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Firstly, state police departments don't receive the money from speed camera fines. It goes into the respective state government's consolidated revenue fund. Secondly, it would be most unusual for a 'top cop' from any jurisdiction to complain in the media about a multi million dollar loss of revenue from traffic fines. That would be career suicide. I worked in police media and public affairs for many years, so have a reasonable understanding of how the game is played! ![]() |
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Aus is the biggest nanny state in the world Even dictatorships like china have higher speed limits on their freeways |
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You seem to be fishing for the answer that you want. Let me guess - you just got done for speeding?
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Maybe if half the imbeciles on the roads these days knew how to drive, the cops wouldn't have to be so strict.
Assuming half the imbeciles on the road have a licence.
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So you were fined for driving in the right lane obstructing traffic.
This thread is pointless. Been here for a few months. Every single post in this thread, tells me a lot.
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Exact same deal over the ditch .....the latest craze over here is altering speed limits all over the place then sit back and collect the revenue
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The fines are for revenue raising, they should honestly just come out and say it. Because it’s really a voluntary tax, you don’t have to speed, everyone can drive a few k’s under the limit, and then watch our road network collapse. I’ve copped fines before, no point in getting mad over it. I did it, I knew I did it, life goes on until my next one.
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"you don't have to speed" sure but the biggest issue is our speed limits don't match the 85th percentile, in other countries speed limits are set using the 85th percentile method Australia seems to deliberately set them below the 85th percentile to maximise speeding fine revenue |
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The limit is the limit. I speed, 95% inadvertently, the rest a conscious decision. I know I speed, so when I get a fine, I cop it. |
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rather than thinking our revenue raising approach to speed limits is the only correct way to do it? |
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Too wet to mow the lawn or do some work on the car? Your footy team not being televised today? I can think of no other reasons you’d be banging on about this inane subject for the last 5 or 6 hrs! There’s other really interesting stuff on this forum you know?
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The limit is the limit. I speed, 95% inadvertently, the rest a conscious decision. I know I speed, so when I get a fine, I cop it.
Well everyone including myself, Off duty police office, Road Law maker by the politicians, solictor, lawyer, Judges all speed when is safe suit the road condition still get fine but what about lot of underage kids stealing cars do speeding ,hooning dont alway get fine becauce their under age and crimnal court they know there are no consequences for their behaviour,"BS bring back the whip will fix them up and this will bring biggest wakeup call , |
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I almost always drive up to 10km over. I've been fined twice in 24 years of driving, and when I get caught I cop it on the chin.
Speed enforcement laws are ridiculous, as are the seemingly arbitrarily set speed limits. Go ahead, fine me, I don't care.
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All 21 posts within this one thread.
I have a feeling that someone has joined this forum with an agenda. Thread closed. |
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