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Old 27-05-2012, 06:11 PM   #121
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To be honest I think there is nothing obscure about the laws listed by the op and I was well aware of all of them.

Here are some I am also aware of but are probably a bit more obscure.

It is an offense to not secure (lock) your motor vehicle.

It is an offense to park your car with the windows down.

It is an offense to have any part of you body out of the vehicle while driving.

It is an offense to not park correctly between the lines in a car park.

It is an offense to produce more noise than necessary, ie rev your engine more than needed.

It is an offense to reverse your vehicle further than absolutely necessary.

It is an offense to ride you push bike 'furiously'

It is an offense to not have a bell fitted to a push bike.

It is an offense for an adult to ride a push bike on the footpath.

These are all true and current laws in NSW that police can issue tickets for. If you give me time I can probably think of more.


It's an offence to misspell offence.
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Old 27-05-2012, 06:22 PM   #122
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To be honest I think there is nothing obscure about the laws listed by the op and I was well aware of all of them.

Here are some I am also aware of but are probably a bit more obscure.

It is an offense to not secure (lock) your motor vehicle.

It is an offense to park your car with the windows down.

It is an offense to have any part of you body out of the vehicle while driving.

It is an offense to not park correctly between the lines in a car park.

It is an offense to produce more noise than necessary, ie rev your engine more than needed.

It is an offense to reverse your vehicle further than absolutely necessary.

It is an offense to ride you push bike 'furiously'

It is an offense to not have a bell fitted to a push bike.

It is an offense for an adult to ride a push bike on the footpath.

These are all true and current laws in NSW that police can issue tickets for. If you give me time I can probably think of more.
police were out in force today during "the tour de oz" bike race, story continue's after these short messages.
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Old 27-05-2012, 08:56 PM   #123
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I ONLY ride my bicycle when I'm furious...should I turn myself in now or wait till monday?
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Old 27-05-2012, 09:09 PM   #124
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It isn't an offence to ride your bicycle on the footpath in Queensland unless otherwise stated.
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Old 27-05-2012, 11:16 PM   #125
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It's an offence to misspell offence.
Straight copy and paste from on line dictionary:

offense (-fns)

1.
a. The act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront.
b. The state of being offended.
2.
a. A violation or infraction of a moral or social code; a transgression or sin.
b. A transgression of law; a crime.
3. Something that outrages moral sensibilities: Genocide is an offense to all civilized humans.
4. (fns) The act of attacking or assaulting.
5. (fns) Sports
a. The means or tactics used in attempting to score.
b. A team in possession of the ball or puck, or those players whose primary duty is to attempt to score.
c. Scoring ability or potential.
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Old 27-05-2012, 11:20 PM   #126
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You'll find that offense is American English. Though technically correct, we use offence since we use UK English.
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Old 27-05-2012, 11:41 PM   #127
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You'll find that offense is American English. Though technically correct, we use offence since we use UK English.
Well we did once but unfortunately even that bastion of correct Queen's English, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation spell colour, color........
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Old 27-05-2012, 11:41 PM   #128
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Your probably right there, so one is not more correct than the other I guess.
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Old 28-05-2012, 06:18 AM   #129
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Old 28-05-2012, 10:45 AM   #130
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problem lies within our yankee spellcheckers......who....may I ask is checking the spellchecker???????

or should that be "whom"??........my english teacher would be turning in his grave.......yardstick at the ready.......cane at 10 0'clock
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Old 28-05-2012, 11:10 AM   #131
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You'll find that offense is American English. Though technically correct, we use offence since we use UK English.
being silly in the wet.. i took out offence and a letterbox..
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Old 28-05-2012, 11:27 AM   #132
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K, I don't even know what "being silly in the wet" means. Anyone?
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Old 28-05-2012, 11:53 AM   #133
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K, I don't even know what "being silly in the wet" means. Anyone?
It is like being silly in the dry but soggier.....
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Old 28-05-2012, 12:40 PM   #134
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It's one thing to have laws or rules. Its another to enforce them. Just because we have keep left unless overtaking rules doesn't mean people follow them, or that police will enforce them. I live in Melbourne, and I'm pretty sure one of the road rules is to indicate to change lanes. That one seems to have become a recommendation to most people not a rule.
I see at least one car a day changing lanes without an indicator.
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There's only a couple of road rules now, DUI and speeding. One is dealt with by booze buses and the other by private contractors. Nothing else matters because they are not enforced, nor are they very lucrative. Where are the traffic cops? I never see them.
Exactly. Do as you want, just don't drink or speed.
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Old 28-05-2012, 05:04 PM   #135
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Why I don't understand (well actually I do) is why there are aren't frequent ad's on TV, radio and in magazines showing road rules. actually putting in the faces of the road users. Not just the 'Speed kills' garbage that they do.
I always thought it a good idea when they have any sort of advertising that relates to a specific rule they should advertise the rule number and section to motivate people to look it up. Even advertising obscure rules (speed at which to enter a round about) would provoke people to have a read.

Ideally the licencing authority would test on the whole rule book, not just how to operate a car.
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Old 28-05-2012, 05:32 PM   #136
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You can get booked for eating or drinking (non-alcoholic drink) whilst driving. Comes under not being in full control of the vehicle.

And yes, it's as stupid as the mud splashing a bus one.

As for quoting a rule number when advertising. Sounds a little silly. Just advertising should be enough to wake people up to the fact, don't do what they're advertising not to do.
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Old 29-05-2012, 07:29 AM   #137
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Any protrusion/ component, feature object or fitting on the vehicle whose design, construction and/or condition and the manner in which it is affixed, is likely to create the risk of bodily injury to any person.

this is a law in Vic at least :http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/NR/rd...340/0/VSI8.pdf sec 16

seems reasonable? certainly and that would include having 4 inches or more of solid metal bar protruding from the vehicle, as outlined in http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/NR/rd...FF/0/VSI24.pdf

Given I see Police cars violating this reg, its unlikely anyone is going to get picked up for this, but it may be a different matter if someone sues you for injury/damages.
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Old 29-05-2012, 02:49 PM   #138
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Any protrusion/ component, feature object or fitting on the vehicle whose design, construction and/or condition and the manner in which it is affixed, is likely to create the risk of bodily injury to any person.

this is a law in Vic at least :http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/NR/rd...340/0/VSI8.pdf sec 16

seems reasonable? certainly and that would include having 4 inches or more of solid metal bar protruding from the vehicle, as outlined in http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/NR/rd...FF/0/VSI24.pdf

Given I see Police cars violating this reg, its unlikely anyone is going to get picked up for this, but it may be a different matter if someone sues you for injury/damages.
this is a cloudy issue. manufacturers don't seem to have to abide by the same laws. forward facing bonnet scoops are apparently illegal and yet cars like subaru wrx, turbo territory etc have them and are completely legal.
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Old 30-05-2012, 10:19 AM   #139
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I see at least one car a day changing lanes without an indicator.

Its more like one car every minute that I see here in Brisbane.
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