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31-01-2008, 06:49 AM | #31 | ||
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Um well mines not so great, P's in 88 I have covered an average od 60,000km per year since Ive had a few moments I'm not so proud of.
NowI have kids I have understood the importance and the privelige of holding a licence
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31-01-2008, 06:59 AM | #32 | |||
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31-01-2008, 01:15 PM | #33 | |||
my other ride is the bus.
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Had licence for nearly 3 years, no accidents, two speeding tickets in the space of 2 minutes by fixed cameras (one causing 3 months suspension on its own, combination causing 3 month suspension because of points - although I'm going to appeal the second suspension) I consider my self a good driver (yes, I am a P plater) and the only reason for the fines is that I was driving home after a long shift as a volunteer with the emergency services and wasn't paying attention and just driving at sensible speed, but not legal speed. (yes, I believe there is a difference)
Lots of parking tickets... I work in Sydney City where you have to buy a new ticket every 2 hours and the brown bombers are in abundance. I would average my driving at almost 100,000kms in that time (lots of country commuting and including a return Nullabor crossing to Perth.)
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31-01-2008, 01:26 PM | #34 | ||
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Driving for 7 years
Approx 150,000 1 accident not at fault 2 Speeding tickets - 1) In the domain tunnel when i first got my licence. my car sounded so coool in there!!! And 2nd one was on a street fords cruise on geelong rd Not 1 parking ticket! Not bad for someone who worked in the city for 2 years.. Well thats my highlight of my driving career...
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31-01-2008, 01:33 PM | #35 | ||
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5 years, approx 150,000k's.
Loss of license twice in the first 6 months of having it Learnt my lesson 2 and half years without even a warning then.... Charged for not carrying a license Finally got another speeding fine 10k over last November No accidents No parking tickets But another 5 years untill I get to say I have a clean license.
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31-01-2008, 01:35 PM | #36 | ||
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Driving 4 years, 200,000kms. 1 fine - driving manual with auto licence on Red P's, 2 at fault accos.
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31-01-2008, 04:23 PM | #37 | |||
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Licensed since around 1980.
No own fault accidents. 2 speeding fines. No DUI. As I was a taxi driver for nearly 10 years, and drove a meat truck doing deliveries all day for 6 days a week for 18 months you guess the Kilometres.
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31-01-2008, 04:34 PM | #38 | ||
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Licensed in 2000
1 at fault backed into someone ever so slightly due to fogged up rear window. Lost license for 6 months $1500 fine for 114kmh in a 60 zone. Ohter then that nothing, always afraid to speed after my first indiscretion. I admit was young and dumb : . Trust me i paid plenty for car insurance for the 3 years following that
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31-01-2008, 04:36 PM | #39 | |||
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31-01-2008, 04:45 PM | #40 | |||
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31-01-2008, 04:56 PM | #41 | ||
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31-01-2008, 05:19 PM | #42 | |||
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31-01-2008, 05:28 PM | #43 | ||
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ok here goes
got my p's in 1994 so i've been driving for 14 years. 3 at fault accidents, 7 not at fault (including a 5 car pile up on iron cove bridge in 1997 i was at the front, the 5th car didn't stop : ) 3 speeding fines, worst 190km in a 90km zone (country rd and i was young and very dumb) also very lucky to keep license and not kill myself or anyone else. 2 red light camera tickets no loss of license at all lost count of how many k's driven, easily add up to twice around australia. i love driving my missus on the other hand. driving for 12 years. got her license in 1996 no speeding fines, no license loss 1 not at fault accident, someone hit the back of her mazda 121 and tried to blame her for him hitting her she was stationary at a red light : :togo:
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31-01-2008, 05:33 PM | #44 | ||
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this thread will turn into 'please boast about your road-based misconduct' if we're all not careful.
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31-01-2008, 05:46 PM | #45 | ||
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ok..... driving 5 years
p-plates... 1 speed offense (47 in a 40 zone - minutes before school zone ended) 1 mobile phone offense blacks (2 years) nothing... nip nada.... no at-fault accidents 1 not at fault accident where i was clipped by some "red p-plater" in her daddies bmw who was TEXTING!!
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31-01-2008, 05:54 PM | #46 | ||
Bugger! 1390mm too long!!
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I've been driving for 5 years, lost my license once for running a red light.(Instant loss for disobeying traffic signal). 1 at fault accident, backed into a car in a rigid in a small street. stupid foreigner.. 3 fines, red light, speeding and recently a log book fine in FNQ.
Well, i travelled 36,000 in my TX5, 70,000 so far in my XH, 20,000 as a courier, 166,800 in Rigids and 96,000kms doing interstate in Semis so far. So that's approximately 388,800kms roughly travelled in total. WOW, i've never sat down and worked out roughly how far i've travelled!!
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01-02-2008, 12:20 AM | #47 | ||
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saw this thread yesterday, im not going to even consider saying how many fines etc
but...... loss of licence 5 times parking fines a plenty speeding fines and other infingments is a 5 page printout from vic roads no at fault accidents had 3 cars written off 1 car was written off 3 times before i let it go (rear ended 2 times never fixed damage and t boned the last time) let off with my latest fine (and 1 month licence suspension) for an administration error. whatever the police mean by that. have driven more than 500,00km mechanic 9 years courier 2years. and i have had my licence for 10 years and roughly one year of that suspended. |
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01-02-2008, 01:03 AM | #48 | ||
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I'm a P plater with all my points! Where do I get my medal?! :
(If I get booked in the next week i blame you all and this thread!)
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01-02-2008, 01:26 AM | #49 | ||
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Driving 10 years since my L's, 8 on a full licence. Have NEVER lost a point or been fined for anything in 8 years, living in NSW or Victoria.
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01-02-2008, 04:19 AM | #50 | ||
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I've been driving 18 years zero accidents just a few fines back in the early years on a bike, still managing to go through a pair of rear tyres in under 5000 ks without burnouts
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01-02-2008, 08:08 AM | #51 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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I'm on my Ls (Had them since October 07') and no fines
Though i nearly had the front half of my driving instructors Lancer taken off though :S |
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01-02-2008, 11:24 AM | #52 | ||
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Driving for 30 years, 3 speeding fine all less than 15 over (1983,1994,2002), no at fault accidents and travelled over 1,200,000 K's over those 30 years. Steve Last edited by JG66ME; 01-02-2008 at 11:31 AM. |
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01-02-2008, 11:33 AM | #53 | ||
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Been driving for 1.5 years. Travelled approx 10,000kms. No record whatsoever! No at fault acko's or acko's period! Touch wood.
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01-02-2008, 11:39 AM | #54 | ||
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30 years
2.5 million k,s 2 crashes 15 traffic infringments
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01-02-2008, 01:01 PM | #55 | |||
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01-02-2008, 10:19 PM | #56 | ||
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not proud of it whatsoever. i am actually appauled by it. if it wasnt for this thread i wouldnt have even thought about it. i had a clean record for 3 years until the next paragraph.
thanks to this thread i probably jinxed myself nicely too! that fine and suspension i got let off for, well the boys in blue sent me a new fine for it which is $7 dearer and i still lose my licence. oh well as the old saying goes do the crime pay the time. |
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01-02-2008, 10:24 PM | #57 | |||
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01-02-2008, 10:26 PM | #58 | |||
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01-02-2008, 10:56 PM | #59 | ||
Yes it is mine...
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Got licence in 1982
Got done for 130 in a 60 zone as amphometer went no higher. Paid $400 fine in mid 85. My fortnightly wage was $150, or close to it. Still have summons to court somewhere as a reminder Been clean ever since, but use motorsport as an outlet. Pretty hard to convince yourself that anything above 150 on a public road is anything but dumb........ |
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01-02-2008, 11:27 PM | #60 | ||
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heres mine not very good i know!!!
driving 6 years 7 fines in last 2 years all speeding mostly under 10 klms two 20 to 25 klms over one reversed after i sent it back . three warnings from police for doing burnouts before the new laws came in ,1 warning for doing a chirpy in front of a cop,1 fine going through stop sign then trying to evade police (thought i could get away before he could do a uturn)pulled over numerous times for being a d****head on my old motorbike,1 unregistered vehicle fine,1 parking also fine had to produce car at police station for roadworthy check as too low too loud running slicks cost me a fortune to get it to pass and only had three days to fix everything, i probably do about 1200 klms a week im a truck driver no fines in last 6 months and trying very hard to obey all road laws as im sick of paying fines.. |
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