A14 speed cameras?
Discussion
Don't know if anyone else heard this last night on the traffic reports. Was pretty sure there was a report saying the roadworks on the A14 involve the installation of average speed cameras between Huntingdon and Cambridge.
Will be interesting to see if it helps the 0->70->0->70->crash rush hour traffic.
Will be interesting to see if it helps the 0->70->0->70->crash rush hour traffic.
You'd be bloody lucky to even get up 70 on that stretch half the time.
Waste of money, they will achieve nothing.
They should invest in a proper third lane so people can actually get to work on time instead of hindering them further.
I don't know any official figures but in the ten years or so since the original GATSO's went up, the road has become a traffic ridden death trap, and the scameras have greatly contributed to the problem rather than knip it in the bud.
Saftey Partnership.... whatever.
Waste of money, they will achieve nothing.
They should invest in a proper third lane so people can actually get to work on time instead of hindering them further.
I don't know any official figures but in the ten years or so since the original GATSO's went up, the road has become a traffic ridden death trap, and the scameras have greatly contributed to the problem rather than knip it in the bud.
Saftey Partnership.... whatever.
danger mouse said:
You'd be bloody lucky to even get up 70 on that stretch half the time.
Waste of money, they will achieve nothing.
They should invest in a proper third lane so people can actually get to work on time instead of hindering them further.
Waste of money, they will achieve nothing.
They should invest in a proper third lane so people can actually get to work on time instead of hindering them further.
But a third lane would require our leaders to take a long term view. Don't hold your breath! 
danger mouse said:
You'd be bloody lucky to even get up 70 on that stretch half the time.
Waste of money, they will achieve nothing.
They should invest in a proper third lane so people can actually get to work on time instead of hindering them further.
I don't know any official figures but in the ten years or so since the original GATSO's went up, the road has become a traffic ridden death trap, and the scameras have greatly contributed to the problem rather than knip it in the bud.
Saftey Partnership.... whatever.
Waste of money, they will achieve nothing.
They should invest in a proper third lane so people can actually get to work on time instead of hindering them further.
I don't know any official figures but in the ten years or so since the original GATSO's went up, the road has become a traffic ridden death trap, and the scameras have greatly contributed to the problem rather than knip it in the bud.
Saftey Partnership.... whatever.
But the other half of the time the camera partnerships are quids in.
What really annoyed me was the in the TV interviews EVERYBODY said it was a good idea. Not one voice against it. Or at least not one broadcast.
cdp said:
What really annoyed me was the in the TV interviews EVERYBODY said it was a good idea. Not one voice against it. Or at least not one broadcast.
Such is the power of the media, unfortunately. However I think people have a remarkable tendency to trot out the 'proper' line on camera, when privately they hate speed cameras as much as the rest of us.
Think of this - let's say you follow a car at 40mph through a 30mph limit. Afterwards, you pull the driver over, point a TV camera at him and say 'Do you think speeding is bad?' and he will say 'Oh yes, definitely'.
Absolutely outrageous. Instead of upgrading the A14 which is desperately needed they waste 2.5 million on a system that will have little effect. The average speed is less than 30 mph at the best of times due to volume of traffic!
Thanks to speed cameras, traffic calming and speed humps it will soon be impossible to enjoy your cars. Make the most of them now.
I consider myself to be a safe, responsible driver so why should I be penalised by the idiots on the road?
Everyone moans about the restrictions being placed on motorists. We are all guilty of sitting back and allowing this crap to be heaped on us. We need to protest in mass before it's too late. There has to be power in numbers.
A thoroughly disillusioned PistonHead!
Thanks to speed cameras, traffic calming and speed humps it will soon be impossible to enjoy your cars. Make the most of them now.
I consider myself to be a safe, responsible driver so why should I be penalised by the idiots on the road?
Everyone moans about the restrictions being placed on motorists. We are all guilty of sitting back and allowing this crap to be heaped on us. We need to protest in mass before it's too late. There has to be power in numbers.
A thoroughly disillusioned PistonHead!
I moved to this area sixteen years ago, guess what dominated the local papers then, A14 needs widening...
Now wasting more money, The road does not have enough capacity. It needs a third maybe even a fourth lane.
Why does it take so long to get the bleeding obvious done in this country ???
Speedyman
Now wasting more money, The road does not have enough capacity. It needs a third maybe even a fourth lane.
Why does it take so long to get the bleeding obvious done in this country ???
Speedyman
speedyman said:
Why does it take so long to get the bleeding obvious done in this country ???
A decision that's politically correct is, by definition, a wrong decision. They won't build extra lanes because they think it will encourage the use of nasty cars (and the greenies, who don't use cars, will scream blue murder), and the underlying purpose of limits, humps, cameras etc is to make driving as unpleasant and expensive as possible.
The more cynical I get, the more cynical I find I need to be. There are some very clever and devious people pulling the strings in this country. Dig down far enough, and the agenda is easy to spot. What bugs me is that they keep covering it up with fake agendas which patently don't hold water.
What annoys me the most is that the people who moan will go out and put a cross on the ballot paper at the next election without thinking about the consequences. It doesn't matter who's in power - they're all going to hammer the motorist. Will they listen to the public? Like hell they will. It's time people took a long hard look at the way they are represented. Remember the fuel blockade? If it was pushed just that bit further it would have been castastrophic for the government. People need to stand up and be counted.
I regularly commute from Peterborough to Cambridge in the mornings. Almost every day there is either a broken down vehicle, an accident or congestion. The bottom line is there's too much traffic and not enough carriageway.
It is 11.05 on Monday 29th January 2007 and I have just arrived at work. I left Perterborough at 08.30. Over 2.5 hours to cover 40 miles. Reason for the delay? - you've guessed it - another accident at Spittals interchange.
Surprised no-one has set up some comfy sofa's and tv's on the roadside for us to enjoy while we wait.
It is 11.05 on Monday 29th January 2007 and I have just arrived at work. I left Perterborough at 08.30. Over 2.5 hours to cover 40 miles. Reason for the delay? - you've guessed it - another accident at Spittals interchange.
Surprised no-one has set up some comfy sofa's and tv's on the roadside for us to enjoy while we wait.
BC007 said:
I regularly commute from Peterborough to Cambridge in the mornings. Almost every day there is either a broken down vehicle, an accident or congestion. The bottom line is there's too much traffic and not enough carriageway.
Agreed. BC007 said:
It is 11.05 on Monday 29th January 2007 and I have just arrived at work. I left Perterborough at 08.30. Over 2.5 hours to cover 40 miles. Reason for the delay? - you've guessed it - another accident at Spittals interchange.
I agree the road is sh1t. It is no surprise to me that it has taken so long on a Monday morning to get into Cambridge. I cant tell from your post if you are just resigned to the fact or surprised it took so long...? anyway...
Why not use a different route? Peterborough > Whittlesley > Benwick > Chatteris > Haddenham > 20 pence road > Cambridge looks like a good bet... I bet it will take you about an hour and much more fun to boot.
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