The only people who whinge about speed traps are those that speed.
We have to have road rules.
No one is forcing anyone to drive.

If the naughty speeding motorists give more revenue to the Government, which can be hopefully used for some good purpose, then I'm happy with that.

I don't know about lesser states but here in SA, a driver can be pinged for driving in the right-hand lane if the left-hand lane is empty: you are supposed to pull over into the left-hand lane when you can. At least sometimes, when there is a blitz, or when revenue is short.

So, should one flash one's lights at an on-coming driver in her/his right-hand lane, when his/her left-hand lane is empty, and if we reasonably assume that a nearby authority may be just back there a bit waiting to penalise her/him ?

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Ludwig you must get it into your head that the speed limit means the speed limit, there is no lee way at all, and there is no such thing as going with the flo. Which part of a speed limit don,t you understand.

Hi 579,

Perhaps you're right, we should always obey whoever is in authority :)

But maybe, no, not always. Surely that's a lesson that we should have learnt from the heroes of the Enlightenment ?

Cheers,

Joe

Dear Hasbeen,

<<It is yet another stupidity fostered by our greenie "mates".>>

Not stupidity - guilt feelings!

You see, those trees are natives and so are aboriginal people.

Those who (rightly so) feel guilty for invading and mistreating the aboriginal natives, but won't face up to the offended people directly, try to compensate instead those other natives whom they can look in the face and even talk to - of the plant kingdom. They believe that this way they make up for their former misdeeds and help the aboriginal natives - but do they?

.....Should motorists tip off other drivers about these traps?

Most definitely otherwise it supports the theory of revenue raising. Because after all, the law makers suggest all they're doing is trying to stop motorists from speeding.

Another point to note is that it is not illegal to advise oncoming motorists of a speed traps presence, it is only illegal to use high beam during the day.