A34 (Newbury) specs

[inthedark]

Just for info:
lane changing through the average speed cameras on the A34 is probably not wise,
some of the cameras are crossed so the inner one covers the outside lane and the
outer one covers the inside lane. You have been warned.

[mmm-five]

You could always stick to (or just above) the limit (or 'lose' your front numberplate).

Edited by mmm-five on Monday 28th September 12:07

[saaby93]

What are they there for?
Is the speed limit on the road set too low

[Don]

Easiest way to avoid prosecution is to drive through the area covered at just slighly below the speed limit.

It's not hard, now is it.

Once out of the area covered it's hammer time again...

[saaby93]

Don said:

Easiest way to avoid prosecution is to drive through the area covered at just slighly below the speed limit.
It's not hard, now is it.
Once out of the area covered it's hammer time again...

and there in lies a problem which believe it or not the governement is trying to avoid, people having even more accidents elsewhere when too low a limit is set
As far as I can tell its not the Dft setting these things ( but waits to be corrected)
Its the local highways agency depts

[jazzyjeff]

Assume you're referring to the 40 zone near the Kidlington turn off... not sure why the limit's still this low, the cones are still out but I've never actually seen any workforce in action there

JJ

[inthedark]

I was not suggesting trying to avoid speed limits merely noting
that some cameras are not being aimed at the lane one would expect,
the subject of changing lanes to avoid specs is often discussed on
here and this will obviously not work through the temporary road
works.

[anonymous-user]

Most current SPECS systems are no longer fooled by changing lanes. Or so many Police TM officers tell me.

ETA http://www.highways.gov.uk/news/pressrelease.aspx?...

Edited by Opulent on Monday 28th September 18:30

[anonymous-user]

saaby93 said:

Don said:

Easiest way to avoid prosecution is to drive through the area covered at just slighly below the speed limit.
It's not hard, now is it.
Once out of the area covered it's hammer time again...

and there in lies a problem which believe it or not the governement is trying to avoid, people having even more accidents elsewhere when too low a limit is set
As far as I can tell its not the Dft setting these things ( but waits to be corrected)
Its the local highways agency depts

I think it's the local camera partnership/police. The HA can only spec the cameras and approve orders for the signed limit, the Police/SCP have the say-so on the enforcement limit.

[Nickyboy]

jazzyjeff said:

Assume you're referring to the 40 zone near the Kidlington turn off... not sure why the limit's still this low, the cones are still out but I've never actually seen any workforce in action there

JJ

Nothing to do with the fact the Northbound lane changes onto the Southbound lane and the fact they are replacing the bridge underneath where you are driving, oh and the fact there is plant and other works vehicles moving in and out of the road works.

And no that is not what he was talking about as that is Oxford not Newbury

[Boosted LS1]

saaby93 said:

What are they there for?
Is the speed limit on the road set too low

Yep, for most of it's length it was a piffling 70 until the specs buggered it up. I'd prefer 100 on a nice new road like that but with a slower speed nearer the roadworks.

[jazzyjeff]

Nickyboy said:

jazzyjeff said:

Assume you're referring to the 40 zone near the Kidlington turn off... not sure why the limit's still this low, the cones are still out but I've never actually seen any workforce in action there

JJ

Nothing to do with the fact the Northbound lane changes onto the Southbound lane and the fact they are replacing the bridge underneath where you are driving, oh and the fact there is plant and other works vehicles moving in and out of the road works.

And no that is not what he was talking about as that is Oxford not Newbury

I do know where both Oxford and Newbury are, clever clogs. He only said A34 (Newbury) which for all that means is to tell people who aren't local which A34 out of the many A34s in the country he's talking about.

They must be replacing the bridge during the middle of the night.

JJ

[saaby93]

Before they started messing about with it I managed a trip along the A34 from Southampton to Manchester
I think there are pieces missing now the M40 replaces it by heading north to Birmingham rather than west to Gloucester.

[streaky]

Don said:

Easiest way to avoid prosecution is to drive through the area covered at just slighly below the speed limit.

It's not hard, now is it.

Once out of the area covered it's hammer time again...

It's quicker though to drive through at the posted limit, or if relying on speedometer, at a little bit above it (my GPS indicates most people are driving 2-3 mph slower than the limit. Of course, as the scameras are not generally set spot on the limit, it's quicker and not a lot riskier to drive at slightly above the posted limit - Streaky

['G'ster]

While I understand fully why people like speeding and the thrill of going fast is awesome and not really wanting to preach to much but speeding through through roadworks is just not good. I know that everyone complains that you never see anyone working where the cones are, there may be very good reasons why. In my patch of motorway there is a long section where roadworks are taking place. Rather than cone a bit, do it and then move on, they cone the whole section off.

Even though you may think that 50 or 40 is to slow, things can go wrong very quickly. For example, when you have been off on a trip with the missus, does she ever put her feet up on the dash board?? If the traffic stopped in front of you and you ran into a car, what would that passenger airbag do to her?? It would bend her in half probably breaking her legs and possibly hips or pelvis too.

Something else that is never considered is if you have a mechanical defect such as a blow out. Whether you are driving through roadworks or doing 90 in lane 3 it can happen such as this,,,,,,,,,,,,

http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/bridgwater/news/Ma...


The car had a blow out. Imagine if that happened in the roadworks on the Avonmouth bridge where 10 roadworkers are doing resurfacing.

[saaby93]

'G'ster said:

While I understand fully why people like speeding and the thrill of going fast is awesome and not really wanting to preach to much but speeding through through roadworks is just not good. I know that everyone complains that you never see anyone working where the cones are, there may be very good reasons why. In my patch of motorway there is a long section where roadworks are taking place. Rather than cone a bit, do it and then move on, they cone the whole section off.

Even though you may think that 50 or 40 is to slow, things can go wrong very quickly.

as said before although things can go wrong quickly it seems that the faster we're going, the more alert we are and the more ready we are to sort something out (up to a limit of course)

You have to take the risk of something happening as well as the outcome if it happens. So if you're more likely to have an accident at lower speeds often the outcome will be less severe than the accident at higher speeds, someitimes it will be. In total there'll be more in our hospitals and morgs from the lower speeds, the ones which dont make the headlines.
For every stretch of road theres a best risk speed - and its rarely zero.