.I've known people* go through that section and Mach 4 a number of times and never received a ticket
Theoretically, they're unreliable beyond 130mph and would be inadmissible evidence. I don't recommend you test this theory.
On another point, Vans.. You know Vans with odd speed limit restrictions..
I read somewhere earlier today that one of the technologies can measure vehicle length. Can't remember which offhand (and don't know how true that is).
Predictably someone has to say it but can you imagine this conversation about any other illegal activity?
What illegal activity would that be? I'm talking about the technical operation of traffic cameras, I fail to see what's illegal in that. The Highway Agency have spokespeople telling the press all this information.
Don't know about the cameras but when the hard shoulder is in use on the M6 round Brum, I've found myself driving on the hard shoulder for miles with absolutely no-one else doing the same. Big signs saying 'Use Hard Shoulder' and a speed limit over it but only me using it.
I'm out of this conversation- difficult to contradict a moderator with ban button even he/she's encouraging law breaking.
I'm just glad he's such a nice person and not a bell end.
Don't know about the cameras but when the hard shoulder is in use on the M6 round Brum, I've found myself driving on the hard shoulder for miles with absolutely no-one else doing the same. Big signs saying 'Use Hard Shoulder' and a speed limit over it but only me using it.
I found they always seem to alternate between 'use hard shoulder' and 'use hard shoulder for next junction only' which just made them irritating to use.
get your knickers untwisted, most of the threads either a techy discussion on how they work, or people saying they should work all the time not just at reduced limits.I'm out of this conversation- difficult to contradict a moderator with ban button even he/she's encouraging law breaking.
I'm just glad he's such a nice person and not a bell end.
I thought speed cameras were only allowed on dangerous roads. Have these rebuilt section been built dangerous to justify the camera, or more likely, to make money
Well the M62 was always pretty dangerous!
As far as the M62 around Leeds and Bradford, I have being reliably imformed they are set at 77mph when no other limits are shown. And as for weather they are working or not, at a recent speed awareness course, my friend said she was surrounded by M62 drivers all caught doing 80mph ish. Now I don't have too many sympathies with people breaking the law, but 77mph is a tad low.
An indicated 80mph in most cars is likely to be less than 77mph in reality, so that seems plausible to me.
The people of South Wales seem to be too stupid to realise why the M4 variable speed limit is there. Last night they were on 40mph with warnings of queues and congestion, and people were bombing through at 60-70 and gues what? There's a queue!
FFS. a) get a clue and b) why don't the authorities actually try and educate the idiots? It's known to work, but only if people stick to it, and people won't stick to it if they don't know why it's there.
Funnily enough, this topic has been on Radio Leeds this morning. The highways agency have confirmed that when no speed limit signs are showing the cameras ARE still on.
Indicated 80 is nothing, and I have a potty mouth. The police should be catching lane change squeezer-in drivers, undertakers and brake testers.
From [url= http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140206/text/140206w0001.htm ]Hansard:[/url]
Sir Greg Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many types and number of cameras are in use on the M42 motorway; what information is collected or detected by them; and whether such cameras are used to detect breaches of both the national speed limit and the managed motorway limits. [186153]Mr Goodwill: There are four types of cameras in use on the M42 which are owned and operated by the Highways Agency.
There are 16 fixed automatic number plate recognition cameras (ANPR) which are used to measure journey time reliability by detecting the movement of partial vehicle number plates between defined links on the motorway. These cameras are not used to detect breaches of speed limits and the number does not include ANPR cameras which are wholly operated and maintained by the police and are subject to Home Office regulations.
There are 190 fixed monitoring cameras. These are used by the Highways Agency Regional Control Centre to ensure that the hard shoulder is clear of stationary vehicles, debris or other obstructions before opening the hard shoulder as a live running lane. These cameras are not used to detect breaches of speed limits.
There are 35 pan, tilt and zoom cameras. These are manually operated and used by operations personnel to monitor the motorway network, identify issues and deal with incidents. These cameras are not used to detect breaches of speed limits.
There are six Highways Agency digital enforcement cameras (HADEC) which are used to detect breaches of the speed limits set on the motorway at fixed points. These cameras in most part are only used when Active Traffic Management is in operation. However, all the HADEC sites are capable of enforcing speeds of up to the national speed limit. This is done at the discretion of the West Midlands Camera Enforcement Unit.
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The police should be catching ... undertakers
Why?
