speeding fine/ban
Jun 25th 2009 | 9:24 am
#16
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Re: speeding fine/ban
No sympathy.
...it's about 80Kph over the speed limit, that's what it is.
I don't like the speed limit any more than you guys do, my can easily crack 250Kph but does it mean I do it ? I may occasionally push the speed limit by 10Kph on a deserted highway, but the law is the law. You're living in Australia now, and I doubt any judge is going to be sympathetic to the "but I drove at that speed in the UK just fine" defence.
Yep, keep telling yourself that until an HSV cop car catches up and pulls you over.
Last edited by bigAPE; Jun 25th 2009 at 9:32 am.
Jun 25th 2009 | 12:05 pm
#17
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Re: speeding fine/ban
Yeah, I'm a little confused by this one too. If the persona was doing 30-45Kph over the speed limit in a residential area I think they should have their car impounded for three months too.
No sympathy.
...it's about 80Kph over the speed limit, that's what it is.
I don't like the speed limit any more than you guys do, my can easily crack 250Kph but does it mean I do it ? I may occasionally push the speed limit by 10Kph on a deserted highway, but the law is the law. You're living in Australia now, and I doubt any judge is going to be sympathetic to the "but I drove at that speed in the UK just fine" defence.
Yep, keep telling yourself that until an HSV cop car catches up and pulls you over.
No sympathy.
...it's about 80Kph over the speed limit, that's what it is.
I don't like the speed limit any more than you guys do, my can easily crack 250Kph but does it mean I do it ? I may occasionally push the speed limit by 10Kph on a deserted highway, but the law is the law. You're living in Australia now, and I doubt any judge is going to be sympathetic to the "but I drove at that speed in the UK just fine" defence.
Yep, keep telling yourself that until an HSV cop car catches up and pulls you over.
Jun 25th 2009 | 1:24 pm
#18
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Re: speeding fine/ban
I think he was being sarcastic.
Jun 25th 2009 | 1:35 pm
#19
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Re: speeding fine/ban
If speed kills, every cop would be dead!
Do they really have speed limiters on the their cars - that's ridiculous. It's like saying 'we're let you go faster to catch someone but not too fast' - heck if they cannot drive at 200kph they cannot drive at 150kph either. And 150kph is not that fast really...
Jun 25th 2009 | 2:14 pm
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Re: speeding fine/ban
Actually the road traffic laws don't apply to Police or emergency service vehicles so they are not breaking the law.
Yes, the general duties cars do (well they did when I was in the job). The traffic cops may not as they used to have the V8's and they went a lot harder. I wasn't a traffic cop; the dogs of the Police force.
If speed kills, every cop would be dead!
Do they really have speed limiters on the their cars - that's ridiculous. It's like saying 'we're let you go faster to catch someone but not too fast' - heck if they cannot drive at 200kph they cannot drive at 150kph either. And 150kph is not that fast really...
Do they really have speed limiters on the their cars - that's ridiculous. It's like saying 'we're let you go faster to catch someone but not too fast' - heck if they cannot drive at 200kph they cannot drive at 150kph either. And 150kph is not that fast really...
Jun 25th 2009 | 2:17 pm
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Jun 25th 2009 | 2:58 pm
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Re: speeding fine/ban
My Toyota Hiace camper wont do 100, never mind 110 - even down hill. I love seeing the cops face when its double demerits and they see me coming towards them.
One of them over Easter must have kept his speed gun on me for a good 6 or 7 seconds...I guess hoping that somehow I would be able to accelerate!
One of them over Easter must have kept his speed gun on me for a good 6 or 7 seconds...I guess hoping that somehow I would be able to accelerate!
Jun 25th 2009 | 3:55 pm
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Re: speeding fine/ban
Is that all the time or when responding to a call with sirens on?
Actually the road traffic laws don't apply to Police or emergency service vehicles so they are not breaking the law.
Yes, the general duties cars do (well they did when I was in the job). The traffic cops may not as they used to have the V8's and they went a lot harder. I wasn't a traffic cop; the dogs of the Police force.
Yes, the general duties cars do (well they did when I was in the job). The traffic cops may not as they used to have the V8's and they went a lot harder. I wasn't a traffic cop; the dogs of the Police force.
