Just received this info from a retired police officer freind of mine.
Good information to know for anyone travelling NSW on these routes over Xmas.
M5 and the M7 are now equipped with Point to Point speed devices.
Once you enter the M7 for instance you pass the etag and it beeps.
At the same time a camera takes a photo of your car and records
the exact time.
For those who have exited the M7 they would be aware that upon exit
the etag system beeps again as you leave.
At the same time 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 have completed the clocked journey too fast you are given a
speeding ticket.
At the present time the speed limit is 100K.P.H. and you have a
tolerance of 102 and no more.
One fraction over that speed and you are issued with a fine
automatically.
Remember, this is going to be a very costly experience for some
drivers.
It is also going to mean vehicles will be travelling at 95 in order
to ensure that no ticket is issued.
What a shock some drivers are going to have when they have used this
roadway for a week and get a weeks tickets BOTH WAYS.
Of course your license will also be recalled for three months and
you know the rest.
Take the advice and if you ignore it remember this email when
you pay all those fines.
Also, remember that 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 recognized as 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
or highway where vehicles are not able to exit between those points.
Also remember that school zone cameras are not speed tolerant.
Anything over, even 41, is a fine. This means people will be doing
38 to avoid any differences in their speedo readings.
Hope this advice keeps your name out of the 'book'
Neil
