It has come to light the speed cameras, installed on gantries over the M62, are live at all times. Until this information was revealed, it was believed that they were only active when matrix signs were illuminated to indicate a reduced speed limit.
The news came to light in an exchange between a motorist and West Yorkshire Police via Twitter when they queried being flashed by gantry cameras when the speed limit signs were off.
It has since been clarified that the cameras, managed by the Highways Agency, are capable of enforcing both variable speed limits and the national speed limit and can operate independently of the matrix speed signs.
Please note; “Managed by the Highways Agency” means they are responsible for repairing them, the HA do not do the enforcement, I believe that is done by some 3rd party very similar to the Camera safety bods.
Not only that but the cameras can tell what vehicle is being driven past them. My MD was driving our weighbridge test vehicle up the A23 a couple of years ago and got flashed even though the national limit was 70mph. I ought to add that our truck won’t exceed 70mph!!
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Not only that but the cameras can tell what vehicle is being driven past them. My MD was driving our weighbridge test vehicle up the A23 a couple of years ago and got flashed even though the national limit was 70mph. I ought to add that our truck won’t exceed 70mph!!
Anyway, serves him right I say!
The A23 doesn’t have any fixed cameras in any of the NSL sections.
It is regularly checked by the local safety camera partnership and they are very hot on different classes of vehicles going over their individual limits. I’d imagine it was these who got him. Van drivers doing over 60 are a favourite target for them.
