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[Erko]

Headed up to Tuggerah today to visit a client, the Highway Patrol are working up a storm this double demerits period. A quick heads up for anyone heading north on the F3 for Christmas.

Spotted 2 unmarked Neo Typhoons and a hideous aqua/green XR8 also unmarked, and a posse of 3 Police bikes working together.Chances are there were probably another couple of cars I missed too.....so much for "high visibility policing".....not a marked car to be seen. What a joke.

Take it easy over Xmas lads, 15kmh over and theyve got half your license.

Cheers

Rob

[senna_T]

5km/h over and they've got half your license, remember the minimum fine still gets 3 demerit points...

[Dagabond]

Click Here Rob it'll save you hitting enter at the side of the box....

[Erko]

yes, true that. you would hope they would give you 5kmh though...however best not to gamble.

Dags - thanks mate

Edited 21/12/07 05:55 AM by Rob E

[f-wolf]

12 days of double demerits over Xmas New Year

Double demerits apply for speeding and seatbelt offences from Friday 21 December to Tuesday 1 January inclusive.

http://163.189.7.150/rulesregulations/pena...s/speeding.html

Edited 21/12/07 06:26 AM by Dagabond

[Buf-Phoon]

  Rob E said:

Headed up to Tuggerah today to visit a client, the Highway Patrol are working up a storm this double demerits period. A quick heads up for anyone heading north on the F3 for Christmas.

Spotted 2 unmarked Neo Typhoons

Cheers

Rob

Saw another sitting in a side street off Windsor Rd just before the Merindah Rd lights. Thought there might be a speed detection device, so I looked over , saw it was a Neo Phoon so gave them a beep and wave.

They didn't seem particularly interested however. Should send them back to general duties for lack of respect I will be taking the F3 north, just so I don't get tempted by the number of high speed overtaking manouvers required on the New England.Been pulled over a few times after being clocked slowing down after a blat on that road.

Almost got a defect for a stock Phoon cooler on the last Phoon just after Singleton.... WTF

[f-wolf]

Traps await interstate drivers

19/12/07

Australia is supposed to have uniform national road rules, but in reality, the rules and penalties vary widely from State to State.

Interstate travellers to NSW beware: if you fall foul of the States tough road laws, you might pay a hefty price when you get home.

NSW has the toughest speeding laws in the country and if you get caught, you could be fined almost five times as much as you would in Victoria. Breaking the speed limit by 45kmh in NSW will cost you $2490, while the same offence in Victoria carries a penalty of just $474.

But it's not just the fine that will hurt.

A speeding offence that attracts one demerit point in Victoria could cost you half your Victorian licence if you're caught while you're in Sydney.

State traffic authorities notify each other of driving offences committed by interstate travellers and can apply each other's demerit points if they choose. A spokesman for VicRoads says double demerits will apply to Victorian drivers in NSW over the holiday period.

NSW docks three points off your licence if you?re caught between 0 and 15kmh over the limit. During double demerit points periods such as Christmas (December 21 to January 1) it costs you six points. Exceed the speed limit by more than 15kmh and you?ve lost your licence. In contrast, most other States dock you 1 point for the least serious speeding offence.

The big discrepancy in fines and demerit points is just one of a number of traps for unwary motorists travelling interstate for the school holidays.

While in theory Australia operates a single set of road rules, there are a range of regulations, offences and fines that apply on a State by State basis.

For example, you can now be fined in South Australia if you smoke in a vehicle that is carrying someone under the age of 16.

And in Melbourne or Adelaide, you can be fined for turning right from the right hand lane, which is accepted practice in Sydney.

On the other side of the coin, if you try to do a U-turn at a set of lights in Sydney, you?ll get fined. It's perfectly legal in most cases in Melbourne and Adelaide, though.

Both Melbourne and Adelaide have specific road rules that apply to trams. For example, you can never overtake a stopped tram. Drivers must stop level with the rear of the tram and wait for people to get on and off. Pedestrians have the right of way.

Overtake across an unbroken white line in NSW and you?re in hot water. Do the same thing in Victoria and the police won't bat an eyelid.

It's not just the different interstate laws that can catch out holiday drivers, though. There are a host of obscure driving offences that could ruin your holiday drive.

For example, you can be booked for having a rear seat entertainment unit in your car, if police determine that the DVD screen is distracting other drivers.

You can also be fined for running an amber light, not just a red one.

And if you travel too far below the speed limit on any road, you can be booked for causing an obstruction.

Sound your horn as a reminder the traffic lights have turned green and you can be fined as well. In fact if you use your horn for anything other than an emergency you're in trouble.

If you strike a mean-spirited parking inspector this Christmas you could also be fined for squeezing into a tight parking spot. The law says that unless the parking spots are marked, you must be at least one metre from the cars directly behind and in front of you.

While there are some offences that might catch people out, there are a couple of less well known loopholes.

For example, if you are travelling in convoy with friends and want to keep in touch, buy a couple of two-way radios.

While it is illegal to have a conversation on a mobile phone, it is legal to talk on a walkie-talkie, provided you always have proper control of your vehicle. The same applies to eating fast food. But be warned, police can book you if they think that either the two-way or the hamburger is distracting you.

Inconsiderate behaviour is also not necessarily illegal. For example, those people who shoot up the inside lane then barge back in during traffic jams actually have the right of way if their car's bumper is past yours. And people can hog the right hand lane if the speed limit is 80kmh or lower.

But those slow coaches who speed up only when you're trying to overtake are breaking the law, as are bicycle rides who ride two abreast on single lane roads.

All in all, it pays to have a quick look through the local rule book if you're driving interstate.

Edited 21/12/07 10:41 PM by f-wolf

[TOM1111]

man NSW is a sh*t hole

[Iconic Bionic]

  f-wolf said:

Well hasnt this been written to get tongues wagging. And there as lot of myths in here that will take some clarifying.

Lets deal with the over 45KPH speed one first. for most of us the $2490 fine cannot apply unless your driving the biggest and longest of truck imaginable, which some on here may do, but im yet to see one doing over 45KPH. Drivers of cars will be fined just over $1600, lose a bucket of points and be suspended for 6 long months.

Yes other states are different and have additional laws that applies to there territory because they have indentified a specific area as a problem and implemented laws to deal with this.

Getting done on a mobile phone and not getting done on a CB. How many ppl are using a CB compared to a mobile phone, well sh!t loads. And the getting done for eating a hamburger only exists if you cant keep your car on the road and eat at the same time, which is fair enough.

Big BS article this was.

I.B.

[Jordz xr6 fan]

Hahahahah

What a great cop. funny how the 4wd is speeding and then his says it will slow down and "a Indian guy"