[BennyBroadcast]

Speed traps? Laser Guns? Radar? You guys have it easy over in the States. Here in the Banana Republic of Australia we have fixed speed cameras and in the state of Victoria they are set to ping cars that are a mere 3Kmh over the speed limit. This is like, cough, and you're speeding. There has been a real backlash against the Govt over these devices. When aked about the meagre error allowed in the velociy of a vehicle the Govt rep responded "we dont expect you to drive AT the speed limit, we expect you to drive UNDER the speed limit". So we have to drive at let's say 50 KMh rather than 60Kmh to make our own error margin, what a joke. Meanwhile of course, the Govt is making out like a bandit with the irrefutible speed camera pictures "proving" the offence. Even without any hard data or statistcs to back up "speed kills" governments in the US, Britan, and eveywhere else they have a cowed, law abiding populace are reaping significant revenue from this tactical emphasis on speed. Aggressive, lazy, sloppy and just plain incompetent driving is not targetted when this is plainly the culprit in the majority of accidents. Where I live, in New South Wales we have all of the speed detection tacics known to man but here's an example I saw today. Open freeway, Two lanes in both directions, big grassed median strip. A speed camera is set up on the left hand side of the road on a left hand curve. This makes the vehicle the camera is mounted in as concealed as possible. The road has a speed limit of 110Kmhbut would easily be safe at 140 to 150. Easy meat. Now the street that leads to my house, uphill, lined with residential property. Near where my street turns off the road is split level and divided. Each direction is narrow and has parked cars. Lots of people walk here, kids ride bikes etc. The limit here is sensibly 50Kmh. I regularly see people attacking thi section of road like a racetrack and doing 80Kmh or more. But guess what! I have NEVER seen a radar trap on this road or a patrol car or any sniff of speed enforcement. Funny that.......................not revenue collection honest......speed kills y'know.................bastards.