Average Speed Cameras??

[lucky rsm]

Hi, Quick topic.
Does anyone know of someone who has had a ticket by one of these cameras.
I know as long as they are facing forwards, as Bikers they cant get us, but even people in cars dont stick to the speed indicator??
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[Hetzer]

I go through a lot of them on regular trips to Lincs and most everyone sticks to the limit on the stretches.
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[G]

I do know someone that got a ticket in a car - had wondered if they really worked myself.
Further wonder if most of the cars you do see going fast are stolen, driven by foreigners, etc?

[Welshd1k]

wellw hen i went to london 2 weeks ago today i went throught some doing 80+ when the signs where flashing 40/50 .

and no ticket
forward facing how do they get your plate ??

i know how they work

they time from camera to camera and know that at x speed it should take y amount of time. but if there is no bumberplate for the first camera to register then there is nothing to make a start on the stop watch effect?
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Hi

Guy at work got caught by an average speed camera on the motorway (roadworks I think). Backed off to about 55 but not quick enough.

All the best

Keith
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[Bloke]

There are new rear facing average speed cameras coming out. Including that nasty bastard known as speed spike that is capable of tracking your speed over a network of them.
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[angryjonny]

[stuartadair]

Apologies for thread hijacking but its kind of the same subject. Has anyone ever seen the speed camera's flash on the M42. I've seen cars zoom through at way over the limits but there isnt a flash

[Jamie.]

[Shaane]

My dad got a ticket from the ones on the m6 near birmingham (50 mph) in his truck. Loads of people speed through them and when they get to the cameras put there breaks on... Don't see the point myself.
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[Shaane]

50mph signs everywhere so i'm not sure if its variable.. Alot of people tend to sit at 50 but at the same time so many people jsut ignore it and break when the camera comes.
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[angryjonny]

Most permanent cameras on motorways aren't average speed ones, they're just Gatsos with variable triggers. So it's often safe (licence-retention-wise at least) to nail it between cameras and brake at the last moment. In fact, most of the gantries don't even have cameras on them - just a subset - but you can't see which until you've been through.

The head-on ones at roadworks are average speed check ones though. So don't nail it between them.

[MarJay]

Just to add, if the roadworks have not started or have finished, the cameras usually have signs on them saying "Camera Not In Use". I'd guess however that if there is no sign, there is a possibility that they are still active.
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