RBT positions
Mar 5th 2018, 11:56 pm
#17
Crazy Cat Lady
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Re: RBT positions
Maybe I don't go out at the 'right' times but I've only ever seen one spot used around here and that's outside a local High School - loads of parking - on a Sunday afternoon. Obviously they're in other places, I've just managed to miss seeing them.
Mar 6th 2018, 3:48 am
#18
Lost in BE Cyberspace
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Re: RBT positions
Having been stopped when I stink of alcohol from work, the look of disbelief on an officers face is good when the reading comes back 0.
A friend had the same happen, but the officer didn't believe the explanation and he had to sit there while another officer got a second unit and he had to do another test and even then he could hear them discussing whether or not he should go for a blood test.
A friend had the same happen, but the officer didn't believe the explanation and he had to sit there while another officer got a second unit and he had to do another test and even then he could hear them discussing whether or not he should go for a blood test.
Yes, I can just imagine.
I still haven't had an RBT since moving to Australia. +7 years now.
Mar 6th 2018, 4:58 am
#19
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Mar 6th 2018, 8:53 am
#20
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Re: RBT positions
Yes. I have no problem with FB (or other) resources that show where the revenue raisers (aka police and their cameras) are - I use them myself - but draw the line with RBT locations. I think the cops RBT too much but it is a genuine public service
Last edited by Amazulu; Mar 6th 2018 at 10:20 am.
Mar 7th 2018, 2:01 am
#22
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Re: RBT positions
There seems to be a culture around here of dispising mobile speed cameras also. I may be getting old but aren’t they just a voluntary tax for the inattentive? Raise that revenue, go for it.
Mar 7th 2018, 2:13 am
#23
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Re: RBT positions
I am all for those providing they don't sneak a change of speed up on you and the speed is well posted.
Mar 8th 2018, 8:07 pm
#24
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Re: RBT positions
There was a blitz of Mobile RBT's in my area last Friday night. I was taking my daughter to Dance class at 5pm and passed 14 ( Yes Fourteen ) Highway Patrol cars within fifteen minutes. They seemed to be individually pulling cars over rather than a road block operation. This was in the Avoca Beach / Terrigal , not usually a target area.
Its unusual to see Highway Patrol cars in this area at all, normally just odd ones here and there. No mention of it in the local news this week, but there were a lot of cars and utes parked on grass verges the following morning. A lot of tradies having a quick beer on a Friday afternoon got more than they bargained for.
Its unusual to see Highway Patrol cars in this area at all, normally just odd ones here and there. No mention of it in the local news this week, but there were a lot of cars and utes parked on grass verges the following morning. A lot of tradies having a quick beer on a Friday afternoon got more than they bargained for.
Mar 8th 2018, 9:20 pm
#25
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Re: RBT positions
Only 3 since we moved to NSW (one when I was supervising a learner driver) - the rest were in Queensland, where it seemed like they were everywhere I turned.
One of their favourite spots was on the mainland side of the bridge from Bribie Island, (so no way to avoid it) especially on a Friday evening after the kids had been playing football - a couple of the mothers fell foul of that one, particularly delightful to be drinking and driving with a bunch of teenagers in the car with you.
Two of the ones here in NSW were on a Saturday morning on the road from the Blue Mountains into Penrith - at a push, I'd guess their trawl was large from such a stop.
Mar 14th 2018, 6:35 am
#26
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Re: RBT positions
I've had about 2392842094 at the last count
Only 3 since we moved to NSW (one when I was supervising a learner driver) - the rest were in Queensland, where it seemed like they were everywhere I turned.
One of their favourite spots was on the mainland side of the bridge from Bribie Island, (so no way to avoid it) especially on a Friday evening after the kids had been playing football - a couple of the mothers fell foul of that one, particularly delightful to be drinking and driving with a bunch of teenagers in the car with you.
Two of the ones here in NSW were on a Saturday morning on the road from the Blue Mountains into Penrith - at a push, I'd guess their trawl was large from such a stop.
Only 3 since we moved to NSW (one when I was supervising a learner driver) - the rest were in Queensland, where it seemed like they were everywhere I turned.
One of their favourite spots was on the mainland side of the bridge from Bribie Island, (so no way to avoid it) especially on a Friday evening after the kids had been playing football - a couple of the mothers fell foul of that one, particularly delightful to be drinking and driving with a bunch of teenagers in the car with you.
Two of the ones here in NSW were on a Saturday morning on the road from the Blue Mountains into Penrith - at a push, I'd guess their trawl was large from such a stop.
Oh and I've just been done for jumping a red light, in my defence....I have no defence, I was being supremely impatient. Bugger
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Mar 15th 2018, 9:43 am
#27
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Re: RBT positions
You'd have to be an ant with emphysema to get pulled up at a RBT (ie not blow correctly).
I often blow completely lightly into it, and trickle the last bit in, and it's still enough to get me across the line.
Rgds,
I often blow completely lightly into it, and trickle the last bit in, and it's still enough to get me across the line.
Rgds,
Mar 16th 2018, 8:36 pm
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Apr 6th 2018, 9:57 am
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