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Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 4:31 pm
by Zebedee
phreak wrote:nachoman wrote:Cameras are now active... as of 1st May cautions will be issued for one month. As of 1st June expect infringements to be issued... four demerits and around a couple hundred bucks
is it for jumping the crossing during red lights? or going around the boom gates whilst they are down?
I believe it is both - there's been some ads in the paper over the last week or two about it. Keep an eye out, it quotes the relevant section of the road traffic code that someone is in breach of if they do the wrong thing at a level crossing...
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:56 pm
by phreak
Zebedee wrote:I believe it is both - there's been some ads in the paper over the last week or two about it. Keep an eye out, it quotes the relevant section of the road traffic code that someone is in breach of if they do the wrong thing at a level crossing...
haven't read the paper for a while, i'll def have a look out for it in the next few days or so. has there been any confirmation on the eact workings of it?
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 4:23 pm
by Q4004
nachoman wrote:Cameras are now active... as of 1st May cautions will be issued for one month. As of 1st June expect infringements to be issued... four demerits and around a couple hundred bucks
Same rules also apply at the Welshpool Road crossing
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 11:59 am
by nachoman
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:55 am
by Zebedee
Thanks Nachoman - the video attached to that news article is fairly interesting
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:24 pm
by nachoman
Cameras catch 1200 drivers at rail crossings
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0 ... 61,00.html
some great vision included
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:40 pm
by Blinky
it was on the CH7 News tonight about the camera's and showed some video of people trying to beat the boom gates.
I liked the bit about the woman who got stuck on the wrong side of the boom gate and in a panic drove across just as the train arrived and the rear of her car got clipped by the train...and rang up to complain.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:27 pm
by donks
Blinky wrote:it was on the CH7 News tonight about the camera's and showed some video of people trying to beat the boom gates.
I liked the bit about the woman who got stuck on the wrong side of the boom gate and in a panic drove across just as the train arrived and the rear of her car got clipped by the train...and rang up to complain.
did her car actually get clipped?!?! i watched the footage on CH10.... didnt say that it clipped the car but i could easily believe it might of happened.!
guessing that train driver needed to change their undies at the next station. lol
Nine showed
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:22 pm
by jasonjag
Blinky wrote:it was on the CH7 News tonight about the camera's and showed some video of people trying to beat the boom gates.
I liked the bit about the woman who got stuck on the wrong side of the boom gate and in a panic drove across just as the train arrived and the rear of her car got clipped by the train...and rang up to complain.
CH 9 showed a car playing chicken with the train, he was paper thin of getting clipped..Fools.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:02 pm
by robbage
It got clipped. I only noticed the second time, just near the end of the footage. I know I almost said WTF in front of my children. Reminds me of when I lived in Vic. If you didn't take off once the booms were just above roof height, the other drivers would get out and beat you with your own severed arms.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:38 pm
by Blinky
donks wrote:Blinky wrote:it was on the CH7 News tonight about the camera's and showed some video of people trying to beat the boom gates.
I liked the bit about the woman who got stuck on the wrong side of the boom gate and in a panic drove across just as the train arrived and the rear of her car got clipped by the train...and rang up to complain.
did her car actually get clipped?!?! i watched the footage on CH10.... didnt say that it clipped the car but i could easily believe it might of happened.!
Yeah on 7 they said it just clipped the rear of the car. Did not look like it caused much damage...Clipped means clipped I guess.
It said it was a woman and she rang up someone and complained the train hit her.... go figure
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:23 pm
by Tyranus
Yeah I saw someone get flashed for going too soon after the boom lifted when I was doing my HR Truck lessons! I'm pretty sure it was the motorbike next to me that set it off.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:24 pm
by robbage
It was obviously the train driver's fault. If you watch the video again carefully, you can see he makes no attempt to swerve around her...
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:58 am
by wasaint
Robbage you get my votes for commment of the week
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:46 pm
by donks
Tyranus wrote:Yeah I saw someone get flashed for going too soon after the boom lifted when I was doing my HR Truck lessons! I'm pretty sure it was the motorbike next to me that set it off.
saw someone get flashed today @ Welshpool Rd Xing... some business looking dude in his brand new Audi decided to creep into the 'danger zone' while the lights were still flashing.... would love to hear his argument when he cops the $200 fine...
