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Old 24-03-06, 11:56 PM   #1
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Default New Speed Cameras

Well I assume it is one, it's about half a mile in the air and painted yellow, and one the A219 going from Wimbledon towards the A3. Rear facing, in a smaller than normal box, sort of similar in size to a bus lane camera, but there is no bus lane here. Height of pole is somewhere around the height of a street lamp? Only saw it cos I was going the other way.

Keep looking up......

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Old 24-03-06, 11:58 PM   #2
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those would be monitron cameras.. there's been a few around here for getting on for 2 years now, supposed to be more vandalproof.

they don't work on radar i think, they use loops in the road

the chances of getting a NIP off these are close to 100% as they are entirely digital and link to the ticketing office via broadband connections

here's the output from one:

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Old 25-03-06, 12:03 AM   #3
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Theyve put one up on City Road - looks like a small yellow bird box...

Its by the garage where theres too many idiots speeding with 4 turnings there.

Well saw one car narrowly miss a major prang around there only because the bus hadn't moved. He got into the bus lane to avoid ramming car in front and I swear he passed my window at around 60...

There are some places cameras are good. Thats one of them tbh.

Damn, did I really just say that??
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Old 25-03-06, 01:09 AM   #4
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Keep looking up......

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Indeed! Allmost missed one if not for the fact that I noticed the lines. A split second later and I then realised they were for the ickle high up in the air .

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Old 25-03-06, 12:18 PM   #5
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Gonna need to get one of those £99 Camera detectors I think.

There was an aritcle in MCN recent about those, be careful!

I agree with the Cameras to a point, but they are getting quite
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Old 25-03-06, 04:07 PM   #6
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Yep. They have just put a pair of these up (One appeared overnight!) on the A40, just before acton (by homebase, if you know it)

Bloody things!

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Old 26-03-06, 01:09 AM   #7
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there is one just off the A1306 towards the cherry tree pub.

are they forward + rear facing ?
or do they only work in one direction ?
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Old 26-03-06, 01:22 AM   #8
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Gonna need to get one of those £99 Camera detectors I think.
If they're controlled off the pickups in teh road, the radar detectors won't work. You could get a GPS with the locatins marked though.
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Old 26-03-06, 02:04 AM   #9
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they are rear facing only due to the flash
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Old 26-03-06, 05:52 AM   #10
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Sneaky little things, what will they be using next
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