nabraxas Posted May 31, 2003 Subject: FW: NEW Speed Camera Locations as of April 2003 > > > >Please note: This message is not intended to help you cheat the speed >cameras. It is intended to make you aware of the fact that they are out >there in ever increasing numbers, and you can be booked for as little >as 4kph over the speed limit. > > NEW Speed Camera Locations as of April 2003 > >This information has been sent through by a someone who works for >citylink on the locations of fixed and elapsed time speed cameras >around Melbourne...use the information at your own discretion.... > > >Most important are the speed and red light combination camera types. >Cnr Orrong and Dandenong Rd Caulfield, and Alexandra >Pde and Smith St Fitzroy, just before the Eastern Freeway not to forget >Stud Rd and Wellington Rd cnr. Rowville. The red light camera on Swan St >Bridge and Alexanrda Ave opps Myer Music Bowl has been repaired >************************************************************ >New permanent speed cameras in Melbourne. > >On the Monash Freeway, 600m before entering the tunnel heading towards >the city. It's hidden behind an overhead road sign.(80kph). >Even though this one is openly publicised by the media and the >state government, it continues to catch over 700 drivers per day! > >Westgate Freeway - Princes Highway. >On the top of the Westgate Bridge. >Hoppers Crossing overpass >At the first Werribee exit. >At the Little River exit. >Point Cook overpass. >At Point Wilson overpass. >At Corio >Just before you arrive at the Waterslide in Geelong. (Norlane) > >Note: These are elapsed time trigger cameras, they estimate your >average driving speed between checkpoints. So slowing down before each >overpass will not fool them. All these cameras are positioned in both >the inbound and outbound lanes and tricky to see. >If you did 10kph over the speed limit all the way from >Melbourne to Geelong, you can expect up to $125 fine on each one and the >loss of 1 demerit point. Each camera is able to book cars doing even >5k's over the limit. > >Western Ring Road. >Boundary Road - Laverton North. >Western Highway - Ardeer. >Calder Freeway - Keilor East >Tullamarine Freeway - Tullamarine. >Pascoe Vale Road - Glenroy. >Widford Street - Glenroy >High Street - Thomastown. > > >COMING SOON TO A ROAD NEAR YOU!!! >Eastern Freeway - 5 more cameras. >Monash - 5 more. >Calder Freeway - 9 more cameras, from Keilor to Kyneton. >Hume Highway to Albury - 11 cameras. > > > >Other Highways on the proposed list are as follows; >Western Highway - Ardeer to Ballarat. >South Gippsland Highway - Dandenong to Phillip Island. Goulburn Valley >Highway - Seymour to Shepparton. Princes Highway - Pakenham to >Traralgon. > > >Also being considered are Mount Alexander Road, Nepean Highway, >Dandenong Road, Burwood Highway, Sydney Road, Springvale Road and >Ferntree Gully Road. > Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torsten Posted May 31, 2003 when I lived in sydney I always knew of all the spped and RL camera spots. But not living there anymore makes it hard to keep up. Luckily the ones on the Pacific Hwy are well marked And btw, I have no problem with RL cameras. My beef is with speed cameras.... and really only certain ones. You know, the opportunistic ones that serve no other purpose than to create state government revenue. On our recent drive to sydney we noticed that the harbour tunnel camera (and associated lightshow) had been removed. But we also saw warnign signs about cameras in the new M5 tunnels.... and try as we may, we couldn't see any that looked different to surveillance cameras. Is there a new camera that doesn't need high light conditions? Are all surveillance cameras now speed cameras?? anyone know?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mescalito Posted June 2, 2003 SPOOL THAT TURBO UP and FIND OUT :D :D :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woof woof woof Posted June 3, 2003 In holland if you drive 260 kilometers an hour the camera will only catch a trail of the car :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mescalito Posted June 4, 2003 There is a pic out in net-land somewhere?? Where a bird blocked the number plate of a speeding car in the speed camera!!......Post it if you got it! I love co-incidence :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adrian Posted June 5, 2003 mescalito:Where a bird blocked the number plate of a speeding car in the speed camera!! Ahhhh, so that's why the chicken crossed the road.Cause it wanted to be on the other side of the law. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shroomy Posted June 5, 2003 Torsten: My beef is with speed cameras My beef is with people who drive past my house and dont even stop in for coffee Seriously next time your down this way drop in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darklight Posted June 5, 2003 You mean just him? Or any of us? A Big Yellow Bus EB tour for large purple motorcycles is well overdue IMO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torsten Posted June 5, 2003 sorry shroomy!! we really had no idea just how hmmm.... 'demanding' this party would be that we went to, so made NO plans for the way back. However, a 2 day trip to the central coast coming up in mid June. will definitely make arrangements then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mescalito Posted June 5, 2003 Do they still have Radar detector-Detectors..? The eciloPs I mean :confused: Or did they change the whole speed reading technology?? I have a nice(picture) of a Cobra-Trapshooter on the shelf.........next to my remote controlled R2D2! (I'm a sucker for posterity :D ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shroomy Posted June 6, 2003 Mid june this year thats only weeks away,no matter just drop us a bell dl should still have the number. and yes dl it is pretty much an open invitation to all, god knows it would be great just to be able to chat about more interesting things than football and i know your good for a chat , perhaps you could get torsten to follow you down with a box trailor you know them hogs :D as for the cameras, how cool would it be to convert your number plate to james Bond type set up so you just flick a switch to spin it around showing some other number and flick it back once through the danger zone although that would be illeagle and wrong and i for one wouldn,t be involved in such a stunt [ 05. June 2003, 21:00: Message edited by: shroomy ] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darklight Posted June 6, 2003 Box trailer indeed sweetie, that's it, next time it's the bitch pad for YOU! Once around the block, and we park at the pub- out the front Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torsten Posted June 6, 2003 Originally posted by mescalito: Do they still have Radar detector-Detectors..? Yep. NSW, Vic and Qld have the new technology ones (can't remember the name). They were developed in australia. Only Canada has so far started using them, so none of the overseas radar detector companies have bothered making any new generation ones. There is an australian company that has started though. The good ones are about $1400. I have a nice(picture) of a Cobra-Trapshooter on the shelf... Keep it there. They are useless in all eastern Oz states. Might be of use in SA though Fine for having a radar detector in your car is about $1000. Daniel was the first and second person in the world to be caught by the new technology . Still stumped why they started employing them at the Byron Bay Hwy Patrol rather than down in Sydney.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torsten Posted June 6, 2003 Originally posted by shroomy: Mid june this year thats only weeks away,no matter just drop us a bell Do you need more notice?? (hmmm, why??) god knows it would be great just to be able to chat about more interesting things than football LOL. you can be sure that that is one topic that I will never start and know nothing about and i know your good for a chat are you saying we talk too much ?? you're probably right.... perhaps you could get torsten to follow you down with a box trailor Na, we'll bring the ute, so if she is in no condition to ride back we can chuck her in the back (with the bike). as for the cameras, how cool would it be to convert your number plate to james Bond type set up so you just flick a switch to spin it around showing some other number and flick it back once through the danger zone Well, you can do something almost as good and totally legal. I used to have these special plate covers. th surface is made up of 45 degree mirrored plastic surfaces, created by clever use of polrised plastics i think. Anyway, if you look at the stright on you can see the numbers clear as if looking through a normal plastic cover. But if you look at a 45 degree angle all you get is 100% glare. As virtually all cameras snap at 45 degrees (or close to it), your plate will appear as a flash on the film. The added bonus is that some of these versions also come with a laser scatterer built in, so that any lasergun pointing at you cannot get a reading for about 2 seconds. If you have a laser detector then all you need is 1-2 seconds to slow down to below speed limit (if you're only doing 20 or so over). Cops never notice the plate covers. So many times I got pulled over (breathalised etc) and the cop would walk to the front to write down the plate. At the normal angle they can't see anything, so they have to walk right in front of your car. They never mentioned anything, cos the law just says that the plate has to be visible from 40m. It doesn't say what angle. Anyway, at the time when Daniel and I were doing in excess of 100,000 kilometers per year, we had the full kit and never got a ticket. We also never pushed our luck (ie never more than 29 over), and never sped off the HWY. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
