Thread: For fast drivers who use the speed limit leeway..

Originally Posted by Ausfree

I am very surprised there has not been a public outcry in Victoria

There was and is an ongoing out cry but those in power will not [or is that can not] listen. Their ears are stuffed full of millons of easy dollars.

There is also a push in the media for compulsory advanced driver training for all drivers along with compulsory refresher driver courses as well as for compulsory re-testing throughout a drivers life time. Where is this coming from? The driving schools/instructors. It has nothing to do with road safety but a lot to do with dollars [lots of dollars] in their pockets in my [very] cynical opinion.

What I want to know is how/why the victorians have not challenged this law with FEDERAL backing when any ticket under 10% is contrary to ADR's!!?
The ADR's (federally 18.5.1.1.2)state that a cars speedo must be within 10% but the state govt is enforcing laws that are less than HALF that margin with others looking to follow suit in the pursuit of money! Have a read and see the fault! By law any car company can sell a car that shows you doing 100(on the speedo) but in reality you are doing 109 and being sent a ticket by the victorian deputy tax office!
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/ComLaw/Legi...1FINALFRLI.pdf

We should have for all new drivers compulsory advanced driver training at purpose built facilities, dealing with rain, braking and crash avoidance ,aquaplaning , dirt road driving, ice and snow for nsw, vic and tassie etc
They dont want to do this as it will cost money and reduce income! In other countries where they introduced it speeding and most importantly accident(and death) numbers among those trained DROPPED signifigantly proving it's worth by saving a teens life!(austria from memory)

I am pretty sure the ADRs allow a 10% variation on the side of optimism, but no variation on the side of pessimism.

That is to say the speedo can read 100kph and you can be travelling slower, but it can't read 100kph and have the vehicle travelling faster.

In that case, provided you keep at the posted limit according to your speedo it should be impossible to get caught speeding.

Bigjohn the adr is + or - which is either way! your speedo shows 100 but in reality you could be anywhere from 90 to 110 !!! And under adrs it's still legal.

Those in other States should realise that if NSW also implements it, all other States will eventually follow Vic and NSW.

The national uniform road rules together with the increased revenue seen to be collected will ensure that.

The annoying thing in all this is that what was a 110 limit now becomes 100-105Kmh, because modern speedos are ALWAYS optomistic and many people stick to 110 thinking they are actually doing that speed.

Now they will slow down a bit so that they cannot creep over so the traffic will go 100-105 .

I note this often on my trip down the F3 into Sydney. While many are law scoffers and travel at an indicated 115-120 (which is a real 110-115) there is quite a proportion that either have lost a few points or are believers of the Government speed kills spiel plodding along at 105 and often in the RH lane.

I noticed this also in Victoria where the speeds on the new Eastern tollway were usually lower than the posted limit.

I am generally not passed by many keeping to a GPS 110 which is 114 in My Honda Jazz.

BTW I am pretty sure that the ADR for speedos has only allowed plus 10% accuracy for many years now, and that is why most recent cars have Plus 5-10% to allow for tyre wear and diameter differences.
Regards Philip A

Originally Posted by PhilipA

The annoying thing in all this is that what was a 110 limit now becomes 100-105Kmh, because modern speedos are ALWAYS optomistic and many people stick to 110 thinking they are actually doing that speed.

I think you're right, Philip.

Both our 2005 and 2009 Subaru Foresters indicate 118km/h when travelling at 110 km/h as indicated on the GPS.

Originally Posted by frantic

We should have for all new drivers compulsory advanced driver training at purpose built facilities, dealing with rain, braking and crash avoidance ,aquaplaning , dirt road driving, ice and snow for nsw, vic and tassie etc
They dont want to do this as it will cost money and reduce income! In other countries where they introduced it speeding and most importantly accident(and death) numbers among those trained DROPPED signifigantly proving it's worth by saving a teens life!(austria from memory)

As several people pointed out in another thread, safe driving is more about attitude than ability and my reading of a couple of articles about the Austrian system supports that.

One said."The findings regarding course characteristics support a psychological approach that puts the focus mainly on life-style, habits and attitudes in general."
ScienceDirect - Recherche - Transports - Sécurité : Driver improvement courses for novice drivers in Austria what determines the effect?

Another said,"We discovered that the most important issue in safety is that drivers realize their personal limits as well as the limits of the vehicle. Then they will realize that even a small reduction in speed can lead to a big increase in safety."
Drivers.com: Austrian driver training centers

People seem to assume that drivers who do those courses are safer because they have learned to control a skid. Those articles and other research show that they are safer because they have discovered how quickly and unexpectedly control can be lost. They become safer, not because they have learned advanced driving skill, but because they have learned something about the laws of physics and the limits of their own ability.

There is more to be gained by improving a driver's attitude than by improving his or her ability.