Scrappydoo2003
30 September 2003, 17:10
Got this today.. might be of some interest to you all.. especially if you're coming down for the Rally..
Message from one of our clients and worth taking a look at:
>
> You may remember the message to us of a few months ago
>regarding speed cameras on the M4. This was emphatically denied
>shortly afterwards by the Chief Constable of south Wales when it was
>stated that there was no truth in the rumor and that it was just an
>elaborate hoax with absolutely no base in fact. (Shortly afterwards
>this scheme, measuring average speeds over known distances, was
>introduced between Bristol and Newport - just outside the South Wales
>police area.)
>
>New sensor grids are being installed into the surface of the M4,
>particularly on the stretch of the M4 to the north and west of Cardiff.
>After checking with a totally
>reliable source we have had it confirmed that these are indeed speed
>sensors,and that they are being linked to cameras in new matrix signs
>currently
>being installed. These matrix signs will be linked to a new high-tech
>control
>centre currently being built in the middle of the large junction 32 of
>the motorway (north Cardiff).
>
>These new matrix signs currently have yellow signs at their base
>saying "New sign not yet in use". When these "Not in use" signs are
>removed the cameras will be immediately operational. There appear to
>be no announcements planned to tell motorists in advance of their
>presence, and the first most motorists who exceed the speed limit
>through the measured sections of the motorway will know of the
>existence of the cameras is the letter with the penalty dropping
>through their letter box.
>
>The system is currently being installed between Cardiff and Bridgend and
>we have noticed that most of the sensors appear to have already been
>installed on this stretch. All that is needed is the cameras, and we don't
>know whether these will be installed (or, indeed, already have been)
>in new signs or into existing ones. Either way, beware!
>
>For those not using the Cardiff to Bridgend section I'm afraid
>that you don't escape. The plan is to extend this scheme along the
>entire length of the M4 in south Wales in stages. Judging by the
>length of motorway covered by the current stage, Bridgend to Swansea could
>well be next.
>We've already noticed sensors in the road surface through the 50 MPH
>stretch in Port Talbot and a couple this side of it, so I suspect that
>it won't be long before the full scheme is implemented.
>
>Be warned!!
>
>
Message from one of our clients and worth taking a look at:
>
> You may remember the message to us of a few months ago
>regarding speed cameras on the M4. This was emphatically denied
>shortly afterwards by the Chief Constable of south Wales when it was
>stated that there was no truth in the rumor and that it was just an
>elaborate hoax with absolutely no base in fact. (Shortly afterwards
>this scheme, measuring average speeds over known distances, was
>introduced between Bristol and Newport - just outside the South Wales
>police area.)
>
>New sensor grids are being installed into the surface of the M4,
>particularly on the stretch of the M4 to the north and west of Cardiff.
>After checking with a totally
>reliable source we have had it confirmed that these are indeed speed
>sensors,and that they are being linked to cameras in new matrix signs
>currently
>being installed. These matrix signs will be linked to a new high-tech
>control
>centre currently being built in the middle of the large junction 32 of
>the motorway (north Cardiff).
>
>These new matrix signs currently have yellow signs at their base
>saying "New sign not yet in use". When these "Not in use" signs are
>removed the cameras will be immediately operational. There appear to
>be no announcements planned to tell motorists in advance of their
>presence, and the first most motorists who exceed the speed limit
>through the measured sections of the motorway will know of the
>existence of the cameras is the letter with the penalty dropping
>through their letter box.
>
>The system is currently being installed between Cardiff and Bridgend and
>we have noticed that most of the sensors appear to have already been
>installed on this stretch. All that is needed is the cameras, and we don't
>know whether these will be installed (or, indeed, already have been)
>in new signs or into existing ones. Either way, beware!
>
>For those not using the Cardiff to Bridgend section I'm afraid
>that you don't escape. The plan is to extend this scheme along the
>entire length of the M4 in south Wales in stages. Judging by the
>length of motorway covered by the current stage, Bridgend to Swansea could
>well be next.
>We've already noticed sensors in the road surface through the 50 MPH
>stretch in Port Talbot and a couple this side of it, so I suspect that
>it won't be long before the full scheme is implemented.
>
>Be warned!!
>
>