Revenue collecting.

[Renegade]

So it's not the speed, it's the deceleration that kills.

exactly, so it makes sense that the faster you go the faster the deceleration when you hit an object

[swbarnett]

exactly, so it makes sense that the faster you go the faster the deceleration when you hit an object

That's assuming that you hit an object in the first place. Speed is never the only factor. Something else has to go seriously wrong. I'm not suggesting that high speed is appropriate in all circumstances, I'm just saying that I don't believe the risk of high speed given the right conditions is anything to worry about. Afterall, I drive to LIVE, not just survive.

[Renegade]

That's assuming that you hit an object in the first place. Speed is never the only factor. Something else has to go seriously wrong. I'm not suggesting that high speed is appropriate in all circumstances, I'm just saying that I don't believe the risk of high speed given the right conditions is anything to worry about. Afterall, I drive to LIVE, not just survive.

i agree, but speed does add to the chance of something going wrong, and when it does here comes the law of physics.

[swbarnett]

i agree, but speed does add to the chance of something going wrong, and when it does here comes the law of physics.

Speed is only one of many factors yet speed is touted as a single determining factor. Remove any one factor and the equation changes. There's no need to pick on speed to the exclusion of all else.

[Moxy]

i agree, but speed does add to the chance of something going wrong, and when it does here comes the law of physics.

How exactly does speed add to the chance that something will go wrong?

You mean the slower I go on the open road, the more I "add to the chance of something going wrong"?

Then, yes, I agree, moving slower than the flow of traffic definitely adds to the chance that something will go wrong.

Besides, we all know that the reason speed is picked on so much by the po-po is because it's easy to measure. It's easy to say "you were going xxx k in a xx k zone" whereas it's hard to prove that you weren't paying attention, or whatever.

[candor]

This idea originated wih a KBer sometime last year as I recall it. But yes they will be looking to collect elsewhere. The thing is their speed fines revenue is not optimal yet, and there is no road safety justification to increase it - as a recent report (Duignan-M.O.T) shows that fines do nothing to save lives lost due in part to speed factoring anyway.

Its not the drinking / speeding... it's the way we.... do it ?source of quote
Speed revenue is at the level Victoria was a a few years back, then they reduced tolerances and targeted schools (like here now), so tripling it.

Looks like they decided their current popularity would not warrant this - so they'll ease off a bit, but hit us with the rise in GST under discussion or fines for being over 0.05 alcohol or some other such thing less controversial.

From the revenues breakdown the KBer acquired a few mths ago, the fines from licence condition breaches are more lucrative than the speeding jackpot in sheer cash volume anyway. Something many other countries won't have.... yet. Tho they're showing an interest, greedy treasuries - kid tax on parents so the teen gets the blame.

I hear parents now remove the other seats from cars their kids drive. Again count my blessings (no kids)