Jun 05 2012

Have You Been Flashed Recently?

Category: Kazakh Driving,PersonalChrisM @ 2:11 pm

I have heard stories (from other less careful drivers who may occasionally marginally drift slightly over the speed limit) of people being flashed by a speed camera here in Astana, and them then waiting for a few weeks to see if they will get pulled over randomly and fined. I previously had a link that allowed you to check the system to see if you had been caught or not. However the result was displayed in Kazakh, and so I didn’t want to post it. This link – now here, however is in English, and the results are as well. I’d not recommend choosing the All Cities option (Bce), as this seems to time out too often. Also, allow at least a few days between a flash on the road, and checking the system. Finally, when entering your Technical Passport Number, you may need to remove the first 0 in your documentation to fit in with their expected number.

5 Responses to “Have You Been Flashed Recently?”

  1. Z says:

    That sucks! Are they good cameras or do they rely on license plate glare? I ask because those lights are common in some states here, red light cameras more common in California. What people did here was come up with some anti reflective spray (could be spray adhesive that gathers dust for all I know) that hides your plate from the camera. Of course you could stop for red lights or not speed, but it’s still hard to disprove your innocence if your car was falsely locked on to from what I’ve heard.

    • ChrisM says:

      No idea which cameras they use, re the anti-reflective spray – people tried that in the UK (we’ve had speed cameras (saves money vs. putting traffic police on the road, catching the dangerous but not necessarily speeding drivers) for a very long time (sadly)), and back then at least, they didn’t seem to work very well. I did once see a proof of concept (designer claimed it was never used in anger), where the number plate was on a motor that slid it away when a switch was flicked. Approaching camera, flick switch, if speeding, no number plate visible, immediately after, flick switch back, car appears normal!

    • Z says:

      That site is interesting to say the least. I like how some of the information translates. Like this under police recommendations: When ram car aim at the rear wheel, and the best in the axis of the vehicle. The rear axle is the weakest point, and a good shot will remove another car off the road. When the selection is small, and only the front of another vehicle available for a strike, it is best to beat again in the wheel. Well, the last rule kettle, leaving the chase: Do not leave the vehicle until it is moving faster than you can run

      • ChrisM says:

        I’d not dug too deep with the translations, but given that they seem to be machine translated when present on the site, I was surprised that a lot of the articles simply stated no translation available. The last one you mentioned seemed liked it needs a good proof reading, surely you’d not want to leave your car until it/the one you’re chasing is going SLOWER than you can run!