Manned speed cameras

[king of pipes]

I am ashamed admit I haven't had a clean driving licence in 20 + years have attended 2 speed aware ness courses paid countless fines I have always had 6 points for sp30s this is not something I am proud of, and since dropping to only one sp30 on my licence made a conscious effort to drive to the limits, changed to a less powerful van reduced my daily work load , there is no excuse for excess speed I know this but this is where I find it a bit unfair we as engineers put alot of pressure on ourselves go above and beyond the call of duty be somewhere promptly and on time , constant vists to the merchants sometimes 2- 3 times a day the amount of time and traveling we do I have always put it down to a hazard of the job, recently I fitted a walk in shower for a gentleman who has a bad heart and needs major surgery to save his life the journey time through traffic say 25 mins so heres the scenario having got to the job did a few hours work and realised I need more expoxy crack repair resin so back in the van 25 min journey get what I needed then 25 mins back then the pita bit Mr speed cameras man sets his self up at the end of a 40 mph limit where it reduces to 30mph in wait for his next victim you guessed it I got a letter on the mat today 35 mph in a 30 FFS this one is a bit hard to swallow so needed to vent off a bit sorry chaps ! looking like 6 points again ? but I am beginning to think this is a money making exercise your opinion please if you want to hang me or hug me kop

 

[Harvest Fields]

will give it a go now

 

[exedon2]

Changed van early last year much quicker than old one! 2 tickets in 10 days both at 35 grrrr
Tho this summer out with wife on bikes (we are regular cyclists) went through a mobile speed trap at 37mph deep joy!

 

[SimonG]

Get one them electric scooters, I was passed by one in 30mph zone and it was probably doing 50mph. You'll need a trailer to carry your gear obviously.

Seriously if you've been on those driver awareness courses then you know full well that survivability dramatically increases with impact speed below 35mph. It may feel like a racket to trap motorists at times but I suspect the mobile units are targeting particular road sections for reasons that aren't always apparent, at least I hope so.

Where they got me it's not pedestrian oriented, there aren't ever any. But I know what you mean by survivability, knocked off me bike when I was 16, luckily it was about 20mph no damage except sqiffy wheel and bruised ego

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Not read the previous messages - motorists are easy money, at least £100 a pop.... drug dealers and murderers and worse! don't bring in much cash.

Having said that I'm not advocating motoring offences at all.

 

[townfanjon]

I used to moan like fec about rozzers and camera etc etc but I have actually changed my mind , we have laws for reasons and its very easy to understand , if you step out of line and speed , you pay the consequences .
We all know what I will be posting tomorrow night now .

 

[king of pipes]

Sorry Town I have to disagree I am sick and tired of being expected to pay up and shut up but there's very little I can do that's the trouble opt to go to court and plead your case the penalties can and probably will be alot worse. it's a zero tolerance in Norfolk mate it's just the way they go about catching people is which I disagree with all of my misdemeanours have been as the limit changes from one speed limit to another and never more than the previous higher speed its fur kin sneaky mostly as I am slowing down honestly mate this last one was a real p- as take 1.30 pm on a bright sunny day hardly a car on the road 40 into a 30 and I really was driving like Miss Daisy I really thought I was within the limit so didn't even give it a second thought till the Constabulary sent me a request for a donation . Keep well mate kop

 

[townfanjon]

Sorry Town I have to disagree I am sick and tired of being expected to pay up and shut up but there's very little I can do that's the trouble opt to go to court and plead your case the penalties can and probably will be alot worse. it's a zero tolerance in Norfolk mate it's just the way they go about catching people is which I disagree with all of my misdemeanours have been as the limit changes from one speed limit to another and never more than the previous higher speed its fur kin sneaky mostly as I am slowing down honestly mate this last one was a real p- as take 1.30 pm on a bright sunny day hardly a car on the road 40 into a 30 and I really was driving like Miss Daisy I really thought I was within the limit so didn't even give it a second thought till the Constabulary sent me a request for a donation . Keep well mate kop

I wrote that 20 years ago mate , believe me .
if I get caught tomorrow doing 31 in a 30 , who is breaking the law ? , me , I know the limit was 30 , I go over the legal limit its me who's broken the law . Theres loads of y’s and wherefores but you cant argue with the above .
It does sound like they target motorists down there , they leave us alone up here because they are too busy chasing all the drug dealers ,murderers , car thief's and burglars .

 

[king of pipes]

I wrote that 20 years ago mate , believe me .
if I get caught tomorrow doing 31 in a 30 , who is breaking the law ? , me , I know the limit was 30 , I go over the legal limit its me who's broken the law . Theres loads of y’s and wherefores but you cant argue with the above .
It does sound like they target motorists down there , they leave us alone up here because they are too busy chasing all the drug dealers ,murderers , car thief's and burglars .

We have our fair share of them down here mate especially during the covid lock down , I just spoken to my nephew he goes around servicing and repairing body scanners in the south east 200 mile radius he uses the Waze app to notify you of em and find alternative routes he tells me it's been a god send so will be trying it this week . Cheers kop

 

[townfanjon]

We have our fair share of them down here mate especially during the covid lock down , I just spoken to my nephew he goes around servicing and repairing body scanners in the south east 200 mile radius he uses the Waze app to notify you of em and find alternative routes he tells me it's been a god send so will be trying it this week . Cheers kop

Waze it is then lol .

 

[king of pipes]

Waze it is then lol .

It's either that of on

Waze it is then lol .

It's either that or one of these bud .

 

[rpm]

Hold on am I missing something here. So a van sets up somewhere then after 4hrs moves to another location and an app knows where it has gone! How?

 

[SimonG]

Hold on am I missing something here. So a van sets up somewhere then after 4hrs moves to another location and an app knows where it has gone! How?

Doesn't get a good write up.

I would imagine it feeds back through the app. Always chance you'll be the first through and unaware.

2nd best are the radar detectors.

Top prize is to stay at or under the speed limit

 

[TimboTwo]

I was on the M62, got done doing 68 in a 50.
It was literally 10 yards after the speed dropped from 70 to 50 I was busy reading the exit sign and missed the 50 sign.
Not had points for about 10 years, no speed awareness offered. Instant points and £100 fine.
It was about 2 miles before some roadworks that were unmanned.
That's 100% money making in my opinion, absolutely nothing to do with road safety..

I think the course limit is speed limit + 10% + 9mph.

 

[Murdoch]

Hold on am I missing something here. So a van sets up somewhere then after 4hrs moves to another location and an app knows where it has gone! How?

As far as I know the app is dependent on road users updating the locations from their phones ......