What are these new type 'speed' cameras?

A nearby stretch of road has aquired a large number of 'speed'
cameras. There are two distinct types, the normal sort and another
sort, distinguished by have two round windows, this sort have three
parallel lines on the road instead of the familiar ruler road
markings. What are they?

Michael Green typed:
A nearby stretch of road has aquired a large number of 'speed'
cameras. There are two distinct types, the normal sort and another
sort, distinguished by have two round windows, this sort have three
parallel lines on the road instead of the familiar ruler road
markings. What are they?

They sound like 'SPECS' cameras which come in pairs and average a drivers
speed over a distance, rather than at a particular spot. They really do
have an effect on speed reduction.

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Paul ...

(8(|) ... Homer Rocks

"Michael Green" wrote in message
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A nearby stretch of road has aquired a large number of 'speed'
cameras. There are two distinct types, the normal sort and another
sort, distinguished by have two round windows, this sort have three
parallel lines on the road instead of the familiar ruler road
markings. What are they?



They're helmet-cams, being set up and ready to come into effect on
June 31st 2006. The lines on the road are simply to disguise their
true purpose.

Because that's when they reckon the income from speeding fines is set
to level off




Curious

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Doki typed:
Paul - xxx wrote:
Michael Green typed:
A nearby stretch of road has aquired a large number of 'speed'
cameras. There are two distinct types, the normal sort and another
sort, distinguished by have two round windows, this sort have three
parallel lines on the road instead of the familiar ruler road
markings. What are they?

They sound like 'SPECS' cameras which come in pairs and average a
drivers speed over a distance, rather than at a particular spot.
They really do have an effect on speed reduction.

The cameras the OP is talking about are Truvelos. Take your photo as you
head towards the camera, speed is sensed with piezo strips on the road and
the three parallel lines are used as a secondary check (distance that the
tyre has travelled over the lines in between the two photos IIRC). Specs
cameras look like security cameras with IR lamps either side, and are
mounted on gantries high over the road. Generally a lot more than a pair
IME (Nottingham), though they might just use pairs for things like
roadworks.

OK, I guess you're right .. I couldn't remember any road markings with the
specs, but the 'round windows' description reminded me of the IR lamps
either side of the cameras.

I know the specs cameras in Nottingham .. ;( They work in pairs for the
speed calculation, but, as in Nottingham, they tend to use them in quite a
few locations around known 'trouble' spots.

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Paul ...

(8(|) ... Homer Rocks

Paul - xxx wrote:
Michael Green typed:
A nearby stretch of road has aquired a large number of 'speed'
cameras. There are two distinct types, the normal sort and another
sort, distinguished by have two round windows, this sort have three
parallel lines on the road instead of the familiar ruler road
markings. What are they?

They sound like 'SPECS' cameras which come in pairs and average a
drivers speed over a distance, rather than at a particular spot.
They really do have an effect on speed reduction.

The cameras the OP is talking about are Truvelos. Take your photo as you
head towards the camera, speed is sensed with piezo strips on the road and
the three parallel lines are used as a secondary check (distance that the
tyre has travelled over the lines in between the two photos IIRC). Specs
cameras look like security cameras with IR lamps either side, and are
mounted on gantries high over the road. Generally a lot more than a pair IME
(Nottingham), though they might just use pairs for things like roadworks.

"Dr Curious" typed

They're helmet-cams, being set up and ready to come into effect on
June 31st 2006. The lines on the road are simply to disguise their
true purpose.

I thought June had only 30 days...

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Edgware.

On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 17:17:15 +0100, Helen Deborah Vecht
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I thought June had only 30 days...

June it rains and never stops
Thirty days and spoils the crops

Guy
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88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University

"Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message
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"Dr Curious" typed

They're helmet-cams, being set up and ready to come into effect on
June 31st 2006. The lines on the road are simply to disguise their
true purpose.

I thought June had only 30 days...


Not according to the new Euro Calendar that's going to come
into effect on April 31st 2006 it hasn't.

Oh and the fines are going to be in Euros as well by the way.



Curious



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Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.

"Michael Green" wrote in message
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A nearby stretch of road has aquired a large number of 'speed'
cameras. There are two distinct types, the normal sort and another
sort, distinguished by have two round windows, this sort have three
parallel lines on the road instead of the familiar ruler road
markings. What are they?

Just another device for collecting the Stupidity Tax.

T

(Michael Green) wrote in message . com...
A nearby stretch of road has aquired a large number of 'speed'
cameras. There are two distinct types, the normal sort and another
sort, distinguished by have two round windows, this sort have three
parallel lines on the road instead of the familiar ruler road
markings. What are they?

These new type cameras have just aquired Truvelo signage. So now you know!