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Anyone see the news today?

"VICTORIA'S top traffic cop has been caught speeding through a country town.

Deputy Commissioner Ken Lay was snapped at 10km/h over the 70km/h limit by a covert speed camera as he drove through Tooborac on the Northern Highway on October 1.

He lost three demerit points and was fined $245.

The offence happened two months before a Christmas road blitz named Operation Aegis, in which he slammed drivers who disobeyed road laws and warned they would be caught.

It was Mr Lay's first driving offence after almost 35 years on the roads."


"On this occasion I was very lucky - I didn't drift into a tree, I got snapped (by a speed camera).

"I need to be more aware. I'm luckier than a lot of Victorians who weren't. I'm still here to talk about it.

"Lots of people die in exactly those kinds of circumstances.

"It's been a valuable lesson for me."


Arrrrggghh.. what a dick!

Why is he a dick?

First offence in 35yrs, the guys a freak if anything!

Seems right on the money with everything he said to me........

So how does speeding direct you toward trees exactly?

Because you cant handle the truth, erm, speed.

10km/h over. 'lucky he didnt drift into a tree' wtf?

mike-s wrote:Because you cant handle the truth, erm, speed.

Errm yes.. and 10km/h will surely do it.

Imagine if the information had leaked out when the offence took place in October. Their operation would have collapsed.

I've been booked in Tooborac for the same speed, the guy hides in the pub carpark and scans the road from there...not that there is much else in Tooborac to hide in .

Tooborac is the pub, a few houses and a 70kh/h zone in the middle of nowhere. The road is really wide, not really a black spot, except after dark on a new moon.

Mick

$245 & you get 3 points for 10K over......... thats sad
NSW = $84 & 1 point god I love NSW.

climbatize wrote:

mike-s wrote:Because you cant handle the truth, erm, speed.

Errm yes.. and 10km/h will surely do it.

Imagine if the information had leaked out when the offence took place in October. Their operation would have collapsed.

It is alleged that the offence was covered up, so that the Christmas media campaign was not compromised.

Rob, I think they have changed it quite recently..

Exceeding the speed limit by 10km/h or more but less than 25km/h = 3 points..

Figures were straight off their website

Rob is right, the current law in NSW is $84 and 1 point for a car or bike
For trucks and big rigs the fines go up to $250 for class B and $340 for class C

Edit: i should add, that this applies to non learner and provisional riders and across all classes you only lose 1 point (or to be politically correct, incur 1 demerit point)

For learners and provisionals i think they lose 4 points, out of the 4 their licence permits...so bye bye licence

talking vic here...robracer is right........ was done for same offence on mirboo nth rd a while back 3points $245 fine....now have been given 1 point for twelve months good behaviour..option was loss of license 3 months per chance will survve it.....or a six month suspension will follow
As for 35 years without a speeding fine ..hmmmmmmmmmm was it first time on camera ....per chance rest of possible offences not recorded......as he is a policeman (appologies aardy)

Ratmick wrote:Tooborac is the pub, a few houses and a 70kh/h zone in the middle of nowhere.

Mick

But it's a great ride back to Lancefield!