Need Evidence That Our Speedcam Database Is Accurate?

[Darren]

We received an email recently from a database subscriber concerned that our database had the incorrect speed for a mobile camera sire on the A4 near Keynsham.

The subscriber provided a screen-grab from the Avon and Somerset Constabulary web site that has the mobile camera listed as a 50mph speed limit.

We checked our logs and could see that the camera has been reported as 40mph and checked and confirmed by a verifier as correct. Indeed the local verifier was able to add some background information confirming that the limit had been reduced from 50 to 40 many months ago.

Hopefully this one example can serve as proof that we stand by our data being the most accurate available.

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[Privateer]

Would it be worth contacting the local media (newspapers, BBC and independent Radio and TV stations) to ask why the local "Speed Enforcement Unit" has the wrong information advertised on its website?

Surely this is a safety issue as the local "Speed Enforcement Unit" is either inept or are being more sinister and purposely advertising the wrong speed just to take more money - let's create a conspiracy theory!

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[DennisN]

You could report that most such partnership websites are inaccurate. In addition to dealing with this mobile, I also noted that the Avon & Somerset site says there are no operational fixed cameras in Bath and North East Somerset - tell that to anybody who has been caught out by this one just a couple of miles further east along the same road, in the village of Saltford! Unless they mean that it's not operational even though it looks perfectly in order - anybody fancy a trip down that very steep part of the A4 to test it? It used to be the highest earning camera in the county.


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Dennis

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[slabologist]

I would suppose that the village residents of Saltford don't really care if the camera pictured is technically "operational" or not. As you say, it looks in order and by the look of the rear of three of the vehicles pictured travelling down the hill it seems to be having the desired effect of slowing down their speed, although the green Polo has a defective offside brake lamp. Well at least one is working.

Perhaps this non operational camera is what is required here as it could be argued that drivers are not seeing the impeding hazards of the bus stop to the near side or the central pedestrian refuge, or the bus emerging from the hedge to the offside of the road, or the advance warning for the near side junction, or indeed the street lamps denoting that the road has a 30 mph restriction. Perhaps all of these factors have passed many motorists by and the presence of a yellow box on a pole is all that is needed.

Just being devils advocate.

[Andy_P]

Or perhaps the drivers HAVE registered the bus stop to the near side, and the central pedestrian refuge, and the bus emerging from the hedge to the offside of the road, and the advance warning for the near side junction, and the street lamps denoting that the road has a 30 mph restriction...

.... but have used their judgement to decide what is a safe speed for the road conditions rather then accepting what authority arbitrarily tells them.

And so they are only slowing down because they want to avoid getting fined.

Just playing a DIFFERENT devil's advocate.
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[GerryC]

OR... that the first car has slammed on the brakes just realising there is a camera there and the others have been forced to follow suit. The Polo does appear to be quite close to the car in front (Fiesta?). It would be nice if more though went into tailgating (not saying he is though).

Someone has already hit the bus stop.

It's a problem getting a good idea of what has happened when you just have one photo to go by. At least the speed camera will take two to get some idea of movement.

Next!

Gerry

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