new aproach to speeding ?
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Near my house the council (?) have fitted a new piece of kit, it's a screen that flashes your speed if you are exceeding the 30mph limit.
It's located on a rather nasty blind S bend which starts at the brow of a hill and ends in a mini roundabout (next to a pub so lots of "happy" people stumbling out into the road at night). There's also a concealed entrance to a train station half way through it. Anyway my point was that it would appear to be an ideal location for a money generator (sorry GATSO), but instead they have chosen to give you a warning.
Could this possibly be a change in philosophy from my local council ?, has anybody else seen these in their area ?.
It's located on a rather nasty blind S bend which starts at the brow of a hill and ends in a mini roundabout (next to a pub so lots of "happy" people stumbling out into the road at night). There's also a concealed entrance to a train station half way through it. Anyway my point was that it would appear to be an ideal location for a money generator (sorry GATSO), but instead they have chosen to give you a warning.
Could this possibly be a change in philosophy from my local council ?, has anybody else seen these in their area ?.
There was one of those things on a recently-dropped-limit road near me, wondered what it was when I first went past it (flashing 47mph in a 40, thinking it was still a 60mph road... hmm). I went back only to see it had been 're-located' by some kids! (no doubt taking pride of place in one of their bedrooms!)
Good idea though, is this 'sensible' speed management now?
Good idea though, is this 'sensible' speed management now?
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There's one on the North side of Bath. It's set to flash at a stupidly low speed. I've set it off with my slightly optimistic speedo indicating a shade under 30 mph.
It's always flashing - I completely ignore it now.
Ive been past that one when i was working round there a few months ago told me to slow down when i was reversing
There used to be one on the A4008 between Sudbury and Alperton in NW London, it was there about two months before it got replaced by a Gatso...
I see loads of smashed up cars along the side of that road, intrigued to know if they are all the result of sleep-drivers crashing into them late at night.
I see loads of smashed up cars along the side of that road, intrigued to know if they are all the result of sleep-drivers crashing into them late at night.
There's one of these just outside Rugby, in one of those NIMBY villages that likes to think the main road is there for their convenience only.
Its a 40 limit (though they have been pushing for 30 for years) and the damn thing flashes at you all the time. "Check your speed - 40". Crawled past it a 20 behind a tractor once - yup, it flashed.
It takes a lot of restraint not to exceed 40 now, I feel goaded by this thing every time I pass it.
I'm hoping the village will be flattened by the new airport, that'll sort 'em out.
Its a 40 limit (though they have been pushing for 30 for years) and the damn thing flashes at you all the time. "Check your speed - 40". Crawled past it a 20 behind a tractor once - yup, it flashed.
It takes a lot of restraint not to exceed 40 now, I feel goaded by this thing every time I pass it.
I'm hoping the village will be flattened by the new airport, that'll sort 'em out.
There is one in Donnington Village and I think its excellent. I was test driving the mini and lit the sign up having come down the hill from a NSL. "fair dues" from me and I slowed down. If it had been a gatso people would slap on the anchors and cause accidents. The light system can be used before you get to the dangerous area and allows people to slow down at proper rates making a much safer road. I think the're a very good idea.
There was a mobile one of these on the A565 dual carriageway, where a 30mph limit was set on a contraflow. Found it useful to calibrate my speed (Lexus showing 32on the clock, detector said 28; Griff was way out, as usual!).
After a few days it stopped working (generotor out of gas?), and sat there for the next few weeks. People still slowed down for it, and then welly'd it as they went past the workmen, for whose protection the 30 limit was set - DOH!
After a few days it stopped working (generotor out of gas?), and sat there for the next few weeks. People still slowed down for it, and then welly'd it as they went past the workmen, for whose protection the 30 limit was set - DOH!
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