Demerits for speeding changing?

[Grahameeboy]

And the road toll has risen 43% since GST went to 12.5%.....

I blame the sigmoid curve myself...

[Hinny]

Have you been drinking?

[thepom]

I think Mcjim is a bit stressed...chill mr mcjim......

[Rincewind]

I read the first post as saying the demirits rise, not the fine. I can recall the govt saying a while back they were doing this ... sort of removes the "revenue gathering" argument doesn't it? Less money but more pedestrians. Bus companies will be rubbing their hands together

edit: I guess if the 'flat fine' is higher than the lowest current fine there's an increase ... butthe main impact would be to hit you in the licence, not the back pocket ....

I'll lay odds on the fact that the bean counters have done their sums and the revenue will probably double somehow,they will probably do it by increasing the monthly quota's that the mobile Pokie machine drivers have to acheive in order to avoid being up for performance revue's......so expect them to be hiding behind the hedges and barriers for longer periods of time.
With this extra revinue they will be able to afford to errect lots and lots more fixed camera's,I guess it's their way of reducing traffic congestion.

I'm considering installing a Radar detector at the moment,but in reality I would like to fit a missile launcher in the boot and blow the pricks up as soon as they light up their silly christmas lights BOOM...,get a fucking reading on that Ya Bastard Ha Ha

[seemehi]

So, it looks as if it will become easier to lose your licence - is that your motorbike licence or car licence - I get confused, bloody pc world.

[Thani-B]

So, it looks as if it will become easier to lose your licence - is that your motorbike licence or car licence - I get confused, bloody pc world.

Both. You cant lose one and keep the other. I dont think.

[NinjaNanna]

Both. You cant lose one and keep the other. I dont think.

Be real nice if you could though.

[Thani-B]

Be real nice if you could though.

Yeah but then it would hardly be a punishment. In their eyes. One of my friends lost his for doing 172km/h on the motorway. He lost both.

[avgas]

Is it just me, or does this make sense.

As it stands - at 145kph you walk home, yet 135kph you only lose 40pts
Seeing as we have 100 of the suckers, I don't mind this change to 80pts - I only get 1 ticket every 2 years, if i get a second its over the 40kmh barrier anywho.
I may even rent/swap the SRX out to those of you that need to "not get another ticket for 6 months"

[scuzeme]

........pretty soon we will all have to sit down to take a pee

[Patrick]

Is it just me, or does this make sense.

As it stands - at 145kph you walk home, yet 135kph you only lose 40pts
Seeing as we have 100 of the suckers, I don't mind this change to 80pts - I only get 1 ticket every 2 years, if i get a second its over the 40kmh barrier anywho.
I may even rent/swap the SRX out to those of you that need to "not get another ticket for 6 months"

At 145, walk for 28 days... and get the 50 demerits with the $510 instant fine. At 146, the fine goes up to $630

[puddytat]

Makes all the more sense to get a racebike.....
Tis slowly turning into a police state I reckon, with the excuse of being for the greater good.
I have to renew my gun license & the sods want nearly 130 bucks for that, yet I just renewed my drivers license & that was 30 odd if i remember correctly....dont look much different to a drivers license so why the cost
Unclefuckers!!