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Letter to the editor
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The letter as The Telegraph shortened it, appears to be just opposition, but with no solutions.
This is the unedited version with my solution to the angst at the Cleveland st variable school zone speed cameras.
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----- Original Message -----
From: stephens1510
To: yoursay@dailytelegraph.com.au
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 9:12 AM
Subject: Barry's proud boast
Dear sir,
My team is the busiest says Premier Barry O'Farrell. ("Barry's proud boasts" May 17) Once again the audit of speed cameras is mentioned and Mr O'Farrell has promised to "rip out " any speed camera found to be purely revenue raising. I would say that to remove any cameras is a bit risky because any future accident at that location will be blamed on "knee jerk" reaction to criticism of speed cameras.
The Cleveland st Moore Park variable speed cameras made over $17 million dollars in 4 years and the vast majority of the infringements would be for "speeding" outside of school zone hours.
A simple solution the stop the perceived unfair hammering of drivers at that location is to switch off the variable part of those speed cameras.
Unlike the speedy breaking of the solar rebate contracts which were COSTING millions, any change to the speed camera regime I think will be very tardy as they MAKE millions, and any change will always be trumped by the " it's for road safety " disclaimer.
The forty new mobile speed cameras will be on the road in July not for revenue raising but for "road safety"
For real road safety, more Police in unmarked cars, not speed cameras.
Regards
Hans Stephens
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I emailed the Premier:
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Dear Mr O'Farrell,
I wrote to the Daily Telegraph yesterday commenting on an article in the paper the previous day.
The letters editor took out enough to make it appear although I can whinge, I haven't any ideas to help.
My full email is on my website www.schoolzonesanta.com. Don't speed and you won't get caught easily said, but if people complain about speed cameras now, wait till you roll out the new 40 mobile ones.
By what criteria does the RTA label a speed camera ineffective?
A cynic would suggest one that doesn't make enough money.
Why did I email the paper and not say, the roads Minister, well I did asking for one miserable extra sign to help drivers at the Kogarah Princes Highway school zone and no reply.
I emailed a previous Roads Minister Mr Roozendal, 4 times with no reply till after a letter in the Telegraph pointing out this lack of courtesy.
A couple of ideas to improve road safety and make money, anyone caught using a mobil while driving (everyone knows that's illegal ) $600 fine, 2nd offence $1000.
Wheel clamp cars of fine defaulters or those driving unlicensed as they do in other Sates and overseas.
That would show bottle and strong leadership.
Fine the parents of any minor caught out late at night doing graffiti $1000. Then they'll wonder where 14 yo Billy is at 2am
Send older graffiti vandals to graffiti camp, where for a month they clean paint off previously prepared walls. Not somewhere that costs over $500 a day but a place like Sheriff Joe's tent city.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Arpaio#Actions_as_Maricopa_County_Sheriff
There has to be consequences for bad behaviour, assult a Police officer and that means a minimum month in a tent prison, no TV, no X box, plain food and time to realise that Police are to be respected.
Policy like this would be appluded by the majority.
To run a State like NSW costs a lot of money, but how much is wasted. How much is spent running the RTA for example, and how much on actually spent on doing the shovel work.. Google ICAC and "past investigations" and that shows where there is more waste.
I voted for Mr Annesly.
Regards
Hans Stephens
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Update 24 May;
As yet I have had no acknowledgement of the above email.
No doubt Mr O'Farrell's has a busy inbox and would have more than a few solar power customers on it with questions
Update May 30; no response as yet......
to be continued
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