Thread: Does anyone ever obey the speed limit

One thing I do prefer in Qld to NSW is that up here the big roadside electronic signs are often used to encourage road courtesy in drivers such as (from memory, wording may not be exactly right):


Show courtesy to other drivers
Give other drivers plenty of room
etc.


In comparison, in NSW (as I saw again last week) the signs are used to threaten drivers with warnings about how they're hiding behind every bush and they're gonna get you, sucker.


Personally, I think the threats just alienate drivers, but hopefully the encouragement to show courtesy sinks in a bit (maybe...).

The most worrying sign I've seen around Sydney is the one on the M5 which said:

Avoid Accidents. Watch Traffic Ahead Of You!

Seriously, anyone who isn't watching the traffic ahead of them shouldn't be driving in the first place

A few years back I was driving my series 2a with my family on board. We were travelling from Sydney to Cairns and back for a holiday. Some where in the wilds of Qld I passed a highway patrol vehicle parked on a short track off the side of the road. There was no one around. A few metres past the vehicle we came across the patrolman. He was sitting on a box behind a clump of tall grass with the radar gun poked through the foliage. It looked so comical

Originally Posted by sam_d

The most worrying sign I've seen around Sydney is the one on the M5 which said:

Avoid Accidents. Watch Traffic Ahead Of You!

Seriously, anyone who isn't watching the traffic ahead of them shouldn't be driving in the first place

Does that mean I shouldn't drive,,, apparently I do a LOT of sightseeing whilst driving

Many years ago a cop used to sit in his driveway on Sawtell Road near Coffs Harbour and point the radar gun at passing traffic. There were so many complaints he was eventually moved.

Back in the 90s, while visiting the (ex)in-laws in Squidley one Easter, I rode my bike up to Bathurst each day to watch the motorbike racing. Coming back through one of the twisty bits, I saw something move up ahead and slowed down. Got around the corner, and there was a motorcycle cop standing on his bike's saddle (bike on centre stand). He was aiming a radar gun over the ridge at the oncoming traffic. Anyone coming in fast would be concentrating on the corner ahead and probably wouldn't notice the helmeted head... be too late by then anyway. All the copper had to do was drop down onto his saddle, start the bike and he was ready to head off after the miscreant. Quite cunning.
I've often wondered if it worked.

Got what I consider a dressing down from my bosses recently. Seems they went through the data sent by the telemetry (sp) transponders in the work vehicles. We are courier drivers for an auto parts company. seems i was the only one not to have broken speed limits. Reward for this was a hint that perhaps I should drive faster. Take a hit for the team ?

Originally Posted by trog

Got what I consider a dressing down from my bosses recently. Seems they went through the data sent by the telemetry (sp) transponders in the work vehicles. We are courier drivers for an auto parts company. seems i was the only one not to have broken speed limits. Reward for this was a hint that perhaps I should drive faster. Take a hit for the team ?

Tell 'em where to shove it - how politely depends on how much you like your job.

I'd go into more depth but you'd consider me an old style socialist

Do your job well. Do it morally. If they want more, they aren't worth working for (and yes, I've made that decision)