Flashless speed cameras in Sydney
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I agree with your points Dave and I'm sorry if my points in dicussion have offended anyone but heres why...
1. The mindless number of mangled wrecks I've had to attend to over the years, and the significant costs to the community in terms of loss of life and safety and real costs which wear a bit thin after a while.
2. The other is the second most dangerous decision a police officer has to make other than pulling the trigger...pressing the accelerator when we need to intercept one of those 'bloody idiots.
Whilst there may be some 'opposing' views on both sides of the fence there will always be one thing in common (which you quite rightly pointed out)...education and training...
1. The mindless number of mangled wrecks I've had to attend to over the years, and the significant costs to the community in terms of loss of life and safety and real costs which wear a bit thin after a while.
2. The other is the second most dangerous decision a police officer has to make other than pulling the trigger...pressing the accelerator when we need to intercept one of those 'bloody idiots.
Whilst there may be some 'opposing' views on both sides of the fence there will always be one thing in common (which you quite rightly pointed out)...education and training...
Otherwise, I respect your experience and regret anyone has to attend these horrible scenes. My real point was that more speed cameras do not stop such things happening but better education and training will at least reduce them and perhaps make more crashes less threatening to human life through the deployment of learnt evasive skills.
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A further point - at least when police officers make that second most dangerous decision they do so with the benefit of training and experience to control the car at speed safely.
We KNOW young drivers will speed at some point, if not often, so why not equip them with the skills to control the car and perhaps learn how easily they can overreach their meagre experience base??
The current over-emphasis on punishment is like giving a kid a bag of lollies and telling him he'll get a smack if he eats more than one - it just defies common sense.
We KNOW young drivers will speed at some point, if not often, so why not equip them with the skills to control the car and perhaps learn how easily they can overreach their meagre experience base??
The current over-emphasis on punishment is like giving a kid a bag of lollies and telling him he'll get a smack if he eats more than one - it just defies common sense.
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Well, I kind of like Mogley's point, as if their reward was substantial enough I wouldn't have to work part-time to keep myself while I'm at uni. They do reward drivers in Victoria by reducing or waiving the re-licensing fee at renewal after 10 years. But I reckon there should be a tax rebate for good behaviour.
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In all seriousness, I think there was a program up in NSW that recognised good driving for a while but I can't remember the details and I don't think it really got off the ground in a major way.
Unfortunately, cash incentives have about the same deterrent effect as cash fines - money doesn't really stop people driving stupidly.
Unfortunately, cash incentives have about the same deterrent effect as cash fines - money doesn't really stop people driving stupidly.
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In all seriousness, I think there was a program up in NSW that recognised good driving for a while but I can't remember the details and I don't think it really got off the ground in a major way.
Unfortunately, cash incentives have about the same deterrent effect as cash fines - money doesn't really stop people driving stupidly.
Unfortunately, cash incentives have about the same deterrent effect as cash fines - money doesn't really stop people driving stupidly.
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In all seriousness, I think there was a program up in NSW that recognised good driving for a while but I can't remember the details and I don't think it really got off the ground in a major way.
Unfortunately, cash incentives have about the same deterrent effect as cash fines - money doesn't really stop people driving stupidly.
Unfortunately, cash incentives have about the same deterrent effect as cash fines - money doesn't really stop people driving stupidly.
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We're a bit behind you guys in NSW and Victoria. The Government is talking about installing its first fixed speed cameras on the M1...and if you ask for my opinion, any initiative which is designed to save lives is a good one.
The great unknown is where, when and how but I'm sure the day it happens we'll all hear about it!!!
The great unknown is where, when and how but I'm sure the day it happens we'll all hear about it!!!
Lower speed limits in urban areas are essential as are measures to show drivers why.
BUT
This year we are getting B Triples on NSW roads and I assume that they will be allowed to travel at 100 anywhere that I am. I suspect that my 8 would stop faster from 130 than the B Triple can stop from 100 and we won't even contemplate cornering.
I will never be convinced that on the M1 a properly trained experienced driver in a well maintained modern car (excluding the Holden Viva hire car I had last week) couldn't travel safely at 140 if there were no threat of another driver changing lanes into him/her. In that regard I agree absolutely with your points 7 and 8.
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