EcoCloudIT
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If you got done for 5km/hr over you most likely was at 8km/hr over the limit at that stage....or say 108km/hr in a 100km zone (or in your case 109km/hr).
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Tesla Model 3 in Australia
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If you got done for 5km/hr over you most likely was at 8km/hr over the limit at that stage....or say 108km/hr in a 100km zone (or in your case 109km/hr).
Priit
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65 in 60 zone. Regardless, I have no plans to give them any more of my money, so sticking to the limits now.
EcoCloudIT
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Sure but look at the fine closely and you will see they have knocked off some km's for the "fudge" factor....
Something like:
Detected speed 68km/hr in a 60km/hr zone, alleged speed 65km (error range +/- 3km/h)
Somthing like this....
raynewman
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Obviously not a fixed RADAR; those things are set to trigger at limit + 1%limit +1 (ie 67 in a 60 zone).
That's an Australian standard.
EcoCloudIT
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Priit
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My infringement notice shows Detected speed 65km/h in a 60km/h zone, alleged speed 65km/h (error range +/- 2km/h) So I could have probably said I was doing 63 if I wanted to argue with them, but I suspect that would not have made any difference in the fine.
Priit
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It was not fixed, it was one of those parked cars that look like private cars but have a camera shooting through rear window.
Candleflame
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Have I mentioned that I hate the australian standard? ...
You mean like this?
Very interesting that engine ideling is illegal in Australia but they have no problem leaving this old car ideling all day to power their taxcollection equipment.
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They have previously parked their speed cameras on our property and I had them move under threat of towing the vehicle. They were not happy.
In Brisbane I've seen them blocking footpaths, forcing pedestrians on to the road, and parking on people's pristine (well, not any more) front lawns. The law does not seem to apply to revenue-hungry traffic cops.
They aren’t cops.
Private company (?Macquarie Bank owns them, I think).
They get paid to issue fines.
Private company (?Macquarie Bank owns them, I think).
They get paid to issue fines.
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I do it to hypermile on remote country drives, which I seem to do a lot of. Just got back to Sydney from Casino. I wouldn’t bother optimising if I had plenty of buffer.
Just to clarify, it’s not so much about speeding, but rather letting yourself slow down a bit as you approach the crest (rather than keep power on) then let yourself speed back up as you go down the other side (rather than regen all the way down).
As you go up the hill you can feather the throttle to maintain say 20kW (little blip of orange) then keep the power neutral on the way down (using a little throttle to increase speed at 0kW rather than regen).
In Queensland they are operated by Police Officers and the revenue from these cameras goes back to QLD Transport and Main Roads. Was very surprised to see the amount of signs and warnings of an upcoming mobile speed camera when in NSW recently, it even had flashing orange lights on top of it. They are fairly well disguised up here but you eventually learn to know what they look like. They've started using Mitsubishi Outlanders now which I haven't seen previously.
I've found the Model 3 speedo to be spot on, no tolerance like my other cars. Verified by using the GPS speedo on my phone and also speed zone signs on the road (telling me to slow down when I'm sitting on 51 in a 50 zone).
No one is exempt from the statutes.
There is an option here - don’t exceed the speed limit. Speeding is not compulsory, you know.
For those who think traffic cops are “revenue hungry” then deny them that revenue by not speeding. If one chooses to exceed the speed limit, then do so accepting the potential consequences. If you get fined, it was your choice to tempt fate, so suck it up and don’t whinge about it.
My point seems to have sailed over your head. The cops are breaking the law in their efforts to stealthily trap people. I do agree though, that people should not whine about getting caught. As I've said on this forum before, everyone managed not to speed in their test.
If these things worked, then revenue would head downwards. Instead, it's going upwards. It's nothing more than tax revenue collection under the guise of road safety.
Candleflame
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does nsw also signpost their mobile cameras? afaik they only advertise their fixed cameras (which arent really a thing in QLD they have way more mobile cameras than fixed)
Candleflame
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well its a pay to use tax but you also get points unfortunately.... Which can amass quickly if you drive a lot.
If that’s true, then lodge a complaint with evidence of the lawbreaking to the relevant authority in QLD (I don’t know who polices the police in QLD). Also, if it’s true, then any fine so issued could be challenged in court. Generally, if evidence was unlawfully collected it can’t be used to convict.
If this alleged unlawful practice is challenged enough times and fines are overturned, either the practice will stop, or an attempt will be made to change the law to make the alleged illegal practice legal.
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