Always had this question when travelling in road works - Do road safety cameras pick you up when travelling in say at 65 in a 60 zone (original speed of 100)? Especially the ones the speed zones have been reduced for weeks now due to a long construction work.
Does anyone have any thoughts or experience to add?
I would say so
There are roadworks both ways on M4 right now and there are signs saying things like Roadwork speed limit enforceable or something like that
Hmm..I might get a ticket soon then
Its going to be a massive ticket if you were 40 over
Was 10 over thankfully. Not as bad as 40.
Depends.
If it's temporary roadworks and a fixed camera the speed camera will need to be recalibrated to the reduced speed.
If it's a fixed camera in a long term roadwork area then yes you may get a fine
Generally, if there's variable speed signs leading up to the camera, then yes. But even if there isn't, I wouldn't take the risk. It's way too easy to cop a suspension, especially during road works on the roads that usually have a much higher speed limit.
no, did it flash?
Was broad daylight so couldn't see the flash.
try again at night
Risk a ticket just to report back on Ozb..Probably not!
You cheeky buggah
Does anyone agree that very often the (lowered) speed posted during such are perhaps too low?
And certainly in my case often poorly monitored… for example, no workers at all to be seen and very little traffic.
A friend of mine once suggested an acronym 'CARRS' … 'Citizens Against Ridiculously Slow Speed Limits'.
I'm sure most all of us have experienced such and thought, OMG 40 kph here??? (And over a very long distances many times).
I'm all for protecting road workers, but sometimes the posted limits seem WAY too slow.
I don't have a problem with it when the workers are present. When there are no workers present, but potential hazards, then a some speed limit reduction is probably still justified, but not as much as when the workers are present.
For several months I've been driving down a road where there's duplication project and the speed limit has been reduced by 30km/h. The original road has not been touched, and the new carriage way is well separated. There's never any workers present on the weekend when I use that road so it's pretty frustrating.
I remember years ago that variable signs were used on such projects. I think that we would be better off if they brought them back and set the speed limit according to the risk level at that time of day.
Couldn't agree more. Thanks for adding your comment.
acronym 'CARRS' … 'Citizens Against Ridiculously Slow Speed Limits'
CARSSL isn't the same as CARRS is it?
You can't have a slow speed limit, only a low speed limit, so the Citizens Against Ridiculously Low Speed Limits would be CARLS!
Got a great chuckle out of that ozzie! Cheers :O]
Here in SA, the nice people in charge like to make them 25kph, even in long straight multiple lane 110kph zones on the highways. And they nearly always leave the signs up for miles before and after any of the actual roadworks, and when the workers have gone home. Regarding the OP's question, only our latest cameras here are enabled to be temporarily changed to lower speed limits quickly for roadworks etc, so these cameras definitely exist, but not sure if Vic or other states have them yet.
Yes