John Wright wrote:
> They should be, but not always, especially in rural areas. There is one
> I can think of on the A43 which was hidden behind a direction sign. Then
> the government said "all cameras must be visible and painted yellow so
> people can see them" but this one seemingly was unaffected, it stayed
> grey and hidden. This is why people think they are just there for
> revenue raising. Also see lots of other posts in uk.transport about what
> are known as scamera vans or talivans - these pop up in all sorts of
> places often without any warning at all.
I can't think of any 'hidden' caneras on the A43. They're all signposted
with the applicable speed limit at a reasonable distance from the camera
with plenty of time to brake down to 70mph even if one is travelling at
Warp 9.
OTOH the cameras on the A41 are all deliberately hidden behind road
signs and in one instance the trees on the verge have been allowed to
grow over the camera, to obscure it, but the branches in front of the
lens have all been neatly trimmed away. |