Sunday Telegraph 6 April 2010

The only thing they left out was my other website www.protectkids.com.au

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I went to the Beverly Hills school zone this morning which is
start of the Easter break double demerits for certain traffic offences.

Between 8.00am and 9.30 am I counted the speed camera flash (South bound) go off 9 times.

8.10..... lane 3
8.25 .... lane 3
8.47..... lane3
9.12..... lane 3
9.12 .....middle lane
9.15..... lane 1
9.15 .....lane 3
9.17...... middle lane (came in from lane 3)

Times maybe a bit out, because I was focused on cars "speeding" and then watching for the flash.

So these poor speeding drivers are up for 8 points.

An April fool's joke?

I say poor, because looking at their faces as they pass by I can see they have no idea that they are in a school zone, let alone that they could now very well loose their license.

I email Mr Roozendaal 4 times to put flashing lights opposite Edgbaston st. see Beverly hills category.

I emailed the now Police Minister (then Roads Minister) Micheal Daly for the extra flashing light set, no reply, so I handed him a copy of the same email, he read it and said "I can't do anything about that" and HE IS (was at the time) THE ROADS MINISTER !!!
Who's the boss?

Cars coming down King Georges rd stop at the Morgan st lights and when the lights change it's easy to forget it's a school zone when there are 3 empty lanes of divided rd stretch into the distance.

(sorry about the photo quality I uploaded this in a hurry)

Morgan St lights

Put flashing lights on the centre sign and all the drivers waiting at those lights will see it and it's safer for the children and fairer for the drivers.

Centre sign that needs lights

If drivers miss this sign don't realise it's a school zone it's a highway to hell before them

The speed camera is behind a post near the bus.

Take the light set from Blakehurst (fig 3) which flashes at UFOs at the moment or the one flashing the Chinese Restaurant , (because of the bend in the highway) because it's useless where it is.

This next photo is taken from the steps of the restaurant.

I'll email the latest road's minister Mr David Campbell about this again.

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I rang 2GB's drive time this afternoon, but I'm not much good getting my point across but if anyone did click on when I mentioned this website Hullo.

Maybe I need to get acting lessons.
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