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liamC
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26th Apr 04 at 11:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Is it possible for speed cameras to be lying along the road by 2 wires?

Was in a 30 zone, nowt around for about half a mile either side and there was 2 lines of wire along the road with a small box next to the lampost. Wouldnt of been arsed, but I was doin about 35.

Is this likely to have been a speed camera or am I just slightly paranoid?
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26th Apr 04 at 12:01   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it is a speed camera yeah..............but they only work when a car is plugged into them!
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26th Apr 04 at 12:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
traffic counter ya paranoid fcuker

By 2010 the cats eyes in the road will have speed cameras in them
liamC
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26th Apr 04 at 12:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thanks. Proper paranoid at the minute like.
Ditch
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was it two black wires?

chained to a lamp column will be a grey box if its a traffic/speeds counter
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Aye 2 black wires, about half a metre apart going across both sides of the road and a light grey box.

[Edited on 26-04-2004 by liam_nufc]
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oh yeah sorry thought he ment the posts that stick up on the road side with black lines in the road trying to get a pic of one now
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http://www.speedcam.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/index2.htm look on that site, tells you what i mean, cant use the pics tho!
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quote:
Originally posted by Ditch
By 2010 the cats eyes in the road will have speed cameras in them
Yes
liamC
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Cant see anything on there about wires across the road like.

Is it likely to have been a speed camera?
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26th Apr 04 at 12:18   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
click gatsos and then other fixed speed cameras. they are in that section, but sounds like you found a traffic counter
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traffic counter rode over bout 4 of them last nite
Ditch
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quote:
Originally posted by liam_nufc
Cant see anything on there about wires across the road like.

Is it likely to have been a speed camera?



no what you described is a traffic counter

it can take your speed but wont register any vehicle details
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Cheers. The thing which made me doubt it definetly was one is there is another one where I go into work. (Metrocentre for the north-east CS members) and when you turn into the multistorey car park theres one there.

I doubt you'll get done for speeding in a multistorey entrance.

Thats me okay then.

More speed camera paranoia coming your way very shortly.
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26th Apr 04 at 12:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
they put them there to calculate when the quietest time is to perform road works and maintenence etc..
Dav
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quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
quote:
Originally posted by Ditch
By 2010 the cats eyes in the road will have speed cameras in them
Yes
These are already in use on a Motorway up here (on trial)
They also read ur regestration number and can check how bald ur tyres are.
It doesn't report ur speed, but flashes it up on electronic billboards along with ur car details for other drivers to see who is breaking the law.
It's a 'name and shame' sort of idea.
But it won't be long til they are used to repot and fine u tho, definitely before 2010 I'd say.
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26th Apr 04 at 13:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yup,Pneumatic traffic counter.

 
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