Archives for: "June 2007"

Sun's out and so is school.

June 29th, 2007
We've had a bit of sunshine but the two solar powered flashing lights at Blakehurst were still not working this afternoon, so it might be something else thats wrong with them, not just lack of solar rays. Well now that it's school holidays, there's a… more »

And another one bites the dust

June 27th, 2007
At 2.40 pm this afternoon, the north end of the Blakehurst Mater Dei school zone on the Princes Highway, had this non flashing light. So that's two flashing light units not working at this one school at the moment, how many are there that I don't know… more »

Best to have a spare.

June 26th, 2007
This afternoon driving back from Hurstville about 3.00pm on King Georges rd Blakehurst, I noticed this just south of Terry st. There are two separate, independant lights units, although the photo doesn't show that, but why there needs to be two, who… more »

Wheel clamps

June 22nd, 2007
As there is the idea to wheel clamp hoons. I sent an email into the Telegraph and it was printed this morning. It is a similar letter to one I've had printed before, but that was before the funding was announced. Maybe someone will read todays letter… more »

Why stop at hoons?

June 20th, 2007
This was in the Telegraph this morning I wrote in the "P" plate crisis category over two years ago that wheel clamps should be used on cars at the repeat offenders homes. Any driver caught driving while disqualified should also be wheel clamped. more »

Police Powerless

June 18th, 2007
"Police powerless to persue speeding near schools" was the heading of these two articles in the paper this morning. What the Police should do, is act as lollipop people and any drivers "charging through" should have their cars impounded for a month. The… more »

Who did you vote for?

June 15th, 2007
A letter to the Herald today that caught my eye. and with unmarked speed camera vans coming, rather than more unmarked highway patrol cars, it seems it'll just be more of the same. more »

Faulty school zone lights

June 8th, 2007
The RTA has had flashing lights installed at 100 schools, as I drive around I have noticed these expensive light units breaking down and have logged them on the site. These are of course only the few schools that have flashing lights in my area, what… more »

Students working back?

June 7th, 2007
A listener called into 2BG around 5pm yesterday 30th May to say the lights on Anzac Pde (presumably Sydney Boys' High at Moore Park) were still flashing. more »

48 Hours?

June 3rd, 2007
Teen caught doing 200km/h in 80km/h zone Sunday Jun 3 07:31 AEST An 18-year-old has been caught driving 200km/h in an 80km/h zone in Melbourne's south-east. Victoria Police impounded the man's vehicle after he was detected weaving in and out of traffic… more »