Intersection of Hoddle and Johnston Street

[Blade]

Has anyone ever seen a red light camera on the intersection of hoddle and johnston street collingwood?

Thanks to this camera that i have never seen in my whole 2 years of driving through their every day and morning i have lost my license!!!

Their are CAMERAS everywhere and they are WORKING now!, just driving down johnston street tonight the speed camera in a 40 zone flashed about 5 times in 10 second delays getting people who probably arent aware of the 40 speed limit

Its seriously becoming un drivable on these roads these days

[sammus]

damn man...

40 feels so slow, i know, but thats the speed limit... what are ya ganna do

what speed were you doing, and how long are you suspended?

the 40 zones seem to be special, soooo many people don't do the limit. when i slow down to 40 in school zones etc. people crowd up behind me and get pissed off as if i'm doing something wrong

[Blade]

damn man...  

40 feels so slow, i know, but thats the speed limit... what are ya ganna do

what speed were you doing, and how long are you suspended?

the 40 zones seem to be special, soooo many people don't do the limit. when i slow down to 40 in school zones etc. people crowd up behind me and get pissed off as if i'm doing something wrong

yeah i got done for the red light offence no speeding fine, it clocked me 1.2 seconds through the red, and i lose ****ING 3 demerit points FOR 1.2 SECONDS OF RED LIGHT and the intersection is massive, im definately going to look at the photo!, and ive been taking that same way for 2 years every day and night and i have never EVER seen a camera at that intersection

and the speed camera on johnston street is 2km up from that intersection so it wasnt that camera. I always follow the speed limit, but this 3 point demerit sucker has ****ed me, i lost 3 demerit points on a Great ocean road cruise about 3 months ago, and now this, 3 months suspension or 12 months good behaviour

i feel like crying

[GTRgeoff]

Let em go around. Gotta look after yourself.

I just hope there wasn't a camera on Hoddle at Albert when I saw the Nismoid run a red at 2:40 this afternoon

[edit]J/K He was good. Hoddle is the worst piec of traffic in the country IMO

[scarecrow]

i agree, those mother ****ing revenue rasing ****s should all die! whose with me, lets gather on a cruise and burn all the cameras to the ground and give those loyal corrupt police the ashes for them to snort up on the side of their corrupt dunny bowls so they can continue to pull us people over for no reason, other than that of to serve us with a ban / ticket / fine! its a load of bullshit that should be stamped out!!!! they should all die along with the filthy hippies on the street!

[scarecrow]

well i dont know about your guys, but i hate hippies and i think we should strap them to a tree (just the way they like it) and chainsaw them in half along with the trees!!!

[LEANBAC]

thats the sprit lets go an burn some cameras

[Blade]

Just checked before

their is a camera their, its an old school one.

What penatlies does a full license driver get for driving with p-plates?

[**JaR**]

its just a fine i think?? one time back when i was a learner my mum 4got to take the l plates off and got a fine for driving with them on, think it might be the same go for the P's.... but dont hold me to it.

[Driver]

yeah i got done for the red light offence no speeding fine, it clocked me 1.2 seconds through the red, and i lose ****ING 3 demerit points FOR 1.2 SECONDS OF RED LIGHT and the intersection is massive, im definately going to look at the photo!, and ive been taking that same way for 2 years every day and night and i have never EVER seen a camera at that intersection

and the speed camera on johnston street is 2km up from that intersection so it wasnt that camera. I always follow the speed limit, but this 3 point demerit sucker has ****ed me, i lost 3 demerit points on a Great ocean road cruise about 3 months ago, and now this, 3 months suspension or 12 months good behaviour

i feel like crying

but...

you said u were 1.2 seconds going thru a set of red lights..

So obviously you had time to slow down for the yellow?

correct me if im wrong

[Blade]

but...

you said u were 1.2 seconds going thru a set of red lights..

So obviously you had time to slow down for the yellow?

correct me if im wrong

Yeah well u always have time to slow for a yellow, but in peak hour traffic 5pm in the arvo ur not exactly going to hit the brakes, well now i definately am

I was 1.2 seconds too slow to get over the stop line, and its costed me 3 points my license and a $200 fine.

[R31Nismoid]

I just hope there wasn't a camera on Hoddle at Albert when I saw the Nismoid run a red at 2:40 this afternoon

i hope so too, and if anything i was 3/4 the way through the intersection already

[GTRgeoff]

Yeah you were well into the intersection and stationary before it changed. I despise Hoddle.

Wave next time you buzz me (although I was in the Soarer so who looks at them?).

[slow_r31]

with red light cameras

they don't activate unless u ENTER the intersection when its red

if it changes to red AFTER you have crossed the stop line (at the start of the intersection), then you've run a red and will pay.

there will be 2 photos, one showing you entering the intersection when the lights when red, and one slightly later showing you cross the intersection.

unless you enter the intersection before it changes red, or didn't cross the intersection (say u crept forward too far waiting), then you can't get off on the photo.

the other defense is "self preservation", if you plead this in court, the prosection case changes to having to prove that you had time to stop safely (if someone was following you wayy to close and follows you through the red, then you can use this to get off)

[Blade]

unless you enter the intersection before it changes red, or didn't cross the intersection (say u crept forward too far waiting), then you can't get off on the photo.

the other defense is "self preservation", if you plead this in court, the prosection case changes to having to prove that you had time to stop safely (if someone was following you wayy to close and follows you through the red, then you can use this to get off)

thanks for the helpful info mate,

ill have to wait till i see the photos, hopefully their is a car behind me, i seriously dont know whyd i be so stupid to go through on a red...

[nds]

Yeah well u always have time to slow for a yellow, but in peak hour traffic 5pm in the arvo ur not exactly going to hit the brakes, well now i definately am

Couldnt agree with you more. I was cruising past a school the other day (not school times) and a cop was sitting in the driveway lasering everone going past. I slowed to 50km/h - he put his lights on and followed me home. $135 and a couple of pointt later for not knowing it was a 40 zone shesh. I realise this is the rule but it was like 6pm and no visible traffic in site. If i was going more than 50km/h then yeah fine but cmon be reasonable vic police....What can you do

[heartbrkr]

i drive up johnstone at least twice a week. been noticing the flashing cameras go off quite a lot.

mostly people turning right (north) onto hoddle, through a red arrow.

but what worrying me most is the combo camera, further up, but before smith street. been flashing too frequently. i was stopped at the lights, guy in front wants to turn right, so i creep into the far left, behind anohter car.

the lights go green, the lights flash as we both pull off. im lucky to be doing 20km, as it flashes the 2nd time. mind you im stuck behind the 1st car.

realising it couldnt be red light, speed, was wondering if it was bus lane rules, but this was 6pm heading into the city. on my way back, checked again, as i know there is a bus lane rule, but didnt see any sign.

has got me upset about that road. like i said, the light seems to be flashing a hell of a lot, mind you i saw a guy fridya night hit the breaks hard through a green, as the light flashed. guess he was exceeding 40km.

but as for running reds, that is just purely stupid. there are people who time the lights, to pick a nice launch when it hits green. thats when you get things RIGHT ANGLED.

[inark]

Couldnt agree with you more. I was cruising past a school the other day (not school times) and a cop was sitting in the driveway lasering everone going past. I slowed to 50km/h - he put his lights on and followed me home. $135 and a couple of pointt later for not knowing it was a 40 zone shesh. I realise this is the rule but it was like 6pm and no visible traffic in site. If i was going more than 50km/h then yeah fine but cmon be reasonable vic police....What can you do

is it a permanent 40 zone or a timed 40 zone?

and if its not signed then simply tell them to *** off

[Ronin 09]

I think we should all get daihatsu k cars, and pull the plugs on two of the 3 cylinders. That way we'll never be able to get faster than 50...

[predator]

It's a bit ridiculous, considering I can literally ride my pushbike greater than 40km/hr