Speed camera on the federal highway??? (1 Viewer)

[loquasagacious]

I was driving back from Sydney to Canberra tonight and was going along part of the federal highway (eg after turning off the hume) and just after I passed something on my left there was an enormous flash of light from about 2m up on the left hand side of the road. It flashed again at a car behind me.

My first thinking was, fuck that was a speed camera - however I had a look at the RTA site and there does not appear to be any fixed camera on the federal highway, so does anyone have any ideas wtf it was?

 

[7th Sign]

rta website is out of date like hell.....speed cameras pop up every where....maby you will be lucky and not get a fine...I have also been in the same situation where I saw a flash and thought I was gone but I never got a fine lol, well this happened like 5 days before I sold my car so maby the new owner got a fine lol but I dont think so because the chic who purchased my old car has my number and I havnt got a angry call yet.......

 

[BeastHouse]

Could have been a police camera car or a safety cam. All NSW fixed Speed cameras have to have signs either side. No signs, no fixed speed camera.

 

[loquasagacious]

I didnt think that the NSW police used camera cars (I know they do in the ACT), that is a van with essentially a fixed camera inside.

A safety camera?

Didn't see any signs on the approach to the 'flash' zone.

If it was a speed camera of some sort then I would've been done well over the limit.....

 

[Dellaware]

Shouldn't have been speeding mister small penis man.

 

[DaddyK]

I passed a police wagon with a camera on it on the M5, there was a little sign on the ground that said *speed camera in use*

 

[loquasagacious]

Thanks for the info Dave, first I've heard of such units in NSW.

Given this info I think I got pinged pretty badly.

So the next question is can an offence in NSW take points off an ACT licence and how should I break the news to my mother in whoms name the car is registered?

 

[breaking]

can an offence in NSW take points off an ACT licence

LOL.

 

[DaddyK]

Thanks for the info Dave, first I've heard of such units in NSW.

Given this info I think I got pinged pretty badly.

So the next question is can an offence in NSW take points off an ACT licence and how should I break the news to my mother in whoms name the car is registered?

Yeh same, i've never seen it done before. I hope its not a two way operating camera because i did 130 past it going one way and then 90 coming back.

 

[jase_]

Err if you were driving at 130 on I'm guessing an 80km/h speed zone then you deserve the fine. That's the way life is, sorry.

 

[Serius]

50km over the limit lol

kiss license gbye

 

[loquasagacious]

Dave if that was in an 80 zone I feel for you. Generally speed cameras arnt multi-lane let alone bi-directional though which might make you feel better.

Jasee it would pay to read the thread, I was on the federal highway. The normal limit is 110km/h. Because of roadworks this was reduced to 90km/h. The camera (if it was one) was hidden directly behind the sign for this reduction.

So I was doing at least 30km/h+ over the limit as I wasn't particularly paying attention. I may have been 50km/h over but I think its unlikely as I normally pay more attention when I'm going that fast and I think my speedo is abit off.

Serius you could at least read the RTA site, you are correct if I was pulled over doing 45km/h+ over the limit it would've been an on the spot six month suspension. And would've probably made the paper eg "insane P-plateer driving orange volvo is done doing more than 45km/h over the limit". However by a camera it is a $1550 fine and 6 points.

As far as deserving of a fine, yes legally speaking I am deserving of a fine. Morally speaking though I do not believe so, I see no problem with cruising along at 120 or even 140 and thus no reason to be fined.

 

[Generator]

Jasee it would pay to read the thread, I was on the federal highway. The normal limit is 110km/h. Because of roadworks this was reduced to 90km/h. The camera (if it was one) was hidden directly behind the sign for this reduction.

...

Jasee was clearly referring to DaddyK's post, addymac.

That aside, I for one hope that you soon lose your licence .

 

[Serius]

but arent u on your red P's? 6 point loss = byebye license

i can understand where you are coming from, we all speed... what is odd is you dont see anything wrong with it

when i do 120, iam in a rush, iam on extra alert and i know i am doing the wrong thing, and i dont speed for long cause i end up feeling bad about it like risking others and stuff.... you dont seem to think there is anything wrong with excessive speeds,

either way you could be in trouble

 

[jase_]

Sorry, as Generator said, I was referring to DaddyK's post. Same concept applies to you though

 

[loquasagacious]

I'm on ACT P's (and have done the P-off course). Which means I have 8 points. So if its six I keep my licence. And try and drive like a neutered cat till june.

Because I can upgrade to gold on the 19th of July which means I would go to having 6 points (assuming a six point loss) and have that for three years (?) before they get topped up again.

Serious, I just don't regard 120 as excessive (for a highway, obviously different places it could be). On a highway I would say 140+ is getting excessive.

 

[DaddyK]

Err if you were driving at 130 on I'm guessing an 80km/h speed zone then you deserve the fine. That's the way life is, sorry.

I don't know what kind of stupid retard you are but the M5 is a 110 zone.

 

[loquasagacious]

As an update a ticket finally came through: 114km/h in a 90....

 

[Scanorama]

As an update a ticket finally came through: 114km/h in a 90....

It took 2 months for the ticket to arrive???

 

[loquasagacious]

Correction it took two months to get through to my mum. She filled in the stat dec and sent that off and yesterday I recieved the fine, so almost three months total.