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Thread Author: The Melting Snowman Replies: 9
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New Sat 13 Jan 18 18:44 
 What is this? - The Melting Snowman
Was in a stationary queue on the A46 and spotted this to my left. It doesn't look like a speed camera so I guess some sort of traffic flow monitor?

www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.4510893,-2.3680505,3a,75y,234.24h,82.49t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1so84Q7w6-wTEzM3PJD6ba8g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
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New Sat 13 Jan 18 18:49 
 What is this? - tyrednemotional
...it's a weather station.

(Just Google images with "roadside weather station")
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New Sat 13 Jan 18 20:42 
 What is this? - rtj70
This thread reminded me to lookup a camera type (which I suspected was a speed camera) that I've seen on the M6 for a while now. Last Saturday I saw it flash so that's when I thought - definitely a speed camera. They are also yellow but fairly discreet on the side of the gantry.

www.speedcamerasuk.com/hadecs-3.htm

So they are HADECS cameras with dual RADAR. The ones on the M6 in Staffordshire are exactly like the ones in the second photo in a red circle.
Last edited by: rtj70 on Sat 13 Jan 18 at 20:43
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New Sat 13 Jan 18 20:56 
 What is this? - CGNorwich
Probably switched off.

www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/speeding-drivers-staffordshire-95-chance-730666
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New Sat 13 Jan 18 20:59 
 What is this? - rtj70
>> Probably switched off.

Not the one I saw last Saturday - it was definitely on and flashed a few times.
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New Sat 13 Jan 18 21:14 
 What is this? - Zero
All hadecs on the M25 are on and working, luckily there are only a few and easy to spot if you look for the preceding speed gantry sentinel
cameras
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New Sat 13 Jan 18 21:13 
 What is this? - The Melting Snowman
>> ...it's a weather station.


Thanks. There was something spinning on the top presumably reading the wind speed.

Not sure what the two sensor things are doing - there seems to be two pointing in each direction of the road. I wondered if they might warn the Highways if the traffic is solid - quite normal for the A46 though.
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New Sat 13 Jan 18 21:57 
 What is this? - tyrednemotional
...they mount all kinds of kit on them - this gives an example

www.weatherforschools.me.uk/images/grendon2anno.jpg
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New Sat 13 Jan 18 23:31 
 What is this? - Fullchat
Must be a a good 12 -15 years ago but I dealt with two of those demolished, one on either side of the Yorkshire Wolds within a fortnight. IIRC £22K a piece.
Feed back weather data including the all important lower temperatures which mobilise the salters/gritters.
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New Sun 14 Jan 18 23:25 
 What is this? - Avant
Angel of the Midlands.
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