Cameras on M1 !!!!

[G7TVR]

Anyone noticed the cameras on the overhead information signs on the M1 citybound?
When you join the motorway at sprucefield to head towards Belfast, on top of the first overhead information sign there are a couple of menacing looking cameras, one pointing at each lane with little antenna sticking out the top - and then once you are past the Lisburn turn off there are two more looking at you.
They don't look like the standard numberplate recognition ones you get on the other side of the road and outside police stations, so could they be those sneaky average speed camera things?
Hope someone can shed some light on this one.

[G7TVR]

If they are speed cameras, what speed do you have to go so they can't catch you?
Was it avrage 170?
Think it's irresponsible of the PSNI to encourage us to maintain that speed round a corner!

[G7TVR]

Hi Peter

Cameras just for monitoring then - great, then we'll be able to read that sign that warns you of the congestion ahead even though it's too late to do anything about it! Good old DRD Roads have to have all the toys - pity they couldn't just improve the quality of the roads instead.

And yes the red cerb was me, you haven't seen that one for a while 'cos I sold it. Got a new iced titanium (dark silver) one now though and it's nearly as mean IMHO.
cheers
G