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From: theo on 19 May 2010 19:39 On May 19, 3:22 am, "bikerbetty" <bikerbettyatgmaildotcom> wrote: > It caught heaps of locals when it first went live - so many Canberra drivers > run on 'auto pilot' - they didn't even see the THREE preceding signs warning > them of its presence... THAT is what I find scary. Roads are littered with so many signs and advertising hoardings you ignore most of them. I had a discussion with someone at work some years ago about what the speed limit was on Beaufort St in Inglewood. He said that as it wasn't signed otherwise the speed limit would be 50, not 60. As I rode down the entire length from Lord St I said I was sure there was a 60 sign along there somewhere. The next day I looked for the sign. There were 16 of them along the 8km section I travelled on. I had only deen travelling to and from work on that road for 5 years then. Theo
From: Nev.. on 19 May 2010 23:10 On 19/05/2010 10:21 PM, John Tserkezis wrote: > Peter wrote: > >> I was suggesting it and it is. Let me explain. 91 + 2kmh accuracy leeway >> + 5 kmh my DR650 speedo is slow..... that would be 98kmh on my speedo. > > And there's the problem. Inaccuracies in your speedo are YOUR problem. > They're not the problem of the Government, the council, the police, and > neither of the manufacturer of your vehicle. I think you (and some of the others who have replied to Peter) need to go back to the first post because you appear to be off on tangents. His question was concerning any know faults in the speed camera or signage at that location which an out-of-towner might not know about. Nev.. '08 DL1000K8
From: Andrew on 20 May 2010 02:08 On Thu, 20 May 2010 13:10:39 +1000, Nev.. wrote: > On 19/05/2010 10:21 PM, John Tserkezis wrote: >> Peter wrote: >> >>> I was suggesting it and it is. Let me explain. 91 + 2kmh accuracy >>> leeway + 5 kmh my DR650 speedo is slow..... that would be 98kmh on my >>> speedo. >> >> And there's the problem. Inaccuracies in your speedo are YOUR >> problem. They're not the problem of the Government, the council, the >> police, and >> neither of the manufacturer of your vehicle. > > I think you (and some of the others who have replied to Peter) need to > go back to the first post because you appear to be off on tangents. His > question was concerning any know faults in the speed camera or signage > at that location which an out-of-towner might not know about. > > Nev.. > '08 DL1000K8 Bollocks. The only other person who responded to the content of Peter's post was me, and I did so comprehensively. No, there aren't any missing speed limit signs - there'll all where they are supposed to be and, in addition, there are 3 huge signs saying 'Slow Down, Fixed Speed Camera Ahead'. No, there aren't any known faults with that or any other fixed or mobile speed camera in the ACT. I know that the case is NSW is different, but this isn't NSW. I did pick him up on his complaint about what would be reading on his speedo because it sounded like self-serving bullshit. The unspoken implication was that he might speed a little bit but never by that much. In reality he was actually doing somewhere between 89km/h and 93km/h when he was snapped, and therefore, by his own calculations (which I don't dispute) his speedo could have been reading as much as 98km/h. -- Regards Andrew
From: Marty H on 20 May 2010 04:15 On May 20, 4:08 pm, Andrew <amckNOSPAM3...(a)telNOSPAMstra.com> wrote: > On Thu, 20 May 2010 13:10:39 +1000, Nev.. wrote: > > On 19/05/2010 10:21 PM, John Tserkezis wrote: > >> Peter wrote: > > >>> I was suggesting it and it is. Let me explain. 91 + 2kmh accuracy > >>> leeway + 5 kmh my DR650 speedo is slow..... that would be 98kmh on my > >>> speedo. > > >> And there's the problem. Inaccuracies in your speedo are YOUR > >> problem. They're not the problem of the Government, the council, the > >> police, and > >> neither of the manufacturer of your vehicle. > > > I think you (and some of the others who have replied to Peter) need to > > go back to the first post because you appear to be off on tangents. His > > question was concerning any know faults in the speed camera or signage > > at that location which an out-of-towner might not know about. > > > Nev.. > > '08 DL1000K8 > > Bollocks. The only other person who responded to the content of Peter's > post was me, and I did so comprehensively. No, there aren't any missing > speed limit signs - there'll all where they are supposed to be and, in > addition, there are 3 huge signs saying 'Slow Down, Fixed Speed Camera > Ahead'. No, there aren't any known faults with that or any other fixed or > mobile speed camera in the ACT. I know that the case is NSW is different, > but this isn't NSW. > > I did pick him up on his complaint about what would be reading on his > speedo because it sounded like self-serving bullshit. The unspoken > implication was that he might speed a little bit but never by that much. > In reality he was actually doing somewhere between 89km/h and 93km/h when > he was snapped, and therefore, by his own calculations (which I don't > dispute) his speedo could have been reading as much as 98km/h. > > -- > Regards > > Andrew as I cant see Nev's posts... I have to agree with him but that is text for you, 10 people can read the same thing 10 different ways mh (or just read mine badly)
From: Lars Chance on 20 May 2010 05:53
CrazyCam wrote: > But, looking on the bright side, you can travel thousands of kilometres > at well over the speed limit, so long as you remember where the cameras > are, and do it where the police cars aren't. :-) > [Happy face] -- Elsie. |