New Speed Cameras A45
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edd344

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242 posts

95 months

Thursday 6th June 2019
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There's recently been some new speed cameras put up on the A45 from the miller and carter up to the mcdonalds in coventry. Does anyone know how they actually work because its just 2 strips of rubber on the ground and what looks like an average camera?

giantdefy

700 posts

142 months

Thursday 6th June 2019
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Don't know the answer to your question but average speed cameras do not use rubber strips on the road.

Haltamer

2,671 posts

109 months

Thursday 6th June 2019
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The rubber strips part is a traffic survey; Have a look - The information that can be worked out using them is quite impressive, and it can include approximations of speed - However, It cannot (And has never), to my knowledge, been used for prosecution.

Sometimes they even come with little signs to that effect so people don't destroy them.

arfur

4,015 posts

243 months

Thursday 6th June 2019
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edd344 said:
There's recently been some new speed cameras put up on the A45 from the miller and carter up to the mcdonalds in coventry. Does anyone know how they actually work because its just 2 strips of rubber on the ground and what looks like an average camera?
Can't say I've noticed this ... I drive up/down there a few times a week .. I'll look later on way back from Leicester

edd344

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242 posts

95 months

Thursday 6th June 2019
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Oh right because there is actual cameras next to them now and they've also put up new 40MPH camera signs that are slightly smaller than the usual ones. Only noticed them tuesday so assuming thats when they first went up. Annoying as its a road that when clear doesn't really need to be a 40 but oh well...

R0G

5,035 posts

184 months

Friday 7th June 2019
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Why is anyone bothered if speed cameras do go up or not?

Riley Blue

23,205 posts

255 months

Friday 7th June 2019
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R0G said:
Why is anyone bothered if speed cameras do go up or not?
I'm 'bothered' when driving behind drivers who suddenly brake unnecessarily for them even though they're driving below the speed limit.

arfur

4,015 posts

243 months

Friday 7th June 2019
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arfur said:
edd344 said:
There's recently been some new speed cameras put up on the A45 from the miller and carter up to the mcdonalds in coventry. Does anyone know how they actually work because its just 2 strips of rubber on the ground and what looks like an average camera?
Can't say I've noticed this ... I drive up/down there a few times a week .. I'll look later on way back from Leicester
According to the local news the cameras are up all over Cov at present to monitor traffic and to assist in assessing air quality. They are not speed cameras

That said though, the new signs and the poles on which they are attached seem to have new mounting brackets on them ... I guess that means that av speed cameras are on the way at some point

edd344

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242 posts

95 months

Friday 7th June 2019
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arfur said:
According to the local news the cameras are up all over Cov at present to monitor traffic and to assist in assessing air quality. They are not speed cameras

That said though, the new signs and the poles on which they are attached seem to have new mounting brackets on them ... I guess that means that av speed cameras are on the way at some point
Annoying but oh well its only a couple minutes added to the commute in reality. I didn't notice the cameras on my way in this morning, not sure if they've been taken down or I was still in sleep mode.

Lopey

262 posts

127 months

Friday 7th June 2019
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https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-ne...

To be fair, Coventry has had quite a sensible approach to speed enforcement, and traffic in general. There is only two sets of speed cameras in the city, all other fixed cameras were decommissioned years ago.

They've also removed most of the bus lanes.

arfur

4,015 posts

243 months

Monday 10th June 2019
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Lopey said:
https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-ne...

To be fair, Coventry has had quite a sensible approach to speed enforcement, and traffic in general. There is only two sets of speed cameras in the city, all other fixed cameras were decommissioned years ago.

They've also removed most of the bus lanes.
This is true ... it works just fine :-)

55palfers

6,373 posts

193 months

Monday 10th June 2019
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Along the A45 near Costco they've got cameras at about windscreen height on the central reservation. Definitely looking into the vehicles for some reason.

arfur

4,015 posts

243 months

Monday 10th June 2019
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55palfers said:
Along the A45 near Costco they've got cameras at about windscreen height on the central reservation. Definitely looking into the vehicles for some reason.
As above, they are all over Cov at present, monitoring traffic for air quality stuff