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23-01-2014, 05:25 PM | #31 | ||
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23-01-2014, 05:32 PM | #32 | ||
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They don't book people for being in the right hand lane. Still invisible.
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23-01-2014, 05:49 PM | #33 | ||
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23-01-2014, 05:55 PM | #34 | ||
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Are they going to lower all speed limits by 1kph now, just think of the hundreds of lives it will save.
I'm waiting for my first 100 kph in a 99 zone ticket lol. |
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23-01-2014, 06:06 PM | #35 | ||
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Next they will make walking too fast a speeding offence.
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23-01-2014, 06:07 PM | #36 | ||
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Exactly identical to the gun issue.
As soon as the govt. can get some revenue by introducing legislation they will then increase the fees each year. Gun licence fees have multiplied because of the fear caused by Little Johnny. Hasn't stopped criminals getting guns and increasing fines for " speeding '" won't stop traffic accidents. For some reason the cops won't stop drivers using mobile phones. I thought it was a traffic offence to use a device while driving but must be wrong on that one. |
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23-01-2014, 06:17 PM | #37 | |||
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Of course, that's only if you trust all the mechanical losses and changes as your car ages and the tyres wear. Car speedometers simply aren't an accurate scientific instrument...they are a mass produced mechanical and electrical device that is "good enough"...that's why a leeway is built into them. No idea how the manufacturer can guarantee that it will ONLY read on the fast side...it's going to be plus or minus, no matter how good it is. Even the best, most expensive scientific measuring devices have a "plus or minus" margin noted, so why are car speedos treated any differently? Cars made before 2006 have a "plus OR minus" leeway allowed under ADR's, but no one has ever actually been able to show if this is a suitable defence against a ludicrously small speeding offence under 10kph. I know in our 1982 Celica when brand new tyres are fitted, the speedo is out because of the larger diameter new tyres. It's right now in the "sweet spot" where the tyres have worn to the point where the speedo is absolutely spot on at 100kph. As they wear though, it will start going the other way in accuracy. You notice this even more with 4x4 tyres with deep tread as they wear over their life. Last edited by 2011G6E; 23-01-2014 at 06:32 PM. |
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23-01-2014, 06:35 PM | #38 | ||
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Seriously whats next... A lowered limit when it rains... Just saying and hope they dont hear me!
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23-01-2014, 07:09 PM | #39 | ||
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To the clown who wants to hammer people for going a few kays over. ACA or the like should tail him with a dash cam for a day and record every time a law is broken. Every turn that wasn't correctly indicated, every stop where one wheel has crept over the line, every yellow intersection that was entered, every time he rolls through an intersection rather than stop for 3 seconds and finally every time he hovers 2+ km over the limit.
Let's face it, if he is an average driver he would have amassed at least a dozen 'fines'. So, put him on the spot. Will he publicly agree to 1) pay the fines, apologising for putting thousands of lives at risk and hand in his licence or 2) concede that the draconian measures being put into place are just mostly hurting average drivers financially and may not actually be reducing the road toll 1 iota.
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23-01-2014, 07:17 PM | #40 | ||
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The F3... I mean M1 between Sydney and Newcastle has a section that drops 10kmh when raining.
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23-01-2014, 07:45 PM | #41 | ||
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This was brought up by Vic police late last year so might be some nasty surprises this year for some motorists who flout the law........just saying!
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23-01-2014, 08:13 PM | #42 | ||
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Governments count on people breaking the law to get revenue, just imagine what would need to happen
if everyone suddenly became completely law abiding and all the fines and revenue dried up... Thats right, other fees, charges and taxes would have to rise to compensate for the revenue short fall, why are we not surprised that when the government needs more money, the motorist is the first casualty. That's also the reason why I believe motorists will never be permitted to have low cost energy sources, if everyone eventually avoids paying fuel excise and GST, you can bet registration charges or some other road access charges will become the new metric for collecting revenue, we're tired of being suckers for a green agenda with no advantage to any of us, just more submerged costs. Last edited by jpd80; 23-01-2014 at 08:20 PM. |
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23-01-2014, 08:30 PM | #43 | |||
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1. You know you are drinking alcohol, then you make the decision to drive and do so intentionally. 2. Everyone, 100% of the driving population, including yourself, drive within a few k's under or over everyday and do so safely and unintentionally. I would much rather share the road with someone doing 84 in an 80 zone who is observant to their surroundings, confident in what they are doing, know that I am there and keep up with the flow ..... rather than someone doing 78 in an 80 zone concentrating only on a limit in case, in an absolute split second, they are sitting on 81, with no thought of others around them and no confidence in what they are doing. The mind set of these people to think they are great drivers ONLY because they try and stay under a limit are fooling themselves something chronic. Those who say they do not speed (1,2,4 over) are telling porkies!
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23-01-2014, 09:12 PM | #44 | ||
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If you have the patience.... watch some of this, and note the driver courtesy and impeccable lane discipline.
Note how each slower driver observes (from far away), that a faster driver is approaching in the adjacent lane, and applies their brakes. (1.40-4.00 and 11.20-28.20) for the best sections of the clip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J2VygXuzDM
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23-01-2014, 09:19 PM | #45 | ||
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TOG are the poor bastards who have no future I the police force, just sit in the car all day, no promotion prospects.
And have to keep pulling more and more drivers over every year to make budgets. It's a sick system. |
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23-01-2014, 09:39 PM | #46 | |||
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23-01-2014, 09:53 PM | #47 | |||
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1 - quality road (s) 2 - good quality & well maintained car (assumption here) 3 - attentive driving 4 - quality driver education (assumption here but is the norm in De) 5 - courtesy & good driving shown by other drivers |
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23-01-2014, 09:53 PM | #48 | ||
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Wonder how these new rules will effect people who have classic cars with less accurate speedos in MPH. I know when driving the old falcon the speed i'm doing is more judged on the cars around me then what the speedo says. might as well hand my license in before I loose it, probably safer taking the train to work then sharing the road with people too busy looking at their speedo then the road anyway.
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23-01-2014, 10:17 PM | #49 | |||
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Ah well, if they pull me up hopefully they may take that into account when I explain it to them, but normally I try to stay on secondary roads which are much quieter anyway. People are stupid when they see an older car, they must pass, then they slow down again in front of me. |
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23-01-2014, 10:19 PM | #50 | ||
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One of my vehicles is GPS checked 100 % accurate at 100klms per hour it is very obvious to me that most cars show a greater speed than the actual when i set my cruise at 100 as i continually pass people often on freeways with them looking at me like im a criminal as i cruise on by.Its a 2003 TD5 Discovery.Many euro cars have far more accurate speedos too.
Yes we are all lame , the speed kills line is just pathetic and we just accept it , speed does not kill , its the sudden and unexpected stop that usually does the damage. |
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23-01-2014, 10:20 PM | #51 | ||
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It's all rubbish.
Based on that assumption if they can save 15 lives by reducing speed 1 kph they could save 50 by the mandatory fitment of 6/4 Brembos.
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23-01-2014, 10:33 PM | #52 | ||
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Its all bullshit, its just another excuse to bully drivers for a menial infringemnt while extracting more dollars out of the public.
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23-01-2014, 10:41 PM | #53 | ||
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Seriously who doesn't do 5-10km/h over when rolling down a steep hill? I don't bother riding my brakes going down steep hills, I usually leave the Focus in 3rd at around 60km/h and by the time I'm at the bottom I'm doing around 70km/h (Hill leaving Bulla in Victoria).
Or if you've got an E series Falcon with its junk "cruise control" it drops between 2/3/4 going up the hill and goes 25km/h+ over the limit on the way down. |
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23-01-2014, 10:44 PM | #54 | ||
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Ahh now I see. 1km/h over is deadly. Lucky I drive 1km/h under the limit all the time.
It's so safe I don't have to obey any other laws or even maintain my brakes, or tyres or anything. |
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23-01-2014, 11:01 PM | #55 | |||
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23-01-2014, 11:07 PM | #56 | ||
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Welcome to Queensland ! WAIT until you get the VLAD Laws!!!!!
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24-01-2014, 02:30 AM | #57 | ||
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This is happening all over the country, in WA we've faced hidden laser cameras for years. Im 38, havent had an accident in 20 yrs driving and i choose to enjoy my car and driving by doing so in appropriate places. According to the position of police media and government. I should have perished thousands of times by now
The more they try and control us without just reason, the more a growing % of people will rebel, many of whom are irresponsible and will rebel in the wrong locations and will endanger lives Their strategy raises more and more money, but creates worse drivers among the general Masses, and more dangerous drivers amongst the rebelling Speeders, who no longer respect or give a $&@" about authority that blatantly lies and deceives the public. This my friends is how you turn motoring enthusiasts into hoons... Blame, penalise and marginalise us, we will lose all respect and do more of the very thing you are trying to control us doing As I get older, I should be softening, slowing and conforming, but this attack on driving is making me go harder than I did in my younger years when I respected authority and the road laws more
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24-01-2014, 03:30 AM | #58 | ||
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Its gonna be a case where ppl are too scared to drive, be looking at their speedos more and doing 10kmp/h under the limit to avoid a ticket and possible cause more accidents due to lack of concentration due to looking at said speedo
So potential for roads to be slower with more accidents. Nice one
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50 in most places unless indicated... in new cars that comes very fast.... It will soon drop to 40 in the cbd, just wait and see...
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One feature you don't see over there is the big packs of vehicles dangerously close to each other, all moving at 100-110 because they're afraid of being pinged. Totally different in Europe where you're able to pass a slower vehicle quickly and get out of the way. The differential speed limit between trucks and cars is also a great safety bonus. I reckon those big mobs of vehicles in Australia glued together at high speed are far more dangerous than the European driving environment of being spread out at a range of speeds (the slower ones being in the kerb lane of course). Last edited by new2ford; 24-01-2014 at 08:01 AM. |
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