Friday, Apr 24, 2015 at 08:42
Was just looking to see what the regulations say. And this is what is says in respect to vehicles manufactured after 2006.
From 1 July 2006 all newly introduced models of a vehicle available on the market must comply with the following requirements.
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.
The speedo must always read 'safe', meaning the vehicle's true speed must not be higher than the speed indicated by the speedo. So if a vehicle travelling at a true speed of 100km/h, the speedo must read between 100km/h and 114km/h.
Another way of looking at this is if the speedo indicates a speed of 100km/h, the vehicle's true speed must be between 87.3 km/h and 100km/h.
But here is the thing, unless you are driving a 1960s EH Holden, or the like, I doubt speedo inaccuracy is a “major” issue with modern cars, unless other things have been changed on the vehicle like tyres or wheel sizes. I picked this example having owned an EH Holden I was never sure how fast it was going vs the speedo reading!
Mind you, I suspect there are many other things that affect drivers of vehicles than getting “pinged” for 1km/h over the speed limit. I mean, how many in this thread have actually been fined for anything between 1-3 km/h over the speed limit?
And for those that have a concern their vehicles speedo might be out and reading incorrectly, have you had it checked for accuracy? It is an option available to you…
No tolerance is shown to alcohol, and rightly so, but are you under the 0.05 limit drinking four beers today, but not tomorrow, perhaps it will only take three to push you over the 0.05? Plenty of ambiguity around that one, so the way to deal with it is exercise restraint and caution; much the same way driving on the road should be approached at all times.
And how many in this thread are driving vehicles that have been modified and are not compliant with the registration requirements in the State of registration? The financial impact of being caught with uncertified or illegal modifications will far outweigh any financial or prosecution risk you have from getting caught 1 km/h over the speed limit.
Always plenty of emotion on this topic, but really, step back and put some perspective on it. I saw somewhere else in this thread that you go from law-abiding citizen to sociopath if caught speeding 1km/h over the speed limit– Oh really, get a grip!
Rant over, its Friday, enjoy your weekend…
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