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mjdj1689
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 Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:36 am Post subject: Cameras on m6 |
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Just a question about the variable speed cameras on the m6,(the new permant ones) where they change to the speed of the traffic and enforce the relevant speed limit on display (the ones in the red circle) on the m6 between junction 4 and 10. I have gone though them and they seem different to the Gatsos at the side of the road I know they have a flash in them and that they are in grey boxes, thing with them being above the traffic wont the flash blind people going past them, surely the flash must be more powerful because its high up, and why is there one in each lane of the motorway ? or are some dummies
Also on the same part of the motorway at the side of the motorway every 10 meters or so there is a small camera on a cuvered fixture like on a lampost pointing down at the motorway, there only seems to be one camera on each lampost , what are these for, never seen these before ???
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Daggers
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:36 am Post subject: Re: Cameras on m6 |
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| mjdj1689 wrote: | | ... why is there one in each lane of the motorway ? or are some dummies |
Yes, some are dummies, or at least empty housings which don't currently contain cameras. They have had a similar situation on the adjacent M42 for several years now, and the actual cameras have never been moved - it would probably involve closing the motorway!
| mjdj1689 wrote: | | Also on the same part of the motorway at the side of the motorway every 10 meters or so there is a small camera on a cuvered fixture like on a lampost pointing down at the motorway, there only seems to be one camera on each lampost , what are these for, never seen these before ??? |
I'm sure they aren't every 10 metres - that would be very expensive! These are probably just used for traffic monitoring - nothing to worry about.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:57 am Post subject: Re: Cameras on m6 |
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| mjdj1689 wrote: | | Also on the same part of the motorway at the side of the motorway every 10 meters or so there is a small camera on a cuvered fixture like on a lampost pointing down at the motorway, there only seems to be one camera on each lampost , what are these for, never seen these before ??? |
These are CCTV cameras that cover the section where there's hard shoulder running. The operators can see all the hard shoulder without having to move cameras around so can close the HS (or not open it) when there's a breakdown on it. 10m is a bit exaggerated - probably nearer every 50m.
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FourWinds5000
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| Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:35 pm Post subject: Re: Cameras on m6 |
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Afree - they are traffic monitoring / breakdown cameras. | GerryC wrote: | | ........10m is a bit exaggerated - probably nearer every 50m. |
I hope it doesn't mean that he is seeing them 5 x more quickly  |
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