New speed camera on the A40 going into town

New speed camera on the A40 going into town

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humpy

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1,171 posts

225 months

Thursday 26th June 2008
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New digital unit put up in the last few days just before the Polish War Memorial going into town.

Then there's the old ex-B&Q gatso plus another (8 week old?) digital camera again going into town just after the rail bridge.

Be careful on those trips to the Ace smile

Edited by humpy on Friday 27th June 14:20

439vRS

227 posts

198 months

Thursday 26th June 2008
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The camera`s never use to flash (Im talking about the B&Q cameras) I use to zip through at 10 or 15 + (i think i even passed them at 82, but i was in a marked police car) but got zapped doing 63 at 22:32 the other day.
So be careful, I think they are "recalibrating" ALL cameras. curse

Why cant they target drivers with their fog lights on (esp when it rainingranting) or tail gating or blacked out windows or drives who don`t indicate?

Simple highway code rules shout

jazzybee

3,056 posts

255 months

Thursday 26th June 2008
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439vRS said:
The camera`s never use to flash (Im talking about the B&Q cameras) I use to zip through at 10 or 15 + (i think i even passed them at 82, but i was in a marked police car) but got zapped doing 63 at 22:32 the other day.
So be careful, I think they are "recalibrating" ALL cameras. curse

Why cant they target drivers with their fog lights on (esp when it rainingranting) or tail gating or blacked out windows or drives who don`t indicate?

Simple highway code rules shout
What gets me is that I used to do 70 legally a few years ago. It used to be NSL at the Hoover building, westwards.

439vRS

227 posts

198 months

Friday 27th June 2008
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jazzybee said:
What gets me is that I used to do 70 legally a few years ago. It used to be NSL at the Hoover building, westwards.
Oh yeah that was only a few years ago as well. Good old days cry

humpy

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1,171 posts

225 months

Friday 27th June 2008
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439vRS said:
jazzybee said:
What gets me is that I used to do 70 legally a few years ago. It used to be NSL at the Hoover building, westwards.
Oh yeah that was only a few years ago as well. Good old days cry
Another example of an over zealous speed limit - resulting in the fact that everyone pretty much ignores it and brakes for the cameras. Can't see the reason for the new cameras other than £££'s.

These new small profile high mounted digital cameras are springing up everywhere and they're difficult to spot frownfrownfrown

UpTheIron

4,010 posts

274 months

Friday 27th June 2008
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humpy said:
New digital unit put up in the last few days near the Polish War Memorial going into town.

Then there's the old ex-B&Q gatso plus another (8 week old?) digital camera again going into town.

Be careful on those trips to the Ace smile
But will this mean the disappearance of the occasional mobile unit on the bridge? Fair swap IMHO!