Speed cameras how does work
With modern cars becoming increasingly powerful, it's easy to achieve speeds where you need to pay particular attention to the prevailing limit. Many driving locations, particularly in urban areas or near accident black spots, now have average speed monitoring equipment in action.
But how does it work? And is there a hard and fast rule to avoid being caught?
Fixed single speed cameras such as the famous Gatso (named after Maurice Gatsonides, their Dutch rally-driving inventor) have been a familiar sight on Britain's roads for many years.
They're commonly employed in specific locations where dropping the speed of passers-by is of utmost importance, such as outside schools and on steep downhill inclines where drivers might be tempted to drift over the limit.
However, once sa...