trafpol question

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:31 pm

Those are "fixed-mobile" camera sites. They use a ground loop (The black line on the road) to trigger the camera which then takes 2 pics to give the evidence. The cameras are moved about but the posts and black lines are permanent

andreww · Post by **andreww** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:54 pm

was this on the dual carriageway near kintore heading towards aberdeen ? If so I saw them too, sneaky barstewards hiding behind the hedge that blocks them from view of ppl travelling in the inverurie direction

Post by **campbell** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 11:11 pm

My one and hopefully only tug was for 70-odd in a 60 on the A9 well north of Inverness, from a mobile camera during the Snowman Rally, about 6 years ago. Fair game really, lots of people in quick cars moving between stages.

But the biggest lesson is...always take it easy on the A9. It DOES have more than its share of accidents, and despite actually being a pretty well engineered road, it creates a lot of frustration as lots of motorists just do not know how to use the sweeping bends for safe overtaking etc.

So the authorities' only answer is to police it harder, make a big deal of the dangers on it, and throw the book at you when you transgress. Of course, if they had saved up all the money they'd raked in on fines in the last 30 years that it's been open, it could probably be dualled all the way from Perth to Dornoch by now. And in a sympathetic way. If the Swiss can do it, why can't we.

That's progress for you.

Campbell

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:09 pm

campbell wrote:But the biggest lesson is...always take it easy on the A9

That's where I acheived *** tuts in the Uberbarge, more than the *** tuts on the M6 toll road

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:10 pm

rossybee wrote:
campbell wrote:But the biggest lesson is...always take it easy on the A9
That's where I acheived *** tuts in the Uberbarge, more than the *** tuts on the M6 toll road

i've also done similar, quite a lot

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:25 pm

Was the middle number a 7?

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:15 pm

rossybee wrote:Was the middle number a 7?

ahh, no it wasn't

mine only a piddly 2 but hey ho

from what i hear that road is crawling with the BIB. anyone that has maybe transgressed the odd by-law in that area and not been pulled is a lucky boy i'd say. one of the risks i guess....

touching wood faction (not that sort of wood)

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:54 pm

'Twas last year for me, so no need to touch anything....

Post by **campbell** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 10:33 pm

I am sorry but I do have to say lads...very silly.

Surely there are plenty other places to "see what she'll do"...if nothing else you are prime to hit a deer * on a lot of the A9 and they will do you even more damage at illegal speed than anything plod can muster.

[serious mode off!]

Campbell

* or a caravan or a hiker or a Sunday Driver still out the Friday after doing 40mph if you are lucky or someone emerging from the many sidelanes who might even have looked both ways but didn't see you cos you were so far away yet closing at an unthinkable pace

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:28 pm

Campbell, in retrospect, I agree, but is there anywhere that's not deemed "silly" to traverse the earth at such rates of knots?

I have hit a deer at 70mph before in my old Alfa 156 - the insurance were close to writing the car off such was the damage

In my (admittedly very weak) defence, the section of private road in question was a straight clear length of dual carriageway and there were virtually no other vehicles on the private road....

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:31 pm

rossybee wrote:Was the middle number a 7?

Bloody show off... cant quite match that with my minibarge... middle number was only a 5...

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:33 pm

Ask Stu P about *ahem* en route to the Autosport Show

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:14 am

That private toll road is fantastic, passes about 6 miles from my parents house and I'm going home on Wed.....

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:04 am

indeed!

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:25 am

What, your coming to may parents house on Wed? I'm worried now....