Speeding when the VSL cameras are not operative

I've often wondered about this - this makes the Police's intentions clear. We have been warned!

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/new...bove-70mph-on-smart-m1-in-yorkshire-1-8981116

 

I always assumed they were on 24/7. I was a bit surprised they didn't go for average speed cameras though.

 

So from that article everyone who speeds is a reckless driver. Is that saying that there are no reckless drivers under the limit?

 

Ar but it's not a money making exercise. Much.

 

All they have to do is display the 70mph all the time, but they wont do that.

 

Makes sense though. If they're always on it's less obvious when something's up and the limit is lower. Now you can see from quite a while away that the limit will be lower soon, even if you can't read the actual limit yet.

 

To avoid them making money, all you have to do is not speed. Simples!

 

Whilst driving to Nottingham last week, the speed displays showed 60,50,60,50 then back to national speed limit within 5 consecutive signs.
As traffic was running freely, can any sane person tell me why it’s safer to play silly games like this having to constantly monitor your speedometer instead of watching the road rather than have a constant travelling speed?

 

Anyone who speeds is by definition ignoring the law and acting recklessly though of course some people drive stupidly within the speed limit.

 

Get away.

I'm on about how reckless it might be to do 75 on an empty motorway.

 

I drive through the smart motorway at Wakey everyday and l've seen them flashing cars when the there's no speed limit on the boards. Would work a lot better if they were average speed cameras, folk just speed up and slow down like any other camera.

 

Far as I know 75 doesn’t get you a ticket. Next.

 

I suggest you try it when the cameras are on.

‘Next’ - lol

 

Driving 80mph on an empty motorway at 4am isn't reckless, its perfectly safe.

 

It may or not be safe but it's against the law, whether you or I like it or not.

 

The law should be changed, because its not in the public interest.

Instead, they are going in completely the opposite direction.

 

Any infringement of traffic regs can be see as reckless. It may be safe it may be safe it may not it’s irrelevant it’s illegal. I’d agree that the law should be changed but that’s a different issue.

 

how would it work better - would less people die?

No - it would be difficult to reduce the number of deaths on the uk motorways through the use of these cameras.

 

That is reckless

 

Agree totally, but until it is nobody can complain if they have to fork out because they drive too fast.

I think they've got it about right here in Germany. There is no specific speed limit on motorways, unless there are signs. You can literally drive as fast as is safe in the conditions. You can still get "done" for speeding though, if you drive too fast in bad weather, congestion or whatever. A side effect of this is that when a speed limit exists, there's usually a genuine reason for it, like a hill, bend, built-up area, junction etc. There are proposals to implement a national speed limit of 150km/h (about 93mph) but nothing concrete and most politicians are scared to support it.