Thread: Fellow Victorians, Watch Out

Quote: Originally Posted by Vitriol Wish I had of seen this thread before driving to NSW.. I saw a cop in the distance driving towards me, I was doing 125 in a 110 zone, didn't bother slowing down because I was like "meh.. what's he gonna do? have some dash-mounted radar that will lock onto my speed enabling him to do a u-turn and dick me? ha!" And..well.. Hahaha... Lachy, I still remember Police/TAC ads on telly...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dan@dms Why do you want one? Interested in the technology is all. I'm fairly certain they would be mega$ and only available to law enforcement.

Quote: Originally Posted by PatPants it will all get to the point where every corner has a camera and will have tolerances of like .5kmph ah society, i know speeding kills, but im sure its more of a fund raising for governments then actual safety. Remembers those speed cameras on the west gate that were going crazy and taking photos of birds and slow moving cars, gold. I disagree that speed kills, if this was true all police officers would be...

Quote: Originally Posted by inertia8 As long as they don't burn my retina's... How much do these things cost each? Are the public allowed to procure them (I presume they would be a complete ripoff like anything made for the government..) Why do you want one?

it will all get to the point where every corner has a camera and will have tolerances of like .5kmph ah society, i know speeding kills, but im sure its more of a fund raising for governments then actual safety. Remembers those speed cameras on the west gate that were going crazy and taking photos of birds and slow moving cars, gold.

In other news: Quote: Is speed really a killer? PETER MCKAY October 30, 2009 Comments 7 Is speed really a killer? Is speed really a killer? Lobbyists are arguing for an increase in some speed limits to curb boredom and road rage. It's the mantra all drivers learn from the time they first slap on L-plates: the faster you go, the greater your chance of a serious crash. The reasoning is simple. The greater your speed, the less time you have...

Quote: Originally Posted by Doigal Interestingly enough, imagine the size of the budget black hole (well, imagine how much bigger it would be) if no one got caught? Hence why they actually budget and set targets for camera revenue - and with more people taking the messages on board (or at least fearing for their demerit points/bank balances) and driving slower (agonisingly), the government needs to install more cameras and look toward new...

Quote: Originally Posted by Vitriol Wish I had of seen this thread before driving to NSW.. I saw a cop in the distance driving towards me, I was doing 125 in a 110 zone, didn't bother slowing down because I was like "meh.. what's he gonna do? have some dash-mounted radar that will lock onto my speed enabling him to do a u-turn and dick me? ha!" And..well.. How long have you been driving? Mobile radar has been...

Thumbs up for putting money into 'real' policing! Could have just gone to another two pointless speed cameras, whereas if you get ping by these new radars at least you'll get a fair cop who may consider driving records, etc etc and tone down the fine/issue warning etc. HM

mmmmm....this is true.....I got pinged by one outside Holbrook in the early 80s while moving my car (a tad to fast apparently) to Victoria