A couple of years ago I was in Sydney and I had rented a car. I was driving in the Tunnel under Sydney Harbour and there was no traffic, So I was really moving, going maybe 150. Not like a child is going to run out in front of me (the reason why I don't normally drive fast, especially in residential areas.) or a cop would be hiding behind a tree, (The reason I don't normally drive really fast on the motorway.) there was nowhere for a cop to hide! Where I'm from the gov't hasn't got there act together at all. So things like speed cameras are non-existant. So, several months later I am in a bookstore where City Road runs into George street, across the street from the big mall where Kmart is and I see a book of maps of the city of Sydney that says on the cover that it labels where all the speed cameras in the city are located. This book says that there are cameras in the tunnel, but I didn't get a ticket? Maybe because it was a rental and they never sent me the ticket? What gives?
2007-10-29 19:26:14 · 4 answers · asked by Guy 2 in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Sydney
Response to tentofield: Don't know when I'll be in Sydney again, and yes I do consider myself lucky. I don't plan on doing that again when I AM in Sydney again. I just didn't even know that the cameras existed, and therefore I thought there was no way for the cops to catch me. What is the speed limit in the Sydney Harbour Tunnel, 90? I don't remember how fast I was going, maybe not quite 150, but I know I was going fast, at least 120. And it was relatively safe, because there was no traffic and I wasn't going fast enought to lose control.
2007-10-29 21:21:43 · update #1
There are permanent speed cameras in all the tunnels in Sydney - the Harbour Tunnel, the Eastern Distributor, the Lane Cove Tunnel and the Cross City Tunnel. If you speed, you will be caught. Consider yourself lucky. Don't try it again, your luck won't hold.
2007-10-29 20:46:43 · answer #1 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the car was a rental the hiring service would have got the ticket and not you. Speed cameras are all over the place. I got a ticket recently and had no idea that I was speeding (52 in a 40 zone in roadworks) and lost 3 points off my licence. So next time you are in Sydney, be warned they will get you.
2007-10-29 20:13:39 · answer #2 · answered by Penny J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it would be better if you didn't visit this city again if you have such little repect for - not only the law but for human life!
There is no excuse for speeding, it endangers lives and is against the law, slow down, the limits are there for a reason.
BTW There are speed cameras in the Tunnel, they are all over the place so they can detect and fine morons like you..
2007-10-30 09:00:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are right around the bottom of the slight hill in the middle. One is before the uphill section going south and the other is after the downhill section going north. They are easy to spot because the tunnel is more brightly lit around the area where the cameras are.
2016-04-11 02:08:38 · answer #4 · answered by Marie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋