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  1. Greg350

    'Absolute madness': Can this city-wide speed limit proposal slow locals down?

    "ridiculous low range" No, world's best practice. UK has many 20 mph zones (32 kph), Europe has 30 kph in busy areas, North America has many 15 mph zones (24 kph). Pedestrians - not every pedestrian has the awareness required, old, frail people, children with their friends, blind, deaf, etc...
  2. Greg350

    Aussie Mum Outraged: Discover What She Unearthed at Kmart That's Causing a Stir

    Plenty of rubbish stories appear on this page.
  3. Greg350

    Officers Outsmarted by Their Own Rules: See How the Irony Unfolds at an Aussie Ski Resort!

    How does the person reporting this know the police weren't there investigating a case, maybe a robbery which can take hours depending on the circumstances. Another story with little facts and sensationalism.
  4. Greg350

    Officers Outsmarted by Their Own Rules: See How the Irony Unfolds at an Aussie Ski Resort!

    Or maybe they were there investigating a case. Everyone us quick to make judgements.
  5. Greg350

    Hidden road rule could cost you $387—residents' outrage explains why you should care

    Here's the rule from 1st Dec 1999 for NSW
  6. Greg350

    Hidden road rule could cost you $387—residents' outrage explains why you should care

    Well if you do that you may as well just have the signs
  7. Greg350

    Hidden road rule could cost you $387—residents' outrage explains why you should care

    Exactly, everyone wants to be spoon fed, no one wants to take the initiative to check the rules. And in 2024 it's never been easier to find the current rules, even for every jurisdiction in the world if you wanted.
  8. Greg350

    Hidden road rule could cost you $387—residents' outrage explains why you should care

    They are trying to reduce the visible pollution, and cost of replacing signs.
  9. Greg350

    Hidden road rule could cost you $387—residents' outrage explains why you should care

    They are not changes, just ignorant drivers. This rule has been in place for decades in NSW.
  10. Greg350

    Hidden road rule could cost you $387—residents' outrage explains why you should care

    This rule is consistent across the country. Always has been.
  11. Greg350

    Hidden road rule could cost you $387—residents' outrage explains why you should care

    Nothing new here, and it does not mean Clearway, a solid yellow line means No Stopping, like in the photo near intersections. A Clearway is a Broken Yellow Line, again has been like that for decades.
  12. Greg350

    Are you guilty of this common driving mistake? This harmless gesture could cost you $349!

    This should be well known country wide, been in since late 60's, over 60 years ago.
  13. Greg350

    Unpacking today's jaw-dropping financial news that could hit your wallet

    Well those three people miss out. This service is used by an extremely small number of people, within that small number there's only a very small percentage that do not have a phone. So this extremely small number of people can resort to other methods to obtain /deposit cash, just like before...
  14. Greg350

    Unpacking today's jaw-dropping financial news that could hit your wallet

    Read the story again, slowly, and understand what's happening. The ability to withdraw cash is still there.
  15. Greg350

    Watch Out! Self-Parking Tesla Takes Over Aussie Roads in Unexpected Way

    No, it's based on statistics from fire departments worldwide. Just because you have a view that they catch fire more does not make it a fact.
  16. Greg350

    Watch Out! Self-Parking Tesla Takes Over Aussie Roads in Unexpected Way

    If you believe the story. Do you believe everything you hear? Most likely the driver stuffed up and is trying to blame the car for compensation from Musk.
  17. Greg350

    Watch Out! Self-Parking Tesla Takes Over Aussie Roads in Unexpected Way

    I find it hard to believe the car managed that by self parking, they move very slow while parking. More to this story than being stated. Probably the driver stuffed up and is trying to blame the car.
  18. Greg350

    Banking crisis averted: Bendigo Bank shares update after outage

    Costs vary between shops, many are far less than 2.5%, my doctors for example are 0.92%. And it's not a drop in your wealth of 2.5%, not everyone charges, the supermarkets don't, service stations don't, larger retailers don't, mostly only cafes, restaurants and the like so as an overall cost on...
  19. Greg350

    Overhauled speed limits may save more lives in one state

    Please cite these "established facts" you mention? On SINGLE carriageway roads, like in rural WA.
  20. Greg350

    Overhauled speed limits may save more lives in one state

    Simple physics, the faster you go the longer it takes to stop, to slow down and reduces the chance of avoiding a collision. Australia has one of the highest speed limits in rural areas in the world, WA with 110 is unheard of in other countries on single carriageway roads. The roads being...
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