Speed camera van Eastern Road
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I imagine he was targetting southbound drivers, heading on to the island from the A27 - northbound drivers will have passed him and slowed down before he had chance to ping them.
I drove the road later and he'd gone but it did give me chance to review his vantage point. If he was sticking to the rules of only using the equipment to corroborate his pre-formed opinion that a driver is exceeding the speed limit, I can't imagine he had a very fruitful afternoon - cars were spotting him and slowing down pretty early. But that's a big if.
FYI Jim's comment refers to another position they took up earlier - again on the Eastern Road on the central island outside Portsmouth College/ end of Tangier Road, looking south for northbound cars. This is a crafty one as so many people speed up as soon as they're past the static speed camera 1/4 mile earlier and he can pre-form an opinion through the College's chicken wire fence and ping you as soon as there's a clear shot. These days as soon as I've passed the static camera I always look through the fence across the college grounds towards the traffic lights to make sure there's no-one lurking.
I drove the road later and he'd gone but it did give me chance to review his vantage point. If he was sticking to the rules of only using the equipment to corroborate his pre-formed opinion that a driver is exceeding the speed limit, I can't imagine he had a very fruitful afternoon - cars were spotting him and slowing down pretty early. But that's a big if.
FYI Jim's comment refers to another position they took up earlier - again on the Eastern Road on the central island outside Portsmouth College/ end of Tangier Road, looking south for northbound cars. This is a crafty one as so many people speed up as soon as they're past the static speed camera 1/4 mile earlier and he can pre-form an opinion through the College's chicken wire fence and ping you as soon as there's a clear shot. These days as soon as I've passed the static camera I always look through the fence across the college grounds towards the traffic lights to make sure there's no-one lurking.
AndWhyNot said:
I imagine he was targetting southbound drivers, heading on to the island from the A27 - northbound drivers will have passed him and slowed down before he had chance to ping them.
I drove the road later and he'd gone but it did give me chance to review his vantage point. If he was sticking to the rules of only using the equipment to corroborate his pre-formed opinion that a driver is exceeding the speed limit, I can't imagine he had a very fruitful afternoon - cars were spotting him and slowing down pretty early. But that's a big if.
FYI Jim's comment refers to another position they took up earlier - again on the Eastern Road on the central island outside Portsmouth College/ end of Tangier Road, looking south for northbound cars. This is a crafty one as so many people speed up as soon as they're past the static speed camera 1/4 mile earlier and he can pre-form an opinion through the College's chicken wire fence and ping you as soon as there's a clear shot. These days as soon as I've passed the static camera I always look through the fence across the college grounds towards the traffic lights to make sure there's no-one lurking.
Again, thanks for the info on this spot, as you say, most people boot it after the static, be on the look out from now on, thanks again AndyI drove the road later and he'd gone but it did give me chance to review his vantage point. If he was sticking to the rules of only using the equipment to corroborate his pre-formed opinion that a driver is exceeding the speed limit, I can't imagine he had a very fruitful afternoon - cars were spotting him and slowing down pretty early. But that's a big if.
FYI Jim's comment refers to another position they took up earlier - again on the Eastern Road on the central island outside Portsmouth College/ end of Tangier Road, looking south for northbound cars. This is a crafty one as so many people speed up as soon as they're past the static speed camera 1/4 mile earlier and he can pre-form an opinion through the College's chicken wire fence and ping you as soon as there's a clear shot. These days as soon as I've passed the static camera I always look through the fence across the college grounds towards the traffic lights to make sure there's no-one lurking.
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