Radar detectors, speed cameras and speeding fines
Posted in New South Wales on Sep 23rd, 2009
More NSW people are dying on the roads as a result of the economic downturn, according to a leading safety group. The director of the NSW Centre for Road Safety, Soames Job, said an extra 64 people had been killed to date on the state’s roads compared with the same period last year. Dr Job [...]
Posted in Northern Territory on Sep 22nd, 2009
Northern Territory motorists are running red lights and speeding through intersections in Darwin at an alarming rate. Since the four latest speed and red light cameras were installed last month at intersections in Woolner, Coconut Grove and Berrimah an average of 337 people have been snapped either jumping red lights or speeding through the intersections [...]
Posted in Western Australia on Sep 22nd, 2009
More speed and red light cameras are likely to be found on Western Australian roads in a money-making plan by the State Government, according to Labor spokeswoman Margaret Quirk. Ms Quirk said Road Safety Minister Rob Johnson gave a clear indication in Parliament that the only way the State Government could maintain Labor’s $15 million [...]
Posted in Speed Cameras on Sep 21st, 2009
As courts continue to get ramped up with speeding drivers who are contesting the fines slapped on them, State Attorney General Michael Atkinson has recently announced improvements being done on the justice process. This move has brought about doubling the number of special justices of piece and broadening the authorities that would enable them to [...]
Posted in Queensland on Sep 21st, 2009
Queensland is projected to become the first city in the country where motorcyclists are 100% alcohol free. This is brought about by the desperate move of authorities to lessening the road toll in the area. Among the other measures being looked into by the department are clothing standards and EID (electronic identification devices) which would [...]
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