New SPECS M6 at M42/toll junction

rentech · Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 8:05 am Post subject: New SPECS M6 at M42/toll junction

Sorry if wrong place for post (or a repeat Crying or Very sad

) but thought I'd pass this on as soon as I arrived at work. Will try and send in updated data when I get home.

Seems to be a nice group of permanent SPECS cameras on the M6(J4ish) where the M42 and toll road join. Located both north and south bound. These must have gone up over the last few days as it's my regular journey 8O

tube · Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 4:05 pm Post subject:

You beat me to it. I can also confirm this but was driving to fast to record, try again tonight.

Also the Database shows Specs on the M42 J7 to J4 ish. But after several trips cannot see any cameras. Do we have advance inside information???

rentech · Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 7:23 pm Post subject:

RDA · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 17, 2005 Posts: 13

This section of motorway is hosting the M42 Active Traffic Management Project and the Highways Agency have a full description of the project on their web site here.

Queue detection cameras and overhead gantries carrying variable speed limit signs have already been installed and are operational. These will soon be followed by the Highways Agency Digital Enforcement Camera System. This is similar to SPECS with one key difference - the camera faces the rear of passing vehicles and is therefore able to capture images of motorcycles as well as cars.

When queues buid up and are detected by the cameras, the speed limit signs will be activated and the hard shoulder can be opened as an additional traffic lane.

The Highways Agency insists that the enforcement cameras will only be active when variable speed limits are in force and that they will not be used to detect breaches of the 70mph speed limit. Laughing

chris_w · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:09 pm Post subject:

adamf · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 9:59 pm Post subject:

on the m6 south between jn 5 and 4a there are 3 anpr detectors not speed cameras to help the police catch the criminals not the good/law abiding people like us.. the same cameras are on the north bound between jn 4a and 5 .
thats unless there are new cameras appeared Wink

also there are quite a few anpr cameras on the m42 jn 8 to j4 highway agency stuff....

rentech · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 11:18 pm Post subject:

These are between M6 J4 and J3 both north and southbound. The twin yellow cameras with sensors either side, mounted on a blue support showing the inverted W symbol thingy :D . Pretty sure they that they are SPECS. Road works have now appeared here with a 40mph limit 8O . The current camera database includes some in this area although some are a bit out. I've sent some new locations in. These are pretty accurate as traffic has been crawling past them all week (am/pm) so plenty of time to put checkpoint to good use :D

adamf · Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 5:42 pm Post subject:

mmm sounds like roadworks will apear loads of delays for us and loads and loads of money for the police Confused

christmas is comming they need a party Laughing

chris_w · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:57 pm Post subject:

I was driving up there yesterday.....Looking at the cameras they are SPECS..... Sad

40 Mph limit in place and it goes on forever Sad

- takes ages to get through them.

I can see a lot of tickets getting issued down that stretch
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