I agree. speeding is stupid. but gadgets are cool :)
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 1:37 PM Subject: Re: Off topic, radar +speeding > Matt, > I agree here, up to a point. I lost my license a couple of years ago for > speeding. So I tend not to. Plus in the majority of cases where I do see > people speeding its completely inappropriate. Ie tight two land roads and > the like. > What I do object to is the so-called `evidence' (statistics) which > support the goverments basis for all this speeding shit: it saves lives. > What a crock. They had in the paper the other day the annual road > casualties since recordings began in 1954. And guess what? Its actually > lower now than it was then, take into account all the extra cars on the > roads, the extra average amount of time people spend in cars etc etc and > what do you come to the conclusion? It is a lot safer to drive now. I > dunno about you, but I don't think that the massive anti-speeding > campaign undertaken in the last 10 years or so has made any significant > difference. People will be people, and I still see people speeding all > the time. > I believe it is due, atleast in some part, to the improvements in > technology. Ie, ABS, TC, SRSs and the like, and improvements in braking > performance for family sedans. Ie compare a 1975 HJ's stopping distance > and avoidance ability with that of a 2003 VY. (1975 had the highest > fatalities with 1020ish). > So, while I do believe that speeding does make accidents more serious, I > don't believe it has the ability to overcome the advances in safety > technology, especially now and in the future. And for this reason, > they're ``its for your own good'' line is a load of! > No, its just another way to tax us. They can't do it the old-fashioned > way (raising taxes) you see because then they have no justification aside > from ``we need the money'' so they up all the fines and costs of > everything and bingo, get the same thing anyway. > > Dave > > Original Message dated 8/19/03, 9:49:52 PM > Author: Matthew Cherry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Re: Re: Off topic, radar +speeding: > > > sorry to be a prick to y'all ... but i honestly reckon ...... wouldnt be > easier to not speed? it's cheaper ... & u save fuel!!!! if ur gunna speed > u should get caught!!! > dats my 2 cents anyhow! > > Matt > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lach > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 9:28 PM > Subject: RE: Off topic, radar +speeding > > OK. Let me tell you how this system sucks. My ex got a letter in the mail > saying she ran a red right turn arrow. She denied it and went to see the > pictures. They showed her stopped at a red light with her front wheels > just over the white line. To add insult to injury, the cameras take four > frames and in every one, she was in the same spot (ie. Stationary) with > her brake lights on. Verdict, guilty. Guilty of a having a fucking > conscience and stopping at a red light but not squeezing the brakes > enough to pull up on their little spot. Screw them and their fund > raising. > > Lach > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jimmy > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 9:06 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Off topic, radar +speeding > > I am sorry I could've sworn I said RED LIGH AND SPEED CAMERAS. This is > how they idnetify your rego, they take a picture of the rear or front of > your car and send it to you...sometimes. > > There is one on antill and northborne aswell, near dickson > > Lach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Umm, if its under the road, how does it pick up the rego number? The > only one I know of is the red light one at Northbourne and Barry Drive. > There must be a camera somewhere. > > Lach > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailtoo:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jimmy > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 12:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Off topic, radar +speeding > > > In case anyone is interested, Canberra has just installed a speed trap > under the roads along northbourne avenue. By this I mean it has detectors > that actually determine how fast the car is travelling when it passes > over the top. This effectively means you CANNOT speed along this road. I > just received two phone calls from my dad and girlfriend saying 'i just > got a letter in the mail' so I am $200 out of pocket and I only just got > all my points back. Was only going 10km over the limit obviously. > > So they now have speed cameras, red light cameras and these things on > this road, speeding will be a thing of the past soon. > > > Yahoo! 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