Police to camouflage Speed Cameras April 2007

doff

The Police have won the right to camouflage cameras. Also they will be permitted to locate cameras where there is a speeding problem but little history of crashed. New rules apply from April 2007. Source: The Times Saturday 18/02/06

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Hi doff,

Thanks for the heads up. The full article can be read on the "Times online" website, here.

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mikealder · Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:08 pm Post subject:

Interesting read, I would also like to see the approaching face of the camera (Gatso on the back, Truvelo on the front) fitted with a large easily readable sign displaying your vehicles speed, then there is no mistake, and the technology exists to do this - yes it will cost, but it will achieve the objective of the camera, to slow drivers down in areas of concern - I do not condone speeding in anyway, but I feel this adaptation of technology would be more beneficial than more cameras.
Just to add one more bit if you are driving around South East Manchester - Audenshaw etc. beware, some of the "new" cameras have been painted Black in total - this includes red lights and Gatso units, noticed them last week, and yes the positions were recorded - not easy to spot in the dark - Mike

SOELEY · Regular Visitor Joined: Nov 11, 2005 Posts: 65

I think that proves they only want to make money out of them. People do speed it's a fact, but when they know theres a camera there they slow down.

With a hidden camera the damage could still happen, but at least they'll get the £60 fixed penalty out of you. Some consalation that will be to the relative of an injured/killed person.

Next they'll be putting them up on the moors, where there's little risk of an accident, but know people do put there foot down a bit.
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ccsnet · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:09 pm Post subject:

I posted this on one of my other forums ( http://www.digital-car.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=2607 ) after hearing about it the other day.

Its not gone down well.... I dont totaly understand why this move has been made as we have got IMHO too many cameras now.

How many times do you come up to a camera and even though you think you know what speed to do and your sat nav tells you what it should be do you slow down even further just in case - especially in areas you dont know.

Even then I have been in areas which have conflicting signage - end result you have a paranoid UK driving public.

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andy-c1 · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:30 pm Post subject:

i know this wont go down well Smile

,but i come from a country where they not only hide the camera's they are temperary cameras ,and it was a good thing i learnt quick not to speed , now maybe the death toll wont be so high anymore , i for one am all for it
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chris_w · Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 12:16 pm Post subject:

Unplugged · Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 1:10 am Post subject:

When I was last driving in Leics most of the small towns as you were approacing them had the old motorway style 300.... 200..... 100 yard style signs with the speed on them so you knew a village was coming up and what speed it was.

Its the only place ive seen them and around here it wont surprise me at all too see the return of 60 down to 30 zones where you come round a corder on a 60 road smack into a 30 zone with a Grey Gatso 100 yards into it hidden behind a tree.

Peoples opinions of cameras are pretty low a return to grey and black cameras will just see more of them getting torched. I will agree tht they should be given the power to place them when and where they see fit but within reason like in schools and not for example every 300 yards on a straight 8 mile strech of dual Carrageway.

ccsnet · Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 9:08 pm Post subject:

I agree with andy-c1 but I think what Unplugged is saying and I certainly feel is that these things can be abused and have been... and thats why people are not happy about them.

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GrahamWager · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 1:40 pm Post subject:

They've started putting the 3-2-1 countdown signs to a lower speed limit around some towns in Essex too.

One of the biggest problems I've found round my area though, is kids having nothing better to do, going out and turning signs round.

So many times, I've seen a sign on the left say 30, and a sign on the right say 40. Are camera fines enforcable if this is the case?

Maybe we should have American style signposts that are square to stop this kind of thing. It's just plain dangerous, and I witnessed a crash just down the road from my house where some stupid kid had turned a give way sign round causing 2 cars to collide at 30 because both thought they had priority.

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