On line petition against zero tolerence crap

[Scuba_Steve]

The law states that the speed limit is 100km/h. There are instances where exceeding this is reasonable, but can anyone tell me why they should be allowed to do so as a matter of course? Why any unauthorised road user should be exempt from the posted speed limit, except in exceptional circumstances?
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Because it's safer for all.
But given your [assumed] view I ask you why did the cops not & why shouldn't they have ticketed buses for stopping in bus stops a couple years back??? The legislation was quite clear it was unlawful for them to stop in a bus stop but to my knowledge not a single one was ticketed. Why should they be exempt???

[98tls]

Personally i doubt anythings changed in the real world tis just provided another thing for moaning cunts to moan about on the internet simple really,no idea what the cost is of a ticket for 102kms but am betting its not going to break the bank if indeed i was unfortunate enough to get one fuck i got one the other day for 122 and dont see any reason to whinge.

[gjm]

Because it's safer for all.
But given your [assumed] view I ask you why did the cops not & why shouldn't they have ticketed buses for stopping in bus stops a couple years back??? The legislation was quite clear it was unlawful for them to stop in a bus stop but to my knowledge not a single one was ticketed. Why should they be exempt???

As I said:

"the police time would be far better spent on stopping... Any number of other obvious instances of bad, illegal or dangerous driving."

I know nothing of the actions you have described. If they were illegal, they should have been acted on. I can only assume (in my ignorance) that the police were instructed not to do so. Just as the police may have recently been instructed to stop vehicles travelling at 101 (or more) km/h.

Until someone steps up with solid facts regarding instruction (other than anecdotal ex post facto reports), anything else is conjecture.

Whatever - I agree. Demonstrably dangerous activities, regardless of location, should be addressed ahead of (relatively) minor infringements of arbitrarily imposed rules.

[BlackSheepLogic]

The law states that the speed limit is 100km/h. There are instances where exceeding this is reasonable, but can anyone tell me why they should be allowed to do so as a matter of course? Why any unauthorised road user should be exempt from the posted speed limit, except in exceptional circumstances?

Overtaking is one instance.

[gjm]

Overtaking is one instance.

Typically, no. You would be breaking the law with no adequate reason for doing so. Wait. Stay behind the slower moving vehicle. You are then adhering to the law.

[Devil's advocate.]

If you cannot safely overtake while travelling within the posted speed limits, within the available visible safe distance, you should not attempt or commence the overtaking manœuver.

[/Devils Advocate]

That said - I do agree. It is sometimes sensible to briefly exceed the posted limit in order to ensure an overtaking manœuver is completed safely. An impossible-to-foresee event could occur which would, imho, justify this.

Please note: I am playing both sides of the street. The law, and real life.

[swbarnett]

11,000 retards who all think they will get a speeding ticket for travelling at 1kph over the speed limit...

Says a lot about the failure of the police PR machine.

[swbarnett]

And there's the rub. Given that the limit is 100, can you even say that they are driving responsibly regardless of how well they are driving, if they are breaking the law by exceeding the limit?

Just because it's law doesn't make it right.

[Madness]

Just because it's law doesn't make it right.

Start a partition then. Oh, hang on...

[Akzle]

half a tonne of fert and a few jerrys of diesel to the correct address i reckon...

[Berries]

Start a partition then.

On tolerence?

[Madness]

On tolerence?

Fuck no, look where that got the French.

[FJRider]

Just because it's law doesn't make it right.

Just because you can start a petition ... doesn't make it right ...

Any petition ... OR referendum .. won't guarantee any actual action/change. The Government of the day will decide that.

[Berries]

Fuck no, look where that got the French.

Top of the spelling class?

[scumdog]

Says a lot about the failure of the police PR machine.

More likely the gullibility of petition signers....

[scumdog]

half a tonne of fert and a few jerrys of diesel to the correct address i reckon...

All set go at your mums place right now, I suggest she moves out before the bang!