tmac450 Member 1,650 Member For: 18y 4m 24d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 09/12/08 06:39 AM Share Posted 09/12/08 06:39 AM I reackon the left lane is the fast lane now.I regularly come back on Pennant Hills Rd after fishing towing the boat and always use the left lane as there is never anyone in it, the same goes for Castle Hill Rd. I would estimate it saves me 10mins on my trip. I personally put it down to all the meat heads thinking only slow cars go in the slow lane, and their VT SS is not slow man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 10m 8d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 09/12/08 07:59 AM Share Posted 09/12/08 07:59 AM After all, they are too busy out there booking potential killer speeding motorists who are doing walking pace over the speed limit and kids on bikes without there stack hats on to worry about this type of petty crime! :roll: :roll: Maybe in your State, but mostly I hear of this in Victoria and there low tolerant fixed speed cameras.I.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig. Member 563 Member For: 17y 10m 8d Gender: Male Location: Sunshine Coast QLD Posted 09/12/08 08:05 AM Share Posted 09/12/08 08:05 AM Not in NSW though, of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 9m 2d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 09/12/08 08:09 AM Share Posted 09/12/08 08:09 AM Are you just fishing Craigin...cause I don't get your point otherwise.As far as I know both Qld & NSW allow 10% variance from the posted speed before you get pinged. Not like that other state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smicky Go Pies!!! Donating Members 2,852 Member For: 16y 11m 11d Gender: Male Location: Vic Somewhere - Sometimes NSW Posted 09/12/08 08:18 AM Author Share Posted 09/12/08 08:18 AM tabs- didnt NSW lower it to like 5% or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 10m 8d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 09/12/08 08:27 AM Share Posted 09/12/08 08:27 AM Are you just fishing Craigin...cause I don't get your point otherwise.As far as I know both Qld & NSW allow 10% variance from the posted speed before you get pinged. Not like that other state. TAB for NSW is the closest and use this as a guide only. In my mind, with fixed speed cameras only, if the speed limit is 80, then do farking 80, but in VIC, do 20 just to be sure.I.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig. Member 563 Member For: 17y 10m 8d Gender: Male Location: Sunshine Coast QLD Posted 09/12/08 08:33 AM Share Posted 09/12/08 08:33 AM (edited) Are you just fishing Craigin...cause I don't get your point otherwise.As far as I know both Qld & NSW allow 10% variance from the posted speed before you get pinged. Not like that other state. Not really fishin mate, although I believe that as the enforcer of road laws in NSW, Iconic and I probably have different views on road safety. He has probably been to a couple of nasty smashes in his time which may be attribute to his beliefs. Correct me if I am wrong Iconic.My point is that regardless of the % of variance, NSW and QLD are not far behind VIC when it comes to their eagerness to enforce speed. NSW have taken a different tact to Vic. Instead of booking you for 3klm over the limit, they have dropped speed limits for no real reason. Bells line of Road is a good example of this. Its nearly all 80kph now, yet it is an opened road. Sections of The New England Hwy is another. I personally believe it is the wrong way to tackle the road toll. Getting 'worlds best' licencing and driver training systems into the equation and improving our roads is where our attention should be pointed, not brainwashing the gernal public into believing that doing anything over the posted speed limit is criminal. Edited 09/12/08 08:37 AM by craiginmackay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig. Member 563 Member For: 17y 10m 8d Gender: Male Location: Sunshine Coast QLD Posted 09/12/08 08:35 AM Share Posted 09/12/08 08:35 AM TAB for NSW is the closest and use this as a guide only.Yes, I believe it is 10% + 1kph before the NSW police will decide to pull you up, is that in the ballpark Iconic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 9m 2d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 09/12/08 08:50 AM Share Posted 09/12/08 08:50 AM Yeah I totally agree that it's all absolute bullsh*t, but them is the rules unfortunately and the police are there to enforce them. The only people that can make a difference are the politicians....but with them being chauffered around all the time in the vehicles that we pay for they really have got NFI.TAB for NSW is the closest and use this as a guide only. In my mind, with fixed speed cameras only, if the speed limit is 80, then do farking 80, but in VIC, do 20 just to be sure.I.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig. Member 563 Member For: 17y 10m 8d Gender: Male Location: Sunshine Coast QLD Posted 09/12/08 09:05 AM Share Posted 09/12/08 09:05 AM (edited) Yeah I totally agree that it's all absolute bullsh*t, but them is the rules unfortunately and the police are there to enforce them. The only people that can make a difference are the politicians....but with them being chauffered around all the time in the vehicles that we pay for they really have got NFI.that's the thing. We put the pollies in place. If a law is unpopular then are they really representing us?Of course not, so instead of making up unpopular laws, they embark on a propaganda campaign to make the more easily persuaded among us believe that these laws need to be enforced for the good of everyone. that's what the speed kills campaing is. A very successful propaganda campaign run at our expense to make us believe that we need to be policed heavily for doing 10% + 1 over the posted sign limit regardless of the road conditions, etc. As I said, I just feel it is the wrong tactic and I believe that the fact that road tolls haven't dropped in the last 25 years backs that up. What they should have been doing (in a perfect world) for the last 10-20 years while upgrading the road system to something like that found in other western countries, is selling us propaganda on the good things that come from the compulsory driver training/car control courses that they are going to enforce as part of a new and improved licencing system and how a licence is going to be more expensive to attain but that it will mean safer roads and less life lost. Now we all have to get around in one of the most heavily taxed road systems in the world, too scared to take our eyes off the speedo to watch where we are going or whats in our mirrors.End Rant!PS None of that was aimed at you Iconic. You are just doing your job, and a tough one it is at that. Edited 09/12/08 09:10 AM by craiginmackay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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