I just looked up a vid on youtube about it.
     
  6. loose_leafs

    loose_leafs Road Train Member

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    Now that I think about it there was probably no camera there. No construction workers in sight, and no squad cars around anywhere.
     
  7. notsonewb

    notsonewb Light Load Member

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    It would be my luck the wreckluss driver would trip the thing and it would take my pic , just saying, I am sure it happens , I see these automated speed radars all the time where I am doing say 54 and as I approach they flash up like 65/75 ect where some dumb ### is flying up behind or beside me , ain't had a ticket yet but I have worried about that sorta thing ,
     
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  8. loose_leafs

    loose_leafs Road Train Member

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    I have always wondered the exact same thing. And that is what happened, I was doing 55 and he was doing bt my guess close to 70 and on the phone. If there was a camera how would they even tell?
     
  9. loose_leafs

    loose_leafs Road Train Member

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    What makes you so sure? LOL
     
  10. w.h.o

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    I still haven't seen a speed enforce van or anything in construction zone. I-90 construction is 45mph for like 50 miles and 4wheelers and some truck do 65-70. But I do see troopers trying to enforce it
     
  11. loose_leafs

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    Where would they even have room to pull someone over? That place is a mess, and I will avoid it whenever possible, as long as it takes for them to get finished.
     
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