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[twinturbosubaru]

Please note that the NSW RTA in their wisdom have decided to protect us further by implementing new fixed cameras which catch red light offenders AND speeders. These new cameras are simply advertised as a "Safety Camera" but have this new dual role, it's still unclear to me whether they carry the correct warning signs in advance like a speed camera has to, most probably they have created some new legislation to get around that though. Apparently according to the RTA people speed through an intersection to avoid getting caught by a red light, so now they will be nicked for speeding instead. So prepare for an increase in rear end collisions as people slam on those brakes to avoid a speeding fine and a red light camera fine. Whilst I do not support either situation as speeding and running red lights is a dangerous practice, all this will do IMHO is cause people to brake unnecessarily hard which will be more dangerous than going through an orange light at 10k over the limit. Full article here for your enjoyment, and there are already 50 of the 400 implemented NOW, beware ! http://www.rta.nsw.g...d=safetycameras

[Alex]

oh fork.

there's already THREE of the bastards on my way to/from work!

when were these implemented?



LOCATIONS OF ALREADY IMPLEMENTED CAMERAS

[robt]

Well Vic is becoming retarded too Link
Actually it was already retarded, now just more.

[Alex]

Rodents. Revenue raising scum vermin bastard arseholes. I hope the die a painful death of drowning in a pool of excrement amongst exploding colostomy bags.

[B4TT]

? where are all the posts from earlier? there were a lot more..... wow soo many are places I drive... 1 literally around the corner from home too, its an intersection I use regularly.. so glad I am alway cautious there.

[Richo]

There has been 1 in Perth (riverside drive, outside the bell tower) for about a year now. TBH, good idea (red light cameras)

[Dylan]

So... fair enough, that sucks. What I want to know is are they a speed camera ONLY when lights go orange, or are they a permanently mounted speed camera as well (catch speeders at all times, regardless of lights)? If so, that's a hell of a lot more speed cameras that have gone up.

[RX25SE]

From what I have seen of the one near work (vic), they will detect speeding regardless of light colour.

[twinturbosubaru]

I think the people that make laws in this country need to join that new show on TV, Tool Academy. I think that would be right. Paul

[SAV84C]

Going from that list, The one at Lansdowne (cnr Hume Hwy & Woodville rd) is still the shitty old red light camera. I go past it every morning and it hasnt even been working. Ive seen ppl go through there and no flash...

[Alex]

Going from that list, The one at Lansdowne (cnr Hume Hwy & Woodville rd) is still the shitty old red light camera. I go past it every morning and it hasnt even been working. Ive seen ppl go through there and no flash...

Most modern speed cameras for the last couple of years are flashless infra-red cameras....

[SAV84C]

Most modern speed cameras for the last couple of years are flashless infra-red cameras....

This particular one is ancient! Its that old and under maintained that its rusting and turning black.

[B4Cruiser]

No offence, but are these speed/red light cameras new to NSW? We've had it down in Melb for awhile now....

[Alex]

No offence, but are these speed/red light cameras new to NSW? We've had it down in Melb for awhile now....

Hence one of the superiorities we as New South Welshman have held, over your Victorians up until now.

Our beer is still better.

[B4Cruiser]

Shame we rule in the footy codes eh? Even rugby which is relatively new to us Melbournians.

[Alex]

Rule football codes?

Oh yeah.

Lucky sods.

You get to see a heck of a lot more of this:

[B4TT]

Melbourne is still gay

[RX25SE]

Melbourne is still gray

Yeah, a bit overcast today.

[B4TT]

LOL nice save.. you win