New speed camera on the M50

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I see they put a new speed camera just passed the tallaght exit heading North bound ( at the start of the roadworks).. My buddy as also told me there is another new camera as you leave the toll plaza heading south bound.. can anyone confirm this???
 
Yeah, theres another thread already up about these two new cameras. They're not going to catch much at the rate the traffic moves on the M50.
 
damomac said:
Can confirm the one just after the bridge going southbound.
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Slightly off topic but not really worthy of a separate thread...what speed do you have to do to evade a speed camera? I can't remember is it 127mph or 137mph...the camera thinks it's two cars instead of one.
 
They did the test in Top Gear last year or the year before... From recollection, they had to go over 270kms per hours or so to be undetected by speed camera.... Not a chance on the M50:)
 
I don't think the southbound one works. I drove by it the other day at the 60km/hr limit and loads of cars were zooming past in the other lane but there was no flash.
 
damomac said:
Can confirm the one just after the bridge going southbound.
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Yep, it's there just where the bridge wall ends.

It didn't flash anyone when I crawled past it this morning at about 2.67km/h so I'm not in a position to confirm whether it is working or not.:D
 
bacchus said:
They did the test in Top Gear last year or the year before... From recollection, they had to go over 270kms per hours or so to be undetected by speed camera.... Not a chance on the M50:)
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I'll remember that next time I'm in one of my Veyrons...
 
I'm pretty sure you need to be doing more than 300km/hr (186mph) to evade the cameras.
 
Are you sure these are speed cameras and not cameras to monitor traffic queues so that they have enough time to think up an excuse for the media?:D
 
Trent said:
I'm pretty sure you need to be doing more than 300km/hr (186mph) to evade the cameras.
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No, I checked it. 270km/h is what's required.
The southbound camera is not operational yet...I went through it at about 100km/h last night and there was no flash.
 
Welfarite said:
Are you sure these are speed cameras and not cameras to monitor traffic queues so that they have enough time to think up an excuse for the media?
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I think they are cameras to monitor the traffic as well. Well I hope they are...
 
KalEl said:
What recklessness...62.5mph on an empty motorway at midnight.
Lock me up and throw away the key!
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The condition of the road surface on the M50 around the road work section is not great. Rather you than me if anything goes wrong and you become good friends with the central "temporary" crash barrier!!!
 
RonanC said:
The condition of the road surface on the M50 around the road work section is not great. Rather you than me if anything goes wrong and you become good friends with the central "temporary" crash barrier!!!
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You're probably right but I wouldn't consider 60mph fast on that stretch of the M50. I don't think the surface is a problem, it's more how narrow it is. It would be dangerous at high speed in such a tight formation. I slow down when the road is busy but there wasn't a sinner around last night. Having said that, as I went over the speed markings and remembered I was saying "Please don't flash please don't flash!"
 
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