Speeding Margin to be axed.

[acarmody]

yes i made a generalisation.
You're one of those rare 'good drivers' that we hardly ever see nowadays. 20km over is an exaggeration haha. more like 10. personally, if something runs out right in front of me, im probably going to hit it regardless of the speed im doing, unless im doing like 30km...
Also, "see a copper = slam the brakes" EVERYONE does it! You can't tell me when you go past a police car on the highway that everyone in front of you has their brake lights on.. not so much slamming the brakes, but slowing down

My point is: People who speed are still going to speed. Thoughts?

Its not that I'm rare or some goody-two-shoes, I just like to sit back, cruise, and put some music on, driving is my relaxing time.

And the people who I see hitting the anchors most, are the people who passed me 10 seconds ago.

And yes, agree with the last comment.

 

[Jesterarts]

yes i made a generalisation.
You're one of those rare 'good drivers' that we hardly ever see nowadays. 20km over is an exaggeration haha. more like 10. personally, if something runs out right in front of me, im probably going to hit it regardless of the speed im doing, unless im doing like 30km...
Also, "see a copper = slam the brakes" EVERYONE does it! You can't tell me when you go past a police car on the highway that everyone in front of you has their brake lights on.. not so much slamming the brakes, but slowing down

My point is: People who speed are still going to speed. Thoughts?

I don't and people who do it **** me up the wall. He can't get you for speeding if you're doing the limit! You constantly get muppets who slam their brakes and go past 5kmph under the limit.

Those same muppets are the ones who slow down as soon as they see a police car driving along the road. SO annoying! seriously, just do the speed limit and they won't care.

I agree with your point, people who speed will keep speeding. People losing their licence because they accumilate 12 points is evidence of this. People either don't learn or don't care.

 

[acarmody]

Also it doesn't matter if you slam your brakes on because a LIDAR has got your speed before you have seen it.

 

[Tatiana]

Also, "see a copper = slam the brakes" EVERYONE does it!

I certainly don't brake and have in fact passed patrol cars on a number of occasions. I have a cop friend who finds it highly amusing that he can have a long convoy behind him at any given time.

 

[acarmody]

My mate who is a cop used to find that so bloody annoying when he used to drive to the academy (few years ago now), in uniform driving a VZ, used to give him the shits when the people in front do 10km/h under when they see him. Though he did say it was amusing when people pass him way over the speed limit, see him, than hit the anchors and go back past him the other way.

 

[Liberator]

Don't Australian Standards allow up to a 10% error in speedo readings?? One word. REVENUE.

thanking you and yes Australian standards allow up to 10%

 

[acarmody]

thanking you and yes Australian standards allow up to 10%

Prior to 2006 that may have been true, but not now. http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2006L01392

Good read for anyone interested, Inaccurate Speedos in Court

 

[nathanVY]

Prior to 2006 that may have been true, but not now. Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 18/03 - Instrumentation) 2006

Good read for anyone interested, Inaccurate Speedos in Court

+1 for a good link! worth the read.

 

[VEV8]

Don't Australian Standards allow up to a 10% error in speedo readings??

(Display Speed – Actual speed) = 0.1 Actual speed + 4 km/h as in the ADR. So if your speedo is reading say 100kmh, you are actually travelling at circa ~95kph assuming driven straight off the production line. The tolerance allows for tyre wear and pressure I would think.

 

[1vngal]

I think people are forgetting that it doesn't matter how accurate your speedo is or what your speed your speedo says your doing.

It's what the coppers radar or speed camera say you are doing that matters.