Madjestic

So a lot of people are going to get flagged by Traffitech and genuinely won't know why. 😂 You see, the speed your car tells you you're doing and the speed you're ACTUALLY doing aren't necessarily the same thing. Let me explain... 1. TYRE SIZES That your nice Abodsey Okai rim and tyres? Yeah... it could be lying to you. 😂 Your speedometer is calibrated based on your car's original tyre specifications. Change the overall diameter of your tyres and you could throw your speedometer readings off. Larger tyres could mean you're moving faster than your dashboard says. Smaller tyres could have the opposite effect. And no, changing from rims 17 to 19 isn't necessarily the problem. It's the whole tyre diameter that matters. 2. UNCALIBRATED SPEEDOMETERS Some of us are driving cars that are older than some of the people reading this post. 😂 Faulty sensors, incorrect coding, modifications... all these can affect speedometer accuracy. Even brand-new cars don't necessarily display your EXACT speed. Most are designed to slightly overread. So your dashboard might say 100 km/h when you're actually doing 96. But with certain faults or modifications on your car, the reverse can happen. 3. MPH vs KM/H As for this one! 😂😂😂 Especially those of you driving American imports. I heard someone say they were doing 60 but the car was moving too fast. 🤣🤣🤣 Please... MPH and KM/H are NOT the same thing! 60 MPH is approximately 97 KM/H. 80 MPH is approximately 129 KM/H. 100 MPH is approximately 161 KM/H. So you think you're doing 80... meanwhile you're practically doing 130. 🤣 And some cars have BOTH units on the speedometer, so make sure you know which one you're reading. 4. GPS SPEED vs DASHBOARD SPEED Ever noticed your Google Maps or Waze showing a different speed from your dashboard? There's a reason. Your car typically calculates speed using wheel rotation, while GPS estimates your movement using satellites. Under good conditions and at a steady speed, GPS can be a useful way to cross-check your speedometer. It's not perfect either, but if your dashboard says 110 and your GPS consistently says 120... Charlie, you might want to investigate. 😂 So depending on what you've changed, your speedometer might not be telling you the whole truth. And before someone comes to tell me their mechanic said everything is fine... Your fitter saying "Boss, everything be okay" is not a certificate of proof. 🤣 Now here's where I'm going with all this... Traffitech is introducing automated traffic enforcement, and I suspect quite a number of us are about to discover things about our cars they never knew. But there's another side to this conversation. WHO IS CALIBRATING THE CAMERAS? How frequently will they be tested? What margins of error are being applied? Are the devices independently certified? And if I dispute a speeding ticket, what evidence will be made available to me? Me I'm asking because if you're going to fine me for exceeding a speed limit by a few kilometres per hour, I want to be absolutely certain your equipment isn't the one getting its mathematics wrong. We can't demand accuracy from motorists and not treat the accuracy of enforcement equipment the same. And while we're at it, can we also make sure speed limits are clearly and consistently signposted? Can we INDICATE where the cameras are? Elsewhere there are signs. Then again, you can't expect people to obey limits they haven't been adequately informed about. I'm all for technology improving road safety. But technology should make enforcement more accurate, not simply make the collection of fines more efficient. Anyway... check your tyres, check your speedometer, know your speed limits and, for the love of everything mechanical, know the difference between MPH and KM/H. Otherwise, that SMS might teach you a very expensive physics lesson. 😂