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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/5082426.stm

Hopefully they will keep them off motorways although it's good they are doing things to stop speeding in residential areas

[Edited on 15-06-2006 by Ry_B]
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they got them in northants
Ry_B
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The cameras are also considered to be a more environmentally friendly option, as road humps are believed to push up vehicles' carbon monoxide emissions.


That made me laugh though...it's as if they're doing it just because it's better for the environment
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They have them on motorways now when their are roadworks and a reduce speed limit.. another waste of money
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they are a fucking joke

like K2 HOY says, they have them round my way, and theres a few bits of road where its a 50 limit.

the problem is, you spend more time looking at the speedo, than you do at the road, just to make sure you dont creep over the speed limit for a fraction of a second.

dangerous IMO
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probably an anti terrorism thing
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they annoy me, was some on the m6 yesterday, and you do keep constantly looking at the speedo and if you go over you then have to slow do to counter act the average tis dam annoying!
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Having speed bumps, or actual proper camara's would be much better and more useful
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It's not hard to keep your speed to 20 in a 20 limit, as you're going so slow you can notice if you go a few mph over. If they have a 5mph tolerance then they are a good idea, although Rob I do see your point about watching your speedo more than the road, but you only need to glance at it whereas you need to be constantly watching the road.
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they have no tolerance. it takes the time you take to go between a certain distance and works out the average speed over the distance. if you go 2mph over for 400yds, then you have to go 2mph under for 400yds to make up for it.

loads of motoring journos have said the same thing about them, in theory they are good, in practice, they are distracting
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also, the cameras i am talking about are in a 50 limit, where its harder to notice 1 or 2 mph.

its just another way of making money
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He said because the cameras were intended to be at the entrance and exit of the zone, cars stopping or travelling within the area would not be monitored.


this is also a good point hadnt thought of that

if it was on my road, and i left my house (half way along my road) my speed wouldnt be measured
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Thats a bit unfair though isnt it
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Has anyone ever been caught by those SPECS cameras? I see lots of drivers just blowing through the roadworks on the M6, makes me wonder if they even work?
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Originally posted by CorsAsh
Has anyone ever been caught by those SPECS cameras? I see lots of drivers just blowing through the roadworks on the M6, makes me wonder if they even work?


I have often thought the same to be honest..

Gaz said once that he or his mate was on the motorway and someone in a large car think it was a BMW was flying past them all and it was a 40 mph limit and one of the camara's flshed at them
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the ones in northampton work for 3 days a year according to the local constabulary. HOWEVER.... you dont know which 3 days, which is the problem
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those cameras don't flash
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SPECS cameras dont flash Kat, they supposedly capture every car and "time" it
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SPECS cameras dont flash Kat, they supposedly capture every car and "time" it


That's what i thought, but thats what i got told
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one son m1 and m25 on way to pvs were shite, so annoying and they dnt fa;sh but if u look at the littel thing either side of the carmea ther eis a little flash each time a car went past, well the one i went through there was maybe i was speeding
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20mph
ill never get to work
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Nath, i know what you mean, but i think its a reflection on the lense or something
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I think they're quality.
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Originally posted by Ry_B
It's not hard to keep your speed to 20 in a 20 limit


Says the boy who did 32 in first
Ry_B
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Originally posted by escortgti.com
quote:
Originally posted by Ry_B
It's not hard to keep your speed to 20 in a 20 limit


Says the boy who did 32 in first


What has that got to do with sticking to speed limits

And anyway, it's 33mph

 
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