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Keith ABS

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Re: “The cameras are not there to generate money,”
« Reply #15 on: 03 February 2018, 09:00:49 »

  If they were totally seriuos about making roads safer, every set of traffic lights would have a red light camera.
But, the numptys have chosen the easy option.
Does this mean that car manufacturers will have to now make a totally accurate speedo now?
All IMO

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Re: “The cameras are not there to generate money,”
« Reply #16 on: 03 February 2018, 09:13:06 »

IF they were serious, Keith - and that is a big "if"!
They would also remove a major safety hazard on almost every road (no, not cyclists this time!) - potholes. Aside from watching the speedometer every driving moment, we also have to try to avoid suspension damage and steer round these things.
Who was it who said he would "end the war on motorists"?
Why should they wage war against us anyway: we are not the enemy..... :( >:(

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Re: “The cameras are not there to generate money,”
« Reply #17 on: 03 February 2018, 10:03:55 »

The motorists ar'nt the enemies, we are the easiest to tax, and get money from, it's called indirect taxation, people's want to pay less income tax,(vote winner), so the only way to increase taxation indirectly is increases elsewhere, and motorists are an easy target, as is a very small rise in council tax every year by £1.00--2.00 every year.
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Re: “The cameras are not there to generate money,”
« Reply #18 on: 03 February 2018, 10:53:57 »

Talking about the autobahns ..........
I remember tonking down the 61 at a steady 80 ish in sausage land back in 89.
Came up behind a trabbant kicking out a bit of smoke so floored it and pulled out to pass.
I got within about 50 yards and the idiot pulled out in front of me without warning  :o :o
Lets just say the brakes worked very well or I would have probably just gone through his little 2 stroke, cardboard car  ;D




As yes, its just a money making sceeme  >:(
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Re: “The cameras are not there to generate money,”
« Reply #19 on: 03 February 2018, 12:36:36 »

Quote from: Doctor Gollum link=topic=1 :-\41816.msg1843980#msg1843980 date=1517618472
That might explain the introduction of the overtaking ban for hgvs from 06-1800...  ::)

When did they introduce that?  ???

There were always stretches where HGV's were banned from overtaking, but that law must have been introduced in the last 10 years or so.  :-\

I remember once getting stuck in a queue of HGV's on a no overtaking stretch somewhere in East Germany.  We were going really slowly, about 40mph or so and there was a haze of black smoke in the air.  When we got to the point where we could overtake we all pulled out and sped up to 56 mph and the hold up was an old Iranian bull nose Merc wagon and drag that was belching out black smoke, and had 6 or 7 blokes in the cab!  ::)  ;D
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Re: “The cameras are not there to generate money,”
« Reply #20 on: 03 February 2018, 18:21:37 »

Sever times I've been driven by Germans on Autobahns when visiting German companies and if they could get a fag paper between their front bumper and the rear one on the car in front, they weren't close enough. :o :o :o
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Re: “The cameras are not there to generate money,”
« Reply #21 on: 03 February 2018, 20:15:47 »

I blame Brexit........................and Trump.  :D
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Re: “The cameras are not there to generate money,”
« Reply #22 on: 03 February 2018, 20:42:27 »

Once again easy targets us motorists, my cruise will be set at 5mph lower than the limit, bastards won't get another penny out of me.
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Re: “The cameras are not there to generate money,”
« Reply #23 on: 03 February 2018, 20:54:54 »

The other night I discovered that the M5 between Avonmouth and the Almondsbury Interchange (M5/M4) at Bristol has become a smart motorway, when I was diverted because the M49 was closed for road works. I havn't been on that stretch of the M5 for a while and only realised when I saw that the gantries had the white dashes painted on the road beneath.  :(  :-[

I'm half expecting some envelopes to drop through my letter box.  :-X
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Re: “The cameras are not there to generate money,”
« Reply #24 on: 03 February 2018, 21:16:45 »

The other night I discovered that the M5 between Avonmouth and the Almondsbury Interchange (M5/M4) at Bristol has become a smart motorway, when I was diverted because the M49 was closed for road works. I havn't been on that stretch of the M5 for a while and only realised when I saw that the gantries had the white dashes painted on the road beneath.  :(  :-[

I'm half expecting some envelopes to drop through my letter box.  :-X
That’s ok. You just tell them it was Dave from the Philippines.  ;D
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« Reply #25 on: 03 February 2018, 21:19:31 »

Did you get flashed? If not, you’re fine. Remember, most forces still give you 10%+2mph, that’s 79.
Plus, most speedos will give you another 3-4mph, so a reading of 82 should be okay.
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Re: “The cameras are not there to generate money,”
« Reply #26 on: 03 February 2018, 23:05:25 »

I blame Brexit........................and Trump.  :D
Communist  :P
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Re: “The cameras are not there to generate money,”
« Reply #27 on: 03 February 2018, 23:37:34 »

The other night I discovered that the M5 between Avonmouth and the Almondsbury Interchange (M5/M4) at Bristol has become a smart motorway, when I was diverted because the M49 was closed for road works. I havn't been on that stretch of the M5 for a while and only realised when I saw that the gantries had the white dashes painted on the road beneath.  :(  :-[

I'm half expecting some envelopes to drop through my letter box.  :-X
That’s ok. You just tell them it was Dave from the Philippines.  ;D

Ha ha yes I could pin all sorts of shite on him!  ;D

Did you get flashed? If not, you’re fine. Remember, most forces still give you 10%+2mph, that’s 79.
Plus, most speedos will give you another 3-4mph, so a reading of 82 should be okay.

Not sure those gantry cameras flash do they?  :-\  They say that the gantry cameras on the M4 by Newport are active, but I've never seen one flash when  people zip by.  :-\

I should be OK.....  :-\  ::)
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Re: “The cameras are not there to generate money,”
« Reply #28 on: 04 February 2018, 10:04:47 »

The ones on overhead gantry flash like Gatsos.

The newer ones on the South end of M1, that are halfway up the gantry's left hand support do not appear to.
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Re: “The cameras are not there to generate money,”
« Reply #29 on: 04 February 2018, 10:16:58 »

The newer ones on the South end of M1, that are halfway up the gantry's left hand support do not appear to.

I've definitely seen those flash at night
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