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-...cles/9456.html



http://www.bikersadvice.com/articles...s-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&quot road in south Wales.
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/co...opic-id=428736