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  1. 2nd March 2019, 02:40 PM #1
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    Harassment of truckies by Little Hitlers

    This is the type of rigid enforcement of petty regulation by small minded officials that was practiced by the old Vic. Country Roads Board and the NSW Highway Patrol during their campaigns of deliberate harassment of heavy trucks and drivers.

    NSW truck driver fined over hay bale size
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  2. 2nd March 2019, 02:55 PM #2
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    This fine is less than those applied to some laws I feel are ridiculous. But like the official I suppose I am a minority in my beliefs
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    Yeah, dicks like this give them all a bad name. While he deserves a kick in the pants for being such an arsehole he'll probably get a promotion instead.
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    Well rules are rules......therefore hard to argue.
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    Quote Originally Posted by weeds View Post
    Well rules are rules......therefore hard to argue.
    A whole 2 centimetres. Less than one inch. So dangerous! That overhanging bale might just rip the side out of a bus full of nuns and school children.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigbjorn View Post
    A whole 2 centimetres. Less than one inch. So dangerous! That overhanging bale might just rip the side out of a bus full of nuns and school children.
    I’m hearing what you’re saying and sure it could of been handled differently.......

    but how far do you recommend you be can be overloaded and it be OK??, and how can this be made consistent across inspectors and drivers.

    And just imagine if the bail did clip a bus and cause an accident, don’t reckon they would ignore the rules after the event.

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    Easy as to define - a bit of common sense applies - no dramas for 2cm of hay for drought relief, 2cm of steel plate may be a different story, but why the fine? Even just requesting to sort the load so it's legal and on your way. The fine is at the Officers discretion- he's obviously a tool..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Homestar View Post
    Easy as to define - a bit of common sense applies - no dramas for 2cm of hay for drought relief, 2cm of steel plate may be a different story, but why the fine? Even just requesting to sort the load so it's legal and on your way. The fine is at the Officers discretion- he's obviously a tool..
    They probably loose 2cm of hay over the the distance

    Agree tough call by the authority......
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    Quote Originally Posted by weeds View Post
    They probably loose 2cm of hay over the the distance

    Agree tough call by the authority......
    Lucky that cop with a chip on his shoulder did not also fine the Hay Runners all with littering !
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    RMS inspectors at Coolac at an inspection station, not the police. The flags for the 20cm oversize permit would have protruded a lot further out than 2cm but they are allowed to, indeed have to be wider than the load. Fortunately the case was dismissed in the court hearing but the RMS "processing fee" still had to be paid.
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