Average speed cameras at Port Talbot

Average speed cameras at Port Talbot

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broadslide

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739 posts

199 months

Monday 17th November 2014
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The camera not working signs have now gone and all the cameras are up on the gantries. Anybody know if they are operating now?

DHE

4,505 posts

189 months

Monday 17th November 2014
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Good question Charlie. The cameras going live on Fabian Way have had some press coverage but I have found nothing about the ones on the M4 being turned on. One PH'er asked this question on Saturday, by the sound of it he will know in about two weeks.

Best to assume they are to be on the safe side.

Pugland53

574 posts

169 months

Tuesday 18th November 2014
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I don't think they are working yet, the cameras are not fitted to the gantry on the Margam side yet. The brackets are there but no cameras.

DHE

4,505 posts

189 months

Tuesday 18th November 2014
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Pugland53 said:
I don't think they are working yet, the cameras are not fitted to the gantry on the Margam side yet. The brackets are there but no cameras.
Cameras were put on the gantry's for a week, then taken down. Probably because the gantry is actually outside the 50mph limit.

What are you smoking around in now Pugland? I have let my spots of you slip in the last year. smile


SAB888

3,231 posts

206 months

Tuesday 18th November 2014
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A few people that travel that road have said that they went live about a week ago. Not worth the risk if there's the possibility they may be live.

x type

910 posts

189 months

Tuesday 18th November 2014
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gazzarose

1,158 posts

132 months

Tuesday 18th November 2014
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There aren't any average speed camera signs tho. They've got them on Fabian way but not port talbot. Id have imagined they have to warning signs. Some people would never have seen average speed cameras.

Edited by gazzarose on Tuesday 18th November 20:28

broadslide

Original Poster:

739 posts

199 months

Tuesday 18th November 2014
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Average speed camera sign is on the eastbound side. I think I'll stick to 50 not just where the old camera used to be.

DHE

4,505 posts

189 months

Tuesday 18th November 2014
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x type said:
It doesn't actually say they have gone live, just due to go live in November.

Pugland53

574 posts

169 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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DHE said:
Pugland53 said:
I don't think they are working yet, the cameras are not fitted to the gantry on the Margam side yet. The brackets are there but no cameras.
Cameras were put on the gantry's for a week, then taken down. Probably because the gantry is actually outside the 50mph limit.

What are you smoking around in now Pugland? I have let my spots of you slip in the last year. smile
Still in the M5, it's not as easy to spot as an orange 1M!

DHE

4,505 posts

189 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Pugland53 said:
Still in the M5, it's not as easy to spot as an orange 1M!
You are still roughing it then. The 1M did stand out just a little.

Rick Cutler

635 posts

216 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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Puzzled with people slamming the brakes on at the end of the section (neath end), they are average and you have been passed two camera since the first one already!

Lights are not on in-front of the first camera heading east so I am guessing these are not working. As you have noticed in order to see the front number plate in roadworks there is always a flood light prior to the lights. The ones on the M4 at port talbot are still not switched on?

Any more guesses?

DHE

4,505 posts

189 months

Friday 28th November 2014
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There are no lights put in place on that stretch, don't recall seeing any on Fabian Way either and they are turned on.

Blayney

2,948 posts

185 months

Friday 28th November 2014
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I've just treated it as if they are on for a few weeks now. Need to retrain myself to slow for the 50. I commute from Swansea to Pencoed and a few weeks ago it was a real pain in the arse, average cameras on Fabian Way, average cameras at Port Talbot, the contraflow by Margam and another at Sarn. What's the bet the ones on Fabian way stay after the uni is finished.

Evanivitch

19,803 posts

121 months

Tuesday 2nd December 2014
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Rick Cutler said:
Puzzled with people slamming the brakes on at the end of the section (neath end), they are average and you have been passed two camera since the first one already!

Lights are not on in-front of the first camera heading east so I am guessing these are not working. As you have noticed in order to see the front number plate in roadworks there is always a flood light prior to the lights. The ones on the M4 at port talbot are still not switched on?

Any more guesses?
Don't recall ever seeing lights ahead of the ones on the A465. It'll depend on the tech in the cameras, most recent will be IR based and won't require illumination.

Rick Cutler

635 posts

216 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2014
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There was a post with lights on before the first East bound camera but i have never seen it on.

DHE

4,505 posts

189 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2014
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Average speed camera signs on one or two overhead gantry's now.

jmorgan

36,010 posts

283 months

Wednesday 31st December 2014
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Article on the BBC local news just now, missed the date they start issuing tickets, 9 or 19 Jan? Being tested at the moment? Not that I would risk it anyway.

Edit

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wale...

Edited by jmorgan on Wednesday 31st December 12:28

stitz

34 posts

169 months

Wednesday 31st December 2014
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As of bbc news, testing camaras, camaras go live on jan 19.

sospan

2,469 posts

221 months

Friday 2nd January 2015
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I used to commute on the M4 and this area was horrendous for congestion on the westbound return home at peak time. We were often ON STOP in a queue at the J41 due to cameras prompting braking and the traffic joining from slip road.
These slip roads are very poor, too short, limited vision, feeding into busy traffic. There were MANY near misses caused by traffic joining at them due to their poor design and silly drivers.
Locals got up in arms when I said they should be closed as they liked to hop on and off for local trips - it's a MOTORWAY ffs!
Meant to allow better passing of the area. That area is a major bottleneck similar to Brynglas Tunnel area and ANY problems caused serious hold ups.
In my view the slip roads should be at Margam and Briton Ferry bridges leaving the town area clear. No real problems then for locals either other than having to go to the town's East or West sides to join M4.