Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 2m 6d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 15/10/13 02:10 AM Share Posted 15/10/13 02:10 AM The public, in general, feel safer as a community, when hi visibility policing occurs.If all the 'hoons'' for example, saw a HWP car sitting on a main road, doing speed checks, RBT, or ANPR, chances are they won't chuck a skid in a few klms time. And possibly a crim scoping out houses to break into, may find a suburb with a bit less po po attention.A unmarked kluger however, with no sign writing to state what it there for, only achieves one thing, revenue for the state government.I'd feel safe with a big burly man like you in uniform outside my house..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jizard GONE FULL WIZARD Donating Members 1,617 Member For: 15y 10m 23d Gender: Male Location: 720 East Kensington Road Posted 15/10/13 02:17 AM Share Posted 15/10/13 02:17 AM How do you stop this so called revenue raising!?DON'T FARKING SPEED!!!!!!!!!I'm not fussed where there parked or hiding, I got no problem with it at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never had any say Panda I <3 Floods Silver Donating Members 11,198 Member For: 13y 3m 28d Gender: Male Location: South West QLD Posted 15/10/13 03:54 AM Share Posted 15/10/13 03:54 AM Controlled speeds cause more accidents than preventing them.......Also congrats to NT for opening up sections of Stuart hwy to an unlimited speed. At least we have a progressive gonverment somewhere in Australia.Ummm...Yeah..Just..Ahh f*ck it too lazy to argue.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corzza 777 Member 7,135 Member For: 15y 9m 28d Gender: Male Location: Neutral Bay. Born and Bred in the RSA Posted 15/10/13 04:37 AM Share Posted 15/10/13 04:37 AM Cops are visible alright! Just yesterday on the way to Canberra and back, 4 highway patrols parked on the way to Canberra all from around 09:00 - 12:00.2 cars pulled over by highway patrols on the way there one was 2 cars in front of me just past Merulan. The other was just outside Yass by a Marked Pajeroand on the way back 2 undercovers and 3 marked highway patrol cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Velocity_ Bronze Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 13y 7m 4d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 15/10/13 11:25 AM Share Posted 15/10/13 11:25 AM (edited) There is no logic for this change outside of the bleeding obvious. Show me some data that proves hidden speed cameras decrease deaths from speeding and I will support this rubbish.How does hiding speed cameras encourage people to slow down when they don't know the camera is there? Edited 15/10/13 11:25 AM by _Velocity_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never had any say Panda I <3 Floods Silver Donating Members 11,198 Member For: 13y 3m 28d Gender: Male Location: South West QLD Posted 15/10/13 11:32 AM Share Posted 15/10/13 11:32 AM I can show you some data that shows how effective speed cameras were when they were first introduced.. And how effective they have been every year since.. My conclusion.. They need to find another new scare tactic.. Cause that one ain't working anymore.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fehlbie Donating Members 142 Member For: 15y 7m 28d Posted 15/10/13 11:41 AM Share Posted 15/10/13 11:41 AM Glad I don't live in North Korea, I mean Victoria. It is all about making money for the government. Speeding is a scape goat, so the can look like they are doing something to lower the road toll, but in reality it is to earn money. In fact if you look into the research, increased speed limits generally reduce road tolls on highways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Velocity_ Bronze Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 13y 7m 4d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 15/10/13 11:48 AM Share Posted 15/10/13 11:48 AM The Victorian state government should really take a look at the Federal election. Do they really think they will win a majority next election when they are barely hanging on to a minority at the moment (similar to the last Labour federal governement)? Come the next state election AMEP will win seats and then who will be laughing?The people are fed up with these fat cats and soon they'll be taking cricket bats to these revenue wands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never had any say Panda I <3 Floods Silver Donating Members 11,198 Member For: 13y 3m 28d Gender: Male Location: South West QLD Posted 15/10/13 11:50 AM Share Posted 15/10/13 11:50 AM Please tell me your research didn't come out of a wheels magazine? Blah blah blah blah blah blah.. The gist of it is that Australia's road network isn't suited to the situation that would allow increased limits and lower road toll.. Think of it this way.. If you have 400km between two cities.. Along the way there is 17 towns. You bounce in speed, 110 then 60 for a town, then 110, then 70 because a truck hasn't accelerated enough yet.. Increased speed limits aren't going to do sh*t.. If you had 400kms between two cities and only 1 or 2 townships between them.. Provided road conditions are suitable you might actually benefit from an increased limit.. But then you have the road condition requirements.. Anyone driven in Victoria recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 15d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 15/10/13 12:22 PM Share Posted 15/10/13 12:22 PM The Hume is straight through until Albury...325km's.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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