228 in a 110 zone

[Stinger GT SS]

Not a good outcome for this driver.
Eyewatch - Hume Police Service Area

 

[General_Vodka]

should have invested in a radar detector. The worst experience for me: got pulled over for 140 mph in a 65 zone, so that's 225 in a 90 for you Aussies. Kept my car and my licence but the city took my paycheck. could have been worse. oh and this was in my NA 4 banger Honda wagon. Almost got charged for reckless driving and eluding the police. Yep, those were the crazy days.

 

[Helo58]

Good grief, I read the comments from clicking on the link in the first post. I was surprised to see the number of people calling for the guy to be put in jail, fined excessively, car crushed, etc.

 

[Stinger GT SS]

should have invested in a radar detector. The worst experience for me: got pulled over for 140 mph in a 65 zone, so that's 225 in a 90 for you Aussies. Kept my car and my licence but the city took my paycheck. could have been worse. oh and this was in my NA 4 banger Honda wagon. Almost got charged for reckless driving and eluding the police. Yep, those were the crazy days.

Unfortunately Radar Detectors are are illegal in most states of Australia, have been since the late 1980’s

 

[General_Vodka]

Unfortunately Radar Detectors are are illegal in most states of Australia, have been since the late 1980’s

Only a problem if you get caught...

 

[Helo58]

Unfortunately Radar Detectors are are illegal in most states of Australia, have been since the late 1980’s

Can you buy the undetectable radar detectors from Western Australia and stealthily use them? Also, do apps like Waze, which use crowd sourcing to identify and locate speed traps, exist there? I remember doing 170 or 180 on the B97 from Olympic Dam to Woomera. I was all by myself and it was getting dark, so I "flew" to Woomera because I was getting freaked out. I didn't pass a single car in the entire 45 minutes I was on the road. Saw no Emu or Roos either.

 

[Stinger GT SS]

Can you buy the undetectable radar detectors from Western Australia and stealthily use them? Also, do apps like Waze, which use crowd sourcing to identify and locate speed traps, exist there? I remember doing 170 or 180 on the B97 from Olympic Dam to Woomera. I was all by myself and it was getting dark, so I "flew" to Woomera because I was getting freaked out. I didn't pass a single car in the entire 45 minutes I was on the road. Saw no Emu or Roos either.

The fines & loss of license if caught having one is just not worth the heartache.
Your lucky you didn’t come across any Roos out there as they are very active at sunrise & sunset & they would also be big reds as well, not good hitting one of thos at any speed.

 

[Helo58]

The fines & loss of license if caught having one is just not worth the heartache.
Your lucky you didn’t come across any Roos out there as they are very active at sunrise & sunset & they would also be big reds as well, not good hitting one of thos at any speed.

Yeah, I was told in advance that they are the equivalent of hitting an American deer and that they frequent the roadside ditches for water at dusk/dawn. This was all I saw for an hour... Well except that it got dark. Really dark. And quiet.

 

[Stinger GT SS]

Yeah, I was told in advance that they are the equivalent of hitting an American deer and that they frequent the roadside ditches for water at dusk/dawn. This was all I saw for an hour... Well except that it got dark. Really dark. And quiet.

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Yes very dark & quiet, a retired US Airforce navigator once told me that they did a lot of training down here years ago because there was very little radio traffic & the night skies were so clear they practiced navigating by the stars.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Comments are very entertaining: "crush that car in front of him on the spot!" Lol. People are such prigs. The admiring comments about the Stinger are rather fun.

The driver wasn't even pushing it, for the Stinger: and he gets this outcome. Pretty harsh. I think that the type of car should be considered, not just a flat fine. But, in a perfect world, driving enthusiasts would have their own "autobahn" lane on the freeway.

 

[Helo58]

Yes very dark & quiet, a retired US Airforce navigator once told me that they did a lot of training down here years ago because there was very little radio traffic & the night skies were so clear they practiced navigating by the stars.

Yeah, the history museum at Woomera was fantastic. Lots of old US Air Force stuff there from the early space program. Lots of military testing there now (on and off) as I understand it. There were several caravaners there when I was there and was told that one of them looked like Chopper Reid. I had no idea who that was until the locals told me. Then I got to see the Ronnie John's parodies of him. Very funny.

 

[Stinger GT SS]

Yeah, the history museum at Woomera was fantastic. Lots of old US Air Force stuff there from the early space program. Lots of military testing there now (on and off) as I understand it. There were several caravaners there when I was there and was told that one of them looked like Chopper Reid. I had no idea who that was until the locals told me. Then I got to see the Ronnie John's parodies of him. Very funny.

Yes lots of military testing out there as it’s away from prying eyes.
Yes Chopper Reid was a real character here, even the crims were scared of him...lol. You should watch the movie Chopper which starred Eric Bana, gives a good account of him.

 

[Ozstung]

Can you buy the undetectable radar detectors from Western Australia and stealthily use them? Also, do apps like Waze, which use crowd sourcing to identify and locate speed traps, exist there? I remember doing 170 or 180 on the B97 from Olympic Dam to Woomera. I was all by myself and it was getting dark, so I "flew" to Woomera because I was getting freaked out. I didn't pass a single car in the entire 45 minutes I was on the road. Saw no Emu or Roos either.

Were you on Holiday here or based at one of the U.S. sites out that way? Woomera is miles from anywhere.

 

[Nasscar]

Good grief, I read the comments from clicking on the link in the first post. I was surprised to see the number of people calling for the guy to be put in jail, fined excessively, car crushed, etc.

You can't crush a Stinger That's sacrilege. He was driving a new car designed to drive at that speed. Not some hotted up bomb of a Commodore with a P plater behind the wheel. Get a grip you public. He's paying his price.

 

[Nasscar]

Unfortunately Radar Detectors are are illegal in most states of Australia, have been since the late 1980’s

Still legal in W.A.

 

[Flameangel]

He's a bit of a Moron, nobody flies down the Caulder Hwy especially Gap road, it's a down hill open stretch of road and the police haunt that area.

 

[cncBilly]

He's a bit of a Moron, nobody flies down the Caulder Hwy especially Gap road, it's a down hill open stretch of road and the police haunt that area.

And.......Morons get what they deserve. No sympathy here

 

[eflyguy]

Don't have enough interest to bother clicking on the link, but can't help wonder how something like this is "news worthy".. good grief.

I've seen that speed a dozen times or more in my Stinger. Heck, I've been close to that (~200kph) in my Sorento. Prior to the Stinger, my "best" was around 250, in the mid 90's.

 

[Flameangel]

Don't have enough interest to bother clicking on the link, but can't help wonder how something like this is "news worthy".. good grief.

I've seen that speed a dozen times or more in my Stinger. Heck, I've been close to that (~200kph) in my Sorento. Prior to the Stinger, my "best" was around 250, in the mid 90's.

Well, I guess doing 30/kms over the speed limit here you can lose your license so someone doing over 100km/hr over will be deemed " newsworthy "

 

[eflyguy]

Yeah.. not saying it's condoned. Just, it's a big, open country. (I've been to AUS, spent Australia Day in Geelong and down the ocean road, in fact..)