Average speed cameras and bikes
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Just wondering - after trailing through a very looooong 50 zone with average speed checks at 11pm t'other night on a near deserted stretch of motorway, it occurred that all the cameras are facing you (or do they?!). Thinking that my numberplate faces backwards, I wanted to just get on with the journey as I was finding it a right royal pain in the arse, but chickened out and stayed at 50....
Fair enough with heavy traffic during the day, but at night when there's no work being done and crucially no traffic......
Anyone been done on a bike?
Fair enough with heavy traffic during the day, but at night when there's no work being done and crucially no traffic......
Anyone been done on a bike?
i've got a feeling that the cameras now face both ways pacifically(sp) so motorcyclists can be targeted. Didn't have this a few years ago but we do now i think.
That being said 11pm no1 around i'd be tempted to stick a piece of card over the plate
It's bad enough in a car when your doing 50mph for no reason whatsoever!
That being said 11pm no1 around i'd be tempted to stick a piece of card over the plate
It's bad enough in a car when your doing 50mph for no reason whatsoever!
Cheers Original poster, those ones on the M4 are a pain in the backside!
Planning to be doing a bit of riding instead of driving on that route soon so nice to know i can cruise through at a decent speed and not pootle along for no reason.
All those supposed 'road works' by cardiff and i don't think i've ever seen a workman there so don't see an argument for 'their safety' being justified. Why can't they use those electronic signs to change the speeds to suit different times. or is that to hard to do when they're trying to use cameras to score cash off a motorist?
Planning to be doing a bit of riding instead of driving on that route soon so nice to know i can cruise through at a decent speed and not pootle along for no reason.
All those supposed 'road works' by cardiff and i don't think i've ever seen a workman there so don't see an argument for 'their safety' being justified. Why can't they use those electronic signs to change the speeds to suit different times. or is that to hard to do when they're trying to use cameras to score cash off a motorist?
Without sounding too dull, just because they are forward facing doesn't give us the right to hoon through at whatever speed suits. I do the M4 ones daily and generally hover around the posted limit depending on traffic. It's especially irritating as no-one ever seems to be doing any work!
tweetstreet said:
Cheers Original poster, those ones on the M4 are a pain in the backside!
Planning to be doing a bit of riding instead of driving on that route soon so nice to know i can cruise through at a decent speed and not pootle along for no reason.
All those supposed 'road works' by cardiff and i don't think i've ever seen a workman there so don't see an argument for 'their safety' being justified. Why can't they use those electronic signs to change the speeds to suit different times. or is that to hard to do when they're trying to use cameras to score cash off a motorist?
The ones up by Cardiff are a nightmare as well, in fact, most of the M4 is just crap!Planning to be doing a bit of riding instead of driving on that route soon so nice to know i can cruise through at a decent speed and not pootle along for no reason.
All those supposed 'road works' by cardiff and i don't think i've ever seen a workman there so don't see an argument for 'their safety' being justified. Why can't they use those electronic signs to change the speeds to suit different times. or is that to hard to do when they're trying to use cameras to score cash off a motorist?
Stig said:
Without sounding too dull, just because they are forward facing doesn't give us the right to hoon through at whatever speed suits. I do the M4 ones daily and generally hover around the posted limit depending on traffic. It's especially irritating as no-one ever seems to be doing any work!
True. I stick to a safe speed rather than the limit though, just like I do everywhere out of town.John D. said:
Anyone know if the M25 Specs (from M1 to M40 junctions) are rear facing?
I'd assumed all specs were forward facing only (certainly appear that way on M25 and M4). Might have taken advantage a little on my first commute on the bike today
Front, the ones on the M25 around Heathrow towards Surrey are rearward thou...same as the ones on the M1 junctions 10-13, I commute into London every day and sit thru them at 50ish MPH, on the way back from the Ace heading home on the bike, the short stretch I flcik thru at night I sit at 100+ if the traffic allows..I see it as one of the little bonus's of having a bike...I'd assumed all specs were forward facing only (certainly appear that way on M25 and M4). Might have taken advantage a little on my first commute on the bike today
podman said:
Front, the ones on the M25 around Heathrow towards Surrey are rearward thou...
I think these cameras are only active if a variable limit is in place. i.e. no specific speed posted, then no cameras active. If that is not the case then I have been a lucky boy for the past 5+ years!Hooli said:
Stig said:
Without sounding too dull, just because they are forward facing doesn't give us the right to hoon through at whatever speed suits. I do the M4 ones daily and generally hover around the posted limit depending on traffic. It's especially irritating as no-one ever seems to be doing any work!
True. I stick to a safe speed rather than the limit though, just like I do everywhere out of town.Mike_C said:
Hooli said:
Stig said:
Without sounding too dull, just because they are forward facing doesn't give us the right to hoon through at whatever speed suits. I do the M4 ones daily and generally hover around the posted limit depending on traffic. It's especially irritating as no-one ever seems to be doing any work!
True. I stick to a safe speed rather than the limit though, just like I do everywhere out of town.Stig said:
Without sounding too dull, just because they are forward facing doesn't give us the right to hoon through at whatever speed suits. I do the M4 ones daily and generally hover around the posted limit depending on traffic. It's especially irritating as no-one ever seems to be doing any work!
+1http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults...
Just because they don't have a numberplate doesn't mean you won't get caught. At the end of the day it's your license, but there are enough people out there that want to limit or ban biking becuase of a few idiots, lets not give them more ammunition.
toxgobbler said:
Stig said:
Without sounding too dull, just because they are forward facing doesn't give us the right to hoon through at whatever speed suits. I do the M4 ones daily and generally hover around the posted limit depending on traffic. It's especially irritating as no-one ever seems to be doing any work!
+1http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults...
Just because they don't have a numberplate doesn't mean you won't get caught. At the end of the day it's your license, but there are enough people out there that want to limit or ban biking becuase of a few idiots, lets not give them more ammunition.
At least thats what I though anyway!
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