Headin along ipswich road in brizzy thismorning at exactly 1:55 and decided to give it a bit after some lights, i did and there was a cop standing in the middle of the road, he said that i was close to getting arrested because of what speed i was doing in a residential area, anyway he gave me a ticket, doing less than 40 but more than 30, a $350 fine and 6 points, as i am on my P's i only have 4 points, someone here have a brain can do the math, all comments would be great, i also need to get to work so is there any way i can get a work licence or go on probation or something???? cheers
i dont know how things are in brisbane, but here in syd you can get a probationary license. You must sit out for one month without driving then they give you 1 point for the next 12 months. suspension here is normally for 6 months for going 30 over the limit. but then again, things are prolly different here in syd.
**** man Ipswich road is known for cops. I ride down there everyday to work and there is a cop there almost every day on the corner of Dexter street in moorooka right next to my work. They hide behind the tree there. As for the points thing im not sure. My mate got caught last week doing 115 in 60 zone, got a nice fine of $750 and strait away suspension of a year. But it was more then 40 over the limit. My other friend got caught doing 140 on the highway and he was on his P's. He got a choice of either suspension for 3 months and then gets 4 points back or 1 year with 1 point. hope this helps
yeah i had a look at some stuff and i rekon i will go with the probation of 12 months wif 1 point, none of my mates have made it through this yet but i will try to be the first <!-- s:cop --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_cop.gif" alt=":cop" title="Cop" /><!-- s:cop --> <!-- s:cop --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_cop.gif" alt=":cop" title="Cop" /><!-- s:cop --> <!-- s:cop --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_cop.gif" alt=":cop" title="Cop" /><!-- s:cop --> they were behind the trees <!-- s:shock: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_eek.gif" alt=":shock:" title="Shocked" /><!-- s:shock: -->
I know here in vic if you lose your license you get to choose - 12 months with 1 demerit, or 6 month loss of license. You are lucky you are not in vic (just reading on vic roads website). Here if you accumulate greater than 5 points on your l's or p's in a single year the powers that be may choose to totally revoke (not just suspend) your license - meaning you would have to start back on your l's. (The same happens if you are on a full license and accumulate 12 or more in a given year).
well the authorities here are certainly obsessed with "road safety", that's for sure. The thing is they seem to define road safety as a combination of the following - - continually lowering speed limits, - continually dishing out harsher penalties - continually focusing on speed as the only factor, and generally ignoring / failing to police any other types of dangerous driving. I think its all been said before but the whole system seems pretty messed up and ignorant at the moment. Seems we'll all be back on horse and carts if they follow things through to the logical conclusion...
Yup. But they are very kind to overseas people! <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s --> When I first arrived I was driving (didn't have a bike, nor did I know how to ride at the time) and got pulled over for 115 kph in a 100 zone. In Canada 115 is not that excessive in a 100 zone... Anyways, showed the police officer my overseas license and he simply said to slow down, and that in Australia people do obey the speed limits. The end. I was once pulled over on my bike for speeding (70 in a 60), showed my canadian license again (even though it was only for cars, but the officer didn't know that...), and again let me go with a warning. Unfortunately my Canadian license is now expired, and am on a victorian license...
ooh yeah, id love an international license. Even if they did fine you, you wouldnt lose any points, heheheheh My mate had one and used to hoon around everywhere.
In Queensland, u get 2points on ur prohibation license. I got done doing 19km/h over on my l's luckly i was with a licensed rider, it was like the only time i have riden with a licensed rider as well
yeah it does suck ass up here, but the cops are cool, i was doin 140 in a 70 zone when i was dragin my bro on his honda nt 400 and the cop was behind us at the lights, i didnt even look, he pulled us up and gave us a big talkin to, u know what they say about 3rd time lucky, yeah well it was my 3 time of being pulled over but they fined me this time. If any part of the ticket is wrong, it is void rite? Well for the colour he put white, but it is actually white/red, would i get out of this or not?? i just dont wanna be on 2 points for 12 months, i just got home from work, i usually speed but not tonight, the <!-- s:cop --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_cop.gif" alt=":cop" title="Cop" /><!-- s:cop --> are everywhere because of every1 getting <!-- s:alcoholic: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_all_coholic.gif" alt=":alcoholic:" title="Alcoholic" /><!-- s:alcoholic: -->
You know whats really gunna suck, now u have to have L plates in queensland, and if ur on a motorbike on the road by urself, ur gunna be an easy target. With that speeding ticket void, my sister just got a speeding tick and the cop put sedan but its a hatchback do u reacon they would void it?
doubt it....if they got everything else correct... on my fine all i got was nissan hatch. didnt have any badges or anything so they didnt know it was a pulsar! anyway, kev as every1 else has said, ull prolly b able to get 1yr prob where u wont b able to get more than 1 point. hope u can hold that long! gl..... dave
i remember when i got my L's i told mum that i had to have a fully licensed driver sitting pillion the whole time, you should have seen her face. Priceless..... <!-- s:roll: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_roll.gif" alt=":roll:" title="Rolling LoL" /><!-- s:roll: --> I always wondered if you could get out of a speeding ticket (camera) in victoria because all the fines are issues by Srgt R. ritchie even thogh my mate and i copped a fine within 30 mins of each other 50km apart issued by the same "person" and officer #. he would be doin pretty well to cover 50 km in 30 minutes and would have probably lost his license himself, hehehe
