No more Cat & Fiddle

[hayesey]

My favourite road ever.  If this is true (have seen similar reports before which never actually happened but this seems fairly definite) then it's a sad, sad day.  I was planning on having a drive on it when my arm got better but looks like that wont happen.

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/General-news/2010/February/feb1210-Average-speed-cameras-installed-on-Cat-and-Fiddle-from-Tuesday/

Also looks like we'll have to rethink part of our clubg40 rally, or just not have fun on way to tatton park.

[PeteG40]

be fine.. just have to keep it under 50mph

[samg40]

Another cash cow for them, it does make me wonder what 'fun' people will be allowed in another twenty years.

[hayesey]

be fine.. just have to keep it under 50mph

not really going to happen!

[PeteG40]

i expect many bikers number plates will mysteriously fall off at the start of it and then be found in their jacket at the end of it.

[ben_91]

bastards... I love that road!

[wozzaG40]

I know I shouldn’t be a bore but about time really to be honest, a lot of accidents and deaths on that road due to excessive and dangerous speeds by a number of bikers/drivers.

Still a shame but i think it is needed, unless of course we can all remove our lead foots from the favoured pedal and slow down?? didn’t think so 

i expect many bikers number plates will mysteriously fall off at the start of it and then be found in their jacket at the end of it.

Can not say i have ever thought of doing that Pete, although as a biker i have not really had to deal with average speed camers being able to catch me, well atleast i hope not as i would of lost my license a few times over on the M25.

[tdh-syorks]

gutted to hear this , i liked the part on the G40 rally last year when everyones brakes were smoking when we got to the end. looks like its snake pass next year then.

[Tommo]

Mmmm I know where they are coming from, 50 is such a bore though, 60 would be better.

To be fair its every sensible person that has to suffer with that because of all the nutters doing silly speeds.

Is there a layby you can pause for a sandwich in?


I wonder how long it is before someone works out what time you have to do it in to average 50mph, then gets a stopwatch going. I bet you have to be going some to average 50.

[hayesey]

depends where the cameras are located I guess but yeah I'm sure people will work out a method of doing some ragging and then stopping somewhere to not get an average between cameras of over 50. 

plus since its a very twisty road (well the good part of it is anyway), 50 average is giving it some round those bends.

[cheddarcheese]

Shit feel for you guys if they did it to any of my local roads like cheddar gorge murder comes to mind!