Heathwood rd-Speed Camera

[xsnaggle]

Re: Heathwood rd-Speed Camera

I've been out of country for a while and on Friday night in the pub was warned that the camera on the tall pole by the Tesco lights Western Avenue is now live after doing nothing since the day they put it up.
It was originally to catch people jumping the lights I think but apparently they have now marked the road for speed.
The person who told me works in Cardiff Met and said that lots of the employees there who have been using the road for years and still think its a 40 limit have been done in the last couple of weeks for doing over 30 (over36 on your speedo)
BEWARE!

[goats]

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As you Approach from the three arches end, heading North towards the Birchgrove pub. It's a 20 zone, so be careful out there...

Fixed or mobile? Worryingly I haven’t noticed it and drove along it yesterday to pick up a curry at celebrities…..I’m not a fast driver at all but sticking to 20 requires concentration and yesterday eve it was shot to bits…..��

[goats]

Re: Heathwood rd-Speed Camera

I've been out of country for a while and on Friday night in the pub was warned that the camera on the tall pole by the Tesco lights Western Avenue is now live after doing nothing since the day they put it up.
It was originally to catch people jumping the lights I think but apparently they have now marked the road for speed.
The person who told me works in Cardiff Met and said that lots of the employees there who have been using the road for years and still think its a 40 limit have been done in the last couple of weeks for doing over 30 (over36 on your speedo)
BEWARE!

Surely western ave is at least 40? It’s 60 on eastern isn’t it?

[rich munn]

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Both my granddaughter and my brother in law have been caught at 25 MPH

Criminal family.

[Vindec]

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And found yourself in 1985?

So you discovered the Back to the Future reference.

[Heathblue]

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As you Approach from the three arches end, heading North towards the Birchgrove pub. It's a 20 zone, so be careful out there...

When i get onto Heathwood road every week day morning at around 06.30, I play a little game of slowing down the cars by putting my car speed limiter at 20 MPH, you have some right beauties, I've been passed with cars going to the other side of the road quite a few times, it is difficult driving around north Cardiff with all the 20 MPH limits.

[BLUETIT]

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Surely western ave is at least 40? It’s 60 on eastern isn’t it?

Western Avenue is 30 MPH

[xsnaggle]

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Surely western ave is at least 40? It’s 60 on eastern isn’t it?

Western Ave is30 as already said. Eastern Ave used to be 70 up to the point where 50 is painted on the road but the change it so the whole of it is now 50, and they changed Western Ave to 30 at the same time. If you come in on the Eastern Avenue there are 30 MPH signs on the posts.
People still think Eastern Ave is 70. The reason people think Western Ave is 40 is because there are no signs on roads to the left and right saying it is 30. where there used to be 40 signs,
But of course if you are coming from a 30 road there is no requirement because the speed limit is the same

[The Bloop]

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Western Ave is30 as already said. Eastern Ave used to be 70 up to the point where 50 is painted on the road but the change it so the whole of it is now 50, and they changed Western Ave to 30 at the same time. If you come in on the Eastern Avenue there are 30 MPH signs on the posts.
People still think Eastern Ave is 70. The reason people think Western Ave is 40 is because there are no signs on roads to the left and right saying it is 30. where there used to be 40 signs,
But of course if you are coming from a 30 road there is no requirement because the speed limit is the same

Irrespective of the changes to 20mph across the country in a few months, I much prefer Western Ave being 30. Without a central barrier I think it's too dangerous with a higher limit.

[Des Parrot]

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In the area of Poland I was living in all 30km zones had high speed bumps across the entrance / exit. As much as I detested them, they served their purpose. In my short, 10 minute, drive to work, I had to go over 7 of them.