Think iv been caught speeding :(

Pulled out to pass a tw@ on the motorway who was speeding up/slowing down constantly.. as I rounded the next corner there's a police speed check set up on the motorway bridge, the speed detecting equipment appeared to be pointing the direction I had come from, but was above the opposite carriageway.

Long story short, I'd been doing 70-80 for 20 miles, pulled out to pass this git and for less than half a mile I was doing max 95 - sods law!

Sitting on eggs now for the next few weeks watching the letterbox

Pete

if it was above the opposite carrageway you ought to be alright.

Originally Posted by keithd

if it was above the opposite carrageway you ought to be alright.

Ditto.

They tend to track speeders as the go away from the bridge. That way, they are invisible to the on coming motorist until they have already gone under the motorway bridge.

Lets hope so

Pete

I think, more often than not, they would send a squad car to hunt you down from a mobile speed trap.

Could be wrong though...

Originally Posted by netsurfer

Long story short, I'd been doing 70-80 for 20 miles, pulled out to pass this git and for less than half a mile I was doing max 95 - sods law!
Pete

The speed checks are done using Vascar, time and distance measurement and uses permanent objects such as a bridge and also those white squares or dots in the middle of the lanes. This distance is pre-measured and will be a designated speed check area. An average speed will be calculated between that set distance.

These checks will be done on on-coming traffic the majority of the time and the police vehicle can be parked on either side of the carriageway (as long as they can see the markers). One main reason for sitting with the vehicle in view of the on-coming vehicles is that it gives the police a chance to get off the bridge and onto the motorway to pull the vehicle over (they will know before it gets under the bridge if its excess speed) another reason is high visibility patrols...traffic control.

If you see a police car on a bridge, slow down, remember its done on average speed, so it may be the difference between getting points or not.

Hope this helps.

Fraser

Bugger, that put my theory out the window then.

[Stingo]

Fingers crossed...

Originally Posted by fraser01

The speed checks are done using Vascar, time and distance measurement and uses permanent objects such as a bridge and also those white squares or dots in the middle of the lanes. This distance is pre-measured and will be a designated speed check area. An average speed will be calculated between that set distance.

These checks will be done on on-coming traffic the majority of the time and the police vehicle can be parked on either side of the carriageway (as long as they can see the markers). One main reason for sitting with the vehicle in view of the on-coming vehicles is that it gives the police a chance to get off the bridge and onto the motorway to pull the vehicle over (they will know before it gets under the bridge if its excess speed) another reason is high visibility patrols...traffic control.

If you see a police car on a bridge, slow down, remember its done on average speed, so it may be the difference between getting points or not.

Hope this helps.

Fraser

If it's done for oncoming vehicles, do they run over to the other side of the bridge to get the number plates for bikes? Assuming they're just taking numbers and not driving after them to pull them over.

Originally Posted by mac99

If it's done for oncoming vehicles, do they run over to the other side of the bridge to get the number plates for bikes? Assuming they're just taking numbers and not driving after them to pull them over.

I have never just taken number plates, if a vehicle is speeding we would pull it over...