Category: "AA"

Motorbikes

March 11th, 2008
The Sunday Telegraph had an article about a plan to have front number plates on motorbikes. This is so that head on speed cameras can take a picture of speeding motorbikes and then being able to fine the rider. There could be a flaw in that little plan,… more »

Wheelclamps are coming

February 27th, 2008
Before the wheelclamps, an answer to an often asked question. Why the santa suit?........ It is to stand out. To be noticed. Any cause no matter how worthwhile, won't happen unless it gets publicity. To get publicity you have to be different to attract… more »

At last common sense.

February 17th, 2008
In the Sunday Telegraph this Morning is a page of articles concerning speed cameras and school zones. "Drivers caught by new speed cameras will receive a warning letter instead of a fine and loss of points."(for the first month of the new cameras being… more »

No reply

February 11th, 2008
I sent this e mail to the roads minister on 4/1/08 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Dear Mr Roozendaal, I emailed you a number of times last September, and was informed in a letter MO7/612 that my concerns " had been… more »

No mention of more flashing lights

February 4th, 2008
I heard on a news report this morning that The pedestian council of Australia's spoksperson has called on Mr Roozendaal to install more speed cameras at school zones. Mr Roozendaal will "have blood on his hands" if he doesn't. Pretty strongs words… more »

Old news is not news

January 31st, 2008
Unless something dramatic happens at a school zone like some poor kid getting run over or a speed camera is BBQ'ued British style I'm afraid the media isn't interested, see: http://www.speedcam.co.uk/gatso2a.htm I emailed the two biggest talk back radio… more »

Are we taken for ninnys?

January 23rd, 2008
I could see years ago (as most people with common sense can), that school zones weren't working as they should and tried to highlight that fact. I could see in July by standing there at Beverly Hills and observing the traffic flow, that once the new… more »

Has School zone santa retired?

January 21st, 2008
NO... but the standing on the roadside waving signs and signs on my van sadly because of family reasons will be no more. My idea written about earlier about staging a 24/7 protest at Beverly Hills with my van showing the "SPEED CAMERA 100M" sign and me… more »

The way to go

January 15th, 2008
The last clipping was a letter I found earlier As I have long stated the need for unmarked police cars to catch the real idiots, I emailed this into the Telegraph and it was printed this morning. The word "bleeding" was left out in front of my "obvious"… more »

Cameras or unmarked police cars ?

January 9th, 2008
A speed camera allows the RTA to send a demand for money to the owner of the speeding number plate. Speed cameras catch the unwary drivers passing through who don't know the speed camera is there, who don't notice the speed camera signs because they are… more »

Welcome aboard

January 8th, 2008
The Sutherland Shire will today see the article about the Beverly Hill speed camera nonsense in the Leader. The response from drivers after the article came out last week in the St george edition of the Leader, hasn't been overwhelming. My idea of… more »

They

January 5th, 2008
There has been, by looking at the web statistics, quite a large number of people that have clicked on for a look, some have emailed aggreement and TWO has offered to shoulder a sign. Not much people power as yet. Could be a that any of the 30,000 caught… more »

People power is needed

January 4th, 2008
This article was in the St George and Sutherland Shire Leader on 3/1/08 Legally it seems that at Beverly Hills the RTA is using the "Default speed", rule. ( RTA User's handbook, page 52 )to counter any drivers claim of lack of speed limit signs So don't… more »

Hunting season coming up?

January 4th, 2008
Brent emailed me and said that "new " cameras heading South had been installed. To check I drove out this morning and no, they are the same, but maybe Brent saw someone straightening the camera "flash" back into a reasonable and working position, as… more »

Graffiti

December 29th, 2007
Bath rd Jannali ......................................................................... I have emailed (June 29) our State Opposition leader, Let's see what his thoughts are on the graffiti curse.… more »

RMS incompentence in Hi-Vis

December 26th, 2007
As speeding is a major cause of the carnage on our roads, why would anybody be interested in helping people who have been caught speeding? If you want to see my feelings about arrogant fools who have no regard for road rules, type highway patrol… more »

Sin no more

December 26th, 2007
I sent this into the Leader on Thurs 26 Nov Dear sir, The Sutherland Shire Mayor Lorrine Kelly recently spoke out about getting tough on graffiti, at a meeting in Gymea with Premier Rees. She said, "That the new graffiti penalties before Parliament… more »

Santa Surgery

December 22nd, 2007
All I wanted at Beverly Hills was more clear signage, an extra flashing light unit on the South bound side of King Georges Rd for school zone time to help passing drivers. I needed a couple of hundred dollars for poster material to get the message to… more »

Change?

December 21st, 2007
Something HAS changed at Beverly Hills. This morning I drove there, luckily the car's an automatic, and the last sign out of Stoney Creek Rd has gone from this to and the North trailer warning sign has done a complete about turn and is now facing the… more »

Talkback

December 20th, 2007
This morning the Police or lack of Police on our roads was a subject on 2GB and the comments offered were between visiable Police cars V unmarked cars callers I E-mailed this in, Hi Jason..... Sadly over the xmas break there could be a horrific road… more »

REJECT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

December 20th, 2007
A SELECTION OF LETTERS THAT DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx From: Hans Stephens… more »

Justice?

December 19th, 2007
One of the over 30,000 drivers who have booked at Beverly Hills has after months of trying to get a fair hearing has paid up. This I just posted on the Beverly Hills forum on. http://au.messages.yahoo.com/news/national-news/40122?p=1 Hi guys, what… more »

Is it only about the dollar?

December 16th, 2007
This I posted on the Beverly Hills forum after increasingly desperate drivers sitting on multiple fines being hounded by the SDRO contacted me. http://au.messages.yahoo.com/news/national-news/40122?p=1 If I had paid $110 in August to lawyers who implied… more »

Answers ?

December 16th, 2007
This was e mailed to me today, thank you Stefan, Answers provided to questions raised by Malcolm Kerr MP for Cronulla - 0833-SPEED CAMERA-BEVERLY HILLS Mr Malcolm Kerr to the Minister for Health representing the Minister for Roads, and Minister for… more »

December 16th, 2007
I suggest a half page open letter in major newspapers addressed to to the the boss of the RTA asking why there are signs on trailers warning drivers about new 24 hr variable speed cameras but only on King Georges road at Beverly hills and the thousands… more »

December 7th, 2007
This is from the archives of July 07 .................................................................... Beverly Hills Cop 25/07/07 In the middle of the King Georges Rd shopping strip in Beverly Hills the RTA have installed a variable speed camera on… more »

Beverly Hills

December 7th, 2007
6/12/07 There has been renewed activity on the Beverly Hills speed camera forum http://au.messages.yahoo.com/news/national-news/40122?p=1 I suggest a half page open letter in major newspapers addressed to to the the boss of the RTA asking why there are… more »

Sign of the times

December 1st, 2007
Everywhere you look there are trailer mounted signs telling of exra police patrols targeting this or that, so when I read this article in the Daily Telegraph on Thursday, as you can see I did edit the article I emailed the Letter's page and The Daily… more »

Who is getting off?

November 28th, 2007
There have been postings on the Beverly Hills forum http://au.messages.yahoo.com/news/national-news/40122?p=1 about drivers having their fines cancelled. What I would like to know is, were there any out of school zone time fines cancelled? The 60 kph… more »

You have been warned

November 21st, 2007
I drove through Beverly Hills today and the trailer mounted speed camera warning signs are still there. This is (from a distance) the northbound warning sign, on King Georges road before Stoney creek road, and at night it's hard to miss. I suppose the… more »