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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Sydney
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The whole NSW restriction to 80km/h is counter productive. The first time you are allowed to drive at faster speeds is just after you pass your test - and are likely to be unaccompanied with no one to assist you in emergency situation.
Sure, there is not a HUGE difference, but there is one. Surely it would be better to be able to give full and proper driving instruction in ALL aspects of driving (incl higher speed freeway/open road driving) situations, rather than just let someone figure it out for themselves once they have proven they can drive around the block and park at low speeds??? The rolling road block is a major safety and traffic management issue in its own right. Stupid NSW rules. Same as restricting some of the safest cars on a technicality rather than power to weight. Meh... Enjoy your drive, good on you for not forging your hours and learn lots!
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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phone the rta mate they are the only one that can affect your licence
after you do that let us know what the say too and happy victoriaing |
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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I could never ever understand NSW's thinking behind this whole restriction for L and P Platers other than it is a revenue raiser.
Surely young people need to be able to practice ALL types of driving so that they can hone their skills whilst under supervision of an accompanying driver.
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Adelaide's Southern Subs
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Just to add a pondering to this.
Im driving to Melbourne on the weekend in my XR8. It's my understanding that Victorian P Platers can't drive XR8's So my question is will i get pulled over in Victoria with my South Australian XR8 with my South Australian Reg Plates and my SA Drivers license????
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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i feel practicality, common sense and the police's power if discretion will see you have no issues with regards to your xr8.
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you can get done for doing 9 ks under the limit here in vic.
you can also get done if you are impeding the flow of traffic again common sense has to prevail (spelling?) |
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sorry was wrong, there is no legislation for driving too slow.
only if causing some kind of hazzrd or issues for other road users. |
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Law Today go to Law Today and do a search, you will need to tick the Statutory Rules box at the top, I will give you a tip to start you off, you need to look under R for road. A guide on either one of your points will be good, but I really really want to see the law that relates to that first one, that is a real pearler.
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Sorry I didn't see your reponse, but yes you were completly wrong, there is no such law.
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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Bud id be finding out for sure b4 id go above 80 licences are too hard to get at the best of times let alone with any marks against your name
you should only drive at the speed your compitent at and being a learner b careful im an interstate truck driver i cant stand the hume it even scares me and i knock up over a quater of a million km per year id do what a coupla other blokes have said stick to the back roads and dont run at nite cos thats when all the hill billy overniters run(NOT ALL ARE HILL BILLIES)but a hellavalot r |
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that's some pretty good advice
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But as far as your first statement goes, he is safe to go over 80km/h in Victoria on a NSW permit (or licence). He will not be breaking any Victorian law.
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To all those who say just call the RTA/VicRoads....Have you actually tried? I went through this over the space of 4 years with both myself and sister. Our regular family trips from Melb to Syd brought up this issue every year and every single person you ask has a different answer. We called both state authorities and no one could give us a definitive yes or no (even changed responses between who you spoke to at the RTA on the same day). We also stopped on two separate occasions at Albury Police station to enquire and could not get a straight answer. The usual response was just a suggestion to stick to 80 although we were told (quietly) by an officer that we were unlikely to be fined if caught as there was/is such wide spread confusion.
I do however believe Big Trev to be technically correct (must follow the road rules of whatever state you're in) but personal belief that one of the biggest dangers on the road is variance in speed not speed itself, never led me to any trouble.
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Geelong
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"i believe the you learn nothing on the hwy,(most of us can drive in a strait line) stay in town and learn better driving technique
cheers tony" Have to absolutely disagree Tony, the younguns need to be able to concentrate enough to maintain their correct speed for Km's on end and not hunt up or drop down as they lose concentration, I think it is a very important part of learning to drive, not all our kids are going to have cars with cruise control, my kids had all sorts of trouble at first. |
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Melbourne
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Hey turbo_man, make sure when you do the drive you break it up into 2 hour chunks when you write it in the log book because if you don't take a break every two hours, the journey isn't counted. I had a 5 hour drive in my log book but when the driving tester looked at the log book it wasn't counted because I hadn't taken a break, but luckily I had extra hours so I was still above 120hrs.
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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i was on my (back then, red P's) and drove through nsw all the way to qld, never once had an issue with doing 110kph in a 110kph zone, past, and been overtaken by police cars, guess if they know you're interstate you'd be fine most of the time
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Can you tell from there - LOL
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