alt.uk.law

Yesterday I was driving along the A6010 intermediate ring road in
Manchester.
At approx location 53.48747N 2.19892W there was a camera van on the central
reservation.
If it was filming vehicles from the back it might have snapped me at between
30 and 40, but more likely it was filming oncoming vehicles because then the
driver is in the picture and the cars were coming downhill.

This is an ideal place for a trap because: -

1. Wide modern dual carriageway with separate pedestrian and cycle paths and
unobstructed views.
2. Originally designed for 40mph, but slight changes elsewhere meant it got
a 30mph limit.
3. Disused graveyard on one side and empty fenced MCFC car park on the
other.
4. No junctions for 200m either way, and both light controlled.
5. Clear dry day, moderate traffic.
6. Terrible accident record - see below*.

Naturally the drivers and police would be aware of what a dangerous place
this was to speed and take especial care to respect the 30mph limit and
enforce it respectively.

Obviously anyone caught in such a trap would be doubly willing to assist the
police whenever they might ask for assistance or witnesses to come forward
etc....

Apparently the van was there for several hours and will IME have generated a
profit for its operator of hundreds of thousands of pounds.

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R. Mark Clayton

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* actually true - four killed in under 4km but: -

A6010 and A57 - motorcyclist killed in collision with car - one or other
jumped lights - now has fixed camera.
A6010 and A635 - PC recently killed in van in collision with car when
answering emergency - sub judicae
A6010 and A662 - pedestrian killed in collision with police car answering an
emergency. My estimate was 65-75mph (depending on whether the pedestrian
was seen before collision) - now has fixed camera.
A6010 and A62 - PC killed when stolen car pushed his motorbike into the path
of an artic. Driver convicted of murder.

other than this very little for what is a very busy road.