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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 02:52 AM
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Default Anyone drive on the M5 everyday?

Whats the deal with these average speed cameras? There no sign to say average speed monitoring going on, the cameras dont have the covers over nor any signs to say "camera not in use".

Under neath each one is a NSL sign.

Anyone know much about them? Are they just monitoring traffic? Were they there for some old roadworks but not taken down yet?

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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 04:45 PM
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The government are trying to introduce average speed cameras across all motorways as it "promots environmentally friendly driving" so could be a pilot scheme for that?
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 10:56 PM
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The stupid wankers are trying to do it everywhere.

Because speeding on motorways is definately the root cause of most of the accidents

Might as well all buy 1 litre shit boxes. Which is what they want, of course
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 11:32 PM
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Just blast through and change lanes between cameras, let us all know if anything arrives int he post
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 12:33 AM
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I hid behind a lorry once, as i'd unknowingly been speeding through the first section. That seems to work.
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 02:25 AM
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Ha ha!

Well they may have caught me out as I wasnt expecting them... there was no signs or suggestions that average speed monitoring was happening. Just big yellow cameras with the NSL signs underneath.

Didnt know if anyone on here had local knowledge of them
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Pie_n_Chips,Apr 9 2010, 08:32 AM
Just blast through and change lanes between cameras, let us all know if anything arrives int he post
I see that every day
The other one is peopl blasting up to the first camera slamming on the brakes then blast up to the next on and so on!
They have just ruined the "cat & fiddle" with these bloody things
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 05:56 AM
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Here you are, they were for upcoming roadworks so not operational. http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Work-b...il/article.html

The roadworks may have been cancelled http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/5588.aspx so who knows?
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Originally Posted by mikey k,Apr 9 2010, 01:53 PM
I see that every day
The other one is peopl blasting up to the first camera slamming on the brakes then blast up to the next on and so on!
They have just ruined the "cat & fiddle" with these bloody things
And the top part of the A54 - bloody frckers

I've been through sans plates already - feck em
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