Todays Advertiser-red light Fine right?

[faroogoo]

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/s...006301,00.html

[STEALTHY™]

This country is going to ****.


We have the police saying they wont travel above the speed limit in emergencys now because they risk losing their license, now add to that motorists not bothering to move for an ambulance.

[minux]

This country is going to ****.


We have the police saying they wont travel above the speed limit in emergencys now because they risk losing their license, now add to that motorists not bothering to move for an ambulance.

I will not be running a redlight also due to a friend being pinged. After writing a letter they told him the fine wont be reversed and next time more care should be taken when entering a set of lights.

[STEALTHY™]

Before today i would've. I've had to enter an intersection before (not a redlight camera one) rather than hold an ambulance up for 3 minutes.

Now i wont be. Might print out a copy of that article and hand it to the driver should i be holding them up.

[VS_Pete_1]

Common sense not in Aussie the new US.
I hope not.

[ImAHoon!]

the guy was in the wrong, plain and simple.

if he was in the way, the ambulance would have driven over the island onto the wrong side of the road to get past, I've seen them do it numerous times.

[STEALTHY™]

the guy was in the wrong, plain and simple.

if he was in the way, the ambulance would have driven over the island onto the wrong side of the road to get past, I've seen them do it numerous times.

If you've seen the intersection, you'd understand that probably wasn't possible.

[ImAHoon!]

If you've seen the intersection, you'd understand that probably wasn't possible.

I know the intersection very well, went through it every day for a good 2 years.

[STEALTHY™]

I know the intersection very well, went through it every day for a good 2 years.

Then you'd understand that the traffic coming the other way would have the road almost completely blocked on the opposite side of that median strip. It sure did last week when i was down there.

[TVR-190]

yes you cant be certain of the type of vehicle the ambulance was, nor the height of the island, it may not always be able to get over them one, the lights up the street for me have a large island that i doubt an ambulance would be able to get over.

[faroogoo]

At the end of the day the guy was trying to do the rite thing...who knows what condition the patient either in the Ambo or going to get picked up was in an extra 2-3min wait could have meant serious complications or even death.

That said you shouldnt be penalised for it.

What happened to the days where you could give someone a helping hand with out the fear of being sued or penalised.

[ImAHoon!]

the article states that he was going from Seaton to Marion...

the average person wouldn't even take south road to do this, its out of the way, and is always busy...

[STEALTHY™]

So because you would choose a different route, he deserves the fine? You don't know if he was attending a certain place whilst on the way to his destination.

I hope the ambulance is on its way to you when its getting held up by me!

[ImAHoon!]

So because you would choose a different route, he deserves the fine?

I hope the ambulance is on its way to you when its getting held up by me!

because the story doesn't even add up, he deserves a fine

plus, we're assuming he was the first off the line, with the ambulance directly behind him, which would more than likely leave the turn right lane free for the ambulance to use.

plus, if the ambulance can't even be seen in the photo, we must assume it wasn't that close, which means the old guy could have changed lanes before being stopped at the lights.

[TVR-190]

thats alot of assumptions. still you werent there so you cant be sure of what happened,

[STEALTHY™]

You obviously havn't been there during peak traffic times. The turning right lane and turning left lane are the most used, so him being in the normal lane and the only car in that lane is perfectly normal. Also the turning right onto Richmond road light is the LAST in the sequence.

Have you seen how quickly the cameras activate? My mate got done years ago, and you could only just see his car, and my car infront of his. It wouldn't get the ambulance.




For those playing from other states, this is the intersection.

[ImAHoon!]

I see you're assuming the old guy was driving during peak hour traffic, along one of the busiest roads in the area...

highly unlikely.

its a lot more likely that the old guy panicked when he saw the lights/heard the siren, and didn't see the red light.

[STEALTHY™]

I see you're assuming the old guy was driving during peak hour traffic, along one of the busiest roads in the area...

highly unlikely.

its a lot more likely that the old guy panicked when he saw the lights/heard the siren, and didn't see the red light.

Yes very likely. But being an old guy, chances are he's one that has alot of principals, and if he made a mistake, would cop it on the chin and not cause a fuss.

[SAV_117]

personally i think imahoon is right yeah might have been trying to help blah blah dont see what happens stick to the rules who would do that where a red light camera is anyway

[STEALTHY™]

personally i think imahoon is right yeah might have been trying to help blah blah dont see what happens stick to the rules who would do that where a red light camera is anyway

Oh Don't worry, i'm now all for not making any sort of effort to get out of the way of an ambulance if it will involve me breaking any law.

[TVR-190]

funny thing id, if he didnt move he could be booked for failing to move for an emergency vehicle.

[immortality]

???? $321 for a red light camera fine. what an odd number???? maybe i read it wrong. sounds like a legit reason for a minor infringement. i feel for the old guy. certainly hope people move out the way if i ever need an ambulance. as it is, people don't move out the way quick enough becuase they are either ignorant or just plain stupid and don't check their mirrors when they hear sirens etc. now it's just gonna get worse.

[STEALTHY™]

???? $321 for a red light camera fine. what an odd number???? maybe i read it wrong. sounds like a legit reason for a minor infringement. i feel for the old guy. certainly hope people move out the way if i ever need an ambulance. as it is, people don't move out the way quick enough becuase they are either ignorant or just plain stupid and don't check their mirrors when they hear sirens etc. now it's just gonna get worse.

If your waiting for an Ambulance on South Road in SA, you've got bigger problems than people not moving out the way lolz



For the arguements sake, The driver, and the ambulance were in the turning right lane.

[fabz]

do the crime do the time that s all. no matter whos lifes in danger? go figure!!!

[wingwang99]

I think that Imahoon is just ignorant. If i was in a situation where there was an ambulance behind me and i had to move into the intersection to let him pass i would. Every second an ambulance loses is less likely that the person their saving is gonna make it. I hope that if someone i loved was in trouble that their ambulance got there too late coz someone wouldn't move for them.

I have had to move into an untersection with a red light before to allow a police car to pass, i think it all comes down to common sense. If your moving out of the way to a vehicle that is potentially going to save someones life, i don't think you should be punished for it