501 voters nabbed in first week of speeding crackdown

Fines and loss of points for driving offences are clearly not deterring enough drivers!

I for one would like to be made aware of drivers that are habitual offenders so that I can avoid them on the roads. We warn other drivers to take care around L and P plate drivers so why not a requirement for a special plate for drivers who have lost say more than, say, 6 points (ie generally this would usually be at least three driving offences – or two serious offences). Obviously it should only apply in respect of points lost from a future date and the plate could be removed as soon as enough points are expunged and the driver again has 6 points or less.

keepitup said :

On Monday I slowed down to 40 kph at the school zone in Boddington Cres, Kambah. White van man travelling behind simply pulled out and overtook me.

Next time, follow him and beat him to death with a tyre iron.

lol at calling it the “zero tolerance traffic enforcement campaign”, sounds so lame.

Zero tolerance would be revoking licenses forever.

Sgt.Bungers said :

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IMHO, the ACT Gov should allow the operation of mobile speed cameras in any school zone at any time (with 5 mins grace between the start and end of school zone times).

I doubt there’d be much community opposition… please correct me if I’m wrong.

I think the main problem with putting them in school zones is that they need to situated in such a way that there’s no chance of the speed camera accidentally catching someone before the actually get to the school zone. Unless you have two school zones right on top of each other, or a distinct bend in the road, too many tickets would end up being challenged.

Jon must have run out of money to pay for the huge digital information sign that was installed on the Parkway northbound today..

On Monday I slowed down to 40 kph at the school zone in Boddington Cres, Kambah. White van man travelling behind simply pulled out and overtook me.

Chop71 said :

I would like tto thank those 500 drivers for contributing to the ACT budget. Your contribution has helped pay for some of the ACT services we all need such as schools, hospitals, police, roads, parks and gardens etc.

Now please don’t put up rates this year…..

It’s nice of you to say “please”, but I don’t think it’s gonna work. 🙁

And +1 on congrats to those volunteering their hard earned to the community coffers via their accelerator pedals. Well done, and keep it up.

I would like tto thank those 500 drivers for contributing to the ACT budget. Your contribution has helped pay for some of the ACT services we all need such as schools, hospitals, police, roads, parks and gardens etc.

Now please don’t put up rates this year…..

Jim Jones said :

Despite the fact that it’s a school zone (40km limit), which chicanes and speed humps scattered about, the amount of cars that fair f#cking tear down that road is scary.

Hmmm are you sure you’ve got the right bit of road, as there are no chicanes or speed humps on Condamine St, rather a single raised school crossing. Additionally, there is no designated crossing for the cycle path on Condamine St.

Perhaps (directed at dtc and not you JJ) it was David St, which has both chicanes and a crossing on the cycle path.

georgesgenitals said :

Jim Jones said :

Despite the fact that it’s a school zone (40km limit), which chicanes and speed humps scattered about, the amount of cars that fair f#cking tear down that road is scary.

I would have thought this would make it an ideal spot for a fixed speed camera.

Speed cameras are only located where a significant number of motorists are exceeding the speed limit… ie: where the speed limit is too low and/or the road through the area was inappopriately designed so as to encourage motorists to drive too fast without realising it.

Areas such as this Condamine St, where the only people exceeding the speed limits are idiots, as opposed to the average joe… are not profitable enough for speed cameras.

IMHO, the ACT Gov should allow the operation of mobile speed cameras in any school zone at any time (with 5 mins grace between the start and end of school zone times).

I doubt there’d be much community opposition… please correct me if I’m wrong.