Cumbria: Hints and tips please.
Discussion
J500ANT said:
TripleS said:
[quote=J500ANT]I seem to recall people mentioning Cumbria when referring to particularly rigid enforcement.
Can anyone give me an idea of any particular things I should know about?
TIA,
Tony
Can anyone give me an idea of any particular things I should know about?
TIA,
Tony
Find a nice hotel, get the car parked, have some pleasant walks. HTH.
Best wishes all,
Dave.
Sadly its a work jobbie, leaving Blackpool on Monday morning following a weekend away. I've got to visit Kendal, Workington, Whitehaven, Barrow (staying overnight in Ye Olde Travelodge) Morecambe and Lancaster before heading back home. [quote]
Fixed cam on A6 near Morecambe right turn und also A6 North just after a limit change 40 -30
. Also on way out of Morecambe towards A6 Lancaster ... opposite a petrol station - another fixed scam. Another just after you come out of NSL single into short 40 - then 20 mph road - somewhere past Uni... und another as you head towards M6 (Direction Kirby Lonsdale signage
) Other post by 10 pence (I think -sorry if get wrong) ist abolutely correct as well.
TripleS said:
J500ANT said:
TripleS said:
J500ANT said:
I seem to recall people mentioning Cumbria when referring to particularly rigid enforcement.
Can anyone give me an idea of any particular things I should know about?
TIA,
Tony
Can anyone give me an idea of any particular things I should know about?
TIA,
Tony
Find a nice hotel, get the car parked, have some pleasant walks. HTH.
Best wishes all,
Dave.
Sadly its a work jobbie....
Oh, sorry about that Tony. Maybe have a nice skive another time then.
With a bit of care you ought to be able to stay ticket-free 'cos the scamera twits will all be out looking for WildCat.
Best wishes all,
Dave.
A pity ist work. I think I live in lovely area. I do like living here really.
Ja- Triple Liebchen - I think they do. They zap our cars on sight. I think they like the funny faces the kittens pull
ferrisbueller said:
J500ANT said:
I've got to visit Kendal, Workington, Whitehaven, Barrow (staying overnight in Ye Olde Travelodge) Morecambe and Lancaster before heading back home.
Wow, what did you do wrong?!
It was gonna be 5 days all around the North West, but my negotiating skills are excellent.
J500ANT said:
ferrisbueller said:
J500ANT said:
I've got to visit Kendal, Workington, Whitehaven, Barrow (staying overnight in Ye Olde Travelodge) Morecambe and Lancaster before heading back home.
Wow, what did you do wrong?!
It was gonna be 5 days all around the North West, but my negotiating skills are excellent.
If these are the places you want to go, I hate to think what else was on the list!!
J500ANT said:
ferrisbueller said:
J500ANT said:
I've got to visit Kendal, Workington, Whitehaven, Barrow (staying overnight in Ye Olde Travelodge) Morecambe and Lancaster before heading back home.
Wow, what did you do wrong?!
It was gonna be 5 days all around the North West, but my negotiating skills are excellent.
Ist still lovely scenery. Just check out the Lancs/Cunbrian prat sites und tune into local radio.
If you can - do have a leg stretch und just breathe in our lovely area - despite submarinated torpedoes at cars
J500ANT said:
I certainly intend to stop and enjoy the scenery while on my way round. Thanks again Wildcat et al for all your tips.
I hear Millom is very nice this time of year
Don't speed anywhere mate, they're gits, especially if you're not local. They've also started putting 30 limits on all the best roads kind of ruining it tbh
Lemoncurd said:
1st Post... And on speed cameras! Hehehe 
Watch out on the A66 going out of Keswick towards Penrith. There is a camera van that sits round a corner at the top of the crawler lane - They like to get people doing 70 trying to overtake lorries/coaches, when it is NOT yet a Dual carrigeway and so still a 60 limit!
Grrr.
Watch out on the A66 going out of Keswick towards Penrith. There is a camera van that sits round a corner at the top of the crawler lane - They like to get people doing 70 trying to overtake lorries/coaches, when it is NOT yet a Dual carrigeway and so still a 60 limit!
Grrr.
And of course, that stretch of 2 lanes up the hill is the safest place to overtake for miles - that scumera placement at the top kind of encourages overtaking at less safe locations, doesn't it?
Idiots.
J500ANT said:
Sadly its a work jobbie, leaving Blackpool on Monday morning following a weekend away. I've got to visit Kendal, Workington, Whitehaven, Barrow (staying overnight in Ye Olde Travelodge) Morecambe and Lancaster before heading back home.
I think you'll find that there are more fixed site cameras in Lanacster and Morecambe than there are in the whole of Cumbria. There's dozens of the fecking things.
I paid a visit to Cumbria on Saturday, for a quick walk up The Old Man Coniston.
I left the M6 at J.36 A590, and within a few miles passed under a bridge with some monitoring/enforcement equipment on. The kit was unmanned - there were two items, one to cover each lane, on a tripod. On top of the tripod was a black square, pointing down to each lane - I've not seen anything like it before. A few minutes later, I came round a bend, to see a marked Police bike, sideways on in the layby, with the officer standing by his bike, watching the traffic.
When I noticed the items on the bridge, I was travelling at 80 (speedo), so around 77 (GPS). When I came round the corner, maybe 95 (speedo), so 91 (GPS). Applied V70's anchors swiftly, had a look from officer - nothing more.
Anyone seen this kit there before? Thought it might be linked with the copper on the bike? Or maybe just traffic counting?
Tony: Perhaps keep any eye out if your on that route and report back?
I left the M6 at J.36 A590, and within a few miles passed under a bridge with some monitoring/enforcement equipment on. The kit was unmanned - there were two items, one to cover each lane, on a tripod. On top of the tripod was a black square, pointing down to each lane - I've not seen anything like it before. A few minutes later, I came round a bend, to see a marked Police bike, sideways on in the layby, with the officer standing by his bike, watching the traffic.
When I noticed the items on the bridge, I was travelling at 80 (speedo), so around 77 (GPS). When I came round the corner, maybe 95 (speedo), so 91 (GPS). Applied V70's anchors swiftly, had a look from officer - nothing more.
Anyone seen this kit there before? Thought it might be linked with the copper on the bike? Or maybe just traffic counting?
Tony: Perhaps keep any eye out if your on that route and report back?
jrwells said:
I paid a visit to Cumbria on Saturday, for a quick walk up The Old Man Coniston.
I left the M6 at J.36 A590, and within a few miles passed under a bridge with some monitoring/enforcement equipment on. The kit was unmanned - there were two items, one to cover each lane, on a tripod. On top of the tripod was a black square, pointing down to each lane - I've not seen anything like it before. A few minutes later, I came round a bend, to see a marked Police bike, sideways on in the layby, with the officer standing by his bike, watching the traffic.
When I noticed the items on the bridge, I was travelling at 80 (speedo), so around 77 (GPS). When I came round the corner, maybe 95 (speedo), so 91 (GPS). Applied V70's anchors swiftly, had a look from officer - nothing more.
Anyone seen this kit there before? Thought it might be linked with the copper on the bike? Or maybe just traffic counting?
Tony: Perhaps keep any eye out if your on that route and report back?
I left the M6 at J.36 A590, and within a few miles passed under a bridge with some monitoring/enforcement equipment on. The kit was unmanned - there were two items, one to cover each lane, on a tripod. On top of the tripod was a black square, pointing down to each lane - I've not seen anything like it before. A few minutes later, I came round a bend, to see a marked Police bike, sideways on in the layby, with the officer standing by his bike, watching the traffic.
When I noticed the items on the bridge, I was travelling at 80 (speedo), so around 77 (GPS). When I came round the corner, maybe 95 (speedo), so 91 (GPS). Applied V70's anchors swiftly, had a look from officer - nothing more.
Anyone seen this kit there before? Thought it might be linked with the copper on the bike? Or maybe just traffic counting?
Tony: Perhaps keep any eye out if your on that route and report back?
I'd bet that was ANPR, which as you may or may not know checks your car against various databases and if anything flags up that copper on the bike stops you. I dont recall hearing of ANPR cameras being used for, or combined with, speed enforcement.
J500ANT said:
Nice roads too.
There's a great bit of dual carriageway on the A66 about halfway between Cockermouth and Keswick; Eastbound (towards Cockermouth) it runs alongside Bassenthwaite Lake (the only true "Lake" in the Lake District), gentle curves, nice view... on the way back though
, it's twisty, undulating, and great fun for a bit of a spirited drive, providing you get a clear-ish run. Probably one of my favourite roads (very fine line between a bit of fun and scaring yourself silly, though!). edit for typos
Edited by mr2aw11 on Tuesday 8th August 09:04
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