Thread: Speed Limit Enforcement

Originally Posted by Davo

Yes, it would be a lifted Cruiser being driven like that. That type of Outback Hero will be up here for tourist season at any moment. Always amusing.

Was supposed to be heading up north myself on Monday morning - well at least as far as Nullagine. Booked to fly into Newman and then drive a hire vehicle out to site.

Have just cancelled the flights - site is in lockdown at the moment with the cyclone heading straight at them, and the Fortescue River crossing just south of there won't be getting crossed by 4WD's or anything else for at least a few days.

I've got a crusher, two screens (all tracked gear) and a mobile conveyor on their way up by road at the moment - have just told them to head straight for Port Hedland as the top road in to site via Marble Bar is likely to be open before the road up from Newman.

Looks like you're far enough east and this one won't affect you too much.

About 20 years ago someone in WA (I believe he was a mathmetician) was unfortunate enough to get caught by the "spy in the sky" the cops were using.
They timed motorists by a hand held stop watch and this bloke was having none of that. He challenged it in court and showed the huge difference it could make should the stop watch operator be out by a fraction of a second or so.
The case against him was thrown out of court and they stopped using that method.
Todays methods may be more accurate but why don't the revenue raisers put some effort into all those other things motorists do on the roads which as far as I'm concerned are far more dangerous than a few kays over the limit, especially when overtaking?
I know a revenue raiser who was recently up before his boss for pulling his guns on a minor speeder...for crying out loud! It's just a bloody speeding offence, he hadn't killed anyone or threatened to!

Instead of these turkeys coming straight out of training into a traffic vehicle they should be made to do a couple of years on the beat, they might not then have such an arrogant attitude towards the general public.
As a cop I know from internal affairs says, "We call traffic jelly beans....pretty outside not much inside".
AlanH.