12 | On your mind
Well done on the last issue of iM and
congratulations on the six year milestone.
You have almost chalked up a long service
entitlement! I read your “Warning Reduce
Speed” article with interest and was alarmed to
think that I was ignorant of such laws. Looking
into it further, I find that as a Queenslander we
are spared from such over zealous legislating,
for the time being. Well, until we venture
interstate. It was an article that rang alarm bells
with a driver who has not had to study a road
rules book for some time and left me wondering
how many other rule changes, additions and
interstate variances there are that may prove
costly one day. I think your Opinion was well
stated and would like to think that judicial
common sense would prevail but alas it would
appear, not this time. Maybe there were other
circumstances at play?In Queensland we usually seem to be playing
catch up with road improvements. As a regular
user of the Brisbane Sunshine Coast Highway
that is very evident every time a driver should
pull over for a sneeze, as the traffic will slow to
a crawl with almost immediate flow on effects
for kilometres. Whilst I am supportive of almost
all efforts to improve road safety I can’t help but
wonder if a 25 & 40 km/h expectancy is not just
a little too protective.Thanks for your editorials, they are often one ofthe magazine highlights. And no that doesn’t
make the rest of it a dull publication!Cheers, Michael.Thanks for your email and good wishes, and
good idea about long service – I’ll have a
word with my boss (but I’m not holding my
breath). I think most of us would fall into the
same category as you, with regard to not
having kept up to date with local road rules, let
alone interstate. What a lunacy our multi-state
licensing system is, and why, in this electronic
age, aren’t drivers automatically advised of road
rule change. For that matter, why isn’t there an
app with every State’s road rules in it, including
sections for towing, heavy vehicles and so on?
Now there’s food for thought...Thanks also for your comments on the plight
of that poor women in SA. Just ridiculous.
Yes, I completely agree 25 and 40 seem too
protective, but then we really have become a
nanny state. In the US, roadwork speed limits
are much higher and the only requirement when
passing emergency vehicles is to change lanes
on a dual carriageway.Glad you enjoy my editorials too. Funny, they
have become as popular as any other part of
the magazine, which is certainly something I
never saw coming!Food For Thought
S.A. Legal Loophole?
Another top magazine, thanks. With regard to
the article about the speeding fine for passing
emergency vehicles, I thought this article from
the The Advertiser might be of interest.Lawmakers have moved to fix a drafting bungle
that created a loophole allowing drivers to
speed past emergency vehicles at more than
45km/h over the limit, without losing their
licence. Attorney-General Vickie Chapman hascontinued...