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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:03 pm
by vk6hgr
westernwedgey wrote: Absolutely correct Zebedee, the "Road Traffic Authority" was a seperate arm to the "WA Police Force". It was set up in the late 70's to administer and enforce the Road Traffic Act
We need it back...

Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:07 pm
by Zebedee
vk6hgr wrote:
westernwedgey wrote: Absolutely correct Zebedee, the "Road Traffic Authority" was a seperate arm to the "WA Police Force". It was set up in the late 70's to administer and enforce the Road Traffic Act
We need it back...
That's more or less what I was thinking too :) And I'm impressed that I could remember the RTA since I only came to Australia in '79 as a little kid!

(And before anyone jumps in, yeah I'm STILL a little kid :wink: )

Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:22 pm
by doogues71
hey your not the only one :lol: :D

Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 11:15 pm
by Millsy
Hey guys, Just like to thank all who contributed towards this topic. It helped me GREATLY with my assignment. Just so you all know, i got a A- lol so thanks :)

Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 11:17 pm
by vk6hgr
Millsy wrote:Hey guys, Just like to thank all who contributed towards this topic. It helped me GREATLY with my assignment. Just so you all know, i got a A- lol so thanks :)
Or a level 5 or whatever they mark in these days :-)

Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:42 am
by WPXZBP
They want us to have our L Plates for a minimum of 6 months

Good... some p-platers and fully licenced drivers seem to get their licence from the back of a generic cereal brand packet. I even had a flamin' L-plater rapidly overtake me near Mundaring and I was doing the speed limit. That annoys the cr@p out of me.

The hours will be upped to 125 hrs in the Log Book before being able to take the Hazard Test

Good for experience. Maybe 125 is a little extreme.

P Platers get 4 demerit points insted of the current 12

Good! That will mean the idiot drivers will lose their licence sooner.

P Platers will only be allowed a 1 person under the age of 25 in the car with them on their first year of driving.

Still undecided on this.

P Platers will have a night-time curfew.

Still undecided on this too.

P Platers will not be allowed to drive cars with eight or more cylinders.

No. It should be a power to weight ratio that should be used. Some of the 'rice burners' are more trouble than V8s.

These are my opinions only and yes I know it's post assignment. I only just saw the thread.

Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:32 pm
by Millsy
vk6hgr wrote: Or a level 5 or whatever they mark in these days :-)
yeh, Level 5 :)