Well, it seems it’s official. New South Wales has the worst roads in Australia. Good thing, too: now we’ve got the complete set. Worst roads, worst ferries, worst trains and most rip-off international airport.
Bingo!
But this is not going to be a diatribe against the NSW government. No. You can get that just about everywhere else these days, including the Woolworth Fresh Food catalogue that gets dropped into your letterbox with annoying frequency. I weakened the other day and bought some skinless sausages from them – they certainly weren’t mean with the fat, but as for being fresh…
Anyway, not a diatribe, no. Not even against our local Australia Post ‘shop’ (no Post Offices any more), which is now a combination Office Works and National Geographic outlet that just happens to sell stamps on the side.
If they make a series of Grumpy Old Men in Australia, I’m a shoo-in, I guess…
What I want you do to about this crappy road business is positive. Yes, I want you all to be the RTA’s little helpers.
If you see a problem with a road, I want you to send the local Council, the RTA, your local Member of Parliament and the Minister for Roads (whoever that is then) an e-mail. No need to write more than one; just send it to all of them.
You could even have a template on your computer. Don’t have a computer? Send postcards.
Let’s all get together and help. And that applies to readers in other States as well. Wouldn’t want to fall behind NSW, would you?
Let’s all get together and help. And that applies to readers in other States as well. Wouldn’t want to fall behind NSW, would you?
2 comments:
Looks like they are doing something about raising revenue to fix those roads. Be aware of the new speeding fines on the M7 and M5. I have cut and paste the following from an email originating from the Ministry of Transport..
New Legislation M5 & M7 Re Speeding Fines
A must read!
New Legislation M5 & M7 Re Speeding Fines
M5 and the M7 are now equipped with Point to Point Speed Devices. On entering the M7 the etag beeps and a camera takes a photo of your car recording the exact time. On exiting the etag system beeps again another camera at that point takes a photo of the car and the time. Then the computer calculates the time it has taken you to travel between the two points and calculates your speed. If you completed the clocked journey too fast you are issued with a speeding ticket.
At the present the speed limit is 100K.P.H. with a tolerance of 102 maximum. Over that and you are issued with a fine automatically. What a shock some drivers are going to have when they use this roadway for a week and get a weeks' worth of tickets BOTH WAYS. Of course your license will also be recalled for 3 months. Now with the new legislation, fighting a Speed Camera fine is almost impossible. You must prove the device is faulty and if you are not a technician working on them, you have no chance of beating the fine.
The Pacific Highway has a set and these are recognised by large steel frames over the lanes with a speed camera and some distance up the road is another large metal frame with a speed camera.
These new point to point systems are being put onto any expressway and highway where vehicles are not able to exit between those points.
NOTE: School zone cameras are not speed tolerant. Anything over, even 41, is a fine.
Tammy Umasaran
Corporate & Admin Support
Ministry of Transport
Phone: 02- 9891 8941
Fax: 02- 9891 8999
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