mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 14/7/05 at 08:51 PM |
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The longest speed trap in the UK?
Down Colibrimans way they have set up the Yellow Vultures..... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4681507.stm
[Edited on 14-7-05 by mangogrooveworkshop]
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Guinness
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| posted on 14/7/05 at 08:56 PM |
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At least there is a map of the locations and the extent of the scheme:-
Map
HTH Mike
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NS Dev
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| posted on 14/7/05 at 08:58 PM |
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yep, more sh1t enforcement of stupid limits by ill informed w4nkers.
Sorry, but speed cameras are a total joke. Safety my arse.
Never mind the accident blackspots coming up, just keep that eye on the speedo
son
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 14/7/05 at 09:00 PM |
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So on a long journey from say Aberdeen to Stranraer when we get to this area we need to stop at a nice eatery somewhere between the 2 sets of
cameras.
Any ideas.They've gotta be a great thing for someones choke and puke.
OOOH just looked at the map of locations. Thats a serious amount of cameras on 1 road talk about overkill.
[Edited on 14/7/05 by omega 24 v6]
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colibriman
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| posted on 14/7/05 at 09:00 PM |
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tell me about it......infuriating
was a good bike road.....
and not even bad for accidents..........just a friggin money maker....
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Hellfire
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| posted on 14/7/05 at 09:20 PM |
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Col... you sure about that?
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Not that I'm disagreeing mind... 28 miles of boredom... would be enough to make anyone lose concentration and crash!!!
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colibriman
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| posted on 14/7/05 at 09:25 PM |
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exactly.....
they just opened a new stretch of the A77, where it was a bad...really really dangerous road........
guess what.....the camera's aint anywhere near that section of it............
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 14/7/05 at 09:29 PM |
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No more rushing for the ferry to NI
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 14/7/05 at 09:29 PM |
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When gatso's came out there was word of these types of cameras becoming available. In all honesty (unfortuneately)they are the only type that
are going to keep speeds down to the legal limits.
Soooo I vote for higher legal limits.
85 on Motorways
75 on duals
60 on A roads, with the provision that if your overtaking anything going slower than 60, you can go as fast as you like as you pass then return to 60
without being prosecuted
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subk2002
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| posted on 14/7/05 at 09:32 PM |
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Wish you had told me about these sooner i was down that way yesterday and wasnt to sure what they were
think i might have been going a bit fast at times
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colibriman
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| posted on 14/7/05 at 10:13 PM |
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hope not......went live yesterday i think...
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subk2002
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| posted on 14/7/05 at 10:28 PM |
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I was down at the electric brea with SHMBO
Fingers crossed im ok
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steve_gus
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| posted on 14/7/05 at 11:30 PM |
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nothing new.
the same system (4 cams) is on a 2 mile stretch of the a43 in northampton and had been live over 3 years. There are also 3 cams on the a428 between
northampton and bedford over a 6 mile stretch
atb
steve
http://www.locostbuilder.co.uk
Just knock off the 's'!
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stevebubs
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| posted on 15/7/05 at 01:41 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by steve_gus
nothing new.
the same system (4 cams) is on a 2 mile stretch of the a43 in northampton and had been live over 3 years. There are also 3 cams on the a428 between
northampton and bedford over a 6 mile stretch
atb
steve
spotted some in roadworks on the m1 yesterday
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tadltd
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| posted on 15/7/05 at 02:00 AM |
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Colibriman's right - the most dangerous parts of the road were between Fenwick and Newton Mearns (just south of Glasgow), and Ayr to
Stranraer.
The bit between Fenwick and Glasgow has just had a brand new motorway put in, but most of the stretch between Ayr and Stranraer isn't covered by
these cameras. They are in fact covering the safest stretch of the road, so where's the justification?
The death and injury toll will reduce thanks to the new motorway section where most of the accidents took place (it used to be a dual carriageway with
nothing but a a double white-line separating the two carriageways), not thanks to the new cameras.
Best Regards,
Steve.
www.turnerautosport.com
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NS Dev
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| posted on 15/7/05 at 07:25 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by steve_gus
nothing new.
the same system (4 cams) is on a 2 mile stretch of the a43 in northampton and had been live over 3 years. There are also 3 cams on the a428 between
northampton and bedford over a 6 mile stretch
atb
steve
Yup, I've driven a couple of times down that stretch of the A428, and it is taking the p155.
I would say that there is nothing more distracting when driving alone at night down a road with specs cameras. The constant paranoia about forward
speed seriously limits attention paid to actually driving. Surely I am not the only one that thinks that these devices actually distract and impair
the ability to drive.
I don't drive everywhere like an idiot, I drive to the conditions. There are times when I will drive at 30 mph in a 60 limit, and there are
times when I will drive at 100mph in one. I use DISCRESSION, something that cameras don't allow for, but policemen in police cars (for the main
part I think) did.
The speed camera issue really makes my blood boil. I think the time has now arrived where the front numberplate of my car is coming off, being jumped
on a few times and broken in two to give suitable "impact damage" and then being chucked in the boot.
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need4speed
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| posted on 15/7/05 at 07:32 AM |
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I have used both roads often, the A428 is just the Northamptonshire police they have so called safety all over the place. quite often on the bridges
over the M1 and A45. as for the A77 was a good bit of road as long as you timed it right to miss the lorry's coming off the ferry. I would of
thought some bits of the A75 can't be far behind.
Dave
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 15/7/05 at 07:58 AM |
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we have them at the moment on the Orwell bridge by ipswich. justification is becuase it is being worked on - underneath ! now call me picky but i
could cross that bridge at 200mph and at no time would someone underneath the damn thing be in danger!!!
anyway rant over...
I noticed yesterday that in the USA some interstate limits have gone up to 80mph, sorry but what the f**k, how can the septics get higher limits than
us ? it's just not ... British.... in fact it's practically un-patriotic not to up ours to 85 !! 
[Edited on 15/7/05 by DaveFJ]
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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Hellfire
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| posted on 15/7/05 at 08:53 AM |
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One on the A616 Sheffield/Manchester... that too is on a safe (but fast) part of the road. Ironically the places where they have a 200foot drop inches
from the road are not covered by it It's 'big brother' for big brother's sake. It makes my blood boil too... but what can
one do? Petition?
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 15/7/05 at 10:14 AM |
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yeah , weve got some in between gainsborough and bawtry , and a reduced limit to 50 mph - so what happens when you get stuck behind a lorry doing 45
mph and want to over take on the dual carriageways in between those sections - you go over the average speed and get nicked - its just not fair .
lincolnshire had someting like 90 deaths last year over the county , most of the cameras are nowhere near these so called accidents occur - and most
are caused by impatient people wanting to pass slower 45mph lorrys on a 60 mph A road - time to think of a revolving number plate !!
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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britishtrident
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| posted on 15/7/05 at 11:47 AM |
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Just been through it, it was causing really bad bunching even though the road was quiet I am pretty sure most of the cretins don't even know
what the speed limmit is on a dual carriageway. It would have been far more sensible to slap a short 60 or even (gulp) 50mph limit on the stretch
around the dangerous crossroads just before the speed trap starts when heading from the Kilmarnock/Glasgow but it isn't to do with safety is all
to do with money.
In my area over last couple of years in my are the number of looney changes to roads and junction has become ridiculous East Kilbride is the worst
affected with a rash of new mini roundabouts that are almost invisible on approach and stupid pointless and dangerous trafic lights on roundabouts
that have caused a rash of minor accidents.
The most looney speed limits must be the stretch of he A8 from Greenock to glasgow around Glasgow Airport slip road this is a very dangerous section
of road but the mismash of ill thought out speed limits only make it worse.
[Edited on 16/7/05 by britishtrident]
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zilspeed
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| posted on 15/7/05 at 12:19 PM |
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New road markings at the roundabout at High Blantyre industrial estate.
Silly markings for a fortnight. Quickly rethought to avoid silliness and shunts.
They had it so you had to be in the right hand lane to go straight through when the natural thing to do was to keep left and leave the RH lane for
turning right.
They now have it filtered to one lane only.
Forces people to wait in line. No bad thing IMHO.
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James
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| posted on 15/7/05 at 12:24 PM |
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From BBC:
"The £775,000 initiative consists of 40 banks of hi-tech cameras at points between Bogend Toll, north of Ayr, to Ardwell, south of Girvan and is
the largest in the UK. "
Just imagine- small amount of explosive round the base of each one, timed to go off in sequence along the motorway about 1/2 to 3rd of a second
apart.
Would be just like hitting the nuke'em button in Lemmings and seeing them all go pop in one long line!
How many lots of £775,000 do you think they'd be willing to pay?
James
[Edited on 15/7/05 by James]
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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marcyboy
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| posted on 15/7/05 at 12:40 PM |
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they've got those spec cameras on the M1 near junction 20 where the roadworks are and bloody 40 mile an hour too,
i noticed them on wednesday but didn't notice them on monday when i was motoring ..doh!!!, was i half asleep or did i just get nicked.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 15/7/05 at 12:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by James
Just imagine- small amount of explosive round the base of each one, timed to go off in sequence along the motorway about 1/2 to 3rd of a second
apart.
Er... getting yourself nicked for setting off explosives would NOT be a good idea, just at the moment...
DJ
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