2006 NEWS
March
14, 2006 [LATEST
UPDATE]
Press Release
In
response to the WA office of Road Safety's proposal to limit the speed
to 30kph
ADRA supports practical, effective and fair measures that contribute
to real road safety improvements. In a city the size of Perth and
a state the size of WA these proposed limits are totally impractical.
It would just frustrate drivers and raise millions more in speeding
fines.
January
26, 2006
From: The West Australian
And
they call this a freeway?
Inconsistent and changing speed limits are frustrating drivers and
creating safety fears among rail workers.
January
24, 2006
From: The West Australian
Road
toll worst for 10 years
Motorists have recorded the worst road toll start to a year in a decade
– which police attribute to driver behaviour.
January
13, 2006
From: The West Australian
Road
spy to drop RBT alert
Random breath test locations will be removed from a controversial
new SMS scheme after police and motoring groups condemned it as dangerous.
January
12, 2006
From: The West Australian
SMS
alert to warn drivers or RBT sites
A new SMS service which alerts WA motorists to random test location,
speed traps and traffic hazards using “spies” could be
on offer within months.
2005 NEWS
Year
2005
From: Policespeedcameras.info
Police
shocked by drop in the number of speeding motorists
Police and the Road Safety Council are surprised and baffled at the
sudden 20% drop in speed camera revenue this year it was reported
on the Channel 7 News this week.
December 21,
2005
From: The West Australian
Onus
on drivers over traffic fines
Long-awaited traffic fine owner-onus laws will finally come into effect
on January 1, more than five years after they were passed through
State Parliament.
December 20,
2005
From: The West Australian
Motoring
body attacks double demerit policy
A leading motoring body cast doubts over the effectiveness of double
demerits yesterday as WA Police confirmed motorists would be slugged
double points between December 22 and January 8.
November
23, 2005
From: The Daily Telegraph
Switched
and ready for take off
You’ve found your seat, stowed your hand luggage, fastened your
seat belt and watched the safety video. You’re ready for take
off. But now what is there for you to do?
November
15, 2005
From: The Australia
Baby
you can find my park and play my favourite song
SOON, your new car will be more entertaining and informative than
your best friend.
November
11, 2005
From: The West Australian
Speed
gun jammers sold over internet
A 25-year-old Perth entrepreneur who sells an outlawed device which
scrambles police hand-held laser speed guns says he is not doing anything
wrong and is not responsible for people who use them illegall.
November
05, 2005
From: The West Australian
GPS
technology used to track stolen car
An alleged car thief has been outsmarted by advanced satellite tracking
technology fitted to a stolen luxury car.
November 03, 2005
From: The West Australian
Spotted
This radar detector on the dash of Liberal member for Roe Graham Jacobs'
parliamentary car.
October 25, 2005
From: The West Australian
4WDs
top for rear visibility
Cameras can make cars safer while reversing, but the car industry
says audible front parking and rear reversing sensors are better..
October 25, 2005
From: The West Australian
WA
drivers 'lack basic skills'
WA licence requirements do not equip drivers with the skills to avoid
simple accidents, say the WA Motor Trade Association.
August
25, 2005
From: Herald Sun
Victorian
speed camera bungle
Victoria Police will be forced to withdraw hundreds of fines after
an embarrassing speed camera bungle.
August
16, 2005
From: The Australian
Satellites
set to track carjackers
Sydney's spate of seven carjackings in two weeks has prompted Mercedes-Benz
to examine bringing its satellite-based tracking system to Australia.
August 10, 2005
From: Daily Telegraph
All
speed camera fines in doubt
Every fine issued by speed cameras could be invalid, after the Roads
and Traffic Authority admitted yesterday it could not prove the authenticity
of the pictures they take.
July
05, 2005
From: ABC News Online
Opposition says
speed camera costs too high
The Western Australian Opposition says WA police will be forced to
take officers off the streets to pay the operating costs of extra
speed cameras.
2004 NEWS
June
19, 2004
From: The West Australian
Speed,
camera and no action
Speed cameras are nothing more than roadside revenue collectors or
an essential part of the drive to save lives, depending on your perspective.
January
13, 2004
From: The West Australian
Most
speeders caught near city
Figures show big drop in number of offenders and revenue from cameras..
2003 NEWS
April
1, 2003
From: The West Australian
Macca
plans rough road for Multanovas
Everyone knows the camera never lies. But Welshpool businessman Peter
McLernon believes Multanova speed cameras are behind a catalogue of
lies.
