Cameras Cut Crashes :(

It looks like a few are reading this site now and the listed list is slowly changing with a few sites dropping off the Precommissioned status
Does this mean they are now live and working towards our road safety?
ok new list 030810

PRE-COMMISSIONED SITES AWAITING IMPLEMENTATION TO LIVE ENVIRONMENT 
 
 

Camera Location 
At Intersection 
Suburb 

Blackshaws Rd 
Millers Road 
Altona Nth 

Bayswater Rd 
Mountain Hwy 
Bayswater 

Centre Rd 
Warrigal [...]

When is a safety camera not a safety camera?
When the bloody lot are not turned on!!!
 Here’s the PDF, print it out and share it with everyone
                 PDF – precommissioned_cameras_ccc 
Straight from the GovInc’s own PR website http://www.justice.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/CCC/ccc/home (catchy name huh? they should have gone for….) we get this speil;
Locations of precommissioned cameras
July 7, 2010
locations+of+precommissioned+cameras
You can now find out the locations [...]

Motorcyclist, the worst on the road? Not by a long shot.
Just look at hoons on rant radio or tv (top gear etc).
Today has another dull story about motorbike riders doing this or that.
theage.drive.com.au police-blast-motorcycle-hoons
3aw.com.au time-for-motorbike-crackdown
Time to look in your own backyard Neil
Amazingly this goons video proof is STILL online
http://thomasrdotorg.blogspot.com/2006/03/my-ego-video.html

Well, it seems the testers’ calibrated vehicles are still going even when they aren’t moving.
Here is 2 sets of pix of the ‘independent’ testing vehicle with speed still showing even thou stationary (we have video of the van too).
Comments welcome

Again CCC is ahead of the pack
Several court cases have been put off until a serious case is heard at the Dandy Magi Court
All cases before the end of July have been adjourned and something big is brewing
expect the rest of the media to follow up soon
Please leave comments or contact us if you have [...]

It seems that the DoJ have rejigged their server structure and existing linkys has stopped working
http://www.justice.vic.gov.au//wps/wcm/connect/Road+Safety/resources/file/?C=M;O=D
Then again many parts of the site also dont work at all.
Here is a few bits and pieces of useful stuff
Vic Law regarding digital cameras etc
http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/Domino/Web_Notes/LDMS/PubLawToday.nsf/b12e276826f7c27fca256de50022686b/1B724B5FD0A8DD93CA2576670035335B/$FILE/09-115sr001.pdf
SGS blurb
http://www.sgs.com/speed_camera_calibration_and_verification_services?serviceId=10090434&lobId=5537
VicGov admission of errors (WRR etc)
http://www.sgs.com/auto_speed_camera_testing_media_release.pdf
Good for future reference for the ‘dont speed, dont get fined’ [...]

By now many would have heard about Trapster
 
trapster.com
Simple and accurate,  local infomation giving you Speed /Redlight Cameras , Police on patrol and many other road hazards that you are better to be well informed about rather than covert revenue raising.
It’s simple to join up and free to download and install on a range of phones [...]

Hot off the internet comes a live twitter feed with locations of Mobile Speed Cameras.
http://www.twitter.com/melbspeeDcams

Until recently the monthly locations were regularly published on the GovInc website.
It seems now they dont want you to know where is (or is not) safe.
Luckily we have them here for you.
MobileLocationsDec2009.pdf
Google still has a Google cache
We will try to keep [...]

Continuing on from previous issues with SGS cars speeding on open roads we now have more video of the SGS test car driving at high speed to complete laps thru the test sites.
Remember these are open roads and a local street limit of 50 or less.
The test cars now turn off their taco when not actually [...]

Today sees several members off to court for a mention case against the Eastlink fines.

Hopefully they will be seen and the case dropped
Rumour has it that many many are going thru the courts now and many cases are dropped
Updates soon, meanwhile here is tonights news report on the cases.
CH9 news

***UPDATE 191009 2pm***
Seems like its a win for common sense
http://www.roadrules.vicroads.vic.gov.au/14_rule_using_mobile_phones_and_visual_display_units.html 

Changes to the new mobile phone rules
The new mobile phone rules have been revised. The change now allows both the navigational (GPS) and audio/music functions of a mobile phone to be used, provided the mobile phone is secured in a commercially designed holder fixed to the [...]

Here we go again.
Another faulty camera happily snapping away at fresh air.
Thanks to contributor Bobman we have this video proving that these cameras can and do get it wrong

 
Location map
Thomas Street and North Road Ormond.
This issue was picked up by Rant Radio 3YawN as well
http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-breakfast-blog/video-snap-happy-speed-camera/20091016-gzk7.html

After many months of people complaining about the Eastlink cameras and incorrect fines there seems to be a revival of the topic on Melbourne’s Rant Radio – 3YawN next week (Monday apparently)
Here’s some of what’s been going on recently.
Eastlink Site Certificates have recently been updated on the DoJ website
Sadly there is no new information in [...]