Help please:) is this a speed camera?

[sebcook98]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 11 August 2023 at 19:51

[cheesesliceking]

Yes it's a speed camera, no it's not one that will cause you to get a ticket.

[cptsideways]

No that is a SID, just indicates your speed & some flash up a smiley face or red flashing speed if over the limit etc. We have one locally & it has a red led indicator.

[tumble dryer]

No. It's a radar beamy thingy that detects if you are exceeding the speed limit (30, you can make it out) and illuminates the sign.

There may or may not be a camera further along the road. (The small red light is a visual acknowledgement that the radar thingy is working)

[cuprabob]

As above, it measures your speed and displays it on the board to show you the error of your ways.

[Who me ?]

sebcook98- BEFORE you get influenced by the SCP telling you that "you've been a murdering criminal by driving 2 MPH over the limit", yoneed to head over to sites where road safety is properly discussed with reference to speed and appropriate speed. Try SAFESPEED, AND IGNORE the poster on there known as GS ( WHO'S A CLONE /CLOWN of an old Cumbrian WEB SITE ).

[Contract Killer]

Hope not, i always speed up for these to bring out the sad face

One of lifes driving pleasures.

[R0G]

I like the solar panel ones in 30 limits that show the speed in green if 30 or under but show the speed in red and flash if over 30

Personally I do not car what is or is not a recording camera as I am competent enough (as all drivers should be) not to go excessively over a speed limit

[motco]

R0G said:

I like the solar panel ones in 30 limits that show the speed in green if 30 or under but show the speed in red and flash if over 30

Personally I do not car what is or is not a recording camera as I am competent enough (as all drivers should be) not to go excessively over a speed limit

There's a couple near me like that. They indicate the speed in green if it's at or below the limit, but over the limit and they show the limit but in red. They stop reading out the actual speed above the limit. Unless you know how they work you might be fooled into believing you're at the limit rather than above. I suppose it's to deter local oiks from competing with each other to get the highest reading.

[Pica-Pica]

I dislike the ones that show a number, they encourage people to 'play' with them rather than watch the surroundings. Around here they just flash the speed limit number when exceeding that limit. They seem to be set pretty close to the speed limit (or at max 1mph over). With my cruise control on my local one is triggered at an indicated 42 mph, but not at 41mph

[littleredrooster]

Pica-Pica said:

They seem to be set pretty close to the speed limit (or at max 1mph over). With my cruise control on my local one is triggered at an indicated 42 mph, but not at 41mph

You're lucky - there's some around here (Warks) that are triggered BELOW the limit. 27 and 38 in 30 & 40 respectively; they become utterly meaningless when they are illuminated all the time, IMO.

[ging84]

who lets thier battery get down to 8%?

[gazapc]

One in a village near to me, its a reasonable 40 zone. Except it lights up well below 40. Crawl past at 25 mph? Yep it still lit up. Completely loses its meaning.

[Pica-Pica]

littleredrooster said:

Pica-Pica said:

They seem to be set pretty close to the speed limit (or at max 1mph over). With my cruise control on my local one is triggered at an indicated 42 mph, but not at 41mph

You're lucky - there's some around here (Warks) that are triggered BELOW the limit. 27 and 38 in 30 & 40 respectively; they become utterly meaningless when they are illuminated all the time, IMO.

Agree, unless they are picking up acceleration that will then top the limit - but I doubt they are that smart.

[Willy Nilly]

Pica-Pica said:

I dislike the ones that show a number, they encourage people to 'play' with them rather than watch the surroundings.

I would never do that, it's childish and irresponsible.







They should post high scores.

[bishbosh66]

Willy Nilly said:

I would never do that, it's childish and irresponsible.







They should post high scores.

Here in Denmark they do allow you to record a high score, and NO I would never delibrately make the sign read 99, that would be silly......

And yes it does say Fart !!!!!

[rxe]

Willy Nilly said:

I would never do that, it's childish and irresponsible.







They should post high scores.

The ones near us top out at 20 over.

[Red Devil]

Loud as well (Din...).
That reading surely can't be in dB...