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From: Moike on 20 May 2010 05:56 theo wrote: > 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 same same here. I'd been travelling down Sydney Rd brunswick for years before I noticed the "40" zone around a school housed in an old church. Moike
From: Lars Chance on 20 May 2010 05:59 Marty H wrote: > 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) > How come you "can't" see Nev's posts. Is your ISP a no-Nev zone or something? I thought the Internet pretty-much allowed anyone to see anything they want to see. -- Elsie.
From: Diogenes on 20 May 2010 06:11 On Thu, 20 May 2010 01:15:16 -0700 (PDT), Marty H <hytram(a)gmail.com> wrote: >as I cant see Nev's posts... I have to agree with him OK... Let's just think about that... You "have to" agree with Nev's posts because you can't see them? Your brain's fucked, dude... Get help... ================= Onya bike Gerry
From: Peter on 20 May 2010 06:11 > same same here. I'd been travelling down Sydney Rd brunswick for > years before I noticed the "40" zone around a school housed in an old > church. > > Moike > http://www.sydneyrdcs.vic.edu.au/ :-P
From: Knobdoodle on 20 May 2010 06:09
"Zebee Johnstone" <zebeej(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:slrnhv6080.1cj9.zebeej(a)gmail.com... > In aus.motorcycles on Wed, 19 May 2010 05:22:14 +1000 > 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. > > I recall a figure of fixed and massively signposted cameras in NSW > catching somethig like 1200 drivers a month. > > It's a tax on driver distraction I think. I admit I got caught by one > I'd been riding past every work day for months. Thinking about > something else, and not really noticing where I was. Riding on > autopilot. > I'm ashamed to say that I got photographed pulling a wheelstand (and had to endure a subsequent fine and 12 month 0-points probation) after I'd already seen the camera-car and said to gNatalie "What a stupid place for a camera; he's so obvious he's not going to catch anyone....") Why was I pulling a wheelstand? Because gNatalie's grade12 school-friends were watching of course!! -- Clem (http://xkcd.com/621/) |