I have said many times if we're not to go over 100kmh then don't build cars that go faster !
And, as John Daysh says;
The more fixated on the dashboard we are, the less we're paying attention to everything else. When the enforcement is so rigid that it forces drivers into a state of hyper-vigilance about their speed rather than the actual driving conditions, it defeats the purpose.

The Law wants us to drive responsibly yet forces us to take unnecessary risks by these rigid & irresponsible rules !
Mentality of drivers is the other problem . Only yesterday I was sitting on 100km/h in a 100 zone yet some dill overtook me & then sat only 30 metres in front of me for the next 25 km.

Hi Indyvidual, good to see you, John Daysch and others in agreement with me, and at odds with the dill who thinks eyes glued to his speedo is somehow safe for other road users.
Regarding speed limits, not all suburban streets have 50km limits - only the ones with no posted speed signs. And as an example of the lack of logic by the authorities who decide these limits, we have a VERY busy road passing thru our beachside suburb which has a very popular car park on either side with a pedestrian crossing to a major beach access. The posted speed limit is 70km/hr, so pedestrians with kids and dogs have to play Russian Roulette with cars, trucks and buses to make it across to a narrow island refuge in the middle of the road.
So 70 there is somehow safer than the 58 km/hr I was doing in a long, wide suburban street.
Yeah, right...

Mikko2,

The dill is the bloke who is ignorant of the road rules, obviously you are. Get yourself a handbook of the rules, and learn something. You didn't answer my question; Did your relatives change trains in Brisbane, and continue to the airport, paying a surcharge of $10.95? You claimed they only paid 50c. Maybe they walked to the airport and saved $10.95, after all its only a "leisurely stroll" from Brisbane city to the airport.

BTW; If you can't keep to the speed limit without your eyes glued to the speedometer, then maybe its time to give driving away altogether, and catch those 50c trains, buses and ferries. Never had a speeding ticket in my life, and never needed to have my eyes glued to the speedometer either.

Paul.*#! just stick to your pushbike mate. Do you still think all suburban streets are 50 km/hr?. Re transport from Brisbane Central to the international airport there are several different options but I didn't hold their hand. We know ALL Translink fares are 50 cents. Their train from Cooroy was running about 25 minutes late so I guess they took the fastest option to get to the airport but that's irrelevant.

From the Qld Government website: "Roads that carry traffic through suburbs and across towns have a speed limit of 60km/h or higher. The speed limit on these roads is clearly signed."
But if you come in from a side street you do not necessarily see a sign until you have travelled some distance, so an unsigned street can be a convenient revenue booster.
As I've already said, the very busy road thru our coastal suburb has a posted speed of 70km, through a pedestrian crossing and car park area to a popular beach access. There are NO zebra crossing lines or lights, so traffic does not have to stop or even slow down for pedestrians who just have to duck across when there's a break. That's safe because the law says so?
Stick with your obviously minority delusions.

Mikko#

"Stick with your obviously minority delusions." You get 3 posters on a rather small forum who somewhat agree with you, and you think that's a majority of road users. If I was turning off a 60Km speed limit into as yet unknown speed limit zone, I would assume 50km/h and act accordingly until a sign post told me otherwise, very easy to avoid a $322 fine.

Given you petrol head, fast car fetish, I suspect, but possibly not, that you frequently exceed the speed limit, and since you got rightly pinged this one time, amortised over the many times you have exceeded the speed limit without apprehension, the cost could be as little as 50c a pop.

BTW; Have you written to the UN about this, telling them of the monumental injustice committed against you by an uncaring, money grabbing State Labor Government, the kind you hate. I expect the LNP will win next months election, and the very next day a bloke like you can rip down that road doing 100 clicks with total impunity. Warning, watch out for the little children who live in that street, we don't want to add another fatality to the growing list of road carnage caused by speeding drivers, do we not.

Paul 1405 - just found this article.
I think you are missing the point ALTOGETHER.
Obviously you have not been living in any places where CRIME is out of control. You are picking on one part of the article and arguing over some stupid piddling matter.
I feel that Mikko2 is pointing out where this Qld government's priorities lie – which is upsetting many more people who are getting their homes broken into and their property being STOLEN.
Imagine your car being driven erratically for hours on end (days sometimes) and then being TORCHED - This has happened to thousands of families who have no money to sort themselves out and yet nothing happens to these scoundrels.
We in Queensland have been crying out for help since April 2008 for the Government to do something about the rampant crime in Cairns and district - later it hit Townsville and now it is statewide. This government is unable or unwilling to do anything about the number of cars stolen EVERY DAY let alone the homes that are broken into, keys to cars and houses stolen etc.
The police have their hands tied in this regard for some ridiculous reason.
Until this crime hit the city of Brisvegas, the premier and her mob at the time never took one bit of notice. Just for interest for you, this is the latest report from the police on stolen cars in the Cairns Police district.
Vehicles Stolen this month: 74
Vehicles Stolen this year: 532
Vehicles stolen in 2023: 804
Vehicles stolen in 2022: 1299
For your information