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RTA Speed Zones and Speed Signs up for Review

It seems that the NSW Roads & Traffic Authority is as confused as any of us over what speed we should be doing along many of the states major roads. It also appears that NSW State Liberal Government has been listening to driver’s complai...

Victorian speed camera review due in August

Victoria’s speed cameras could be in for a similar shake-up to those in New South Wales, with the state’s Auditor-General set to deliver an audit into the effectiveness of its fixed cameras to Parliament in late August. As we reported yesterda...

NSW Government switches off 38 speed cameras

More than one quarter of New South Wales’ speed cameras have been switched off today after a state government audit found they had no significant impact on road safety. The audit, conducted by NSW Auditor-General Peter Achterstraat, revealed tha...

Melbourne’s worst driving offence suburbs revealed

Melbourne’s worst driving offenders live in a troublesome group of suburbs that show signs of ‘attitudinal issues’, according to the Victoria’s top traffic cop. A News Limited report reveals that 11 areas rank inside the top 20 for speedin...

Senior police officer caught speeding twice by same camera

A senior police officer in Western Australia has been caught by a multanova speed camera exceeding the speed limit twice on the same strip of road while on the job. Investigations are now underway to try to determine if the speeds were warranted give...

Cops Put the Brakes on Speed Camera Revenue

The Victorian Police are waging war against the state government - and it's gotten dirty. Reports have surfaced that the cops have started kicking the Government where it hurts: in the cameras. Apparently some members of the Victorian Police have tak...

Another raw deal from the RTA?

Up until recently my wife was one of those extra safe drivers who had never had a traffic offence fine in more than 23 years behind the wheel. It’s fair to say that she’s a stickler for the speed limit, which at times can be rather frustrating a...

Big-time road rule violators: exposed

OWN GOAL - Judge blows own drink driving regulations; speed camera operator doubles limit in camera car In two separate cases of massive irony recently, a former NSW Supreme Court judge who wrote some of the guidelines for drinking driving sentenc...