speed cameras

[texyboy]

heres a one for you...anybody seen motorway roadworks speed restrictions? usually 50mph as far as i have seen or not seen as is the case - yeah go on - iv been knicked - but for doing 50 in a 40 through the roadworks - is this the norm through them now - or is it a sneaky way of revenue earning? - on my chin i paid.......

[docevi1]

It's the norm and has been reported quite often on here in the month I've been frequenting.

It's one of the places targetted, and rightly so, by the police - usually roadworks mean men are on the road working - not good for someone to be going past at 70mph...

Still, I often wonder why they don't target back roads when temporary speed restrictions are in place for the same reasons - ultimately that is even more dangerous.

Stefan

[_Al_]

docevi1 said:

Still, I often wonder why they don't target back roads

Shhhhhh!

Keep them away from the backroads!

[Mr E]

M2 just off M25 has a 4 mile section of road works.

50 mph. Through a camera. Then a sneaky drop to 40mph (could understand why), through another camera. Then back to 50mph and a third camera. All in about 4-5 minutes.

Origin B2 spotted and warned me about them all.

[Mr Peevly]

Speed limits will be determined by the type of roadworks. Lower speed limits mean that they can restrict the width of traffic lanes further and use smaller safety zones (men can work closer to the traffic). All this is covered by regulations.

[emblsi]

if there is anyone working on it at all

[jeffreyarcher]

Mr Peevly said:

All this is covered by regulations.

Do you mean regulations, as in mandatory, or just guidelines, as in spin.
If the former, do you have a link, or, failing that, a title?

[tav]

jeffreyarcher said:

Mr Peevly said: All this is covered by regulations. Do you mean regulations, as in mandatory, or just guidelines, as in spin. If the former, do you have a link, or, failing that, a title?

I think you will find that regulations are a method of attaching working practices to a bill that has already been passed. This is a lot more efficient as it means it does not have to be passed through parliament for each little change. You will find the Health and Safety at work act has a lot of regulations attached to it which have been introduced over a period of time. In short these will be mandatory. The highways authority has a whole library of specifications which would be referenced by the regulations (I think their specs are called 'the brown book' if I remember correctly) so the temporary works planners would be bound to stick to these rules and would risk prosecution if they did not and somebody got injured as a result. Its been a while since I worked on a highways project so if anybody knows better feel free to correct.

[jeffreyarcher]

tav said:

jeffreyarcher said: Mr Peevly said: All this is covered by regulations. Do you mean regulations, as in mandatory, or just guidelines, as in spin. If the former, do you have a link, or, failing that, a title? I think you will find that regulations are a method of attaching working practices to a bill that has already been passed. This is a lot more efficient as it means it does not have to be passed through parliament for each little change. You will find the Health and Safety at work act has a lot of regulations attached to it which have been introduced over a period of time. In short these will be mandatory. The highways authority has a whole library of specifications which would be referenced by the regulations (I think their specs are called 'the brown book' if I remember correctly) so the temporary works planners would be bound to stick to these rules and would risk prosecution if they did not and somebody got injured as a result. Its been a while since I worked on a highways project so if anybody knows better feel free to correct.

Errrr.. That's why I asked if they were regulations or guidelines.

[tav]

jeffreyarcher said:

tav said: jeffreyarcher said: Mr Peevly said: All this is covered by regulations. Do you mean regulations, as in mandatory, or just guidelines, as in spin. If the former, do you have a link, or, failing that, a title? I think you will find that regulations are a method of attaching working practices to a bill that has already been passed. This is a lot more efficient as it means it does not have to be passed through parliament for each little change. You will find the Health and Safety at work act has a lot of regulations attached to it which have been introduced over a period of time. In short these will be mandatory. The highways authority has a whole library of specifications which would be referenced by the regulations (I think their specs are called 'the brown book' if I remember correctly) so the temporary works planners would be bound to stick to these rules and would risk prosecution if they did not and somebody got injured as a result. Its been a while since I worked on a highways project so if anybody knows better feel free to correct. Errrr.. That's why I asked if they were regulations or guidelines.

Fair enough, I was just a bit bored at work so thought I would write a long one. But I hoped the brown book bit would help you to find the answers you wanted if really wanted to look it up somewhere. Most 'built environment' design work in this country is based on guidelines (british standards) which are not mandatory but if something goes wrong you will increase your chance of being prosecuted (using other laws) for not following them. So whether it is a guideline or a regulation is not too important.