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Source.

BTW, you might want to keep an eye out for certain types of wheelie bin in South Australia.

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It's also worth bearing in mind that many trucks are electronically speed-limited by the companies which own them. This is an attempt to ensure that their drivers don't do anything stupid while they're on the job.

Most speed-limited trucks with have some sort of sign or marking on the back to let you know.

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:rolleyes: was talking to someone about the wheelie bin cam earlier thought he was winding me up! only in sa :rolleyes:

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It's a bloody cheek IMHO; as a general rule of thumb, they are not supposed to be concealed in any way.

Though having said that, it is amazing how your mind seems to blank out a speed camera in full view; must be that matt black finish they give 'em. :confused:

The eye just sort of glides off it without registering the shape - until it's too late, of course! :rolleyes:

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LOL, and if he had been crossing earlier, it would have hit him anyway, so what's the point of this clip exactly? :confused: :rolleyes:

Motto: getting hit by a car will possibly kill you at 30mph, and certainly kill you at 60mph! :D

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i`ll be the first to admit that i drove like a cockhead whilst driving down south in the uk, but since arriving here i seem to have mellowed some what, even to the point of pulling over and letting temporary australians and commondore drivers pass me if their need is greater :)

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Who says they dont hide speed camera's behind trees etc?
Wouldnt this be classed as entrapment?
Will the wheelie bin be marked up acordingly? Bright yellow and a speed camera sign on it?
Makes it all the more easier to burn out or steal!

I might have a few for sale on ebay when we get over there!

Paul

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if you thought speed cameras in the yuk were unfair you`ll be pissed when you get here ;)
p.s no demerits or fines 7 months and counting :D

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They are legal in WA although the revenue collectors (aka police) are talking about trying to get them banned.

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There's a bit of an arms race between speeders and police over here. The police have had the upper hand for the last couple of years and can detect leakage from detectors. However, there can be a bit of gamesmanship from some cops. For example, they'll park up in bushes at night and zap cars with their radar briefly. If anyone's brakelights come on they'll pull them over on suspicion of using a radar detector. If the driver tries to brazen it out he'll get his car searched at the station and a double fine for making them look for the detector. An nasty trick has been to confiscate the detectors and keep them in their patrol cars. They go off when a detector of the same model drives past. This isn't approach isn't allowed though, and a couple of savvy drivers have been let off the hook when it's come to court.

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Crikey, sounds like it's getting serious! :eek:

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Hi i have had my license 10 years and have been in Sydney for 3 mnths never had a speeding fine or anypoints of any description on my license in the UK since i have been here i have had 2 $75 fines both on exactly the same spot of road as a rule of thumb i enereally do the speed limit or just below i don't care who i pee off by doing this i had heard how stuck on speeding fines they are here so you can imagine my disappointment when i got the 1st one but managed to laugh it off and think oh well never mind (i was doing 56 in a 40 school zone on a road which is usally a 60 was nearly 9.30 and didn't click about where i was i still have to go and check where it happened because i am pretty sure i don't remember seeing signs as when i see them i do comply) when the 2nd one arrived stating that once again i had been doing 51 in a 40 this time at 3ish in the afternoon i got very upset and was in tears on the phone to hubby what frustrates me most is all the red and green p platers who are supposed to stick to certain speeds tazzing past me in their fast cars how come i am the one getting the fines and demerits when i am an honest law abididng cictizen it really gets my goat how they ever get off p's on to normal licenses is beyond me or do they turn a blind eye to them . oh well rant over lets put it this way i shan't be using that road between school zone hours not that i have ever seen a school down there.

poshrice

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Wow.

Looks like they confiscated all your puncuation, too. Perhaps you should have told them it was "only for personal use."

:confused:

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Wouldnt it be easier if you got a gps sat nav and downloaded the speed camera locations off the net? Therefore you havent got a detector, so it wont set off any bells or whistles in the patrol car, but you will be aware of all the known locations where they hide.
Seems simple to me.
Paul

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LOL I know...sounds like an Aus driver doing 20 miles an hour... :( (before you answer Vash have you heard of humour?) Aus drivers do seem to drive slower than UK and drive more dangerously overall... I would be happy to let friend who was insured use my car in UK but not over here as risk of crash seems so much more likely.