Smart motorway camera

[usn90]

Hi

Basically was travelling on the M62 today, I was in lane 3, I looked ahead at the gantry and it said ‘50’, i was doing just under, however just as I was passing underneath I noticed that lane 2 was “30”.

I Braked lightly as there was a car behind me so didn’t want to slam them on.

Mine definelty stated “50” and this gantry has a camera (or so my Tom Tom alerted)

Am I stuffed or will I be ok, annoying as this was a glitch with there equipment

[Hungry Pigeon]

Why do you think it was a glitch? Is it not possible for different lanes to have different speed limits?

You were travelling below the posted limit for the lane that you were in. Stop worrying. You'll be grand.

[usn90]

Ive never come across different speeds for different lanes, I do 80k miles a year mostly motorway.

Not saying it can’t happen, just I’ve never come across it?

Not with these smart motorways anyway!

Edited by usn90 on Tuesday 26th February 19:40

Edited by usn90 on Tuesday 26th February 19:40

[littleredrooster]

Unless it's a dedicated slip-road off the motorway, it's not possible to have different lanes with different limits. If the speed was flashed/recorded, it will show as a discrepancy from the static camera which takes a picture of the gantry limits at the time of the flash if there is any difference in the lane limits.

[orhan]

I have seen it a couple times on the M25 round M23 to A 22 junctions were inside lanes were lower than outside lanes

[lbc]

orhan said:

I have seen it a couple times on the M25 round M23 to A 22 junctions were inside lanes were lower than outside lanes

Probably where it was effectively a slip road, usually identified by road markings seperating those lines from the main M25 carriageway?

[orhan]

Most likely
I didn’t really consider much at the time as I paid more attention to posted limit on my lane

[BertBert]

usn90 said:

Hi

Basically was travelling on the M62 today, I was in lane 3, I looked ahead at the gantry and it said ‘50’, i was doing just under, however just as I was passing underneath I noticed that lane 2 was “30”.

I Braked lightly as there was a car behind me so didn’t want to slam them on.

Mine definelty stated “50” and this gantry has a camera (or so my Tom Tom alerted)

Am I stuffed or will I be ok, annoying as this was a glitch with there equipment

I'm just wondering what you think would happen? Is it in any way likely that you could be held to the lower limit displayed over lane 2 when the limit displayed above your lane displayed a higher speed. Given that there is a camera that takes a pic of the displayed limit?
Bert

[oyster]

lbc said:

orhan said:

I have seen it a couple times on the M25 round M23 to A 22 junctions were inside lanes were lower than outside lanes

Probably where it was effectively a slip road, usually identified by road markings seperating those lines from the main M25 carriageway?

I have seen it between junctions before where the slip road markings change.

[Repel_Max]

usn90 said:

Hi

Basically was travelling on the M62 today, I was in lane 3, I looked ahead at the gantry and it said ‘50’, i was doing just under, however just as I was passing underneath I noticed that lane 2 was “30”.

I Braked lightly as there was a car behind me so didn’t want to slam them on.

Mine definelty stated “50” and this gantry has a camera (or so my Tom Tom alerted)

Am I stuffed or will I be ok, annoying as this was a glitch with there equipment

You passed under a sign saying 50 at a speed less than 50. What do you reckon is going to happen?

[usn90]

What I’m wondering is if my lane should have said 30, but due to a glitch didn’t, therefore if the limit was indeed 30 I’d be almost 20mph over, the middle lane said 30, didn’t get chance to check the inside lane.

I wasn’t aware there would be a separate photo of the gantry