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"Has anyone ever been ticketed in these or is it all a con. Do the yellow cameras time the car between each camera and work out an average speed. Just asking for a friend.." They definitely work... set your cruise control and drift along and you’ll be fine | |||
"They do work, it’s not a con. Only two cameras are linked to each other tho, they are not all linked together. Say there are six cameras in a stretch of road then for instance, numbers 1 and 3 will be linked, 2 and 5 and 4 and 6. My son also got done recently on the m62, he was doing 58 in a 50 which is annoying as they will only do people doing over the cps guideline of 10% +2. " It's only a guideline though, a work colleague got done(deservedly IMO) for doing 52 in a 50 because it was foggy and they classed it as dangerous. | |||
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"They do work, and I don't understand people who insist on speeding through them Monday I drove through a long 50mph stretch, which then became 60 I was on cruise control, outside lane, bang on 60 Passing everything in the middle lane A complete twunt came up behind me, sat right up my arse, beeping his horn flashing his lights, backing off then repeating. I couldn't pull over, there was not a gap big enough, I wasn't going to speed up, get caught by the cameras, points on my license just for him. I spotted a clear patch ahead & was going to pull into it, he accelerated before me, pulled inside me, sat alongside making gestures, then swerved his car, twice. Attempting to push me over to the central barrier! He then sped off! He's been reported, I know he went past 1 camera speeding. I hope he loses his license. People like him should not be on the road " This is where dashcams come into their own I had a person do this in February and the police too action and he got 6 points and a £400 fine. | |||
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"Do you know who sets the speed limit on the new smart motorways" The Association of Chief Police Officers are those responsible for speed limits.. Just finished a speed awareness course.. very interesting. . In short pay attention to signage and dont go over it.. | |||
"Do you know who sets the speed limit on the new smart motorways The Association of Chief Police Officers are those responsible for speed limits.. Just finished a speed awareness course.. very interesting. . In short pay attention to signage and dont go over it.. " The motorists set the speed limits,the sensors react to the traffic flow and behaviour of traffic and adjust accordingly | |||
"They do work, and I don't understand people who insist on speeding through them Monday I drove through a long 50mph stretch, which then became 60 I was on cruise control, outside lane, bang on 60 Passing everything in the middle lane A complete twunt came up behind me, sat right up my arse, beeping his horn flashing his lights, backing off then repeating. I couldn't pull over, there was not a gap big enough, I wasn't going to speed up, get caught by the cameras, points on my license just for him. I spotted a clear patch ahead & was going to pull into it, he accelerated before me, pulled inside me, sat alongside making gestures, then swerved his car, twice. Attempting to push me over to the central barrier! He then sped off! He's been reported, I know he went past 1 camera speeding. I hope he loses his license. People like him should not be on the road This is where dashcams come into their own I had a person do this in February and the police too action and he got 6 points and a £400 fine. " I had one, but I dropped it, cleaning out the car. I'm definitely buying a new one now, and with rear camera too. I fed up with idiots like this, and since buying my new car, I seem to encounter it everytime I go out  | |||
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"just dont speed, simple" Do you know that people who drive daily break the speed limit on avarage of 5 times a day,unless the use a limiter religiously | |||
"Plus I did a speed awareness course last week so a lot of information is still fresh if anybody wants info " Actually it was this week on tuesday | |||
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"I was a passenger in my mates car on the M4 on a 50mph stretch he was doing 60ish mph I said watch the camera he said don’t worry they don’t work A few weeks later 3 points and a fine he said those bloody cameras do work lol Now I set the cruise control at 50 although there seems to be a different speed limit for the lorries that fly past lol" I see this loads of times, no idea why people think they don't work ! Lol | |||
Yes they do work according to a friend of mine. | |||
"They are the work of the devil" Agreed.... | |||
"They do work, and I don't understand people who insist on speeding through them Monday I drove through a long 50mph stretch, which then became 60 I was on cruise control, outside lane, bang on 60 Passing everything in the middle lane A complete twunt came up behind me, sat right up my arse, beeping his horn flashing his lights, backing off then repeating. I couldn't pull over, there was not a gap big enough, I wasn't going to speed up, get caught by the cameras, points on my license just for him. I spotted a clear patch ahead & was going to pull into it, he accelerated before me, pulled inside me, sat alongside making gestures, then swerved his car, twice. Attempting to push me over to the central barrier! He then sped off! He's been reported, I know he went past 1 camera speeding. I hope he loses his license. People like him should not be on the road " That is a truly aweful experience and must have been very upsetting. Sorry to hear that. There was nothing you could have done | |||
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"Makes me laugh when I see people slow down to pass them at the correct speed, clearly not understanding how they work. The distance between the cameras is known and is fixed. The cameras record every vehicle that passes and, using ANPR, logs registration numbers. The same happens at the next camera. As the distance between the cameras is known, the time it takes to cover that distance at the speed limit is also known. Any vehicle that has covered the distance in less time is automatically issued a ticket. It's fully automated." I did not know this, crafty twats | |||
"They do work, and I don't understand people who insist on speeding through them Monday I drove through a long 50mph stretch, which then became 60 I was on cruise control, outside lane, bang on 60 Passing everything in the middle lane A complete twunt came up behind me, sat right up my arse, beeping his horn flashing his lights, backing off then repeating. I couldn't pull over, there was not a gap big enough, I wasn't going to speed up, get caught by the cameras, points on my license just for him. I spotted a clear patch ahead & was going to pull into it, he accelerated before me, pulled inside me, sat alongside making gestures, then swerved his car, twice. Attempting to push me over to the central barrier! He then sped off! He's been reported, I know he went past 1 camera speeding. I hope he loses his license. People like him should not be on the road This is where dashcams come into their own I had a person do this in February and the police too action and he got 6 points and a £400 fine. " Dash cams with speed are not considered as evidence and cannot be used in court as a defence as far as I'm aware. They are now giving knobs off the street, who have nothing better to do with their time, hand helds who can report you. Their not currently acceptable in court yet bit it is the way of things are going. | |||
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"They do work, and I don't understand people who insist on speeding through them Monday I drove through a long 50mph stretch, which then became 60 I was on cruise control, outside lane, bang on 60 Passing everything in the middle lane A complete twunt came up behind me, sat right up my arse, beeping his horn flashing his lights, backing off then repeating. I couldn't pull over, there was not a gap big enough, I wasn't going to speed up, get caught by the cameras, points on my license just for him. I spotted a clear patch ahead & was going to pull into it, he accelerated before me, pulled inside me, sat alongside making gestures, then swerved his car, twice. Attempting to push me over to the central barrier! He then sped off! He's been reported, I know he went past 1 camera speeding. I hope he loses his license. People like him should not be on the road That is a truly aweful experience and must have been very upsetting. Sorry to hear that. There was nothing you could have done" Thank you It wasn't what I'd call upsetting. I'm not a person to panic under pressure, I'm also a qualified emergency response driver, trained in tactical driving. His attempts to intimidate me didn't work. But it could have been catastrophic if he'd tried it on someone else, and that makes me angry. I did what I could, the only way I could. Having someone contact me today, repeatedly for an hour, explaining what I did wrong, how I should have dealt with the situation, how I was at fault, trying to mansplains my errors. That made me really angry | |||
"Has anyone ever been ticketed in these or is it all a con. Do the yellow cameras time the car between each camera and work out an average speed. Just asking for a friend.." I got caught on a smart motorway and had to attend a speed awareness course | |||
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"They do work, and I don't understand people who insist on speeding through them Monday I drove through a long 50mph stretch, which then became 60 I was on cruise control, outside lane, bang on 60 Passing everything in the middle lane A complete twunt came up behind me, sat right up my arse, beeping his horn flashing his lights, backing off then repeating. I couldn't pull over, there was not a gap big enough, I wasn't going to speed up, get caught by the cameras, points on my license just for him. I spotted a clear patch ahead & was going to pull into it, he accelerated before me, pulled inside me, sat alongside making gestures, then swerved his car, twice. Attempting to push me over to the central barrier! He then sped off! He's been reported, I know he went past 1 camera speeding. I hope he loses his license. People like him should not be on the road That is a truly aweful experience and must have been very upsetting. Sorry to hear that. There was nothing you could have done Thank you It wasn't what I'd call upsetting. I'm not a person to panic under pressure, I'm also a qualified emergency response driver, trained in tactical driving. His attempts to intimidate me didn't work. But it could have been catastrophic if he'd tried it on someone else, and that makes me angry. I did what I could, the only way I could. Having someone contact me today, repeatedly for an hour, explaining what I did wrong, how I should have dealt with the situation, how I was at fault, trying to mansplains my errors. That made me really angry " I would have done what you did. If you accelerated you would risk a ticket and he would probably have continued tailgating you. And as you said. Nothing worse than mansplaining..  | |||
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