Is this a speed camera?
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MakaveliX

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666 posts

58 months

Monday 28th November 2022
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Going down the M42 earlier, changing from the M42 to the M6 where the limit drops to 45MPH.
I was going about the limit but not sure whether to be concerned or not

https://www.google.com/maps/@52.4812535,-1.7105808...

Martyn76

828 posts

146 months

Monday 28th November 2022
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Speed cameras tend to be yellow boxes on the side of the gantries nowadays, I think this might be some kind of traffic flow monitoring system?

MakaveliX

Original Poster:

666 posts

58 months

Monday 28th November 2022
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Martyn76 said:
Speed cameras tend to be yellow boxes on the side of the gantries nowadays, I think this might be some kind of traffic flow monitoring system?
Yeah thought so. Thanks

Road2Ruin

6,456 posts

245 months

Monday 28th November 2022
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Looks like a smart motorway camera. Used to detect stationery traffic.

Caddyshack

14,747 posts

235 months

Monday 28th November 2022
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Looks like a cctv to me

softtop

3,172 posts

276 months

Monday 28th November 2022
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Road2Ruin said:
Looks like a smart motorway camera. Used to detect stationery traffic.
do you mean cars and trucks made of paper? smile

Caddyshack

14,747 posts

235 months

Monday 28th November 2022
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softtop said:
Road2Ruin said:
Looks like a smart motorway camera. Used to detect stationery traffic.
do you mean cars and trucks made of paper? smile
Yes, they are speed limited but they always push the envelope.

softtop

3,172 posts

276 months

Monday 28th November 2022
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Caddyshack said:
softtop said:
Road2Ruin said:
Looks like a smart motorway camera. Used to detect stationery traffic.
do you mean cars and trucks made of paper? smile
Yes, they are speed limited but they always push the envelope.
ok, that did crease me up!

HasToBeV8

162 posts

117 months

Monday 28th November 2022
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As others have stated, it looks like some kind of CCTV camera to me too. You could always cross reference against that location in Waze, www.speedcamerasuk.com or www.scdb.info to see if they have a camera listed there, if you wanted to put your mind at rest for the next 14 days!

andygo

7,391 posts

284 months

Monday 28th November 2022
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Caddyshack said:
Yes, they are speed limited but they always push the envelope.
They need to stamp that out.

Panamax

9,593 posts

63 months

Monday 28th November 2022
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These things have started turning up at traffic lights in England,

"With no in-road loops or distracting flashes, they are an effective way to enhance safety...."

Jenoptik
https://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news/enforc...


chopper602

2,333 posts

252 months

Monday 28th November 2022
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Road2Ruin said:
Looks like a smart motorway camera. Used to detect stationery traffic.
Stationary traffic is detected by radar.

speedking31

3,910 posts

165 months

Monday 28th November 2022
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Panamax said:
"With no in-road loops or distracting flashes, they are an effective way to enhance safety...."
One man's distracting flash is another man's warning not to do it again.

RATATTAK

19,007 posts

218 months

Monday 28th November 2022
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Caddyshack said:
softtop said:
Road2Ruin said:
Looks like a smart motorway camera. Used to detect stationery traffic.
do you mean cars and trucks made of paper? smile
Yes, they are speed limited but they always push the envelope.
It's the Bond Basildon.

Super Sonic

14,192 posts

83 months

Monday 28th November 2022
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softtop said:
do you mean cars and trucks made of paper? smile
The ones that tear along the dotted lines?

832ark

1,247 posts

185 months

Monday 28th November 2022
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Please can we not have a protracted thread full of puns!

Ultra Sound Guy

29,582 posts

223 months

Monday 28th November 2022
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832ark said:
Please can we not have a protracted thread full of puns!
We never miss the window of opportunity!

Yellow Lizud

2,922 posts

193 months

Monday 28th November 2022
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832ark said:
Please can we not have a protracted thread full of puns!
I think that problem is already being addressed.

BertBert

21,229 posts

240 months

Tuesday 29th November 2022
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Just reams of the same old jokes!

Driversmatter

274 posts

122 months

Tuesday 29th November 2022
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At least online there's no paper trail.