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kissack
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 Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 9:37 pm Post subject: specs - instantaneous speed? or more accurate? |
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returning on the A52 east of nottingham today I notice that they a preparing to paint 2 lines at each specs location.
I wonder if this is a change of use? maybe instantaneous as well as average speed? or more accurate average speed as a reuslt of challenges?
anyone know?
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| Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:42 am Post subject: |
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| Or just a bluff? (like all the Gatsos with painted lines on both sides of the road or under motorway gantries without cameras) |
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DennisN
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| Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 11:15 am Post subject: |
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Would that be a double bluff?? 
Anyway, isn't the perceived wisdom that the lines on the other side are to get you if you speed AND overtake on the other side?
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 3:05 am Post subject: |
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| I was thinking (twice!) about the ones with lines on either side of the camera itself (i.e. staggered), but in locations where the camera never gets rotated. |
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:03 am Post subject: |
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| Andy_P wrote: | | I was thinking (twice!) about the ones with lines on either side of the camera itself (i.e. staggered), but in locations where the camera never gets rotated. |
You obviously only gave that one lot of thought. |
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 10:39 am Post subject: |
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I've never seen two lines painted on the road at camera locations - it's usually a "ladder" either in the middle of the lane or half-ladders at each side. 
I suppose it could be to identify which vehicle is being photographed when there are a few in the frame.
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M8TJT
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:07 pm Post subject: |
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| GerryC wrote: | I've never seen two lines painted on the road at camera locations - it's usually a "ladder" either in the middle of the lane or half-ladders at each side.
I suppose it could be to identify which vehicle is being photographed when there are a few in the frame. |
We are talking SPECS cams?  |
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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| M8TJT wrote: | | GerryC wrote: | I've never seen two lines painted on the road at camera locations - it's usually a "ladder" either in the middle of the lane or half-ladders at each side.
I suppose it could be to identify which vehicle is being photographed when there are a few in the frame. |
We are talking SPECS cams? |
No - we are talking Gatos (we long ago went off topic, as usual ) | Andy_P wrote: | | (like all the Gatsos with painted lines on both sides of the road) |
| Andy_P wrote: | | (like all the Gatsos with painted lines on both sides of the road or under motorway gantries without cameras) |
And we are also talking me going on holiday in 27 and three quarters minutes. Tata! 
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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Believe it or not, I was having a blind stab at responding to the original post. 
I've never seen lines at Specs locations and described the lines seen at Gatsos for comparison which are a different "design" to what is described by kissack ("2 lines"). I then gave a guess at what these lines could be used for without knowing where they are or how long etc.
Remember, the party starts in about 13 mins. 
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| Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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| GerryC wrote: | | Remember, the party starts in about 13 mins. |
Damn it, I missed the start  |
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kissack
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I'll see if they have been properly painted tomorrow on my travels and/or any other information
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