Archives for: "September 2007"

Publicity seeking crack pot?

September 29th, 2007
Since starting school zone santa I have been called lot's of different names. "Fuck wit!" was what one driver called out last week as he drove past I certain that the 60 or so drivers I saved from getting a fine and the 8 demerit points yesterday,… more »

The gloves are off

September 28th, 2007
They can't afford an extra bed in a major public hospital, so a poor lady is left holding her live fetus in the hospital toilet newspaper hospital article and they are going to pay $58.000 each for a flashing light unit for school zones, but won't use… more »

Busy day today.

September 27th, 2007
Media releases galore. The Daily telegraph reported this today The last sentence is the one that gets me. In favour of "HIGH VISABILITY" fixed cameras This an example of what anybody would call "highly visable" It's on one side of King Georges road… more »

$58.000 each

September 27th, 2007
"Road safety activist" Peter Olsen sent me this MEDIA RELEASE No. 2 27th September 2007 SCHOOL ZONE FLASHING LIGHTS - PRICE UP, RELIABILITY DOWN In a media release dated 21st May 2006 (attached) the Roads Minister Eric Roozendaal stated that the school… more »

No hope for some people

September 27th, 2007
Three drivers went past and didn't see or ignored my message and would've tripped the camera I juet don't stand out enough. Out of "uniform" and no signs I counted cars yeterday that flashed the speed camera..... 31 will gets surprizes in the mail… more »

Is it worth it?

September 26th, 2007
Mrs Santa is upset, she sees me struggle to help all these people who are being treated unfairly, and for what? Me Iemma said when asked about all the people being fined at Beverly Hills recently, "Speeding in school zones is dangerous and reckless… more »

Between 200 and 300 a day.

September 26th, 2007
Between 200 and 300 drivers are contacting the lawyers a day re the class action after getting tickets in the mail from Beverly Hills. Just how many are out there who don't know about the class action and just pay up? I have rung the reporter a couple… more »

I'm a pensioner

September 24th, 2007
A chap came up to me after I'd set up my sign and he had been caught also. He said he was sure was sure that he hadn't been speeding. "Get the photo" I said. "I can't afford to, I'm a pensioner." A young mother carrying a toddler who was wide eyed at… more »

Just who is this Goose?

September 24th, 2007
Welcome new readers. Who I am is not important, what is happening at the Beverly Hills school zone is the great concern. I predicted trouble on 25 July and after giving the highly paid brains at the RTA time to also notice the problem, I emailed the… more »

Highway to hell

September 21st, 2007
This morning I managed to slow down lots more speeding drivers making it safer for all the children. My dressing as santa is quite apt, for these same drivers were getting an early Xmas presant by not getting caught by the speed camera. As I pointed out… more »

Are you from the chaser?

September 20th, 2007
I was asked this afternoon, by a young school boy egged on by his giggling mates. I managed to slow down a lot of drivers in both morning and afternoon school zone times today. Almost every time the traffic starts off again at the Morgan St traffic… more »

He's Back !!!!!!

September 19th, 2007
To stand out a little more, I had to revert back to my santa gear. I can guarantee that very few speeding drivers got past me this morning's and afternoon school zone time, endangering school children. Most drivers were receptive and grateful,though one… more »

"Don't speed and you won't get caught"

September 19th, 2007
"Don't speed and you won't get caught." This is what was Our Premier Mr Iemma was reported to have said, and was in an article yesterday in the St George and Sutherland shire Leader. This was presumably when asked about all the thousands being caught at… more »

I can't believe it.

September 18th, 2007
This morning my van sign was back in it's spot at Beverly Hills and once again I stood near the speed camera to see if there were any transgressors. Even with the sign and the large RTA trailer speed camera warning sign up the road 20 cars tripped the… more »

It works.

September 17th, 2007
At 8.00 am this morning I unfolded my sign and walked down to the camera to see how many times it flashed during this school zone time. Last Monday it went off 68 times. With my sign to remind drivers, it flashed 12 times during this morning's school… more »

It's not fair.

September 17th, 2007
I read in the Sunday paper that there are now 5000 drivers in the class action. This is terrible. All these hoons racing down King Georges Rd endangering children. I was having doubts about using my sign to try and help the RTA, but if I can slow just… more »

Help is on the way

September 15th, 2007
Giving the drama at Beverly hills some thought, maybe I have been wrong, and it's not the fault of the RTA at all. All the fanciful ideas I've written about,in previous pages on this site, ideas that might help drivers and school children, the e-mails… more »

2000 and counting

September 13th, 2007
This was the front page story in today's St George and Sutherland Shire Leader This one of the e mails that came today I have asked the writer to ring me, and I trust he doesn't mind me adding it to the site.… more »

Bring out school zone santa?

September 13th, 2007
Last year Mr Peter Olsen installed his own flashing lights at schools in the Lurgano / Peakhurst. A set of "Olsen" flashing lights, notice the car's brake lights. The RTA promptly torn them down. Peter put them back up with media present. The RTA took… more »

This is what's needed

September 11th, 2007
What is needed at King Georges and Edgbaston Beverly Hills is get one of these flashing light units and put it where this school zone sign is on the right and I would say that would help with the school zone "speeding" for drivers heading south. Drivers… more »

Premier gets tough

September 10th, 2007
Premier Barry O'Farrell has tried to get tough on graffiti vandals but was voted down in Parliament Shooters' graffiti move http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/ofarrell-livid-over-shooters-graffiti-move-20110826-1jeh6.html… more »

It had to happen

September 7th, 2007
"It's deadly" said a passerby this morning when he saw me watching the South camera at the Beverly Hills school zone. Between 8 am and 9.30 am I counted the camera flash 68 times. 68 drivers allegedly going faster than 40 kmh during school zone time,and… more »

As I expected

September 4th, 2007
On Monday 3 Sept I had a look at the new variable speed camera at the school zone on King Georges Rd Beverly Hills. I was there from 8.10 till 9.10am and even though there is a large computor warning sign on a trailer at he start of the school zone… more »