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In a letter to the Leader a reader called the Cronulla Railway staff car park (see "Railcorp waste" Category)"ultra secure" and not one to let an opportunity pass, I emailed the Leader, and my letter was printed on Nov 25 08 _… more »

If flashing lights are used widely used then drivers would be "desensitized" said Mr Micheal Dalley MP NSW roads minister at Peakhurst this afternoon. Minister Dalley (on right) and Mr. Peter Olsen. 2GB's… more »

NSW Government Rail Line project fails to include parking (Daily Telegraph Dec 2 08) NOT one new commuter car space has been built as part of the new Rail Line project. Unions say the situation is so bad that staff working at the new stations will have… more »

Going South on King Georges rd Blakehurst the over road overhead flashing lights were not working. I took the photo from the right lane because even though the middle median sign is just past the bend, to angle the sign more toward oncoming traffic so… more »

Another one bites the dust. Same school Zone as in previous page, but this is on the Princes Highway going South at Blakehurst. Isn't it lucky that they have an expensive independant spare set of lights there. A bit of old news I found.… more »

The flashing light unit on King Georges rd going South at Blakehurst has been out for at least a week now and the one on the Highway going South wasn't operating yesterday afternoon school zone time. UPDATE: 26 OCT They are both working now. more »

While waiting to get off my crutches (see Jan 08 Archives Right colum) I used my spare time to try and get another matter looked at. When the Beverly Hills farce started, many drivers asked their Members of Parliament for help with not much result. I… more »

I went to Sutherland court today to see for myself what happens when you take a Beverly Hills "over 60" to court. A driver was there who pleaded not guilty to 4 offences that were detected on the Northbound speed camera. The driver told the judge he… more »

----- Original Message ----- From: "a P plater driver" info@schoolzonesanta.com Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 7:05 PM Subject: P crisis. not giving you my email > your a retad not every P plater drives like a moron this is just ageist if it were a older… more »

Ever since starting this website I have tried to be as accurate as possible. Information from newspapers or other media is of course only as accurate as the reporting. I was told yesterday that the piece of footpath where the illegal paper stand had… more »

This morning taking my dogs for their walk I see that the illegal paper stall at Sutherland station wasn't set up in it's usual spot on Railcorp property. The vendor instead had it set up on the footpath outside his newsagency which is now a council… more »

7/3/09 IS THIS A GOOD IDEA? On the corner of Waratah st and Arcacia rd in Kirrawee is a shop wall which has been in the past "tagged" many times by vandals. Now this wall has been painted, but in the graffiti style, a landscape mural would I suppose be… more »

It has been obvious that drivers have had difficulty with 40 k/mh school zones since they were introduced. Not that the average drivers doesn't want to slow down, but to know where school zones are, and when school zone time is the problem. Flashing… more »

MEDIA RELEASE 2 February 2009 RTA DIRTY TRICKS CAMPAIGN REVEALED School zone lights campaigner Peter Olsen has today revealed details of what he claims has been an ongoing dirty tricks campaign by the RTA against his school zone flashing lights. "The… more »

NSW Education Minister John Della Bosca lost his license after racking up seven speeding fines. He told reporters, "I can report that speed cameras are effective" Are they effective at slowing drivers down? Only after being caught the seventh time it… more »

An email in today from someone called "anominous" ur a faggot, think about what u say before you say it, if you want more police cars on the road why don't you become a policemen and catch people if you want something this big then help out the cause.… more »

A couple of pages ago I pointed out that although there are 3 speed limit advisory signs on a relatively minor road at Oyster Bay, there is a distinct lack of them on King Georges rd Beverly Hills, a major ring road. . You can see three 50 signs at this… more »

Yesterday my wife (or do I have to say partner) and I drove out to Dural to a Bonsai place. Now as you can gather by this site that I have a thing about school zones. Yesterday we traveled through unfamiliar territory,as we live on the other side of… more »

Last December I took a photo of the last sign before the North speed camera on King Georges rd. Beverly Hills before you come out of Stoney Creek rd heading west. So if you miss that sign turn right and head north there is no other sign to tell what the… more »

CASE DISMISSED!!! I was extremely nervous this morning as I prepared for my court case against the Beverly Hills speed camera infringement. I was well equipped though with all my research from the internet and all the useful stats and a great photo of… more »

Before the wheelclamps, an answer to an often asked question. Why the santa suit?........ It is to stand out. To be noticed. Any cause no matter how worthwhile, won't happen unless it gets publicity. To get publicity you have to be different to attract… more »

To get back to HOME PAGE click on Santa figure at top of page ............................................................... Easter Monday and it's a public holiday. They can tell when Easter falls in the calender for the next thousand years. The RTA… more »

As it's the Easter weekend coming up double demerit points are earned for speeding and seat belt offences as from 12.01am this morning. I stood next to the Beverly Hills (South) speed camera and counted the sensor flashes of cars exceeding the 40 km/ph… more »

After I read the aticles about speed cameras I emailed the Telegraph but it wasn't printed this morning. ................................................................... Dear Sir, The twin fixed speed cameras at Beverly Hills were mentioned in your… more »

The Sunday Telegraph had an article about a plan to have front number plates on motorbikes. This is so that head on speed cameras can take a picture of speeding motorbikes and then being able to fine the rider. There could be a flaw in that little plan,… more »

Before the wheelclamps, an answer to an often asked question. Why the santa suit?........ It is to stand out. To be noticed. Any cause no matter how worthwhile, won't happen unless it gets publicity. To get publicity you have to be different to attract… more »

In the Sunday Telegraph this Morning is a page of articles concerning speed cameras and school zones. "Drivers caught by new speed cameras will receive a warning letter instead of a fine and loss of points."(for the first month of the new cameras being… more »

I sent this e mail to the roads minister on 4/1/08 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Dear Mr Roozendaal, I emailed you a number of times last September, and was informed in a letter MO7/612 that my concerns " had been… more »

I heard on a news report this morning that The pedestian council of Australia's spoksperson has called on Mr Roozendaal to install more speed cameras at school zones. Mr Roozendaal will "have blood on his hands" if he doesn't. Pretty strongs words… more »

Unless something dramatic happens at a school zone like some poor kid getting run over or a speed camera is BBQ'ued British style I'm afraid the media isn't interested, see: http://www.speedcam.co.uk/gatso2a.htm I emailed the two biggest talk back radio… more »

I could see years ago (as most people with common sense can), that school zones weren't working as they should and tried to highlight that fact. I could see in July by standing there at Beverly Hills and observing the traffic flow, that once the new… more »

NO... but the standing on the roadside waving signs and signs on my van sadly because of family reasons will be no more. My idea written about earlier about staging a 24/7 protest at Beverly Hills with my van showing the "SPEED CAMERA 100M" sign and me… more »

The last clipping was a letter I found earlier As I have long stated the need for unmarked police cars to catch the real idiots, I emailed this into the Telegraph and it was printed this morning. The word "bleeding" was left out in front of my "obvious"… more »

A speed camera allows the RTA to send a demand for money to the owner of the speeding number plate. Speed cameras catch the unwary drivers passing through who don't know the speed camera is there, who don't notice the speed camera signs because they are… more »

The Sutherland Shire will today see the article about the Beverly Hill speed camera nonsense in the Leader. The response from drivers after the article came out last week in the St george edition of the Leader, hasn't been overwhelming. My idea of… more »

There has been, by looking at the web statistics, quite a large number of people that have clicked on for a look, some have emailed aggreement and TWO has offered to shoulder a sign. Not much people power as yet. Could be a that any of the 30,000 caught… more »

This article was in the St George and Sutherland Shire Leader on 3/1/08 Legally it seems that at Beverly Hills the RTA is using the "Default speed", rule. ( RTA User's handbook, page 52 )to counter any drivers claim of lack of speed limit signs So don't… more »

Brent emailed me and said that "new " cameras heading South had been installed. To check I drove out this morning and no, they are the same, but maybe Brent saw someone straightening the camera "flash" back into a reasonable and working position, as… more »