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http://www.news.com.au/national/repo...-1226309359465
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Mandurah W.A
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There off there heads
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Sydney
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What a bloody joke..... what's next?? Mounting flashing lights and having baton twirling dancing girls fore and aft of each car to let people know it is moving???
Myself and my wife are school teachers.... perhaps some fines for parents are in order in all honesty....
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Join Date: Jun 2009
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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Why 7 days a week 24 hours, or even 12 hours a day!! When there is NO ONE THERE HOW CAN ANYONE BE HURT?!!!!
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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I live near a couple schools and can see no reason why i shouldn't be able to drive past them @ 50km/h when no students are present.
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and that's how it is
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Adelaide
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Well, when it uses the example of SA's 24/7 school zones, they don't mention they only apply when children can be seen in or near the zone. Which seems to work well enough.
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Sydney
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Next it will be playgrounds, day-care centres, McDonalds, the cinema.....
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Well thats fair enough it it works like that! We use our brains! Sounds good! |
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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there should be speed cameras at ALL schools between hours of 6am to 6pm no questions asked . it is bloody disgracefull how many people speed through school areas...most times it stupid bloody parents whilst dropping there kids off or picking them up...pathetic
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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^^^are you serious!? But what about when theres no one there and its plain for even a blind person to see (no parked cars on the 20metre wide road, in a country town that is completely dead of life, for example)?
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: qld
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dig a hole gov and jump in it i say
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Sun City, North Australis
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Oh dear lord.... new government... more of the same.....
The stupidity continues with no boundaries.
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Join Date: Jun 2009
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i cover the brake no matter where i am when i see little kiddies.. random little suckers they are.....
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Central Coast NSW
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I think the big part of this announcement is in the following point.
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- Elimination Relocation of schools away from high volume / high risk locations. Such as on multi lane highways - Isolation Construction of fencing around high risk schools to ensure that there is an effective barrier between traffic and pedestrians. Similar laws already exist and are used in addition to lower limits in construction zones - Engineering In addition to the about barriers, ensure that schools are designed with appropriate parking / pick up areas well away from high risk traffic. I do remember reading somewhere that a good majority of accidents involved parents picking up children rather then a third party, passing the school travelling elsewhere. I suppose we should be thankful that they haven't also recommended changing all school uniforms to high visibility / reflective with a flag on pole stitched into a hat that all school children should wear. For the safety nazi's out there, please note that I am definitely NOT against safety. I am however very much against morality of those that conduct these "studies" that are focused on the easy answers. ie what is quickest / easiest / least expensive for us(ie the committee, NOT those that have to live with these answers long term). |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Central Coast NSW
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I prob should make comment that I haven't seen the entirity of the report. It may contain other recommendations other than the ones that have been reported upon.
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Vic
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Out of control.
One country does something, then they become the standard, then a bit of one-upmanship comes along and they trump it. Next thing you know, you have 30km/h 24/7. Think of the school holidays! Christ! |
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Melbourne-ish
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Cash grab. Not about safety.
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Sun City, North Australis
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Common Sense preveils?????!!?!?!!?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-2...jected/3911014 Quote:
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Beachmere, QLD
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QLD did a trial of this in a few selected school zones a few years ago. Morayfield Primary School was one, the reason for the trial was that the Govt were concerned about those children who play in the school grounds outside of school hours. Anyone knows the only kids playing on school property outside school hours are the bloody vandals because the schools are locked up and patrolled by security who chase away anyone in there
The REAL reason was evident every Sunday afternoon. And they were doing a roaring trade with multiple cars pulled over for the entire time they were there As wulos said. A proper safety strategy and REAL safety measures will significantly reduce the risks. That includes One Way barricaded pickup/dropoff zones where parents have to drive though single file and no one has to cross the roadway 30kph 24/7 is just going to be a money making scheme
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There's a point where it becomes too much, if they made the school I work at always 40/30 km/h then I could see a HUGE uproar from motorists and no benefits in safety. But it's equally ironic to see that my school is on the corner of two big 4 lane roads, one being the road to the industrial estate meaning lots and lots of huge trucks, and one being just a big road for more cars. There's never been one road accident involving a child from the school on these roads.
These blanket rules for schools shouldn't be put into place because not every school needs it, I'm sure some do require upgraded safety, but it should be more huge 40 signs painted on the road, flashing led signs, and a police presence to enforce it during school rush hours. A blanket 30 km/h is just going to make everyone speed up if anything. |
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Join Date: May 2010
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Most schools zones in Vic are all marked as 40ks zones all the time. you get a few that are on main roads that have variable zones during school hours. But the ones in normal streets are marked as 40ks.
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Sun City, North Australis
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Cough.... governement has responded saying it wont be recommending the change....
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Wandin North, VIC
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I liked this little quote,
"Even at 40km we are travelling at 10km faster than Europe," he said. Great.........so by that reasoning if they are prepared to follow the example set in Europe when it comes to setting speed limits........well..........!!!!
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Central Coast NSW
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Cough cough - the NSW staysafe committee is the government. The report was commissioned by sitting MP, the report was prepared by the staysafe committee which currently consists of 8 members of parliament...
Without turning this into a political discussion - I will restate what I said above. Important problems, require definitive solutions aimed at finding a long term solution - NOT simply band aiding the issue, & transfering blame / owenership on to others(or even worse, saying yeah well we did our bit - we've at least looked at the prob.) |
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Guys you are missing the point here.
A group of nutters produce a crazy report with unworkable recommendations and give it to the government. This is what nutters do on a daily basis. Does no one remember the federally funded investigation into road deaths that came up with "Prohibit overtaking on any road that did not have at least 2 lanes so no one will ever be on the wrong side of the road"? |
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Someone send one of these ***** up the pacific highway during these hours, sit on 30km/h through all the school zones and see how long it takes compared to 40km/h...
It's bad enough, let alone dropping it another 10km/h... Next we'll be pushing our cars through these school zones!
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Location: Melbourne
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How about teaching kids to value their life and look before crossing the road
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: NSW
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24 hour thing is the kind of stupidity that comes from idiots who get the car out of the garage after breakfast and have it back in before dinner time and then claim they are road experts. They wouldn't know what the roads are like when the street lights are on. I would be happy if shook zone were in place 8am till 4 pm but that's it. 30kmh would be ok if the normL limit is 50 or 60. But if it's any higher I think 40 is a big enough drop in speed. |
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