One step closer to Big Brother

I agree, if you have'nt done any thing wrong why worry, the more out there the better,maybe just maybe we can go about our business without the threat of idiots and criminals stuffing up peoples lives.

Warfer,

Apart from population surveillance ... traffic cameras and the like are a revenue action.

You almost had it right with your comment "If they pick up unregistered cars well thats a bonus i guess"

Its actually...... If they pick up a criminal, well thats a bonus.

Unregistered doesnt always make it dangerous, unliicensed doesnt always mean a danger ... just tax evasion .....

Its a sad country when people with a broken tail light or a factory supplied inaccurate speedo ... get more policing action and expenditure than grannybashers and street corner drugdealers.

Income from traffic revenue is one of the big 4 ... tobacco, fuel, and alchohol ... oh and maybe Telstra makes 5 .... LOL

Oz Troop


"Unregistered doesnt always make it dangerous, unliicensed doesnt always mean a danger ... just tax evasion ..... "


Its also un-insured

Not dangerous just a PITA if they hit you

Donks1

Totally agree Donks1 ....

Its the general assumption that ALL are insane drivers or rusting death traps that I find misleading .....

Makes for good reasoning to spend a fortune on fancy cameras instead of proactive policing though .....

Oztroopy,
Granny bashes, thieves and kiddy fiddlers are the scum of society. If they have are going to commit these crimes, do you think they are going to register their cars and have licences?

Hey Tim,

Apart from your justified disgust of those individuals ... Im not sure where your comment is leading.

A registered vehicle would attract less police attention than a non registered one ..... but its rego could be used to place the driver at the scene of a crime .... therefore a speed trap camera is beneficial ... unless the vehicle is stolen or the plates changed.

An unregistered vehicle could .. perhaps .. attract unwarranted attention during a crime but also provide subterfuge for the driver .... With no address or owner details - a speed trap camera is useless unless the vehicle is detained by police somewhere else by chance.

In lots of cases .... the incidents I referred to are carried out by individuals on foot without a motor vehicle ..... Maybe the idea of the electronic chip behind the ear ... as mentioned below ... would be a better "policing" method.

Hi John,
I saw them yesterday too. They look like noise monitoring devices to me, just a non technical guess though.
Mike.

You could be right but they looked like a low light capable (infrared?) camera to me....

MrBitchi , the new ones to look out for are a bright orange box that looks like a slightly larger version of the Energex underground power box outside houses in underground power estates , the orange box is fully portable and contains a radar and camera system , designed to be used inside roadworks areas , testing has been going on at various sites throughoutBrisbane for some time , legislation for there use by traffic control companies is on the cards ,,

And this brings out the other side of the arguement ......

Whilst I agree with your point ... it would be interesting to know how many of those vehicles ... the 10% ... have been the cause of an accident ??????

Not defending here .... just wondering whether the financial burden to taxpayers of electronic surveillance ... actually netts a value result ... for those paying for the system. ?????

I'm all for all sorts of electronic surveillance, great tool for the Police and other law enforcement agencies.

I can't wait till we all get a Micro Chip implanted behind our left ear.

Notso I'm looking forward to it too.

I think Centerlink, RTA, Aboriginal Housing Corporation and the Apple and Pear marketing board as well as the local library should be able to track and monitor you too.

That way if you are a day late returning a book you could be sent an electric charge thus forcing you to do the right thing.

Because all this would only be used by totally trustworthy public servants who never make mistakes it will be totally safe.

Human rights and civil liberty not to mention privacy consideration won't come into it!!! I like it.

I have one question though, why the LEFT ear?

If you do an internet search you will come up with a lot of accidents involving unregistered vehicles.
It seems that unregistered vehicles goes hand in hand with PCA, Theft and underage drivers.
The RTA would only put it down as "Cause of Accident - Speed" anyway.
You only have to look at some of the serious deaths in the NSW recently and a high percentage of vehicles have been unregistered.
So if using the detection equipment as a profit centre it would most likely run at a loss if you exclude direct cost to innocent parties and the death they cause.

Honky

Hey again Honky,

This is one of those threads where causes and reasons are important ....

This shows you know what I mean ... "The RTA would only put it down as "Cause of Accident - Speed" anyway." ... never mind the obysmal road conditions/design, wildlife or the behaviour of other roadusers as factors eh.

Whilst unregistered vehicles may figure prominantly in a variety of situations ... Its the demeanour of the driver that makes an inaminate object like a vehicle, part of a situation.

Whats the most important factors to be dealt with ??? The fact that someone is a drinkdriver, a thief/whatever or a kid who needs a flogging for playing in traffic ......... or that the vehicle is unregistered ????? ...... and maybe even where should money be spent to deal with the REAL issues.

Yeah well I want the Right Side left for the "Wet Interface" where modules can be plugged in to enhance various aspects of your brain, for instance if you want to go out and party you'd whack in a 18 Year Old module, if you wanted to be suave and sophisticated you'd whack in a 65 year old etc!

Nothing to hide ,nothing to worry about , was good enough for Paris after all ,, lol.