Speed cameras torched across Sydney

It appears as though a few disgruntled motorists are serving their own kind of vigilanty justice in North Sydney by torching yet another speed camera earlier today.

The city-bound fixed speed camera halfway up Spit Hill was deliberately set alight at around 2am this morning, wiping out one of the city’s most notorious revenue-raising cameras.

NSW’S $7million speed camera!

It will probably get a pat on the back from the New South Wales Government, it certainly won’t win any kudos from motorists, but one speed camera in suburban Sydney has raised $7million in revenue in a year.

Described by Sydney newspaper The Daily Telegraph as the state’s nastiest speed trap, it has caught out 71,288 [...]

NSW trialling electronic speed limiter in cars

The New South Wales government will begin testing a new electronic speed limiter device on Wollongong roads next month which it says could one day become a standard feature on all cars.

Although its effectiveness is already being questioned as drivers will be able to override the system at the flick of a switch, which would [...]

Kevin Rudd announces public transport overhaul

Possibly the first sign of good things to come, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has today hinted that climate change is not all about hybrids and fuel efficient cars.
Speaking to reporters today, the Prime Minister said his government is considering a national overhaul of the public transport system. Mr Rudd said it was “time to act” [...]