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    Senior Member HughH's Avatar
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    Yes
    a great way of revenue raising dressed up as "saving lives" In our (inner) suburb in Melbourne the standard speed limit for significant parts is 30kph (just over 18MPH) and the highest is 60kph on a major road with most of the rest 40. I regularly get passed even in 40kph zones by bicycles but for some reason they seem to be exempt

    In the 911 I sometimes wonder if it is worth getting out of first gear at 40kph

    We also have so called "anti hoon laws" that relate to speeding, drug or alcohol use or things like street racing or similar (even doing doughnuts in carparks) see extract:

    "A first-time offender may expect that the vehicle be impounded or immobilised for a period of 30 days. However, subsequent offences will result in an increase in the duration of the impoundment or immobilisation period. A second time offender may expect to have the vehicle impounded or immobilised for between 45 days to 3 months while third time offenders may have the vehicle impounded permanently. It is important to note that people who have been caught driving 70km/h over the speed limit will automatically be classed as second time offenders."
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    oh jeh, it is not easy for you in the distant down under. are there no tolerances for the measurement? Here in Germany, a 3 km / h tolerance is automatically deducted from the measurement result. if there is a flash in a limited area on the autobahn, they adjust the speed camera so transgressions up to 5 km / h are not measured. the day before yesterday i drove with my cayman gts in the early morning on the unlimited part of the autobahn for a short 304 km / h :-) but of course we also have 30.40, 50 zones and even walking pace. last week in italy highway limited to 130 a radar detector could be helpful.

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    Uwe

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    ... and of course ... in Australia ... radar detectors are absolutely VERBODEN .....

    (interestingly, in June 2020 Western Australia added it to the verboden list too:
    "West Australian drivers face fines of up to $4800 if they are caught using radar detectors to evade speed cameras under proposed laws introduced to Parliament on Wednesday")

    That's almost US$3,500 chaps .... !!!!!!!
    Paul

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    Quote Originally Posted by HughH View Post
    Yes

    In the 911 I sometimes wonder if it is worth getting out of first gear at 40kph
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    Wow,,,,that's terrible,,,,and for a country that was founded as a penal colony Somehow I thought Australia was a lot looser than that.
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