Camera Van A322 Lightwater
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SVTRick

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3,633 posts

224 months

Friday 9th September 2011
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Sitting in the central reservation about half way along by bridge.
Cheeky bd even has a warning sign propped up at the back of the van
(For all to see well in advance)


hewlett

2,186 posts

250 months

Friday 9th September 2011
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Never seem one there before but has to be said I don't go that way often.

SpudGunner

472 posts

288 months

Friday 9th September 2011
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Omg no more speed testing my car along there anymore then wink

NormanD

3,208 posts

257 months

Sunday 11th September 2011
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SpudGunner said:
Omg no more speed testing my car along there anymore then wink
I use that road a lot, never seen a van there before


Likewise I've sometimes managed to reach 70 allong that road

SpudGunner

472 posts

288 months

Sunday 11th September 2011
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Crikey 70 leptons that is some pace for that road wink

CypherP

4,450 posts

221 months

Monday 12th September 2011
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Probably the same one that sits on that road further down just before the Bagshot turning. Is always positioned just after a blind crest as you approach the Bagshot turn-off from Bracknell.

Interestingly, the last time they were there, they were parked on the pavement, blocking the path along the side of the road.

SVTRick

Original Poster:

3,633 posts

224 months

Monday 12th September 2011
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Yeah thats the one - local mobile till - Ching Ching
There have been a few incidents along A322 at Lightwater the last major one
being fatal, driver crossed central grass area into on comming car - not speed related just idiot driver.
A previous one where a car hit a bus pulling out from Lightwater and recent ones with bike in a thousand bits all over the road...

hewlett

2,186 posts

250 months

Monday 12th September 2011
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CypherP said:
Probably the same one that sits on that road further down just before the Bagshot turning. Is always positioned just after a blind crest as you approach the Bagshot turn-off from Bracknell.

Interestingly, the last time they were there, they were parked on the pavement, blocking the path along the side of the road.
Although I've nearly been caught by that one a few times, once you know it tends to be there you can 'be prepared' as you crest the hill. People tend to take the bend under the bridge too fast, they reach the corner and then think 'eek this is tighter than I thought' and brake whilst they're in the turn...hello barriers, especially when it's wet. There's an interesting challenge on that bend added by the Highways Authority, the anti skid (high friction) surfacing stops about half way through the bend and the road goes back to normal surfacing.

CypherP

4,450 posts

221 months

Monday 12th September 2011
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hewlett said:
CypherP said:
Probably the same one that sits on that road further down just before the Bagshot turning. Is always positioned just after a blind crest as you approach the Bagshot turn-off from Bracknell.

Interestingly, the last time they were there, they were parked on the pavement, blocking the path along the side of the road.
Although I've nearly been caught by that one a few times, once you know it tends to be there you can 'be prepared' as you crest the hill. People tend to take the bend under the bridge too fast, they reach the corner and then think 'eek this is tighter than I thought' and brake whilst they're in the turn...hello barriers, especially when it's wet. There's an interesting challenge on that bend added by the Highways Authority, the anti skid (high friction) surfacing stops about half way through the bend and the road goes back to normal surfacing.
I'd never realised that under the bridge actually. I tend to take it fairly easy over the crest in the mornings knowing its likely to be there. It tends to present itself around once or twice a month in that location and I'm still not convinced that the distance they park from the crest is far enough to provide drivers with sufficient warning. I suppose they can skirt round that little legality with the scamera signs displayed from the roundabout onwards.

Still, they always park on the pavement on the side of the dual carriageway, which I was also pretty sure they weren't allowed to do...

Ranger 6

7,659 posts

278 months

Tuesday 13th September 2011
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If you see a scamera van please post it up on www.pocketgpsworld.comsmile

outnumbered

4,864 posts

263 months

Wednesday 14th September 2011
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Ranger 6 said:
If you see a scamera van please post it up on www.pocketgpsworld.comsmile
Seconded. Neither of the locations mentioned in this thread are in the database. The submission page is:

http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Cam...

The good news is if you're the first person to spot a new camera, you get a free lifetime sub. to their database, which is still the best one out there.