Or anyone who regularly drives the M2 or M7 in Sydney.
I got this suspect email yesterday. Just wondering if there's any
truth to it as I can't find anything on their website. Sounds like BS
to me.
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> New Legislation M5 & M7 Re Speeding Fines
>
> M5 and the M7 are now equipped with Point to Point Speed Devices. On
> entering the M7 the etag beeps and a camera takes a photo of your car
> recording the exact time. On exiting the etag system beeps again
> another
> camera at that point takes a photo of the car and the time. Then the
> computer calculates the time it has taken you to
> travel between the two points and calculates your speed. If you
> completed the clocked journey too fast you are issued with a speeding
> ticket.
>
> At the present the speed limit is 100K.P.H. with a tolerance of 102
> maximum. Over that and you are issued with a fine automatically.
> What a
> shock some drivers are going to have when they use this roadway for a
> week and get a weeks' tickets BOTH WAYS. Of course your license will
> also be recalled for 3 months. Now with the new legislation,
> fighting a
> Speed Camera fine is almost impossible. You must prove the device is
> faulty and if you are not a technician working on them, you have no
> chance of beating the fine.
>
> The Pacific Highway has a set and these are recognized by large steel
> frames over the lanes with a speed camera and some distance up the
> road
> is another large metal frame with a speed camera.
>
> These new point to point systems are being put onto any expressway
> and
> highway where vehicles are not able to exit between those points.
>
> NOTE: School zone cameras are not speed tolerant. Anything over, even
> 41, is a fine.
>
> Tammy Umasaran
> Cor****ate & Admin Sup****t
> Ministry of Trans****t
> Phone: 02- 9891 8941
> Fax: 02- 9891 8999
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