School Zone Santa .Com

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 switched on)

"It is understood the policy has been introduced to avoid a repeat of last year's class lawsuit that forced the Sate Government to repay $1,000.000 in fines because of inadequate signage,"

But a bit to late for all the drivers who since last August that have lost their licences because of multiple fines at Beverly Hills.

Another article (SAME PAGE) shows that in :

June 07 8,986 drivers were caught speeding in school zones.
July 07 17,140 ...... .... ...... ........ .. ...... .....
AUG 07 28,630 ...... .... ...... ........ .. ...... .....

The Beverly Hill speed cameras were switched on in July.

How many people are now driving their cars without a licence because of the bulls..t at that is Beverly Hills, because they need to drive to get to work.

When the figure came in in July of 17,140 up from 8,980 the previous month then 28,630 in August the RTA should have realized then that they had a problem but no:

"It's for the safety of the children" was the spin from government.

To hell with the plight of ordinary drivers with multiple fines coming
in.

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THIS I WROTE EARLIER ON THIS SITE.

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I wrote on this web site predicted trouble on 25 July 07, and after giving the highly paid brains at the RTA time to also notice the problem, I emailed the Roads Minister Mr Eric Roozendaal.

All that was needed was one phone call from him to get a flashing light unit installed at Egdbaston st, he is the Transport Minister after all.

This is the first of 4 emails I sent in September and were unanswered.
Untill I mentioned that fact in a letter to the Daily Telegraph.
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To: enquiries.roads@roozendaal.minister.nsw.gov.au
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 8:58 PM
Subject: school zone

Dear Minister,
I would like to bring to your attention a situation at a school zone on King Georges rd. Beverly hills.
There are flashing lights at this zone and now also a new set of speed cameras, but a lot of drivers don't realize that the whole shopping strip is a school zone.
Because it's such a long zone, (1,1 klm) can a second warning light unit be added to the school zone sign that's half way, heading South towards Hurstville, similar to the one already on the other side of the road.

Without going on in detail here, my concern about this school zone is explained, with photos, on my web site www.schoolzonesanta.com

Thank you for your time
Regards Hans Stephens
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Thank you
Regards Hans Stephens

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This is the page on the day I sent the E-mail.
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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 now just cruise down this divided road after traffic lights change at Morgan st forgetting all about the school zone.

There needs to be more 60 signs (because it's 70 both sides of the Beverly Hill shops) and if a larger school zone sign with Flashing lights had been installed at Edgbaston steet, I don't think the RTA and ultimately, Mr Roozendaal would have this problem.
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THE LAST PARAGRAPH(ABOVE)IN VIEW OF THE RTA'S DECISION (Daily Telegraph 17/2/08) TO SEND A WARNING INSTEAD OF A FINE FOR THE FIRT MONTH AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF ANY NEW CAMERA, IS MOST TELLING.
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