Can you laugh like Sid James?

YAK YAK yak yak yak

Tiffin anyone?

Well, if the clowns in the cars actually stopped, the cops wouldn't have to write the tickets, as obviously you did stop. Stop signs do mean you have to come to a complete stop, no further than level with the stop sign, regardless as to whether or not there is any painted lines on the road. Just ask Cresta what happens if you don't.
Yesterday passed a camera van on Zillmere Rd, Zillmere, parked opposite a stop sign - guess what, double whammy.
BTW, if you have a query about the use of stop signs, you should approach either the relevent state transport and/or police department.

Infrared is being introduced apparently, so the first you know about it, is when you get the colour protrait of your vehicle.

.... and on gazetted public holiday periods, ie Christmas, Easter etc.

http://www.police.qld.gov.au/Resourc...ments/sign.pdf

Therefore according to the guidelines, the sign was correctly positioned.

Here's a novel idea........Try to use your diving and observational skills to
stick to the posted speed limit and adhere to the rules of the road.

Then the nasty police/government cannot take any of your
hard earned cash

Whilst I do not doubt the level of income earned from speeding fines and how corrupt it may seem, has everyone forgotten the death toll on the roads heres - Enough is enough, I think the police are sickened every time they attend a fatal car crash.

The answer to no fines = don't speed, if you do take the punishment.

If any of our loved ones had been killed in a speeding related accident then we may have a very different opinion.

Safe Driving

Totally agree. However, fining someone for taking their time in slowing from 90 to 70 prior to a roundabout NOT known for accidents is a different kettle of fish.

But they were still alledgely still speeding, therefore breaking the law.

I was listening to the radio last week, and an Qld University academic professor was about to present a study to the Qld gov't, recommending that the speed on sealed highways be reduced to 90kph outside metroplitian areas, and unsealed roads to be reduced to 80kph, to reduce the number of crashes. What next from the brains trust, have a bloke walk in front of the vehicle waving a red flag?

I know that sounds laughable. Fact of the matter is that we all "break the law" even the cops on and off duty. Very few drivers stick to the posted speed limits; if they did we would probably have more accidents from oncoming cars piling into the back of cars who braked to get under the 60kph sign.

My fine and demerit has just landed on our doorstep (well, placed into the mailbox) and it's better than I expected. I was doing 71kph in a 60 kph (still naughty I know) so I only got the one demerit point and the $100 fine.

I ride and drive at the limit everywhere since this happened (those Vito vans are evil and to me it feels as if they are omnipotent) so hopefully no more speeding fines (I was only doing 71kph in the first place because I was yapping with my wife and doing what I 'thought' was the right speed).

speaking of which there was a police officer in sydney this morning hiding nicely behind a lot of cars on the top of the hill with his radar gun just after the start of the school zone at 9am, I was not speeding to be honest but with cops hidden its impossible to keep check on your speed all the time, I have points already for minor speed offences a few ks over the speed limit i cant afford any more, rta and tra are the letters of the alphabet i hate most, I pray my luck turns around its been a testing year so far, your good vibes would be appriciated

I think that in NSW police manned speed traps have to stop you in person at the moment that they detect the offence - I don't think they can zap you and then just send a letter in the post. I may be wrong, and would welcome correcting if this is the case.

Often on a Saturday evening in Newtown they have a speed factory - they place a remote sensor about half way down king street, and then have a dozen cops pulling people and issuing tickets next to the station about 1/4 of a mile further down. It's just as well there's no real crime happening

I find in Sydney there just aren't enough repeated speed signs. It's very easy to miss one that is obscured by trees or other traffic, and then find you have been doing the wrong speed for miles until the repeat sign comes again. Though, I do like the fact that they often (but not always) paint the new speed on the road itself to help not missing it.


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it would make more sense about the mobile speed cams, but some clarification pls.