New Style Speed CAmeras on M6 |
New Style Speed CAmeras on M6 |
Thu, 21 Nov 2019 - 09:59
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,070 Joined: 13 Dec 2006 From: At the foot of the Lammermuirs Member No.: 9,588 |
Been a while since I've been here.
Looking for some advice on the new speed cameras on the M6 Smart Motorway between Stoke and Knutsford. These are the twin pair at the side of the road. I was driving northbound last night. The motorway was busy but traffic was flowing well and there were no speed restrictions in force. I was in Lane 4 having passed a line of vehicles in lane 3. As I was passing a set of cameras a car undertook me in lane 3 and there was a double flash for what seemed to be both cameras. I was travelling at more than the NSL but clearly the car in lane was doing more than me. Anyone any idea how these work and determine what vehicle actually triggered them? What's more worrying for me is the fact they seem to be active even when there is no temp limit in place. |
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Thu, 21 Nov 2019 - 10:35
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Member Group: Members Posts: 6,723 Joined: 3 Apr 2006 From: North Hampshire Member No.: 5,183 |
If you mean the pair of cameras set just before a gantry, these are just to capture the state of the gantry displayed speed limits. The flash would have come from the HADECS3 unit mounted on the side of the gantry.
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Thu, 21 Nov 2019 - 13:13
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Member Group: Members Posts: 41,510 Joined: 25 Aug 2011 From: Planet Earth Member No.: 49,223 |
What's more worrying for me is the fact they seem to be active even when there is no temp limit in place. Yes, some are configured to enforce NSL. They will trigger at 79mph. Anyone any idea how these work and determine what vehicle actually triggered them? Radar based and determine the lane in which the vehicle is speeding. -------------------- RK=Registered Keeper, OP=Original Poster (You!), CoFP=Conditional Offer of Fixed Penalty, NtK=Notice to Keeper, NtD=Notice to Driver
PoFA=Protection of Freedoms Act, SAC=Safety Awareness Course, NIP=Notice of Intended Prosecution, ADR=Alternative Dispute Resolution PPC=Private Parking Company, LBCCC=Letter Before County Court Claim, PII=Personally Identifiable Information, SAR=Subject Access Request Private Parking - remember, they just want your money and will say almost anything to get it. |
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Thu, 21 Nov 2019 - 13:53
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,070 Joined: 13 Dec 2006 From: At the foot of the Lammermuirs Member No.: 9,588 |
If you mean the pair of cameras set just before a gantry, these are just to capture the state of the gantry displayed speed limits. The flash would have come from the HADECS3 unit mounted on the side of the gantry. It was pitch black so it would have come from cameras at the side of the sign. On this section of the M6 it isn't gantrys like on the M42 but large matrix signes at the side. What's more worrying for me is the fact they seem to be active even when there is no temp limit in place. Yes, some are configured to enforce NSL. They will trigger at 79mph. Wasn't aware they were set to enforce NSL. We were both doing excess of 79mph. I had 90mph on my adaptive cruise so the car on the inside was certainly doing more than that. I normally sit at an indicated 80mph but having been held up significantly coming around Birmingham on the M5 and then endured what must be 25 miles of roadworks and average speed cameras where they are converting the M6 to Smart Motorway, I put the foot down a bit. Anyone any idea how these work and determine what vehicle actually triggered them? Radar based and determine the lane in which the vehicle is speeding. I wonder if they can detect both cars at the same time? This post has been edited by Gaza: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 - 13:54 |
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Thu, 21 Nov 2019 - 20:23
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Member Group: Members Posts: 41,510 Joined: 25 Aug 2011 From: Planet Earth Member No.: 49,223 |
I had 90mph on my adaptive cruise You may well get a NIP then... 14 day wait if you are the registered keeper. I wonder if they can detect both cars at the same time? Yup it does. -------------------- RK=Registered Keeper, OP=Original Poster (You!), CoFP=Conditional Offer of Fixed Penalty, NtK=Notice to Keeper, NtD=Notice to Driver
PoFA=Protection of Freedoms Act, SAC=Safety Awareness Course, NIP=Notice of Intended Prosecution, ADR=Alternative Dispute Resolution PPC=Private Parking Company, LBCCC=Letter Before County Court Claim, PII=Personally Identifiable Information, SAR=Subject Access Request Private Parking - remember, they just want your money and will say almost anything to get it. |
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Fri, 22 Nov 2019 - 13:24
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Member Group: Members Posts: 938 Joined: 24 Sep 2014 Member No.: 73,212 |
If you mean the pair of cameras set just before a gantry, these are just to capture the state of the gantry displayed speed limits. The flash would have come from the HADECS3 unit mounted on the side of the gantry. It was pitch black so it would have come from cameras at the side of the sign. On this section of the M6 it isn't gantrys like on the M42 but large matrix signes at the side. What's more worrying for me is the fact they seem to be active even when there is no temp limit in place. Yes, some are configured to enforce NSL. They will trigger at 79mph. Wasn't aware they were set to enforce NSL. We were both doing excess of 79mph. I had 90mph on my adaptive cruise so the car on the inside was certainly doing more than that. I normally sit at an indicated 80mph but having been held up significantly coming around Birmingham on the M5 and then endured what must be 25 miles of roadworks and average speed cameras where they are converting the M6 to Smart Motorway, I put the foot down a bit. Anyone any idea how these work and determine what vehicle actually triggered them? Radar based and determine the lane in which the vehicle is speeding. I wonder if they can detect both cars at the same time? Up to six lanes! |
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Sat, 23 Nov 2019 - 08:41
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Member Group: Members Posts: 56,198 Joined: 9 Sep 2003 From: Warwickshire Member No.: 317 |
If you had CC set to 90 there may well be more than 1 NIP on its way, there are multiple cameras up that stretch.
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Sat, 7 Dec 2019 - 13:24
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,070 Joined: 13 Dec 2006 From: At the foot of the Lammermuirs Member No.: 9,588 |
It is now over 2 weeks since I saw the flash but no NIP has been received. Looks like I've dodged a bullet.
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Sat, 7 Dec 2019 - 13:46
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,864 Joined: 2 Aug 2016 Member No.: 86,040 |
Is it your name on the V5 ?
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Sun, 8 Dec 2019 - 09:14
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,070 Joined: 13 Dec 2006 From: At the foot of the Lammermuirs Member No.: 9,588 |
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