Terry, Actually my name is Nick. It is confusing but I am using the Family email, anyway...
I thought a de-restriction sign was a black circle with a strike through it on a white background. Apparently in the good old days it meant 'no speed limit' but now it means 110Kph. Bugger. Nick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 2:22 PM Subject: RE: FW: Speed cameras Info > Thinking about this again i've got this de-restriction sign thing the wrong > way round - it's more likely called a restriction sign. > > TR > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Terry Rudd > Sent: Sunday, 10 February 2002 1:19 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: FW: Speed cameras Info > > > Ken, > > A de-restriction sign is when the speed limit changes downwards eg 110-80; > 100-60 etc like in a little village with a pub, two dogs and a copper with a > camera at 2 in the morning. School zones are a big revenue raiser too, but I > don't have a problem with these areas as kids and their mothers do stupid > things around schools. The NRMA is doing a speed survey in school zones at > the moment, should be interesting to see what the results are like; if > they're not good then motorist beware - reactive policing of speed limits. > > regards > Terry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ken Abraham > Sent: Sunday, 10 February 2002 11:50 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: FW: Speed cameras Info > > > Terry, > What is a de-restriction sign? > Sounds nice :) > > Nick > > PS The RTA has a list of all fixed speed cameras in NSW on their website. I > keep a copy with my Street directory so I can plan ahead. > You would have to be a bit of a Muppet to get caught by them though, they > are well sign posted, but people still do. > -Could just be a Sydney driver thing, Christ we are such awful drivers. > > As for mobile speed traps, if everyone flashed their lights to warn oncoming > drivers - there'd be no problems and the Police could go back to more useful > work. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 8:18 PM > Subject: RE: FW: Speed cameras Info > > > > Indeed they are in road work zones, and what's more they only have to tell > > you somewhere within 100ks that they police road work signs - you've all > > probably seen the signs. Did you know that 85-90% of all speed camera and > > radar bookings in NSW are made inside de-restriction signs and something > > like between 400 and 1000 metres of the sign. Slowing down at > derestriction > > signs certainly improves your chances of not being booked by a speed > camera > > or radar. This doesn't apply all that often in the ACT, they're just > revenue > > raising sneaky bastards that don't follow any rules what so ever - > actually > > they do sit just inside derestriction signs but it's usually very marginal > > distance wise - more like 300 metres most times but I haven't heard of > > anyone challenging a booking in court. > > > > regards > > Terry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Richard Webb > > Sent: Saturday, 9 February 2002 4:41 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: FW: Speed cameras Info > > > > > > arent some of those locations in roadworks zones? anyway I came back on > > thursday, hope none were operational then! > > > > rich > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "James Cox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 4:26 AM > > Subject: Re: FW: Speed cameras Info > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
