Vehcle Rentl Smrt Motorwys HADECS 3 nd wht t mens for your drvers
Vehcle Rentl Smrt Motorwys HADECS 3 nd wht t mens for your drvers You my hve seen some news rtcles bout the ntroducton of Hghwys Englnd s Smrt Motorwys Progrmme. Ths hs been ppled to keep trffc flowng on busy motorwys nd to reduce ccdents, but mny drvers stll don t understnd one of ts mn components - the Hghwys Agency Dgtl Enforcement Cmer System 3, or HADECS 3 for short (pctured below). 2/ Smrt Motorwys
Vehcle Rentl The enforcement cmers were frst ntroduced on the M25 (J5-7 & J23-27) nd contnue to be expnded cross the UK. Here s non-exhustve lst of some of the other Smrt motorwy loctons: M90 M1 (J28-31 & J39-42) Ednburgh M20 (J4-7) M3 (J2-4) M4 (J3-14 & J19-20) M42 (J3-J9) M5 (J4-6 & J15-17) Newcstle upon Tyne M6 (J4-13). J16-19 re expected to be opertve by Mrch 2018 M60 (J8-18) M6 M62 (J18-20 & J26-30) M90 (J1-3) Leeds M62 Hull The HADECS 3 cmers hve been cusng controversy snce ther ntroducton. Some drvers stte the cmers re ctchng them out becuse of ther reltvely smll sze nd grey colour. Lverpool M6 M60 Mnchester M1 Nottnghm Brmnghm M42 M1 M5 Brstol M4 M25 London M3 M20 Dover M5 Southmpton Exeter 3/ Smrt Motorwys
Vehcle Rentl Over 1,800 drvers were fned between November 15 nd Jnury 16 on the M25 J5-6 between A1(M) nd M11 on verge over 450 drvers month. However, the cmers remn ctve when the vrble speed lmt s lfted, so tht fgure ncludes round 800 motorsts who hd exceeded 70mph pont worth conveyng to your drvers. You wll fnd these cmers on the sdes of Mtrx nd MIDAS sgns s well s on the sdes of gntres. As result, some drvers hve found themselves fllng foul of the lw for flng to notce ther excessve speed s well s the cmer on the sde of sgn, nformton lso worth shrng wth drvers on your fleet who trvel on these motorwys. The HADECS 2 cmers (shown bove), lso n use on Smrt motorwys re found on overhed gntres nd check vehcle s speed n ndvdul lnes. Both the HADECS 3 nd HADECS 2 cmers don t use ny flm; ll photos re dgtlly encrypted, so there s no lmt to how mny pctures they cn tke. The cmers remn ctve when the vrble speed lmt s lfted. 4/ Smrt Motorwys
Vehcle Rentl Whle drvers my not spot the cmers becuse of ther grey colour, the speed cmers wll lwys be mrked by sgns. However, the sgns re often t the begnnng of the Smrt motorwy, rther thn just before the speed cmers, whch some drvers my be more used to. The mnmum fxed penlty for beng cught speedng by motorwy speed cmer s 100 fne nd mnmum of 3 penlty ponts dded to the drver s lcence. In Ptey, Hed of Professon for Intellgent Trnsport t Mouchel, consultncy tht dvsed Hghwys Englnd on Smrt motorwys, sd the new HADECS 3 cmers help encourge motorsts to dhere to the speed lmts nd to keep trffc flowng. The pont of vrble speed lmts on Smrt motorwys s to keep crs movng t stedy speed nd vod vehcle bunchng, whch cuses congeston. The new cmers re pnted grey, rther thn yellow, so tht motorsts don t see them nd slow down, only to speed up gn, cusng bunchng. In Ptey Hed of Professon for Intellgent Trnsport t Mouchel 5/ Smrt Motorwys
Vehcle Rentl In November 2015, Hghwys Englnd nnounced tht ll speed cmers ncludng those locted on motorwys wll be pnted yellow by October 2016. Untl then, t s worth fmlrsng yourself nd your drvers wth the reltvely smll HADECS 3 cmers. The mn ponts to remember bout the HADECS 3 cmers: Beng rolled out cross n ncresng number of motorwys Cn be forwrd or rerwrd fcng nd found on both gntres nd sgns Actve t ll tmes, enforcng temporry nd 70mph motorwy speed lmts Addtonlly, Hghwys Englnd offers the followng dvce for drvng on Smrt motorwy: Never drve under red r Keep to the speed lmt shown on the gntres A sold whte lne ndctes the hrd shoulder - don t drve n t unless drected. A broken whte lne ndctes norml runnng lne Use the refuge res for emergences f there s no hrd shoulder Put your hzrd lghts on f you brek down Reduce the rsk to your busness nd your drvers lcences, by shrng ths nformton wth your drvers tody. 6/ Smrt Motorwys
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