LG John

Two new Gatso's have gone up in the West side of Edinburgh :rolleys: One on a few hundred metres after the 'Rainbow' pub in Corstorphine as passed when heading up the hill from PC world. The other around and about Agenda in Corstorpine. Would hate to see anyone get nailed so watch that speedo

sparkster

Are the police out to get me or something? All these traps being set on the only roads that i seem to drive on

Pyrocam999

Don't know if any of you guys read in the 'Evening News', but the number of Speed and Red Light cameras in edinburgh is set to Treble.....................

A Proposed 24 new cameras including 6 mobile units to add to the already 12....................Barstewards

sparkster

As long as they keep the Langwang to Carnwath free of cameras then i'm a happy man

LG John

Treble Why does that not suprise me!! The sad thing is I find that without thinking I instictually accelerate after a speed camera when I'd have probably cruised at a steady 30 anyway if it hadn't been there. Control can be a bad thing - for example just now I'm on a diet and I crave foods I wouldn't normally batter an eye lid at - its simply because I feel controlled that I want the food. I question this notion of putting camera's left right and centre!

sparkster

Monitoring - revs, boost pressure, knocklnk, speed limit(speed cameras), afr meter, radio station - whoops crash

LG John

I get you sparkster. Evolution will sort us out so in a few thousand years we'll have grown a few more eyes

sparkster

Lol@Saxo Boy - i was in my car the other day with a mate joining the M8 and i had to say to him, "keep an eye on the knocklink - if it lights up shout". I could do with one of those see thru display screens that the fighter jets have. That would be a good next modification

andyr

See story plus map detailing where the new sites are/will be sited :
Edinburgh Councillors Beer Fund cameras

sparkster

Bloody hell. Talk about a quick way to raise some cash. Next thing is that we will be paying to drive into the city which is when the scooby gets tucked away in the garage and i start cycling to work again.

sparkster

ps Andyr hows the racing going? Did i not say that Gary Hand would go well!! He got selected to ride for the Scotland team down at the Lincoln GP. Lucky bugger although he has trained really hard

SiPie

One at the top of Liberton Brae as well [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

Not much point though as average speed must be about 3mph in rush-hour

Not working yet anyway as not a peep out of the snooper

Pyrocam999

Just spotted another TWO on my way home tonight

1st one, Sir Harry Lauder Road, City Bound, just at the entrance to the Rail Marshalling Yard

2nd one, Salamander Street @ Carron Place, near the BOC gas place.

Neither of them got the lines painted on the road yet....... City Council.........Money grabbing bas***ds

sparkster

just dont see the point. They'l be put to memory very quickly and i'll never be caught but what will i do when ive past the camera??? Waist of feckin time

It might catch the odd jap tourist in a rented car but its not gonna catch the ones its meant to. They shouldnt be called speed cameras they should be called "money making speed adjusters"

negri

jeeez !!! these things are getting put up everywhere , there is also one heading east on london road at the pedestrian crossing before you get to mcdonalds

andyr

Hi Sparkster, the racing hmmm, last race was at Falkirk on May 5th where I got shelled big time but then so did loads of others (20 finishers out of 47) after getting a 7th at the previous week's Ingliston Crit, I've since been to Italy for a week for a short holiday with some riding in the sun (temps of 25c - fab), and then night shift (last one tonight) - I'll do the Falkirk RR on Sunday where I guess I'll see if 280 miles riding in Italy has made any improvement.
Cracking cycling/driving roads near Lake Garda inc one 23% climb plus rode a section used in last year's Giro going up to something like 1600m altitude !

Yup, Gary looks like he's doing pretty damn well - there's a short interview with him on the SCU web site.

Back on topic, the report in the Eve News, plus info from a source that deals with the Police, is that the number of cameras is to greatly increase as civilian operators take over the speed cameras, so I think they could be sprouting up absolutely everywhere where they think that they can catch drivers - just like Drumbrae nr Corstorphine which to keep strictly to the 30mph limit down the steep hill requires you to keep on your brakes probably the whole way down !

( R6 CDW )

New one on the a71 from livi, Just before the turn to the uni.

Pyrocam999

I saw the workies installing a new camera tonight. Doing it under the cover of darkness so they don't get dogs abuse. How can they live with themselves................I suppose everyone's got to earn a living though.