Swanny
30-10-12, 12:26 PM
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After the hoggin the bridge ride and passing through the average speed check scameras on the M4 I got to wondering as these cameras face forward do they work on bikes. It seems they don't :)
AVERAGE SPEED cameras pose no threat to motorcyclists - that's the claim being made by Essex County Council's Road Safety wing.
The claim comes after local councillors commissioned a survey to find whether average speed cameras could help reduce the number of motorcycle-related accidents within the county, says a report in the Sunday Express. Experts advised the council it was a waste of time, claiming “Number plates on motorcycles could not be captured” due to the fact that motorbikes have no forward facing number plate.
A Highways Agency spokesman confirmed the findings, but also said newer average speed cameras “can” be rotated to face at “some” locations. However, the spokesman refused to reveal exactly where, saying: “Motorcyclists would know which ones to avoid.”
Keep 'em peeled.
http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news--general-news/study-average-speed-cameras-pose-no-threat-to-motorcycles/9456.html
http://www.bikersadvice.com/articles/legal/speed-cameras-the-motorists-big-brother/
But it's not all good news
Worrying new surveillance development 07 May 2012
Taking the new bike for a spin this weekend, I noticed construction of what appears to be some serious surveillance equipment along much of the A465 (the famous "Heads of the Valleys") road in south Wales.
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/community/Forums/Categories/Topic/?topic-id=428736
After the hoggin the bridge ride and passing through the average speed check scameras on the M4 I got to wondering as these cameras face forward do they work on bikes. It seems they don't :)
AVERAGE SPEED cameras pose no threat to motorcyclists - that's the claim being made by Essex County Council's Road Safety wing.
The claim comes after local councillors commissioned a survey to find whether average speed cameras could help reduce the number of motorcycle-related accidents within the county, says a report in the Sunday Express. Experts advised the council it was a waste of time, claiming “Number plates on motorcycles could not be captured” due to the fact that motorbikes have no forward facing number plate.
A Highways Agency spokesman confirmed the findings, but also said newer average speed cameras “can” be rotated to face at “some” locations. However, the spokesman refused to reveal exactly where, saying: “Motorcyclists would know which ones to avoid.”
Keep 'em peeled.
http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news--general-news/study-average-speed-cameras-pose-no-threat-to-motorcycles/9456.html
http://www.bikersadvice.com/articles/legal/speed-cameras-the-motorists-big-brother/
But it's not all good news
Worrying new surveillance development 07 May 2012
Taking the new bike for a spin this weekend, I noticed construction of what appears to be some serious surveillance equipment along much of the A465 (the famous "Heads of the Valleys") road in south Wales.
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/community/Forums/Categories/Topic/?topic-id=428736