Police abandon motorcycle speed camera plan

[MrWasabi]

woot!
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26 ... 21,00.html

[ijuschill]

that's good news

[Saki]

wonderful news!!!!

It just farken pisses me off that the excuse that Speed cameras save lives is always used!

[Six Addict]

well we better not tell them all they have to do is turn the camera around then will we

[robracer]

love it

[DMonkey]

Awesomeeeeeeeeee

[Ali600+150]

From the article in The Australian: "Last year, NSW police arrested a motorcyclist who allegedly sped past police cameras near the Spit Bridge in Sydney more than 2000 times while covering his rear number plate with his hand to avoid detection. The motorcyclist was finally arrested and charged with 62 offences after a policeman recognised his clothing and motorbike and saw him speed past a camera with a hand over his rear plate. The motorcyclist lost 200 demerit points and was fined $7500. "

OUCH!!

[Wattie]

62 offences for 2000 trips through the camera??

our courts must be shit...

[Spex]

The sad thing is that we shouldn't even be happy about the idea being scrapped - they should never have considered it in the first place. There were and are very good safety reasons why we (and the rest of the developed motorcycling world) don't have front plates. Now they probably expect us to jump for joy because they spent half a million dollars to get to an answer that any moron could've given them for free.

[robracer]

The motorcycle council has been working on this one for what seems like an eternity, thank god we have got this representation or our arse would be grass

Please support them as they support us
http://www.mccofnsw.org.au/

[Smitty]

about time...this was just something that pollies and top cops got a bee in their bonnet about
technically it was impossible (the bike industry and groups told them )

and anyway that article exposed the lie when it said...
"States are forgoing an estimated $2 million a year each in revenue from fines as motorcycles evade detection. "

....ooops
nothing to do with safety whatsoever

[LordAramid]

nobody explained how he could cover his rear plate with his hand while riding, is that something i'm just missing cause i'm blonde or does the man have gorilla arms? how did he reach the rear plates>??

[ProblemChild]

go go gadget arm

[BikerBoy]

bout time, stupid idea

[robracer]

nobody explained how he could cover his rear plate with his hand while riding, is that something i'm just missing cause i'm blonde or does the man have gorilla arms? how did he reach the rear plates>??

It doesnt say by his hand....... I have seen a pic of a dude using his foot I just cant find the pic