18-03-2024, 10:32 AM
(18-03-2024, 09:04 AM)Oldman Wrote: Oh, the poor enabled soul !!
In my opinion, 99% of speeding drivers KNOW they are over the limit at the time of the offence.
Breaking the law has consequences.....there is so much publicity around speeding/seatbelts/school zones/bus lanes etc. that I find it very hard to comprehend the approach that a fine/s can be waived without proper extenuating circumstances....
I was in WA recently and in the company of a barrister friend. He was clocked exceeding the speed limit on a major freeway North.
G went down the path of speed camera testing/certification and challenged a technicality in court.
He was excused and the fine waived.....he also acknowledged, to me, that he knew he was speeding.
I lost a lot of respect for him that day.
I wonder how these folks would feel if a loved one was killed or seriously injured at the expense of a speeding driver that had their speeding infringement waived as the result of a technicality......
Just my two bob's worth.
Yes I hate people getting off with technicalities. Unless it is poor signage etc. (Signs behind trees or signs missing.)