Travelled up the M11 on Tuesday.
Roadworks/contraflow meant a limit of 40 mph.
Lots of new, yellow Gatsos had been errected - easy to spot.
One yellow Gatso had, however, been errected directly behind one of those dot matrix boards that live on the central reservation.
Given the circumstances (men working, narrow lanes, contraflow, cones, busy traffic), driving above 40 would have been silly. Nevertheless, painting the camera yellow and then hiding it seems a little dubious.
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I'm not sure if it's that sinister. You see 'permanent' warning signs hidden behind direction boards and all sorts, so perhaps it's not surprising that you get an 'odd' one. Anyway, if the conditions were as hazardous as you say, any clot who ignored the previous warning signs deserves to be caught.
I'd say it's a rather different situation from doing 90 mph on a near-deserted motorway in perfect conditions.
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"any clot who ignored the previous warning signs deserves to be caught."
Actually I dismissed the warning signs as irrelevant a long time ago. There seemed to be too many roads that had signs but no cameras and too many situations where you could pass a camera without first passing a sign.
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True enough, but I was responding specifically to Peter's message.
The A24 near Leatherhead/Dorking has 'camera' signs, presumably to catch the bikers around Box Hill. I can't say that I've seen any cameras, though.
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Perhaps they put up either warning signs or cameras!
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Camera signs can (in practice, if not technically) mean that the mobile gatso van is occasionally on duty along that stretch. These bas***ds usually pick a straight, downhill stretch that has no legitimatacy in speed restriction enforcement anyway.
Rob F
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That's part of the problem. People are generally quite good at restricting their speed on dangerous roads so you have to pick a safe road to get any collars.
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Andrew,
I was told by a bobby that the only productive site for a speed trap is where the speed is safe. QED
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The camera warning signs seem to have replaced the accident blackspot ones of yesteryear.
Maybe there should be a rule that they are only erected within half a mile (or something) of a working camera?
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Revision of the warning signs was one of the conditions
for the police forces that are able to keep the proceeds from the speeding cameras....
1. Paint the cameras yellow
2. Warning signs within a reasonable distance (it was specified but I cant remember)
3. No warning signs if there were no cameras
regards
Ian L
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