thelwall viaduct

tony532 · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 May 2004 Karma :

just ridden back from liverpool

following my mate who was riding at 50mph past all the speed camera signs

he claims they are all forward facing so we will be fine

just wanted to know anyone elses experience of this stretch of motorway

time was half eleven at night

aqualung1 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Karma :

50mph through the viaduct i am ammazed

only ever managed a filteringingly bad 25 mph anytime

dont know about cameras sorry
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impaler · Crazy Courier Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Karma :

All the cameras on the viaduct are the digital SPECS cameras which read the front plate at either end of the viaduct to get your average speed - so in theory bikes should be as free to blast past them as they are to blast past Truvelos... not that I've ever been brave enough to test it out Smile

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tony532 · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 May 2004 Karma :

cheers for the reply

from trying to find out more info it appears that a reading is taken at the start of the 40mph limit and at the end of it

so you should receive 3 points and a fine and not multiple tickets

i still have another year of probation to go on my license

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yambabe · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Incidentally, if you are going North and you come off at J21a, the camera at the end points the other way (into the roadworks not onto the sliproad) so you can go over that bit as fast as you like in any vehicle.....

When the traffic is really busy it's sometimes worth zooming up that inside lane, coming off & getting back on again, you can miss out the bulk of the roadworks doing it that way.
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tony532 · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 May 2004 Karma :

so they will have a rear photo of my reg plate and also a front photograph identifying me as the rider of the bike?

someone on 125ccsportsbikes said that they were done for 54mph in a 40 zone over the viaduct heading from north to south

i have read that the cameras are front facing though

but if it proves to be the case they must also have cameras pointing in both directions!!!