Hi All-
As per the RMS site school zone camera on the Carlingford road near West Epping Public school is listed as operating under revision mode . But one of the old news link suggests that the camera has been deactivated . My Tomtom never flashes warning for the camera. Can anyone confirm any recent experience?
School Zone Camera on Carlingford Road, Epping NSW
auindie on 15/02/2018 - 16:29
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You won't believe how many vehicle there is speeding at school zone.
I was the first car stopped at the kissing point road school zone traffic light. I am driving exactly 40/km (according to the speedo) and before i left the school zone, i was the last car. People just don't care if there are no camera..I have personally seen an accident whereby a mini bus hit this primary school kid in front of the school gate. The amount of blood on the road have left me scarred for life. I urge all drivers to drive carefully around school areas.
Is your speedo calibrated?
Every car is, from the factory.
@Test Tickles: no, just no.
From the RACQ website:
Australian Design Rule 18 sets out the accuracy standards for vehicle speedos.
Until July 2006 this rule specified an accuracy of +/- 10 percent of the vehicle’s true speed when the vehicle was travelling above 40km/h.
That is, at a true vehicle speed of 100km/h the speedo could indicate between 90km/h and 110km/h.
An odometer accuracy of +/- 4 percent was also a requirement.From July 1 2006 a new standard began its phase in and by 1 July 2007 all new vehicles had to comply. The new standard requires that:
The speedo must not indicate a speed less than the vehicle’s true speed or a speed greater than the vehicle’s true speed by an amount more than 10 percent plus 4 km/h.
Odometer accuracy is no longer defined.
What this means:
For a vehicle travelling at a true speed of 100km/h, the speedo must read between 100km/h and 114km/h. The effect of this is that many drivers will find that at 100km/h they are driving up to 14km/h below the speed limit if they rely on the vehicle’s speedo.
The speedo must always read 'safe', meaning the vehicle must not travel faster than the speed indicated by the speedo.@Test Tickles: the NRMA does it for about $300. Some dyno places will do it too. My point is even though you think you're driving at the posted limit, there is a very high chance you're not. When I drive at exactly 40km/h, I usually overtake other drivers in school zones which makes me look like I'm speeding.
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And you get where you’re going so much faster doing that extra 2-4K/H for the 250-500m of the school zine. Can think of better things, and more important, than that. Add that to you having to do a lot more braking on hills to stay at the speed limit, money well spent@Test Tickles: it’s not about the time or petrol saved/wasted, it’s about the principle of going at exactly the posted limit. I hate idiots that drive well below the limit and blame their speedos.
@niggard:
Geez, your life appears perfect. Except for those pesky people going 3k/h under the posted limit (which isn’t a crime). Time to get over yourself and take it easy.@Test Tickles: 3km/h is ok. Anything under 5km/h should not be allowed. What's worse is that some people seem to think driving slow = driving safe.
Who cares - it is a school zone, don't speed, it isn't worth risking a childs life.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/child-dead-in-crash-outside-carlin…
I do consider that we should be very watchful in school zone ( as always I am as well )but my query was just whether the camera is operational or not and why the latest Tomtom does not flag it . I was driving under 40 in the Zone and most of others were speeding . So just whether they don’t care as the camera is non operational
Aren't the speed camera signs still up there? They were last time I drove there (sometime in the second half of last year). If they are, then assume they're still operational?
are you serious?
Don’t speed in school zones.Are you not serious?
Speed in school zones.
if you put glad wrap on your number plate then the speed camera can not pick it up due to the visual distortion, even though it can be seen by the human eye. this is caused by micro reflectivity of the "plastic" of the wrap. go as fast you want.
Thx for the tip, I will GladLY wrap my number plates tonight. I hope it is OK with the copper.
Yeah, nah
Also makes cleaning the blood off the plate easier.
Cameras or not. No speeding anywhere anytime for any reason. No one has the right to put other people's lives in danger.
Bloody simple really.
Bring on more cameras to catch more idiots by surprise in the mail - like for any road rule.
It would be ideal if you could get a button integrated into your steering wheel that when you hit the button it auto drops you speed to no more than 40km/h. Similar to what F1 cars have for pit lane
You will only get a warning letter in the mail if you exceed speed limit with this camera. It doesn't have any flashing lights to warn you either like the other ones, so it's easy to make a mistake during school hours.
You shouldnt be speeding in a school zone anyway. Think about the children's safety.