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using the average speed, going down a hill at 125 for half a minute isn't gonna bump your average speed over 110 over a decent distance/time period. - so in this case, the system is fairer than standard speed cameras/laser.

Why doesn't everyone just drive at (or below) the posted speed limit? It's not very hard to drive on the speed limit without cruise control and also keep an eye on the road, im sick of people who use that excuse. - I use cruise control most of the time on hwy driving, but sometimes i don't and never have any trouble keeping it on 100/110 - if i go down a hill and speed up, i brake / change gears.

If you speed on purpose, you should accept the consequences of breaking the law - and dont whinge about it

Stricter speed enforcement may or may not reduce the road toll, but that's another debate

I'm sick of the goodie two shoes people that crap on about 'if you speed, accept the consequences'. The fact is that the vast majority of people who are caught speeding are only just over the limit, and are arguably no more dangerous than someone who is going at or below the limit. People are being punished for the sake of it, and the motivation is not safety, it's cash. It's like being booked for touching the centre line as you make a turn onto an empty street for breaking a double white line - technically you did break the law, but the enforcement is completely inappropriate. Speed limits were brought in originally to stop people doing ridiculous speeds in inappropriate places; now they're a hard-and-fast number that, if broken, means instant death and huge penalties. They've become an easily quantifiable cash cow for governments, and motorists in general are an easy target.

If I'm booked at 200km/h in a 60 zone, then I'd accept the consequences of my actions. If I'm booked for 110 in a deserted four-lane 100 zone, I'm going to whinge, because the law is being deliberately interpreted to maximise fiancial gain.

Agreed, if we speed and get caught its noones fault but our own.

But there used to be places where it would be a quiet stretch of road where you could ease on the throttle a bit and coast at a nice speed to make up a touch of time. Nowadays the only places you can speed without running the risk of a speed camera, is local streets.. And hopefully noone is too keen on doing that.

Theres no doubt in my mind that its about the revenue, yes speed kills, but 13km over on a quiet safe road doesn't.

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