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Mobile speed camera Locations NSW

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

NSW mobile speed camera

The white Ford Territory’s, will be operated by a private government contractor rather than a police officer meaning offenders will be unaware they have been caught until a fine arrives in the mail. As though taking public safety out of the hands of the police wasn’t controversial enough, the organisation behind these cameras is partly owned by Macquarie Bank who has recognised the mobile speed camera operation as a lucrative business opportunity  investing $275m to the cause.

Mobile speed camera Locations NSW

BMW causes bomb scare

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

 BMW X3

BMW’s not yet released next generation X3 was reportedly alerted to police after a member of the public noticed the abandoned vehicle sitting outside a tourist hot-spot covered in tarp with its engine running. Several city blocks were closed off as the car, which was parked in front of one of the Museum of Natural History, was inspected by the NYPD bomb squad. For the full story please visit drive.com.au

Queensland considering .0.2 blood alcohol limit

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Police breath testing

The Queensland government is considering lowering the state’s legal blood alcohol limit for motorists to .02. Two countries to have already established a .02 blood-alcohol limit are Norway and Sweden. Both nations have the lowest road toll rates in the world. For the full story please visit themotorreport.com.au

Anti hoon laws to crush cars

Monday, January 25th, 2010

 Anti Hoon laws

The proposal from the Victorian government where repeat offenders will have their cars crushed if a driver owns the car and has two previous offences for crimes such as exceeding the speed limit by 45km/h or more, drag racing, burnouts or dangerous driving. for the full story please visit caradvice.com.au

Fake Police combat NSW speeding

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

NSW Police Car

Five decommissioned highway patrol cars have been used by New South Wales police to try to encourage good driving behaviour. A police spokeswoman said members of the Southern Region Highway Patrol thought “instead of keeping them in a car park before they get sold we’ll put them on the side of the road [so they can] act as a deterrent”. For the full story please visit drive.com.au