by fungus » Thu Jul 29, 2010 5:59 pm
I would't like to say that it's not a speed camera. There seem to be many strange devices springing up on the roadside nowadays. We have two cameras on the way into Poole at traffic lights. One on the Broadstone Way at its junction with Cabot Lane, is a large device that is a speed and red light camera. The other on the Holes Bay Road just as you enter Poole, is also a speed and red light camera, but this one is only a small device, and there are three white calibration marks painted on the road. However, both these cameras are painted yellow.
According to the police, the one on the Holes bay road is not put there as a "safety" camera, but because of local concerns. This camera has generated a great deal of fury localy amongst motorists, as it has generated a fair income for the exchequer.
Nigel ADI
IAM observer