Fixed Speed Cameras For Qld

[LittleRedSpirit]

Fixed Speed camera locations

 

It has been revealed to Roadsmart the locations of the first fixed speed cameras in Queensland. Police have said that these locations have been chosen specifically due to the fact that they are not safe locations to have police, or police in vehicles operating the mobile cameras.

 

The first of three trial fixed speed cameras will be positioned on the

 

* Tarragindi Off-ramp (M1) on Brisbane's Southside

* Bruce Highway at Burpengary

* East side of the Story Bridge, targeting vehicles travelling from both directions

 

 

Discuss.

[irokin]

Any police bashing posts will be deleted immediately without warning.

 

Speed cameras as a whole are a bandaid solution at best. Its been shown that they are ineffective. In reality the only thing that IS effective is driver education...but it would appear the government would rather cater for peoples stupidity rather than educate them...or simply forbid idiots from driving.

[towe001]

I don't know what to say about it all.

 

But when i use to travel along the story bridge most times i'd sitting with the rest of the traffic at 80-90 and there'd still be cars flashing past. So yeah something like that i'm all for it, but then there's the neglected maintenance on them to keep them speed accurate which the NSW cops are pretty slack on so i can't see the QLD cops being any different.

[LittleRedSpirit]

What kills me is that they see it as a solution. I guarantee you speeders will just slow down for 2 or 3 hundred metres then go back to top speed. This is possibly the laziest, most thinly veiled revenue raising way to deal with the issue of road tolls. I'm a bit ashamed that in QLD, we would resort to this and not be the state to lead the way to lower road tolls through driver training and skill development.

[Teddy]

+1 for revenue

+1 for knowing where to speed just past the camera's

+1 for Vandals & having a Field day on these new box's

 

-1 for unsuspecting people just keeping with traffic

-1 for bandaid fix of a big problem

-1 consistency, accuracy and fairness

 

+1 for donut consumptions in selected areas... ffs.

[kangaroosa]

Vic has fixed speed cameras on most of the major Freeways/Highways. I think the most effective type are the ones on the Hume Freeway. Theres a series of them that time how long it takes you to travel between each camera. Thus estimating your average speed and detecting whether you have been speeding.

 

Its not fool proof as someone can speed up to 180kmh for a quick squirt, and then drop back to 70 or 80km/h to get the average speed down. But in general you don't see too many people far over the limit along that stretch.

 

The cameras on Citylink are on every overhead boom where they detect your plates for tolling. Also throughout both of the tunnels.....so you'd have to be a bit of a wally to get done speeding along there.

[Medicine_Man]

It had to happen one day, I personally think it is f@$ked, But as long as they sign it I'll be happy..

[love ke70]

driving to sydney i felt the fixed speed cameras in every town were very effective.

usually in qld if I'm driving through country towns ill make a token gesture of slowing to 90kph, then going back to 100. heading down to sydney every town has a 50kph limit, and most have a fixed speed camera as you enter. well posted by 3 signs in a row, you know its coming and never get caught. you do however, slow down to 50 and toddle through the town at this speed. it makes for a much slower drive. but much safer town. it worked well in that case.

well sign posted fixed speed cameras are a good way of reducing speeding in dangerous areas.

[Jason]

I find my self staring at the speedo rather than the road....

[Nitephyre]

I have no problem with fixed cameras, if you get caught by them it's your own fault.

[7shades]

Isn't it amazing how complacent we have become.

 

Speed cameras have been UNDENIABLY proven to have little to no effect on reducing road fatalities and injuries.

They are supposed (and this is the law) to be placed in areas wherein speed is a known and statistically proven contributing factor to incidents, and yet they are not. They are placed where they can generate the most revenue, where drivers are most likely to be 'caught out'. But more to the point, speed is the contributing factor in only a very small percentage of accidents... and yet a utterly rediculous percentage of effort, time, and police resources are devoted to enforcing speed infringements. Resources that could be much better utilised in other policing duties.

And we just accept it. We accept it, because we have no avenue to protest. We accept it because we have become a nation of doormats.

Relax everyone... the government has everything under control. Go back to work. Go watch big brother. Shut the f@$k up and let us do the thinking... thats what you elected us for, we know best.

 

I hate society today.

[Jason]

^^ exactly my view, every so slowly they are pushing the bounderys and no one notices. Have a look at the 'anti terror' laws, I dare you.

 

"The people should not fear the movement, the government should fear the people" or something like that

Edited November 17, 2007 by Jason

[KE30_KE35_KE55]

I have seen all sorts of devises to hide number plate numbers now the fine for this is worth more than a camera fine.

 

I also hate making older cars replace faded number plates for a great cost, the government sold plates that fade in the first place, why should i need to pay for replacement of an inferior product.

[JiP]

I saw a guy driving with cardboard on his rear plate. That could work, tho I don't recommend it.

[KE30_KE35_KE55]

I saw a guy driving with cardboard on his rear plate. That could work, tho I don't recommend it.

 

 

Garry Leonard Muzyka, 46, had installed a lever next to his petrol tank. When he operated the mechanism it tilted his number plates 90 degrees, thus making it unreadable by cameras or traffic behind him.

 

Muzyka was eventually pursued and taken to court where he was fined nearly $1700.