A9, four strips in the road, is it a camera?

[ian d]

went north up the A9 over the weekend. most of the road is a 60 limit yet plagued by people who drive at 45-50 mph. so to get past one of these i gave it a bit of stick and crossed over 4 strips in the road during a safe overtaking period. this is on a long bit of straight at the southern end of the road. there is a gatso near by but the strips didn't seem to be connected with it.

what are these strips for, is it a camera? should i expect the worst?

[nICHOLAS bLAIR]

If the camera didn't go off, then no problem. may have been old markings from road works or similar.

Exactly where was this?

Nick

[ian d]

i think it was on the long straight before dunkeld. road is wooded on both sides. gentle hill up going north. iirc, gatso on north bound side. bit worried as i was going pretty quick, though slowing down after passing a 45 mph numpty.

if the road is 60, why do people dander along at 45-50? it is just so irritating, get up to the speed limit, they should be NIP'd for making insufficient progress.

[Nicholas Blair]

Get caught behind them all the time.

The most annoying are those who tuck in behind trucks and haven't got a clue how to overtake or leave a gap for you to use - then four or five them get together.

F***ing morons.

[chris312]

Were strips black rubber or painted? If black rubber they'll be traffic counters - harmless.

[getcarter]

Nicholas Blair said:

Get caught behind them all the time. The most annoying are those who tuck in behind trucks and haven't got a clue how to overtake or leave a gap for you to use - then four or five them get together. F***ing morons.

My pet hate too.. thanks for suggesting F***ing morons.

...and then if they DO want to overtake... they 'pop' out for a quick look (when if they'd have been in the correct place they would have seen a mile or so earlier that they could safely have done so)... then surprise, surpise, thier car hasn't got anything like the poke needed to get past a 40 tonne truck.

>> Edited by getcarter on Tuesday 23 March 20:21

[Nicholas Blair]

The other week was a classic.

Daft bint in a Peugeot tucked in behind 40 tonner.

Her mind must have been on other things - truck pulls into a layby without signalling and she blindly follows then realises what she's done and tries to pull back onto the carraigeway, almost taking my nose off.

Again...F***ing morons!

[ian d]

they were rubber strips embedded in the road, not the ones stapled onto the road. i suspect it might be a Tri-eye digi camera. i am back up that way soon so will stop and have a proper look. if i get a NIP, i will know it was a camera!

[YAHOO]

The strips are an old type of system linked to road side mobile cameras , not used now as Gatso replaced most sites.

[Fly Fifer]

I got me a Road Angel

www.beldirect.co.uk/road-angel.htm

Above link for info only - you can get them in Halfords etc.

Not had it long but will do a report in a few weeks if anyone interested.