Gatsos on the motorway
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From: Chris Bartram on 9 Aug 2010 04:22 On 08/08/2010 12:42, Rad wrote: > On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:39:38 +0100, Gio wrote: >> Not sure if OP was referencing the M6 but the latest gantry >> installations currently being installed north of Birmingham (within a >> SPECS protected area) have unpainted cameras looking towards the rear of >> the cars but do have big speed camera signs on the opposite (facing >> traffic) > > Yes, that's exactly where I'm referring to and you're right that there > are speed camera signs on each gantry. I assumed though that these signs > were warning about average speed checks so if the Gatsos are enforcing > the temporary limit then I got caught off guard. > I'm not far from there. The gantry cameras, I believe, are not yet active and are to enforce the variable speed limit when the works are complete, like the M42/M25. The 50 limit, last time I used that stretch, was enforced by SPECS.
From: Gio on 9 Aug 2010 08:30 "Chris Bartram" <news(a)delete-me.piglet-net.net> wrote in message news:i3odrl$okr$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > On 08/08/2010 12:42, Rad wrote: >> On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:39:38 +0100, Gio wrote: >>> Not sure if OP was referencing the M6 but the latest gantry >>> installations currently being installed north of Birmingham (within a >>> SPECS protected area) have unpainted cameras looking towards the rear of >>> the cars but do have big speed camera signs on the opposite (facing >>> traffic) >> >> Yes, that's exactly where I'm referring to and you're right that there >> are speed camera signs on each gantry. I assumed though that these signs >> were warning about average speed checks so if the Gatsos are enforcing >> the temporary limit then I got caught off guard. >> > I'm not far from there. > > The gantry cameras, I believe, are not yet active and are to enforce the > variable speed limit when the works are complete, like the M42/M25. > > The 50 limit, last time I used that stretch, was enforced by SPECS. I wonder why they face the rear of the car and not the front so they show who was driving? Do the cameras on the M25 face the rear of the cars too? Gio
From: GT on 9 Aug 2010 08:40 "Gio" <x(a)x.co.uk> wrote in message news:i3oscl$vg7$1(a)news.datemas.de... > > "Chris Bartram" <news(a)delete-me.piglet-net.net> wrote in message > news:i3odrl$okr$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> On 08/08/2010 12:42, Rad wrote: >>> On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:39:38 +0100, Gio wrote: >>>> Not sure if OP was referencing the M6 but the latest gantry >>>> installations currently being installed north of Birmingham (within a >>>> SPECS protected area) have unpainted cameras looking towards the rear >>>> of >>>> the cars but do have big speed camera signs on the opposite (facing >>>> traffic) >>> >>> Yes, that's exactly where I'm referring to and you're right that there >>> are speed camera signs on each gantry. I assumed though that these signs >>> were warning about average speed checks so if the Gatsos are enforcing >>> the temporary limit then I got caught off guard. >>> >> I'm not far from there. >> >> The gantry cameras, I believe, are not yet active and are to enforce the >> variable speed limit when the works are complete, like the M42/M25. >> >> The 50 limit, last time I used that stretch, was enforced by SPECS. > > I wonder why they face the rear of the car and not the front so they show > who was driving? Do the cameras on the M25 face the rear of the cars too? Catch motorbikes too - the fastest and most vulnerable things on motorways!
From: GT on 9 Aug 2010 08:47 "GT" <a(a)b.c> wrote in message news:4c5ff728$0$12270$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > "Gio" <x(a)x.co.uk> wrote in message news:i3oscl$vg7$1(a)news.datemas.de... >> >> "Chris Bartram" <news(a)delete-me.piglet-net.net> wrote in message >> news:i3odrl$okr$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> On 08/08/2010 12:42, Rad wrote: >>>> On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:39:38 +0100, Gio wrote: >>>>> Not sure if OP was referencing the M6 but the latest gantry >>>>> installations currently being installed north of Birmingham (within a >>>>> SPECS protected area) have unpainted cameras looking towards the rear >>>>> of >>>>> the cars but do have big speed camera signs on the opposite (facing >>>>> traffic) >>>> >>>> Yes, that's exactly where I'm referring to and you're right that there >>>> are speed camera signs on each gantry. I assumed though that these >>>> signs >>>> were warning about average speed checks so if the Gatsos are enforcing >>>> the temporary limit then I got caught off guard. >>>> >>> I'm not far from there. >>> >>> The gantry cameras, I believe, are not yet active and are to enforce the >>> variable speed limit when the works are complete, like the M42/M25. >>> >>> The 50 limit, last time I used that stretch, was enforced by SPECS. >> >> I wonder why they face the rear of the car and not the front so they show >> who was driving? Do the cameras on the M25 face the rear of the cars >> too? > > Catch motorbikes too - the fastest and most vulnerable things on > motorways! Oh, just to keep everyone happy, please insert the word *potentially* in my above sentence.
From: Chris Bartram on 9 Aug 2010 10:42
On 09/08/2010 14:02, Chelsea Tractor Man wrote: > On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:22:13 +0100, Chris Bartram wrote: > >> The gantry cameras, I believe, are not yet active and are to enforce the >> variable speed limit when the works are complete, like the M42/M25. >> >> The 50 limit, last time I used that stretch, was enforced by SPECS. > > thats the norm isnt it. Gantry Gatso cameras linked to variables, SPECS to > protect roadworks. Yes, I believe so. |