Archives for: " 2007"
Graffiti
December 29th, 2007Bath rd Jannali
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I have emailed (June 29) our State Opposition leader,
Let's see what his thoughts are on the graffiti curse.… more »
RMS incompentence in Hi-Vis
December 26th, 2007As speeding is a major cause of the carnage on our roads, why would anybody be interested in helping people who have been caught speeding?
If you want to see my feelings about arrogant fools who have no regard for road rules, type highway patrol… more »
Sin no more
December 26th, 2007I sent this into the Leader on Thurs 26 Nov Dear sir, The Sutherland Shire Mayor Lorrine Kelly recently spoke out about getting tough on graffiti, at a meeting in Gymea with Premier Rees. She said, "That the new graffiti penalties before Parliament… more »
Santa Surgery
December 22nd, 2007Looking back on this page the lack of photos is very disappointing . why I don't know. All of a sudden the website was "updated" and the photos were gone. All I wanted at Beverly Hills was more clear signage, an extra flashing light unit on the South… more »
Change?
December 21st, 2007Something HAS changed at Beverly Hills. This morning I drove there, luckily the car's an automatic, and the last sign out of Stoney Creek Rd has gone from this to and the North trailer warning sign has done a complete about turn and is now facing the… more »
Talkback
December 20th, 2007This morning the Police or lack of Police on our roads was a subject on 2GB and the comments offered were between visiable Police cars V unmarked cars callers I E-mailed this in, Hi Jason..... Sadly over the xmas break there could be a horrific road… more »
REJECT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
December 20th, 2007A SELECTION OF LETTERS THAT DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT
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Justice?
December 19th, 2007One of the over 30,000 drivers who have booked at Beverly Hills has after months of trying to get a fair hearing has paid up. This I just posted on the Beverly Hills forum on. http://au.messages.yahoo.com/news/national-news/40122?p=1 Hi guys, what… more »
Is it only about the dollar?
December 16th, 2007This I posted on the Beverly Hills forum after increasingly desperate drivers sitting on multiple fines being hounded by the SDRO contacted me. http://au.messages.yahoo.com/news/national-news/40122?p=1 If I had paid $110 in August to lawyers who implied… more »
Answers ?
December 16th, 2007This was e mailed to me today, thank you Stefan, Answers provided to questions raised by Malcolm Kerr MP for Cronulla - 0833-SPEED CAMERA-BEVERLY HILLS Mr Malcolm Kerr to the Minister for Health representing the Minister for Roads, and Minister for… more »
December 16th, 2007
I suggest a half page open letter in major newspapers addressed to to the the boss of the RTA asking why there are signs on trailers warning drivers about new 24 hr variable speed cameras but only on King Georges road at Beverly hills and the thousands… more »
December 7th, 2007
This is from the archives of July 07 .................................................................... Beverly Hills Cop 25/07/07 In the middle of the King Georges Rd shopping strip in Beverly Hills the RTA have installed a variable speed camera on… more »
Beverly Hills
December 7th, 20076/12/07 There has been renewed activity on the Beverly Hills speed camera forum http://au.messages.yahoo.com/news/national-news/40122?p=1 I suggest a half page open letter in major newspapers addressed to to the the boss of the RTA asking why there are… more »
Sign of the times
December 1st, 2007Everywhere you look there are trailer mounted signs telling of exra police patrols targeting this or that, so when I read this article in the Daily Telegraph on Thursday, as you can see I did edit the article I emailed the Letter's page and The Daily… more »
Who is getting off?
November 28th, 2007There have been postings on the Beverly Hills forum http://au.messages.yahoo.com/news/national-news/40122?p=1 about drivers having their fines cancelled. What I would like to know is, were there any out of school zone time fines cancelled? The 60 kph… more »
You have been warned
November 21st, 2007I drove through Beverly Hills today and the trailer mounted speed camera warning signs are still there. This is (from a distance) the northbound warning sign, on King Georges road before Stoney creek road, and at night it's hard to miss. I suppose the… more »
Sutherland Railway Station paper kiosk
November 21st, 2007The story began in September when Railcorp told Mr Ng to pack up his family business at Sutherland Railway Station and leave:
This article appeared in the local Leader newspaper… more »
Surprise surprise
November 12th, 2007By coincidence, after my Telegraph letter last Thursday,(see below) a reply to my four emails to the roads minister came by post today from Mr Roozendaal's office. Even though the letter doesn't really says anything new. It's a one and a half page… more »
November 8th, 2007
I emailed the Daily Telegraph and this was in this morning's (Nov 8)letter's page more »
COULD THERE BE A STORY IN THIS TO HELP THE AVERAGE DRIVER?.
November 8th, 2007No I haven't been booked, some people help out doing "meals on wheels", joining the volunteer bush fire brigade,or the SES, I thought I might do some good for the average driver, here. The thinking being ,well you might not have been speeding then but… more »
November 1st, 2007
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Take that! First posted 15/10/07
November 1st, 2007Someone has "adjusted" the flash unit on the south side camera, and no it wasn't me, although the thought has crossed my mind, as being arrested and brought before a judge would get some media attention and I could ask the questionsin my e-mails, but I… more »
Devious? First posted 10/10/07
November 1st, 2007In which direction have most of the "speeding" drivers been caught in Beverly Hills? Were the RTA very tricky with these two speed cameras at Beverly Hills? Here's a thought, on Captain Cook Drive Caringba there is a speed camera for the traffic heading… more »
My emails to the Roads Minister. First posted. 9/10/07
November 1st, 2007Three drivers went past and didn't see or ignored my message and would've tripped the camera I juet don't stand out enough. Out of "uniform" and no signs I counted cars yesterday that flashed the speed camera..... 31 will gets surprizes in the mail… more »
and I'll ignore you. First posted 9/10/07
November 1st, 2007www.protectkids.com.au I EMAILED ALL 150 FEDERAL POLITICIANS ASKING FOR AN OPINION ON THE LASTING LONGER IN THE BEDROOM ADS. THE WEBSITE HAD THE WHOLE LIST AND THEIR REPLIES AND LACK OF. 90% OF THE PEOPLE WE ELECTED TO LOOK AFTER US, DIDN'T CARE ENOUGH… more »
High visability and justice. posted 5.10.07
November 1st, 2007A couple of entries ago I showed you the highly visable South camera at Beverly Hills. There are two speed cameras nearly ready for business on the Kingsway Miranda. One of the two has a "highly visable" square post poking out from under the tree it's… more »
Letters to the Editor Posted 4 .10 .07
November 1st, 2007These two were in the Sutherland and St George Leader 2/10/07 How right you are Sharon. Obviously Mr Harris thinks this school zone/camera trap set up is quite OK. Make a 1 klm section of a 3 lane divided ring road a school zone, because there's a… more »
Questions? Posted 29 . 9. 07
October 31st, 2007Yesterday there was this article in the Telegraph My questions concerning this article are, Does this school zone have "working*" flashing lights? What time were these cars pinged? 8.05 am , or 3.35 pm perhaps, when the it's light traffic and totally… more »
Publicity seeking crack pot?
September 29th, 2007Since starting school zone santa I have been called lot's of different names.
"Fuck wit!" was what one driver called out last week as he drove past
I certain that the 60 or so drivers I saved from getting a fine and the 8 demerit points yesterday,… more »
The gloves are off
September 28th, 2007They can't afford an extra bed in a major public hospital, so a poor lady is left holding her live fetus in the hospital toilet newspaper hospital article and they are going to pay $58.000 each for a flashing light unit for school zones, but won't use… more »
Busy day today.
September 27th, 2007Media releases galore. The Daily telegraph reported this today The last sentence is the one that gets me. In favour of "HIGH VISABILITY" fixed cameras This an example of what anybody would call "highly visable" It's on one side of King Georges road… more »
$58.000 each
September 27th, 2007"Road safety activist" Peter Olsen sent me this MEDIA RELEASE No. 2 27th September 2007 SCHOOL ZONE FLASHING LIGHTS - PRICE UP, RELIABILITY DOWN In a media release dated 21st May 2006 (attached) the Roads Minister Eric Roozendaal stated that the school… more »
No hope for some people
September 27th, 2007Three drivers went past and didn't see or ignored my message and would've tripped the camera I juet don't stand out enough. Out of "uniform" and no signs I counted cars yeterday that flashed the speed camera..... 31 will gets surprizes in the mail… more »
Is it worth it?
September 26th, 2007Mrs Santa is upset, she sees me struggle to help all these people who are being treated unfairly, and for what? Me Iemma said when asked about all the people being fined at Beverly Hills recently, "Speeding in school zones is dangerous and reckless… more »
Between 200 and 300 a day.
September 26th, 2007Between 200 and 300 drivers are contacting the lawyers a day re the class action after getting tickets in the mail from Beverly Hills. Just how many are out there who don't know about the class action and just pay up? I have rung the reporter a couple… more »
I'm a pensioner
September 24th, 2007A chap came up to me after I'd set up my sign and he had been caught also. He said he was sure was sure that he hadn't been speeding. "Get the photo" I said. "I can't afford to, I'm a pensioner." A young mother carrying a toddler who was wide eyed at… more »
Just who is this Goose?
September 24th, 2007Welcome new readers. Who I am is not important, what is happening at the Beverly Hills school zone is the great concern. I predicted trouble on 25 July and after giving the highly paid brains at the RTA time to also notice the problem, I emailed the… more »
Highway to hell
September 21st, 2007This morning I managed to slow down lots more speeding drivers making it safer for all the children. My dressing as santa is quite apt, for these same drivers were getting an early Xmas presant by not getting caught by the speed camera. As I pointed out… more »
Are you from the chaser?
September 20th, 2007I was asked this afternoon, by a young school boy egged on by his giggling mates. I managed to slow down a lot of drivers in both morning and afternoon school zone times today. Almost every time the traffic starts off again at the Morgan St traffic… more »
He's Back !!!!!!
September 19th, 2007To stand out a little more, I had to revert back to my santa gear. I can guarantee that very few speeding drivers got past me this morning's and afternoon school zone time, endangering school children. Most drivers were receptive and grateful,though one… more »
"Don't speed and you won't get caught"
September 19th, 2007"Don't speed and you won't get caught." This is what was Our Premier Mr Iemma was reported to have said, and was in an article yesterday in the St George and Sutherland shire Leader. This was presumably when asked about all the thousands being caught at… more »
I can't believe it.
September 18th, 2007This morning my van sign was back in it's spot at Beverly Hills and once again I stood near the speed camera to see if there were any transgressors. Even with the sign and the large RTA trailer speed camera warning sign up the road 20 cars tripped the… more »
It works.
September 17th, 2007At 8.00 am this morning I unfolded my sign and walked down to the camera to see how many times it flashed during this school zone time. Last Monday it went off 68 times. With my sign to remind drivers, it flashed 12 times during this morning's school… more »
It's not fair.
September 17th, 2007I read in the Sunday paper that there are now 5000 drivers in the class action. This is terrible. All these hoons racing down King Georges Rd endangering children. I was having doubts about using my sign to try and help the RTA, but if I can slow just… more »
Help is on the way
September 15th, 2007Giving the drama at Beverly hills some thought, maybe I have been wrong, and it's not the fault of the RTA at all. All the fanciful ideas I've written about,in previous pages on this site, ideas that might help drivers and school children, the e-mails… more »
2000 and counting
September 13th, 2007This was the front page story in today's St George and Sutherland Shire Leader This one of the e mails that came today I have asked the writer to ring me, and I trust he doesn't mind me adding it to the site.… more »
Bring out school zone santa?
September 13th, 2007Last year Mr Peter Olsen installed his own flashing lights at schools in the Lurgano / Peakhurst. A set of "Olsen" flashing lights, notice the car's brake lights. The RTA promptly torn them down. Peter put them back up with media present. The RTA took… more »
This is what's needed
September 11th, 2007What is needed at King Georges and Edgbaston Beverly Hills is get one of these flashing light units and put it where this school zone sign is on the right and I would say that would help with the school zone "speeding" for drivers heading south. Drivers… more »
Premier gets tough
September 10th, 2007Premier Barry O'Farrell has tried to get tough on graffiti vandals but was voted down in Parliament Shooters' graffiti move http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/ofarrell-livid-over-shooters-graffiti-move-20110826-1jeh6.html… more »
It had to happen
September 7th, 2007"It's deadly" said a passerby this morning when he saw me watching the South camera at the Beverly Hills school zone. Between 8 am and 9.30 am I counted the camera flash 68 times. 68 drivers allegedly going faster than 40 kmh during school zone time,and… more »
As I expected
September 4th, 2007On Monday 3 Sept I had a look at the new variable speed camera at the school zone on King Georges Rd Beverly Hills. I was there from 8.10 till 9.10am and even though there is a large computor warning sign on a trailer at he start of the school zone… more »
Beverly Hill Blues
August 30th, 2007On 2Gb this afternoon Mrs Santa heard a male driver bemoan the fact he had been caught on one of the new school zone speed cameras. My wife understood he had come into the zone from an side street without flashing lights. On the 25/7/07 when I first… more »
From near and far.
August 29th, 2007A couple of questions I ask customers in conversation are, "what do you think about school zones" and "have you ever been caught?" I was doing a job in Vucluse this afternoon for a "Lady" Di, and she told me she had been caught, and guess where, at the… more »
Not enough Fines?
August 21st, 2007This article was in The Daily Telegraph yesterday. Notice that this article doesn't mention anything at all about Flashing lights. .................................................................... I e-mailed this for the Telegraph's letters page… more »
and there's more
August 15th, 2007There were witches hats aplenty on the Kingsway at Mirand today as workmen are busy installing speed cameras on both sides of the road . On one side and on the other side This is at the school zone where a couple of months ago all three independant… more »
Toadstools
August 4th, 2007I saw another school zone about to get a speed camera and was told by a "reliable source" that there were another sixty coming in the metropolitan area. This one is on Forest rd at Hurstville, near Croydon st. There are Flashing lights at that school… more »
No more news
August 2nd, 2007This article was in the Telegraph on 25/3/07 I thought at the time, a great idea,and wrote the next day on this web site "but it has to get past the RTA." Later I was told by someone involved, that the RTA wasn't that ethusiastic about the whole idea. A… more »
Not again
July 31st, 2007This morning once again, the flashing light unit on the left isn't working. The last time it didn't work (that I noticed) was on the 16/7/07. .................................................................. The new "spare" lights on the Princes… more »
Action
July 30th, 2007The RTA is quiet busy re school zones. The faulty light I saw on Friday afternoon at Blakehurst was working this morning, but was it very efficent repair work or could it be a timer problem? The long school zone taking in all of the Beverly Hills… more »
They did warn you.
July 28th, 2007When I first saw the speed cameras being installed at Beverly Hills, coming from Hustville on King Georges rd at the start of the school zone, the RTA had in place a trailer mounted computor sign warning motorists of the speed cameras. Sadly they… more »
Yet another one bites the dust
July 27th, 2007I drove through Beverly hills on the way home this afternoon to see if the new speed cameras are working, ..........not as yet. Then coming up to the Blakehurst Mater Dei school zone on King Georges Rd the yard arm flashing light was working, but not… more »
That was quick
July 18th, 2007The Blakehurst non working flashing light I saw on Monday was working this morning. So was it repaired or is it an intermittant fault? more »
You missed one
July 16th, 2007Over the school holidays the two flashing light units that weren't working at Blakehurst have been fixed.(scroll down for details) But one that was on the blink earlier this year at the same school is kaput again. Last time it failed one light was stuck… more »
SPEAKING OF SUN
July 8th, 2007Our council revamped the Sylvania shopping strip on The Princes highway and no doubt to please the green vote put up a row of solar powered street lights. There are five left and two are minus the solar panel. Solar power has its place, but I don't… more »
Sun's out and so is school.
June 29th, 2007We've had a bit of sunshine but the two solar powered flashing lights at Blakehurst were still not working this afternoon, so it might be something else thats wrong with them, not just lack of solar rays. Well now that it's school holidays, there's a… more »
And another one bites the dust
June 27th, 2007At 2.40 pm this afternoon, the north end of the Blakehurst Mater Dei school zone on the Princes Highway, had this non flashing light. So that's two flashing light units not working at this one school at the moment, how many are there that I don't know… more »
Best to have a spare.
June 26th, 2007This afternoon driving back from Hurstville about 3.00pm on King Georges rd Blakehurst, I noticed this just south of Terry st. There are two separate, independant lights units, although the photo doesn't show that, but why there needs to be two, who… more »
Wheel clamps
June 22nd, 2007As there is the idea to wheel clamp hoons. I sent an email into the Telegraph and it was printed this morning. It is a similar letter to one I've had printed before, but that was before the funding was announced. Maybe someone will read todays letter… more »
Why stop at hoons?
June 20th, 2007This was in the Telegraph this morning I wrote in the "P" plate crisis category over two years ago that wheel clamps should be used on cars at the repeat offenders homes. Any driver caught driving while disqualified should also be wheel clamped. more »
Police Powerless
June 18th, 2007"Police powerless to persue speeding near schools" was the heading of these two articles in the paper this morning. What the Police should do, is act as lollipop people and any drivers "charging through" should have their cars impounded for a month. The… more »
Who did you vote for?
June 15th, 2007A letter to the Herald today that caught my eye. and with unmarked speed camera vans coming, rather than more unmarked highway patrol cars, it seems it'll just be more of the same. more »
Faulty school zone lights
June 8th, 2007The RTA has had flashing lights installed at 100 schools, as I drive around I have noticed these expensive light units breaking down and have logged them on the site.
These are of course only the few schools that have flashing lights in my area, what… more »
Students working back?
June 7th, 2007A listener called into 2BG around 5pm yesterday 30th May to say the lights on Anzac Pde (presumably Sydney Boys' High at Moore Park) were still flashing. more »
48 Hours?
June 3rd, 2007Teen caught doing 200km/h in 80km/h zone Sunday Jun 3 07:31 AEST An 18-year-old has been caught driving 200km/h in an 80km/h zone in Melbourne's south-east. Victoria Police impounded the man's vehicle after he was detected weaving in and out of traffic… more »
Another one
May 31st, 2007A report on 2GB at around 5pm yesterday 30th May to say the lights on Anzac Pde (presumably Sydney Boys' High at Moore Park) were still flashing. Maybe pupils were were working back late. Yesterday thelights onthe South end of the Taren Point public… more »
Most of a letter
May 30th, 2007This letter was in the Daily Telegraph this morning, in relpy to a person who says has no trouble with school zones. My letter had been pruned a little, and left out what I thought was an important line.… more »
On line again
May 29th, 2007Sorry the web site was off today because it ran out of space , but here we are again. All the news today was about speed cameras in the Lane Cove Tunnel. 10,000 drivers were booked, in six weeks, many multible times. It seems they were caught out when… more »
Welcome new visitors
May 28th, 2007Hi to those who have joined via the Alan Jones show, his jokes may be left wanting but if an issue needs attention he's your man. As I only get to see the flashing lights around the Southern suburbs and these lights have had problems, what is happening… more »
What a coincidence
May 25th, 2007The 3 non working school zone flashing light units on The Kingsway Miranda have been fixed. The repairmen were just packing up the witches hats they had around their truck at the last one outside Westfield as I drove past at 3.00pm. So the three faulty… more »
Flashing lights do work
May 25th, 2007Here's a letter to the Telegraph earlier this week I did drive especially down The Kingsway yesterday afternoon to check on the Miranda non working lights and they were still out. THREE WITHIN 300 METERS!!! How many drivers this week will loose their… more »
Not getting better
May 24th, 2007After a bit of shopping I headed home along The Kingsway Miranda, it was afternoon school zone time, and guess what? The flashing lights on this large sign outside Miranda Fair weren't working.hello I took the photo, drove about another 100 meters and… more »
A tale of two schools #2
May 22nd, 2007As there was renewed interest in school zones because of the increased penalties I e-mailed this to the paper but it missed the cut. ...................................................................... Dear Sir, Liberal MP Pru Goward has been caught… more »
Another faulty Light
May 18th, 2007On the Kingsway Miranda heading South after Sylvania rd. I saw this one at 3.35pm this afternoon (Friday) How long it's been off I don't know but I'll keep an eye on it to see when the "back to base" feature kicks in. more »
Well that didn't work.
May 17th, 2007About two years ago the then roads minister Mr Micheal Costa, because of media pressure, nearly halved the fine for low speed violations at school zones to show that it wasn't revenue raising. The demerit points was raised to 3 I heard on the radio this… more »
Tale of two school zones
May 15th, 2007There are two school zones in the Sutherland shire less than 2 kilometers apart. One is on Taren point rd alongside the back boundry of Taren Point Public school. This school zone has large flashing lights at either end of the zone. This morning I… more »
Speaking of......
May 11th, 2007Speaking of "state of the art". I read that buses are going to get "state of the art" video security cameras. I drove through Blakehurst this morning all the warning lights (that I saw)at the two school zones there,.... WERE working. more »
State of the art
May 3rd, 2007Now I might be a little, how do I say ......."passionate" about school zones but I do not drive around checking on the flashing lights that are in the local area, that are some of the 100 sites installed at the cost of $7.2,million, but as I go to and… more »
At last
May 2nd, 2007Well the overhead flashing light at Blakehurst that failed "last month" has been repaired. If one light unit out of the one hundred sites fails and it takes about a week to fix, how long will it take to when all schools have them?… more »
No change
April 30th, 2007A weekend and two more school zone times have gone by and there is no blinking change to the non working overhead flashing light at Blakehurst. Maybe they'll get around to fixing it next month. more »
Spot the difference
April 29th, 2007This photo is of the new expensive flashing lights that the RTA had installed,(on the left hand sign), at the Princes Highway Kogarah heading south late last year. As you can see they are obscured by a row of young trees planted on the nature strip as… more »
Back to base
April 28th, 2007One thing about the fancy expensive flashing lights that the RTA have had installed at 100 schools is that they have a "back to base" feature. If there is a malfunction the faulty unit in question calls for help. The faulty flashing light at Blakehurst,… more »
Not again
April 26th, 2007Modern technology. Guess what? This morning at 8.50 this "yard arm" style fancy flashing light unit at Blakehurst wasn't working. This afternoon at 3.10 pm it still wasn't working when I took this photo. As you can see the second expensive unit on the… more »
Thinking outside the square....At Last!
April 17th, 2007I drove on Taren Pt Rd this afternoon and glanced over to the overhead flashing light I mentioned in my last page, and saw a change of thinking, the school zone sign on the center median strip, now has flashing lights attached. The idea of only having… more »
It's sad
April 3rd, 2007This morning I drove to Hurstville and as I went through the Princes Highway and King Georges intersection I looked up and couldn't see the overhead flashing light working. I can't be 100% sure and as it was peakhour, and I didn't turn around to double… more »
New signs
March 16th, 2007The previous page was to let someone see what I have had out there recently, without looking too far back through the site. ..................................................................... This afternoon I placed a new "Let's Keep Collier..LAST"… more »
Getting the message out
March 16th, 2007For some reason all photos are missing WHICH GOVERNMENT BROUGHT IN SCHOOL ZONES? Which Government knew that school zones didn't work as well as expected because motorists can't get used to them? Why we are still reminded by radio spots and on RTA… more »
Exposure (To be continued)
March 14th, 2007The local ALP member for Miranda is Mr Collier
These signs went up overnight, no doubt to expand on his recent flyer.
So I thought what could I do to use the wording of this heartfelt plea.
This afternoon (same day) my suggestion greeted the… more »
Donkey votes
March 13th, 2007This is the text of a letter in the Daily Telegraph yesterday 12/3/07 ................................................................ One wonders how many people will walk into polling booths in less than two weeks with little idea of who they are… more »
Ahh what's number one?
March 12th, 2007This sign was put up by "someone" this morning on the Princes Highway Sylvania, seen by many thousands of voters heading into the city. more »
Is it worth the trouble?
March 11th, 2007This week I received this e-mail, ..................................................................... Hi, I love the site and the campaign. I got caught by the camera at Kogarah ........ into the new school year having become used to the non-school… more »
