M42 speed cameras.

stevepearson · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 15, 2008 Posts: 2

I have recently bought a tomtom one v3 GB maps. After loading the speed camera files I have driven along the M42 with the variable speed cameras and noticed that eight (8) sets on cameras are missing from the March database. On previous downloads I've noticed some missing as well.

This also was the same on my previous sat-nav a medion.

Can you assist,

mikealder · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:09 pm Post subject:

The camera database only contains locations of actual cameras, not locations where dummy cameras or white lines on the road surface. Rest assured the database is correct, it will not alert you to a dummy camera box as there is no way it will catch you out - Mike

Andy_P · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:27 pm Post subject:

You can check out the positions of the real and the dummy cameras on the submission map on this page: http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Cameras

The dummy ones have their own special icon! Laughing

alan_sh · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:33 pm Post subject:

Dummy ones? How do you know? They look like real cameras to me.

Alan

mikealder · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:39 pm Post subject:

I believe checking the locations involves driving the motorway using a Radar Detector, this can differentiate between dummy boxes and live cameras. The actual true cameras haven't moved location in quite some considerable time - Mike

GerryC · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:11 pm Post subject:

Also, due to the type of gantry used (basically scaffolding with no access/walkway), the road would have to be closed off in order to take cameras down or install new ones via a cherry-picker.

As the speed adherence rates are very good throughout the section, however, it's unlikely (personal opinion) that the camera positions would change in the foreseeable future.
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stevepearson · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 15, 2008 Posts: 2

Thanks for the replies. Well you learn something new every day. Will check out the 'dummy' ones next time I'm along the road. Thanks everyone.

andy-c1 · Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:55 am Post subject:

seen these too on the way up to Birmingham ,they certainly look real enough ,well real enough for me to mark them on the way back and when I tried to submit ,all I saw were 2 dummies and thought wtf .. Laughing Out Loud

well I too learnt something today
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