a14 avg speed cams

[318isplumber]

allo men. on the ai4 east and west there are about 4 sets of average speed cameras which have repaced the old truvelo type. since ive started using this road to get from essex to just south of sheffield (nearly daily) ive noticed people flying through the checked sections, i know its your average speed that counts but are they actually in use? also theres no flash so how can they see your number plate at night?

[stemll]

No flash because they're infra-red.

[Rich 36]

Yes but crucially,
are they soley responsible for the lack of accident-on-the-A14-this-morning

type BBC reports

[Mattt]

Maybe they change lanes

[Funky Teapot]

I think it's safe to say that they are responsible for people obeying the speed limit, so in my book they're a good thing

[Mattt]

Funky Teapot said:

I think it's safe to say that they are responsible for people obeying the speed limit, so in my book they're a good thing

Because that automatically makes you a safe driver!!!

[Rich 36]

Don't get me wrong,
we all like speed at times, perhaps the threat of points has curbed a few idiots, and no bad thing on that road especialy given the volume of traffic it carries.

It was never 'designed' as such, and the fact its become some sort of rural motorway, instead of the unhappy series of by-pass' it actually is
was a by product. Hardly surprising perhaps the number of crashes below Huntingdon,

I noticed the BBC quite suddenly dropped their daily reports on its problems recently
and I'm sure its related to cameras, mind you given the Pravda sorry BBC's penchant for pushing any form of motorised transport as heinous..

Red PORSCHE closes rail network, in crash on railway lines,
RANGE ROVER kills kiddie on quad bike,
drug dealer shot dead in LR DISCOVERY,

I can't believe a word they say these days

[cj_eds]

Chances are they've been sat under 50mph behind two trucks overtaking each other for 1/2 a mile, and are just taking advantage of correcting their average ? Alternatively, they have fake plates, unregisted car, or just no license.

[supersingle]

So does changing lanes still work or has the law been changed?
How about straddling lanes whilst passing cameras?

[GPSHead]

supersingle said:

So does changing lanes still work or has the law been changed?

It does still work; they can't just change the law. They would have to redo the home office type approval, which they haven't done. What they can do is put up dummy cameras.

supersingle said:

How about straddling lanes whilst passing cameras?

I don't know, but I have a feeling that you would legally be in both lanes, rather than neither, so probably not a good idea (aside from it not being a good idea anyway!)

Mattt said:

Funky Teapot said:

I think it's safe to say that they are responsible for people obeying the speed limit, so in my book they're a good thing

Because that automatically makes you a safe driver!!!

Apparently so. Amazing that some people still don't (or won't) get it, isn't it? Almost like they have an ulterior motive of some sort, perish the thought.