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perelus
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 Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:40 am Post subject: M23 at Bolney |
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At a recent Police open day, they told us that new whizzy cameras were being set up at Bolney, on the M23. (Cable under the road monitors speed and this links to the new mobile cameras).
They will be starting an aggressive campaign on this stretch of the road very soon.
Can anyone confirm if this is good information. |
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MaFt
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| Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:52 am Post subject: |
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"whizzy cameras"? was that their technical name?
it sounds like a DS2 set up which is basically a permanent mobile site - inducers under the road detect speed but van/camer is hooked up to a box by the side of the road in order to actually 'catch' anyone.
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There have been a few extra `speed camera icon` warning signs appeared on that stretch of the A23 very recently. Not seen any extra work as yet in the area.
I dont know why the police feel the need to have an aggressive campaign there as its a very nice free flowing stretch of road, without accidents.
Is there another police open day coming up soon to voice opinion?
The only thing I would like to see is cameras catching the slow drivers who stay in the middle lane all the time!
MaFt - would the van need to still be visible to the road ( ie a camera of some sort ) to be pointing at the cars to get caught to read car reg number?
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| mpwilson99 wrote: | | MaFt - would the van need to still be visible to the road ( ie a camera of some sort ) to be pointing at the cars to get caught to read car reg number? |
yes, the camera would need to be visible and connected to the 'box' although i don't think that they need to be manned.
| Speedcamerasuk.com wrote: | DS2 Speed Cameras
DS2 speed cameras also known as SpeedMaster, Autovision or Autovision 2 are different names for a very similar system. These speed cameras are semi-permanent installations and can cover two lanes of traffic travelling in different directions. DS2 traffic cameras can be attended or left unattended whilst enforcing the speed limit.
DS2 speed camera sites work via three piezo strips either on top of the road surface or embedded within the surface of the road, the latter harder to spot. The piezo sensors are set approximately 1metre apart and are accompanied by a short grey post on the roadside. When in use the DS2 site is connected to the safety camera partnership van or unmarked car. Autovision or Autovision 2 can then be used to provide video evidence of the speeding offence. Alternatively the Police will operate with a police car further along the road, and a message will be sent with details of the offending vehicles registration details to stop and issue the speeding offence. As vehicles drive over the three piezo sensors in the road, the DS2 camera equipment can calculate the vehicles speed. DS2 systems can be left unattended with the Autovision system recording vehicle details. |
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