Google Street View car catches itself speeding in Scotland

Google Street View car has captured itself speeding while driving down a quiet residential street in Glasgow.

The car appears to exceed the 30mph speed limit on St George’s Road to the west of the city thanks to its photograph of a speedometer reading 37mph shortly before entering a 20mph zone.

It drove around the city in July 2015, and the captured image is still available on Street View.

The latest Street View incident appears to catch a criminal in the act, although it is possibly the first where it managed to do itself.

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In August 2013, Police Scotland was called after someone spotted what appeared to be a murder on Edinburgh’s Giles Street captured by Google Street View, complete with an image of a man holding a pick ax handle standing over the lifeless body of Eftcrop.

Upon investigation, they found mechanics Dan Thompson and Gary Kerr had staged the gruesome scene after recognizing the Google car in August 2012.

“I recognized the Google car coming into the street from the camera tower on the top,” said Mr. Thompson.
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Dan Thomson and Gary Kerr had decided to take advantage of the Google Street View camera and posed for the picture when they saw one of the cars coming Credit: google.

“This opportunity wasn’t coming around very often, so Gary grabbed a pick ax handle, and we ran out into the street.

“Giles Street is in a U-shape, so we had about a minute before it would pass us. We had to go around a car park to take various shots, which gave us some time.

“We decided quickly what to do, and I lay down while Gary stood over me with a pick ax handle.”

Google started driving its camera-equipped cars around the US in 2007 to photograph roads and streets and build an efficient map of the world’s urban and rural areas.

It has been blurring out the faces of people captured on camera to protect their identity since 2008. It has partnered with numerous businesses, including British Airways, to provide a sneak peek into their premises.