Comments on: Sneaky and illegal mobile speed camera tactics

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:48:55 +0000

I love that old chest nut “if you don’t do the crime you have nothing to fear”,

I was booked for doing 72kmh while being over taken by a gentleman who was booked for doing 70kmh. There were two police with hand held radars,
when I asked the officer if he thought it was rather unusual to be passed by a slower moving vehicle he ignored me. I then suggested his equipment was faulty as the above is indeed impossible. He did not give a toss but happily wrote out a speeding infringment and handed it to me with the comment “have a nice day”
It was raining and there was a cyclone fence running all the way down the electrified railway line at the side of the road put simply they were using their radar units where the guide lines said they should not be hence the dodgy readings.

And you silly peanuts who think glancing at your speedo every 5 seconds is not distracting do the maths focusing on your speedo then back to the road would take at least a second, it only takes a few seconds to drift 2-3 kph over the limit therefore 20% of your time is spent not looking where you are going. Why did they ban using mobile phones when driving? hypocrites, spending 20% of your time concentrating on anything apart from where you are going is dangerous and for those who can estimate speed by surroundings and engine noise then disconnect your speedo and see how well you go!

These cameras have always been used for revenue purposes speed does’nt kill ignorant twits doing stupid things do you know the moron doing a right hand turn in front of on comming traffic ect.

By: JJ

JJ — Thu, 19 May 2011 02:56:31 +0000

so…does anyone know if they take a photo of your front bumper or rear bumper?

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:43:17 +0000

Robert, thankyou. I have seen less and less of this these days! People: when you see a highway patrol/camera/mobile reverse atm, flash a warning at those coming. Apparently (and correct me if i’m wrong) it’s illegal to flash in that manner. A persons first reaction to flashing lights is to slow down….. Clearly, if this is discouraged/illegal, ‘they’ cannot possibly be interested in slowing us down. This is pretty closely related to the article that started this thread. Why hide? Highway patrol scum: If you want people to slow down, sit on the side of the road with your lights going, and be as visible as possible (in accident black spots only, of course).

Unfortunately, no-one seems interested in learning their driving craft. If you have, you can determine your own speed limits, based on conditions, vehicle, ability, etc (things that speed limit signs do not care about). Speed limits are there for those of you who are too poor at driving to decide for yourselves (excepting of course on unfamiliar roads). To be totally honest, the last time i got fined i decided to just bare it and do the speed limit everywhere. As a result of that and the lack of road concentration it requires, i was falling asleep behind the wheel on a semi regular basis. Stuff it, if i speed i might get caught, but at least i won’t fall off the road asleep.

If you’re not passionate about it, you can’t expect to be good at it. To all those who use their cars just to “get from A to B”, hand in your licenses and use the public transport system. You do not have the interest in the skill required to make you competent road users. Get off.

By: Hedge Hob

Hedge Hob — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:37:07 +0000

Politicians with their snouts in the trough don’t give a toss about road safety – it’s all about the bottom line, mostly their bloated bottom line.
It’s all about raising as much cash as possible and a contractor is cheaper to employ than a police officer so more profit.
Those cushy perks, electoral allowances, expense accounts and superannuation you and I can only dream about don’t come cheap.

By: justwatchin

justwatchin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:08:42 +0000

Speed Cameras, Crikey, Legalized Theft. The Government legislated them as accurate? They are not calibrated daily to make sure of their accuracy, you cant question the accuracy of the device only the manner in which it is used, They do make mistakes and without human supervision will continue to do so, At the Spit In Sydney one was famously proved wrong after clocking a bus driving up a steep hill at over 90kph and this was not possible and proved so, some not all infringements were canceled, the camera was removed and re-positioned with no explanation why it was so wrong? I guess they just don’t know and can not admit they do not know how these thing things work. Looks like the trust me we know what is best for you is alive and well still, These are cheap dodgy cameras and really just the best of a failed technology, if they are so accurate why not let them prove their own merit by removing their legal protection, remember mega million dollar radars still see UFO’s regularly, why are these cheap little things so special. Only Police Should be in Charge of the Operation of a Speed Camera, absolutely No, to contractors who can not be trusted to be reasonable or responsible. Once you allow contractors in you let in the potential of massive profiteering.

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:17:47 +0000

Please pass this message to as many people as you can, when ever you see a speed camera or police car, please flash your lights so that others are aware of the danger ahead.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:12:14 +0000

Lets not forget. Not every camera is 100% reliable/ accurate.

By: tim

tim — Tue, 25 May 2010 09:19:51 +0000

I believe speed cameras mainly being used for revenue raising, not reducing fatalities. Intention of hiding the cameras tells it very clearly.

By: Untouchable

Untouchable — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:52:12 +0000

Girls get off……

By: Nicky

Nicky — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:28:07 +0000

I am sorry did I just here you say it doesn’t matter if innocent drivers were fined??? Please tell me you didn’t say that. Seeing as that’s what our entire law system is based on. Please, please, please tell me you were being sarcastic.