average speed cameras

[Weltchy]

There's two sets within a few miles on the M27/A27.

They obviously do work in slowing down the traffic, but I'm not sure that everybody staring at their speedos and nothing else for a couple of miles is a good thing for safety.

Funny thing is, the two cameras have been placed either side of the Fareham junction I use to join. Therefore, no matter what I do, they can't clock my average speed.

However, I got pulled over a few of weeks back by an unmarked black Octavia. Luckily, I got let off, but I don't fancy pushing my luck any further.

[KathyWoolfe]

cameras in Ayrshire

The only examples of these cameras in Scotland that I know of is on a 10-mile stretch of the M77 in Ayrshire. There was an item on a news program a while back where the police authority said that the number of motorists caught by them had declined significantly.

Perhaps they'd found out about the lane changing dodge.

Does it work if you change lanes between cameras or do you have to change lanes while the cameras are looking at you?

[oracleslave]

Does it work if you change lanes between cameras or do you have to change lanes while the cameras are looking at you?

You aren't considering committing a premeditated crime are you?

[MrRobin]

Between cameras. Better still, skid/drift through them side on at 100 and they won't be able to see your number plate at all.

[Spacecadet]

I often wonder how it is that once I've set cruise for 44 as measured by GPS (and car showing nearer 50), people mostly in flash cars with vanity plates seem to sail past - no way of knowing if they just pay the fines, or if they don't get caught. Then again - just because you don't get caught, doesn't mean you didn't break the law ........

Maybe the law isn't enforced quite as rigidly as some people will lead you to believe

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Maybe the law isn't enforced quite as rigidly as some people will lead you to believe

Indeed.

[NickNick]

I know of one person who was caught in the average speed trap in Wales and another in the M4 stretch recently. However, sometimes the cameras are off, which you can usually tell by the fact that they have bin liners over them.

NN

[KathyWoolfe]

You aren't considering committing a premeditated crime are you?

Of course not!
The very idea!
I would never do such a thing!
The thought never entered my head (*until you put it there)

I'm an honest, hard-working, upright citizen who would never even think of breaking the law

Honest M'Lud

[oracleslave]

Of course not!
The very idea!
I would never do such a thing!
The thought never entered my head (*until you put it there)

I'm an honest, hard-working, upright citizen who would never even think of breaking the law

Honest M'Lud

Glad to hear it

[miffy]

A good way to see which ones are live is to use the camera on your mobile phone!

The live ones emit a bright infrared light (so yes sockpuppet, they work at night).

The camera in your phone can see the infrared light and thus you see bright white light on the screen. No light = dead as a dodo.

I was a bit bored on the M6 once and found that out... don't tell anyone though!