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[crazyspoon05]

Just a question in relation to traffic Islands:

On Haverbrack Drive in Mulgrave the council has decided to install S shaped traffic islands to slow traffic coming up and down Haverbrack drive to 50km (the limit) and to hopefully stop people using it as a through road (Cuts from Wellington to Police and invariably the freeway)

These have been put up at T intersections of roads that come off Haverbrack drive. As yet, there has been no attempt to put extra light on these and it is, to be honest a danger because there is little to no warning that they are there, and when you do get there, there is no indication where they start and end, no lights or reflective materials at all.

Thats not my point though. They have a Yellow 20 km/h sign for them. Am i right in assuming that this is an advisory speed limit and does not need to be adhered to (ie, if you go through at 30 and theres a cop with a radar gun and you get clocked doing that you will be done for 10 over the limit?

As they have built them quite wide, if you pick the right line going through there you need only drop your speed to about 45 to get through no troubles. But im worried as the people coming from the feeder roads seem to think that the islands give them the right to just pull out.

So my second question is, if im coming through one of these at close to 50, when there is a 20km yellow sign posted and somebody pulls out from a side road and we collide, who is in the wrong?

The yellow advisory speed signs are just there for the recommended speed through that particular piece of road (corner, traffic island, etc) so providing you don't exceed the posted limit on that road you are fine there (we have traffic islands all the way up our street and you can still get through them without having to slow down)

If someone has pulled out from a side road, driveway, etc and you hit them they would be in the wrong for not giving way to oncoming traffic

 

[CURSD]

Thanks for your responce helly, much appreciated.

Just wondering if you could clarify one last thing for me.
Whats the usual procedure in NSW once a defect notice is given. Theres 3 forms yes? 2 Go to me, 1s for the rta and one for me to keep for personal record, and the 3rd form is kept by you for entering details into the system to declare the vehicle is defected? Or is it done differentley?

Im having some issues with a defect notice. The RTA hasnt sent me any notification about it, in the past they have done so on defect, during suspension and approaching cancellation. legally they have to provide 2 notices before cancelling rego. Thats what they told me anyway. An online check showed no defect notices, or restrictions on transferring rego.

Just out of curiousty, am I supposed to get 2, or 3 forms when you defect the car?

 

[helly]

Thanks for your responce helly, much appreciated.

Just wondering if you could clarify one last thing for me.
Whats the usual procedure in NSW once a defect notice is given. Theres 3 forms yes? 2 Go to me, 1s for the rta and one for me to keep for personal record, and the 3rd form is kept by you for entering details into the system to declare the vehicle is defected? Or is it done differentley?

Im having some issues with a defect notice. The RTA hasnt sent me any notification about it, in the past they have done so on defect, during suspension and approaching cancellation. legally they have to provide 2 notices before cancelling rego. Thats what they told me anyway. An online check showed no defect notices, or restrictions on transferring rego.

Just out of curiousty, am I supposed to get 2, or 3 forms when you defect the car?

Mate, you get two forms. One for you and one for who ever clears it...
So one is just like a FYI (For your info) copy.

We retain two (2) copies in our book and one opf those gets handed in by us to the RTA so they know you have been defected. There really isn't a specific entry that WE make on our system in regards to defects unless you wear a ticket for the defect as well, such as a ticket for bald tyres or something. However RTA do make computer entries that are specific to defects (based on the copy we supply them) and that info can be accessed via our systems any time.

Hope that helps. It may be a simple case of the police copy not making it to the RTA??? Maybe chase it up with the police officer that issed it or at least his office. The officers registered number and station should be on your copy. If he's off duty then someone should still be able to check the defect book and make sure the pink copy aint still in there!

Cheers

 

[prowsey]

hey im seriously considering getting in2 the police force when im finished school i was jst wondering what u have 2 do 2 become a police officer and if u get 2 choose wat u want 2 b eg highway patrol?

 

[helly]

hey im seriously considering getting in2 the police force when im finished school i was jst wondering what u have 2 do 2 become a police officer and if u get 2 choose wat u want 2 b eg highway patrol?

Mate you need a few things...
Firstly you need HSC, a trade, Uni Degree or TAFE certificate LVL4 (this may ahve changed in recent times)

Secondly you need a clear criminal record and a clear traffic history fro a set period (used to be 12 months and zero tickets) but they have been uping the ante in this area...

Thirdly, slightly above average, level of fitness...

Forthly, you have to be able to spend between 6 months to 13 months in training, not getting paid a wage, maybe a small scholarship to help make ends meet... The majority of this is spent at lovely Goulburn (Lucky You)...

You have to remain absolutely um-noticed by the policing world during your training. One ticket, one advers meeting with the law, you get the flick...

You have to keep you little fella in your pants the whole time and be sensible on the grog as well...

Other than that, I think its pretty easy going these days!

You don't get to pick what you do first up. Everyone goes into General Duties and you are expected to stay there for at least 3 years before you can specialise in things like HWP.

Trust me, in police circles General Duties COPS get the most respect anyway, They do it all!!!

Go to the police website, police.nsw.gov.au and they have an up to date recruitment section there. Last time I looked they had a questionaire that you could take to see if you were able to apply...

Cheers and Good Luck Mate.

 

[davey g-force]

...You have to keep you little fella in your pants the whole time...

Huh? WTF? Why? And how do they enforce that?

 

[Just_Ice]

Huh? WTF? Why? And how do they enforce that?

Prime example

http://www.police.wa.gov.au/MediaAndPublicAffairs/MediaReleases/4718.pdf

 

[holden#1]

While we are on the subject of recruiting:

Once you have met all the recruitment criterias, interviews and tests are next on the list. this is something they don't sort of go into much detail on the website...

Is there like a recommended dummy test you can do to prepare yourself for the written test? Is it very academic or more testing your mental maturity or what?

Verbal Interview: is this like an intimidating panel firing questions at you?

Are you expected to have higher than normal intelligence?

 

[crazyspoon05]

I know in Victoria there used to be a short TAFE course you could do to prepare yourself for the police exam, don't know if Queensland would have something similiar or even if the course exists in Victoria still

 

[davey g-force]

Prime example

http://www.police.wa.gov.au/MediaAndPublicAffairs/MediaReleases/4718.pdf

Yeah, I understand that incidents like that wouldn't be tolerated.

...I just thought that Helly meant you can't even have "special cuddles" with your missus. LOL sounds funny now that I think about it...:yeah: