Comments on: Lewis Hamilton loses licence

By: Adam (aka Mada)

Adam (aka Mada) — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:47:52 +0000

I agree, he was simply speeding, 66 over and got caught.
The same deal with anyone regardless of your job or status.
He did get off lightly.

By: Dieselhead

Dieselhead — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:46:32 +0000

You lot have it all wrong. THe speed limits are roughly the same as Oz. 110 on highways less on single carriageways. Yes we drive at higher speeds as the cops are more tolerant of speeding. Not many people drive more than 140K’s for long nowadays and they are risking their licenses.
I was recently pulled for 135kmh but let off as I was polite and apologetic.
Hamilton got off really lightly considering, he deserved more.

By: Lcat

Lcat — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:36:44 +0000

Ivan which era was that? I think the 203 was from the 50′s

By: Ivan

Ivan — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:11:13 +0000

correction, peugeot 203 GR

By: Ivan

Ivan — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:10:39 +0000

I used to live in France for 5 years, I wasn’t driving that time but my dad was. Every time in Aug (school holiday) we traveled accross europe and we always were doing 180km/h on a Peugeot 205 GR on the highway. When we were close to a town, we slowed down to 110km/h and it felt like we were crawling.

All the cars were rapidely passing on your left. Just as Flying High was saying, you have to adept to the “conditions”. If almost everyone is traveling 180km/h, you don’t want to go for 130km/h unless you want someone to crash behind you.

By: Me.

Me. — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:32:58 +0000

wasnt the Stuart Highway in NT unlimited? Now it has a speed limit?

By: Flying High

Flying High — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:15:58 +0000

I have a dream. It is to build roads here in Oz that have no speed limit – like the times of old when you got those signs with a black circle and a cross through it – ‘cept the roads will not be glorified goat tracks like way back then. And a police car wont be allowed within cooee of it.

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:49:10 +0000

Hey Flying High……no I haven’t but hubby has!

I totally understand what your saying but he was doing 66ks over the said limit….What gives him or others the rights to do those speeds where its indicated otherwise! What people that do speeds like that have to understand yep you may be a great wheeler but what about every one else on the road…..That was my point!As far as people driving faster than posted speed limits yep I know….they do it in the US too, around 15-20 MPH on the freeways and yes I can understand
there are too many on the road for the Police to book them all plus if every one kept to the limit in those conditions
traffic wont flow as fast! But as I said before 66ks is a reasonable amount over the limit!

By: tony

tony — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:58:57 +0000

I have driven in France – a lot and let me tell you that 200km/h is relatively safe over long stretches of road.

Australian beurocrats have done such an apaulling job planning our highway system that unfortunately, most drivers in this country will never be able to comprehend what on earth I am talking about.

It’s ironic isn’t it, that we have one of the largest countries in the world, and yet out speed limits are some of the lowest in the developed world. In contrast, countries such as France, Germany and Italy – some of the smaller countries in the world but with huge populations when compared to ours, allow speed limits which are considerably more than ours!

By: Flying High

Flying High — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:52:01 +0000

actually Matt, the speeds driven on the freeway were irrespective of the posted speed ‘limit’. People were driving to the ‘conditions’ and in many cases this was faster than a number shown on a sign at the side of a road.