Gatso's

On the A 505 through Letchworth I have noticed that an additional
device, possibly another camera of lighting device, has been installed
next to each fixed Gatso camera, in each case it points in the same
direction at a slightly sharper angle than the original camera,
possibly "seeing" or illuminating the side of passing vehicles.
Any one seen one anywhere else and know what it is?

Googling doesn't yield anything.

 

CCTV/ANPR, at a guess

 

Don't think so, they have the Gatso logo on the side, and they are
much bigger than an ANPR camera,
I'll try to get a picture tomorrow and post it.

 

Speedgazebo wrote:

Has no-one done this yet? Really? OK...

*ahem*

Gatso's *what*?

 

little helpers.

 

Here are a couple of pictures..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/speedgazebo/2924956936/

 

One on the Saintfield road in NI too, nobody knows what it is

 

There's no traffic lights near them so I don't think its that.

 

Here's the answer...

"Apart from modifications to the housings, the upgrade to digital
includes a separate night flash pole. "

http://www.hertsdirect.org/envroads/roadstrans/rsu/driving/safetycameras/features/firstdigicam

 

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"It's a moron working with power tools.
How much more suspenseful can you get?"
- House

 

isn't that a trafficmaster camera?

 

Nope. It's got Gatso on the side.

 

So, they bought cheapo digital cameras that don't work in the dark and had
to retrofit extra illumination. Fuckwits.

A few more NSLs to 50 limits to pay for it no doubt.

 

New list:

AM#1 Speedgazebo
AM#2 Vass

Acceptance speech optional.

 

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It's in disguise.

 

oops

 

Have a First Bar to your Apostrophe Mong #

 

Oh Bollocks....

 

Swindon Borough council (now Conservative I believe) has a policy of
scrapping speed cameras. Whether that translates to action I have no
idea[1].

Phil.

[1] I know I don't see any on my route to/from work - not even the
regular mobile ones that used to be set up on Thamesdown Drive.