Bristol: New scamera
Discussion
Just a warning, in case you travel this way.
"They" have just installed one of those new-fangled digital scameras at the top of Stoke Hill facing towards the Downs. Its unclear as to whether its enforcing the lights (with their new, crazy timings and recently removed filter lanes), speed or both (as its set back a bit from the lights).
Grrr.
Oh well, at least it might mean that the mobile unit that's often parked somewhere in the vicinity might go and play elsewhere now...
"They" have just installed one of those new-fangled digital scameras at the top of Stoke Hill facing towards the Downs. Its unclear as to whether its enforcing the lights (with their new, crazy timings and recently removed filter lanes), speed or both (as its set back a bit from the lights).
Grrr.
Oh well, at least it might mean that the mobile unit that's often parked somewhere in the vicinity might go and play elsewhere now...
Sh1t. When?
Apologies for the cross-post but whilst replying to another thread, the following occurred to me (see highlight):
Any BiB / Scamera ops / Council workers care to elaborate?
So many Monitron units have been slung up around Bristol just recently at sites with very few accident problems, I can only assume its about revenue and how to cheat the guidelines in order to get it.
Re the camera that started this thread... if (and that's a big "if"
) there's a problem with people jumping the lights, perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the council has just recently 
ed around with the junction and light timings such that the traffic flow now seems much less smooth. IMO this is because the 2 busiest approaches to the junction have had their filter lanes removed, thus making the problem worse rather than better! 
pdV6 said:
Spotted yet another one of those Monitron things on the lights at the bottom of Station Road yesterday. Running the lights there really isn't a problem - I know because I used to live about 500 yards away from there for many many years and my parents have only recently moved.
Therefore the only conclusion I can draw is: its there for speed enforcement really (in addtion to the GATSO further up the road) and they're sneaking them in at lights to circumvent the usual guidelines on placement.
Gits.
Any BiB / Scamera ops / Council workers care to elaborate?
So many Monitron units have been slung up around Bristol just recently at sites with very few accident problems, I can only assume its about revenue and how to cheat the guidelines in order to get it.
Re the camera that started this thread... if (and that's a big "if"
) there's a problem with people jumping the lights, perhaps it has something to do with the fact that the council has just recently ed around with the junction and light timings such that the traffic flow now seems much less smooth. IMO this is because the 2 busiest approaches to the junction have had their filter lanes removed, thus making the problem worse rather than better! Yertis said:
Where is this camera? (he says hoping it's not on that bit of road between the Abbey Wood roundabout and the bottom of Filton Avenue)
Unfotunately or luckily for you (depending on whether you turned off into Filton Avenue) its on the main set of lights (i.e. the Filton Ave/Station Road junction) as opposed to the lights just before these.
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