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Due to road changes, several sets of traffic lights and pedestrian crossings in my area have been renewed and each supplied with about 6 cameras. Some of these point down at the crossing, some up and down the road. What are they for?
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Sounds like they are sensors to detect people crossing and cars approaching.
If these are the newer type of crossing it means if someone presses a button but then moves on the lights won't stop cars unnecessarily. Also the crossing keeps cars stationary whilst someone is crossing.
i think they are called Puffin Crossings (pedestrian user-friendly intelligent crossing).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffin_crossing
Edited by rtj70 on 26/07/2009 at 15:17
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Some of them will be ANPR of course!
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Some of them will be ANPR of course!
Automatic Numpty Pedestrian Recorder? ;)
Edited by Harleyman on 26/07/2009 at 23:20
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I used to think they were cams, but as the other guy said, they are people sensors and traffic sensors - to help speed up traffic.
The big yellow ones are the spycams
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The big yellow ones are the spycams
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Not around my way, some are very discreet. Try a google images for "anpr camera".
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Infrared sensors so that the crossing will ignore the stupid kids(and adults)who push the buttons as they walk past and the delay in changing the lights after pressing the button will be affected by the amount of traffic.
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Infrared sensors so that the crossing will ignore the stupid kids(and adults)who push the buttons as they walk past and the delay in changing the lights after pressing the button will be affected by the amount of traffic.
Isn't it an offence to obstruct traffic? Masny years ago a friend of mine was done for driving through a red light on a pedestrian crossing after an oik walked past and pressed the button. The police saw what had happened but weren't interested in stopping the pedestrian. Hmmm.
Not police bashing but obviously the motorist is an ATM and the pedestrian was probably on benefits smoking roll ups
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Infrared sensors so that the crossing will ignore the stupid kids(and adults)who push the buttons as they walk past and the delay in changing the lights after pressing the button will be affected by the amount of traffic.
Isn't it an offence to obstruct traffic? Many years ago a friend of mine was done for driving through a red light on a pedestrian crossing after an oik walked past and pressed the button. The police saw what had happened but weren't interested in stopping the pedestrian. Hmmm.
Not police bashing but obviously the motorist is an ATM and the pedestrian was probably on benefits smoking roll ups
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APNR cameras are not really watching speeders or red light skippers though. I believe some are monitored by CCTV and so an offence may be recorded that way. Really all they do is warn a control room that a scally is driving past a junction with no insurance.
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Really all they do is warn a control room that a scally is driving past a junction with no insurance.
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You must have had a sheltered life Rattle. Movement monitoring, national database?
Edited by Old Navy on 26/07/2009 at 20:27
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There is no point on being so paranoid. Why would the government want to follow me?
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it probaly means you will be sitting in stationary traffic ques untill the peds have walked 30 meters down the pavement
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