A number of Australian states have fashioned a whole new art of traffic ticket revenue. In New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory(ACT), and Victoria, roads are equipped with speed cameras. The cameras are linked to radar, and vehicles exceeding the speed limit get their license plates photographed and their vehicle, anyway, charged with speeding violations.
Quoting Michael Palumbo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Yes, except that all road signs would have to be paid for by the states, > not by federal highway tax dollars (if I understand the National Highway > System Designation Act of 1995 correctly). > > Reducing the speed limit would do nothing except allow more tickets to > be issued. Here in Philadelphia, none of the roads have a higher speed > limit than 90 km/h (55 MPH), yet everyone drives at closer to 120 km/h, > and I've seen people blow past me at over 180. The whole system is > rigged to issue more tickets. > > And people wonder why I take trains everywhere whenever possible. ;) > > -Mike > > Jason Darfus wrote: > > I'm starting to hear in the media talk of reducing the nationwide speed > > limit to 55 (or 60) mph again. > > Heads up -- wouldn't that be a perfect time to switch to metric speed > > limit signs? > > > > -- Paul Trusten, R.Ph. Public Relations Director U.S. Metric Association, Inc. Phone (432)528-7724 www.metric.org 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apartment 122 Midland TX 79707-2872 USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.grandecom.net/~trusten
