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The hard shoulder is coned off, but **** all work going on most of the time- the specs cameras on the A1 are FORWARD facing.
I think they're all forward facing so they can see who's driving the cage ![]() There's a single rear facing camera on the M1 before the specs zone starts, don't know whether it's to monitor traffic flow or get your bike reg? Either way it's usually 2-3 lanes of solid 40 ton blocks of metal doing 40- so you're not going anywhere in a hurry. May as well take it easy and , if you've got a flip top lid, light a fag ![]() How cool would that be.....glance over at the suited totty in her Audi TT, give her a nod, and light your ciggy as you ride along. shame I don't smoke ![]() |
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To be honest, I've been through loads of these on the M1, M6, and plenty of other places (in the car) and (touches wood..) never had a problem.
Do they actually work? I'm not saying they don't but I usually drift through these between 40 and 60 and not had any worrying letters through the door. Are they supposed to issue a normal NIP for going above a 40 average along the section of the route then? I just can't see how they would work unless a computer is tracking every single number plate to calculate your average speed - someone will tell me in a minute this is exactly what they do! Surely the cost of putting these up is more than they recoup in fines? Cheers, Matt |
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SPECS work on front plates only. They are not HO approved for rear plates. If there's a contraflow, you will see apparently rear facing cameras monitoring the contraflow lane from the front.
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Do they actually work? 3,533 people so far can answer that for the system on the road works on the M1 for the multiple occupancy lane (that's 70 a day being caught) |
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Right, I'll slow it down then! (as I said, its not like I cream through at 90 but generally average around 50 in a 40 I reckon). For this reason, I assumed they didn't work but I must have got lucky so far
![]() Do these have a similar tolerance to other cameras then? I generally assume I can get away with about 43-44 if the road is completely clear in front of me, Cheers, Matt |
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Might do. Sadly I don't cruise the motorways at 73 - 74 when I am riding late at night!
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