auspal

Did a bit of research today, and for the record, Queensland has never targetted public holidays for double demerit points, but yes, the twice in 12 months rule does apply, regardless of the day of the year. This only came into force in the last couple of years.

No , Queensland Police officers dont get paid double time on a public holiday , they get extra if they work overtime, but I think that applies to a lot of industries in Qld.

And lastly, our boys in blue have taken a bit of a slating in this topic, found this 'funny' on another internet site which is a bit of revenge for them

No, I dont care who you are...
No, I don't care who you know...
Yes, you do pay my salary...
Yes, you can have my job...
No, I don't have anything better to do...
Yes, I do arrest real criminals sometimes...
No, I'm not picking on you...
No, I can't let you off...
No, I don't know your mate who is a police officer...
Yes, I am sure you know the Commissioner...
No, I don't care that he will give me the sack...
Yes, you will be allowed to make a phone call...
Yes, I am sure your Lawyer will be interested...
Yes, you will probably never do it again...
No, we can't talk about it...
Yes, it does make me happy...
Yes, you will see me in Court...

It sure does pee you off but it is funny I think

cresta57

You didn't do a very good job with the research mate, take a read of this article [from the QLD Police website] It quite clearly gives the dates that "Double Bubble" were enforced, in QLD, over the Easter weekend last year. As I said in my previous post it was April last year, incidentally the same time my Dad was caught and copped double points double fine, his first and only speeding/motoring offence.
http://www.police.qld.gov.au/News+an...4/easter10.htm

“We are confident that prospect of double-demerit points will hang heavily over the heads of motorists who continue to flout the rules this Easter and we will be doing everything we can to change their behaviour,” said State Traffic Support Group Acting Superintendent Peter Mansfield.
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Traffic police will launch their Easter enforcement from midnight Wednesday April 12 to midnight Tuesday April 18 in line with the commencement of the national campaign.

auspal

It is irrelevant what date the double bubble came in, okay it came in at Easter, but it applies to 365 days of the year regardless and will continue to do so.

If you speed on a public holiday in Queensland you do not automatically get double demerit points, and never have done. That has been my point all along, I think we might be talking at cross purposes here, unless you disagree with the above statement.

( I did do my research carefully, honest)

Sounds like a mistake was made with your dad, if he was in Qld.

auspal

“We are confident that prospect of double-demerit points will hang heavily over the heads of motorists who continue to flout the rules this Easter and we will be doing everything we can to change their behaviour,” said State Traffic Support Group Acting Superintendent Peter Mansfield.

"Continue to flout" being the operative word

annqldau

Anyone reading Jeremy knows he sets out to be funny and I'm not gullible at all I know what the law in QLD is. That doesn't say I have to agree with it. Aussies say they want to reduce emisions but slow you down at every chance there by increasing emisions, use traffic lights instead of roundabouts to ruin the flow of traffic and never connect half the roads to each other forcing people into bottle necks making everyone waste quality time in a car. Easing the flow would enable people to get everywhere faster at a reasonable speed.

annqldau

I do brake when I see a speed camera as I'd rather slow down and check I'm under than take a hit in the pocket and have noticed others doing the same it's human nature. Others can speak for themselves. Most Aussies can't figure out the 2 second rule never mind use it. QLD have numerous red light cameras some are dual use and there's one at Brendale definitley.

Why don't they print the speed frequently on the road instead of an odd sign here and there if they really want you to slow down???

MartinLuther

As you never actually stated you agreed with it, it is hard to judge your gulibility. However there were other posters who thought it was spot on. They truely are gulible.

Where I live we have loads of roundabouts and hardly any lights what conclusion about Aussies should I draw from that?

rabsody

Yeah I definitely remember this, the double points over a public holiday thing, it was mentioned either on the news or trusty Courier Mail (or maybe even radio?). They implemented it due to the heavier traffic/worse road death toll over public holidays. I'm with you on this one!

rabsody

Yeah, but whether they get a bonus or not, don't they have a quota they have to fill, a bit like traffic wardens. Or is that an urban myth?

MartinLuther

As an outside observer on things Queenslandish I'm not clear whether the rules were brought in just for Easter and then brought in permanently at a later date or whether they were brought in permanently at the beginning of Easter?

meelie

Well if you had read the previous threads then you wouldnt have had to repeat what some other BE'ers had said. As for ill informed, I actually have an aussie friend who is a traffic cop and he agreed with Cresta, about the fines/points being double on bank holidays, so I think you'll find I'm not ill informed, I think perhaps its you who is.

annqldau

That you are dead and live in heaven...

annqldau

Confirmed by the police themselves what finer source could we ask for... .

It's advertised every public holiday weekend along with increased rbt's on the radio and next time you see your Aussie mate ask him if the Aussie cops have the power of descresion as they never seem to use it like the UK cops did.

meelie

Nah they won't use discretion! They enjoy the power trip too much I think and Stewie ( traffic cop) found it hilarious when I told him about my ticket! He speeds but when he's been pulled over he whips out his id and gets nothing!
:curse:

auspal

Perhaps its not the source, but where the source is coming from, you are wrong matey

Just reminded me of the name of a band in Houston Texas , my mates son is the lead singer, " Consider the Source", is a great name. LOL