Originally Posted by fraser

They have to mark you down to allow for bad calibration

Originally Posted by ianandhelena

but the point is that the speed limits are limits, not targets, so that you should slow to 70 when approaching the 70 zone so that when you enter it you are driving at a legal speed.

Originally Posted by Stormz

Alot of it is revenue raising. I like cops and think they have a tough job for very little pay/protection, but the speeding fines are generally just money-earners.

Originally Posted by Paul&Nic

As I said the copper laughed when I asked about 'speedo inaccuracy'.

I think it's common knowledge that you can get away with 80mph on a motorway in the UK and I was always told UK police allow 10% for speedo inaccuracy.

70mph + 10% = 77 (obv) and I guess it's rounded up.

121kph in a 110kph = no 10% allowance for bad calibration in my books! ... ... and the funny thing is I got this ticket almost a year ago, and since then I (and many others) WILL sit at 120kph (or just under) and pass police traps without getting pulled over!

Maybe he was catching up on numbers that day!

Originally Posted by 007

Meelie, legally in oz you have something like 200-250 metres to reduce your speed to the limit when it changes.

So if you're traveling along at 90km/h and the speed changes to 70km/h, you had atleast 200 metres within the 70km/h zone, after the sign, to reduce your speed from 90 to 70.

The cops can't ping you in this area.

You don't need to reduce your speed on approach, although people often do.

So in other words, you had atleast 200 metres to reduce your speed. Thats just a matter of taking the foot of the accelerator.

You obviously didn't

You lowered your speed, but not by enough.

If, for some reason, the cop pulled you over in the first 200 metres of the change of speed zone, the ticket is not valid and you have grounds to fight it. The judge would throw this out of court and call the cop a knob for wasting everyones times.

I highly doubt this occured though, as the cops usually have these spots well worked out.

Originally Posted by bridie

BUT if people didnt speed there would be no revenue to raise...

Dont get me wrong, I think they should be concentrating on bad driving habits other than speeding and drink driving and not wearing seat belts, like pulling out in front of others, overtaking then cutting in, tailgating and all the other horrific driving we see on the roads, but the fact remains no speedsters, no revenue...!

Originally Posted by bridie

BUT if people didnt speed there would be no revenue to raise...
Dont get me wrong, I think they should be concentrating on bad driving habits other than speeding and drink driving and not wearing seat belts, like pulling out in front of others, overtaking then cutting in, tailgating and all the other horrific driving we see on the roads, but the fact remains no speedsters, no revenue...!

Originally Posted by meelie

Exactly right Bridie, and yes the quality of driving here is appalling, and it's not just because Im from UK that I say this, many aussies from other areas agree that Queenslanders are terrible drivers too. But the drink driving and seat belt issues do need to be addressed as well. And yes speeding is wrong, what I was moaning about is the pettiness of it and sneakiness that these police resort to. I wasn't driving dangerously, I was reducing my speed, just not fast enough for the police, oh and yes it was down a sloping road too. I tend to stick to the speed limit in built up areas or a couple of kms and I mean a couple of kms above it when on a motorway/freeway.
Anyway if it makes everyone feel better I have learnt from it, I shall be more alert for the B######s!

Originally Posted by wmoore

I've never been caught speeding here...

Originally Posted by Tich

On a light hearted note....
My friend was pulled up for speeding,when asked "why" she was "speeding" she said she was late for work, the policeman asked her what her job was and why the need for her to speed!!! she told him that she was an "arse hole stretcher" bewildered the policeman asked her what she meant, so she said i'm an arse hole stretcher...i first insert 2 fingers then 4 fingers until i can get one hand fully into the arse hole, then i insert my other hand and stretch the arse hole so it's about 2 meters wide... the police man asked what the hell do you do with a 2 meter arse hole!!!! i give him a radar gun and tell him to hide behind bushes.

Originally Posted by carmil

Oi, stop stealing my joke, I already told it on page 4 !!

Originally Posted by Tich

Soz That'll teach me ...read the full thread b4 opening my mouth....then again i usaly only open my mouth to change my feet

Originally Posted by wmoore

Well I spoke too bloody soon there didn't I? Went to my PO Box today and found an infringement notice for doing 70kmh in a 60 zone. Bugger.

Of course I'm going to write to John Howard and explain that it wasn't my fault because the speed limits are all wrong, coppers are sneaky b*****ds and the moon was out of alignment with Uranus on that particular day.

Or maybe I'll just STFU and pay for my mistake .....