In an old copy of the Bulletin=---last weeks----Tim Blair writes about the Victorian Government having a lust for spending ticket revenue. So does the South Australian Government. It also raises tens of millions dollars. Driver safety says the Government without shame.
It is a driving tax. The tax collectors sit in unmarked cars in safe streets eg., Wakefield Street that leads out of the city to the east. It has one a gentle dip-- the car speeds up--and bingo gotcha.
A nice little speed trap. Its equivalent to locating a speed camera at the bottom of a hill. Purely a means of raising revenue.
Meanwhile there are main roads full of blackspots that are just left: eg., the Sturt highway to the Riverland has no passing lanes. There are plenty of accidents on this highway and its all put down to bad driving. Where's the effective life-saving strategy?
I notice it most coming home from Victoria- that 20 km from the border to Bordertown is shocking.
I've been lucky so far- not one ticket in the 18 months since I returned to SA.
Posted by: Scott Wickstein on May 30, 2003 05:13 AMThere's a lot of blatant revenue raising in SA. How about Anzac Highway where exceeding 60 can cost big?
An internet site that addresses the problem is:
http://www.aussiemotorists.com
It is the homepage of the organisation that works on fixing the problem - the National Motorists Association Australia.
Posted by: Michael on July 10, 2003 08:25 PM