Public Holiday Time Speed Trap TIme
Oct 2nd 2003, 9:44 pm
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Public Holiday Time Speed Trap TIme
Now that double demerits for the labor day pulic holiday is in place police speed traps are everywhere. I passed 3 this morning (all westbound). 1 outside Sydney Uni, One 1 k before the M4 and another on the M4 before the Silverwater Exit.
Normally they are announced on the radio here but all of these were missed.
Normally they are announced on the radio here but all of these were missed.
Oct 3rd 2003, 12:11 am
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Re: Public Holiday Time Speed Trap TIme
Originally posted by bondipom
Now that double demerits for the labor day pulic holiday is in place police speed traps are everywhere. I passed 3 this morning (all westbound). 1 outside Sydney Uni, One 1 k before the M4 and another on the M4 before the Silverwater Exit.
Normally they are announced on the radio here but all of these were missed.
Now that double demerits for the labor day pulic holiday is in place police speed traps are everywhere. I passed 3 this morning (all westbound). 1 outside Sydney Uni, One 1 k before the M4 and another on the M4 before the Silverwater Exit.
Normally they are announced on the radio here but all of these were missed.
In the 8 months i spent driving around oz, i was breath tested 14 times, somtimes in the middle of nowhere?
In 7 years of driving here, i've not been tested once.
I saw far more speed traps than i have done here (manned ones) but we do seem to have more cameras.
Does this mean.....
Aussies drink drive more?
Aussie police have nowt to do?
Aussie police work the roads more than ours?
On the upside, we definatly noticed less people speeding over there, which is good. I don't care what people say about" people speeding does'nt cause accidents, the driver doing somthing stupide does". If theres an accident there is less damage if it happens at 100ks than if its at 150ks.
Is drink driving a problem over there?
(the wife is adamant that its not......)
Oct 3rd 2003, 12:16 am
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Re: Public Holiday Time Speed Trap TIme
Originally posted by PeteY
On a similar vein....
In the 8 months i spent driving around oz, i was breath tested 14 times, somtimes in the middle of nowhere?
In 7 years of driving here, i've not been tested once.
I saw far more speed traps than i have done here (manned ones) but we do seem to have more cameras.
Does this mean.....
Aussies drink drive more?
Aussie police have nowt to do?
Aussie police work the roads more than ours?
On the upside, we definatly noticed less people speeding over there, which is good. I don't care what people say about" people speeding does'nt cause accidents, the driver doing somthing stupide does". If theres an accident there is less damage if it happens at 100ks than if its at 150ks.
Is drink driving a problem over there?
(the wife is adamant that its not......)
On a similar vein....
In the 8 months i spent driving around oz, i was breath tested 14 times, somtimes in the middle of nowhere?
In 7 years of driving here, i've not been tested once.
I saw far more speed traps than i have done here (manned ones) but we do seem to have more cameras.
Does this mean.....
Aussies drink drive more?
Aussie police have nowt to do?
Aussie police work the roads more than ours?
On the upside, we definatly noticed less people speeding over there, which is good. I don't care what people say about" people speeding does'nt cause accidents, the driver doing somthing stupide does". If theres an accident there is less damage if it happens at 100ks than if its at 150ks.
Is drink driving a problem over there?
(the wife is adamant that its not......)
Oct 3rd 2003, 12:39 am
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There was a v. nasty crash yesterday on Anzac Bridge in Sydney, guy went through speed camera, police pursued, he crashed (four vehicles?) and was killed. Very unpleasant.
Oct 3rd 2003, 3:56 am
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Watch roadworks areas here even on public holidays Sundays etc. Even if absolutely nothing is going on, and nothing lying around the cops wait in those areas. I was going through one at 60 but the roadworks sign said 40. Cops really nasty, I politely pointed out nothing was happening, no holes in road no workers nothing! he asked me if I wanted to challenge!! him (to a duel I presume). Anyway I got let off but had to rock up at cop shop next day with every bit of paper you can imagine.
Oct 3rd 2003, 4:27 am
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It was double demerits last weekend in Perth, my nephew got $150 fine being caught driving from his house to my brothers (literally 300 metres - lazy git) without a seatbelt.
He wasn't a popular chappy with his wife!
He wasn't a popular chappy with his wife!
