M4 / M5 Gatsos are now live - beware!

M4 / M5 Gatsos are now live - beware!

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BristolRich

545 posts

132 months

Monday 30th March 2015
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Z0m81e said:
how do you not write that rather important piece of information on the sign "holy st people there's a step ladder in the middle lane".
tongue out

TAL1/15 - Schedule 15 "LEGENDS FOR USE ON VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS" makes no reference to step ladders therefore not allowed.... rotate

JumboBeef

3,772 posts

176 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Indicative of modern Britain, step ladders.

I grew up with ladders.

Dixy

2,913 posts

204 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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In ladies nylons ?

DevonPaul

1,169 posts

136 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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JumboBeef said:
Indicative of modern Britain, step ladders.

I grew up with ladders.
Perhaps his real ladder left home when he was young and his mum got another one.

JumboBeef

3,772 posts

176 months

Saturday 4th April 2015
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These cameras are still not flashing when set to NSL.

BristolRich

545 posts

132 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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New camera for the M4/M5 Smart Motorway....

Spotted these some weeks ago and having just travelled through the stretch reminded me.

Mounted up on those gantries fitted with Cameras, I think these may be the 'new' single camera/ multiple lane cameras on trial. I can see no other purpose other than on trial (given their mounting on Gatso fitted gantries) unless they are ANPR?

Tale tail signs...

Approaching the gantry a single standard is positioned with 3 cameras mounted on top pointing at each lane (see associated gantry in distance)



2 largish 'boxes' one camera (light blue in colour) one flash(?) cantilevered off the gantry framework



One set certainly M5 NB, M4 WB between Almondsbury and M32 jcts.

Edited by BristolRich on Tuesday 26th May 12:54


Edited by BristolRich on Tuesday 26th May 12:57

JumboBeef

3,772 posts

176 months

Monday 26th September 2016
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Driving southbound on the M5 last night in the small hours, in amongst all these cameras at an indicated 70.

Signs off. I was overtaken by White Van Man doing maybe 80-85 who got himself flashed when he was a bit ahead of me.

His answer was to brake and the drive at about 60 for a few miles as if that would undo the photo. They he went back up to 80-85 and vanished off into the distance.

Why would anyone speed past a speed camera even if you think it's off?

giltranator

346 posts

187 months

Monday 26th September 2016
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In the past week, all of the camera's on the side of the motorway have been painted yellow when they were previously grey. This makes me question whether they have been legal for the length of time they have been there when they were painted grey (not that i've been caught!).

Slagathore

5,808 posts

191 months

Monday 26th September 2016
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giltranator said:
In the past week, all of the camera's on the side of the motorway have been painted yellow when they were previously grey. This makes me question whether they have been legal for the length of time they have been there when they were painted grey (not that i've been caught!).
Glad someone else has noticed that!! I thought I was going mad.


BristolRich

545 posts

132 months

Tuesday 4th October 2016
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If the article is to be believed then it would appear that the cameras (Assuming Gatsos) are set at 10% plus 2mph.

The locations of the cameras will not be revealed for "Health and Safety purposes".

http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/motorway-speed-camera...