Long weekend 104km/hr poll

**AllanB** · 4th June 2010, 21:04

Originally Posted by Old Steve

While I was living in Aussie they used to have 'double demerits' weekends, if you got a ticket you got double the demerits. Boy, that worked.

What's the speed limit in Aussie?

**98tls** · 4th June 2010, 21:13

Went for a ride with those that called in heading to the Brass today,saw one cop heading there and one on the way home,both times was sitting on about 110 or so,no problems.

**DingoZ** · 4th June 2010, 21:21

Originally Posted by AllanB

What's the speed limit in Aussie?

Double demerit weekends, yup they worked

Most of the open roads in Aus, it's 110km/hr speed limit - Couple of stretches of roads are even 120. Then there is the stretch between Alice and Darwin where there is no speed limit...

**rustic101** · 4th June 2010, 21:27

Originally Posted by DingoZ

Then there is the stretch between Alice and Darwin where there is no speed limit...

I had thought most of the Stuart High Way was an 'Open Speed' limit? If you are pulled over its if they (Police) feel its unsafe?

**GHOSTRIDER1** · 4th June 2010, 21:31

What a joke i say !! try holding your throtle at 100km on a 1000cc race bread bike !! Good luck with that as the speed can jump from 100 to 110 in a split second and u don't even twist the throttle there that touchy just gotta be EXTRA CAREFULL STUPID COPS!!!!!!

**Bikemad** · 4th June 2010, 21:40

Originally Posted by Old Steve

While I was living in Aussie they used to have 'double demerits' weekends, if you got a ticket you got double the demerits. Boy, that worked.

and if the authorities here were really serious about road safety and not revenue collecting,yeah right,then that is the policy they should adopt...............

**Jantar** · 4th June 2010, 22:25

Originally Posted by rustic101

I had thought most of the Stuart High Way was an 'Open Speed' limit? If you are pulled over its if they (Police) feel its unsafe?

I believe you'll find that there is now a speed limit. Its 140 km/h

**blackdog** · 4th June 2010, 22:32

Originally Posted by Jantar

I believe you'll find that there is now a speed limit. Its 140 km/h

you heard that here first.

**FJRider** · 4th June 2010, 22:41

Where is "the weekends not over yet" option ... ???

**Jantar** · 4th June 2010, 23:04

Originally Posted by Jantar

I believe you'll find that there is now a speed limit. Its 140 km/h

I forgot that I'd mentally added in the 10 kim/h tolerance.

The Northern Territory traffic laws were updated from 1 January 2007 to be similar to the rest of Australia. This included placing a speed limit on all roads (130 km/h/81 mph) on major highways such as the Stuart Highway and significantly increasing penalties for speeding

**Shadows** · 5th June 2010, 00:18

I overtook a cop doing more than 104km/h today and he didn't bat an eyelid.

**scumdog** · 5th June 2010, 01:44

Originally Posted by 98tls

Went for a ride with those that called in heading to the Brass today,saw one cop heading there and one on the way home,both times was sitting on about 110 or so,no problems.

Yeah, living in the frozen south can be a pain eh....

**scumdog** · 5th June 2010, 01:45

Originally Posted by Jantar

I believe you'll find that there is now a speed limit. Its 140 km/h

Nahhh, no limit, mine went to 215kph and then I had to pull over behind the car I was after...

**born disturbed** · 6th June 2010, 17:30

I just went for a quick strop from Ranui up to Mairangi Bay & sat at a nice cruising speed yet didnt see a single cop on a normally heavily policed section of road. Cops shouldn't get obsessed with bike riders speeds they should be more worried about the dozey drongos half asleep in their people movers that constanly pull out while not turning their heads to look first!