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All about the new Vitronic Poliscan Speed Cameras
They began testing different speed cameras back in 2007 in order to replace the aging 27 Multanova speed cameras. Vitronic (manufacturer of the Poliscan) won the contract, with 30 of these new laser based speed cameras purchased for use around Perth and Bunbury. The Multanovas are being shipped to regional centres such as Geraldton.
**Update May 2011**After threatening legal action, Vitronic forced the original website hosting the Poliscan Operator's manual to take it down. Obviously Vitronic do not want the general public having access to this information to use in their legal defence!!! No doubt Vitronic will be trying to force the many other sites hosting a full colour version of their Operator's manual, to take it down. Of course [we] do not recommend that you download your own copy before the website is forced to take it down, because that would be a breach of copyright. And heaven forbid the public actually have any information to assist them to challenge their speeding fine. Which brings up the next point...
What's most interesting in the Poliscan Operations Manual is the section explaining which photos/scenarios should NOT be used as valid evidence. In this section (page 98 onwards) it discusses, with examples, the types of photographs that should NOT be used as VALID EVIDENCE, and therefore SHOULD BE REJECTED. You can get most of this explanation from THIS WEBSITE. Even with this explained in black and white, a member of the public reported recieving a fine from a Poliscan speed camera, but when he compared his photograph against those provided in the manual, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REJECTED - as it did NOT meet the requirements for "valid evidence" AS DESCRIBED IN THE MANUAL! LET'S READ THAT LAST STATEMENT AGAINDriver's are being issued with speeding fines from Vitronic Poliscan speed cameras, that by (Vitronic's) own admission in their operations manual - SHOULD HAVE BEEN REJECTED! So to all the sheep that bleat "don't speed and you won't get fined" - THINK AGAIN. Saving lives or revenue raising? I think everyone knows the answer to that question these days. Well there is another alternative...
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