Driving above the speed limit, even when overtaking, is against the law in Victoria. Penalties in Victoria range from $231 for exceeding the speed limit by less than 10km/h, to $925 and a 12-month licence suspension for exceeding the speed limit by 45km/h or more.
The maximum fine depends on how much faster than the speed limit you were driving. You can be fined: 10 penalty units for driving less than 35 km/hour over the speed limit. 15 penalty units for driving at 35 km/hour or more but less than 45 km/hour over the speed limit.
What is the 'rule'? The 'rule' itself is quite straightforward: if the speed limit is (for example) 30mph, the rule states that you won't get a speeding ticket unless you are going 10% plus 2 mph faster than the limit.
Speed zones and speed limits are set by teams of specialists who review the roads and how they are used. Individual or small networks of roads are reviewed on a case by case basis in response to community feedback or changes to the road environment.
Yes and no - it's not illegal to drive a bit under the speed limit, but if you drive abnormally slowly then you could be committing an offence.
Speed limits in Australia range from 5 km/h (3.1 mph) shared zones to 130 km/h (81 mph). Speed limit signage is in km/h since metrication on 1 July 1974.
To help everyone get where they are going safely, the City of Victoria is reducing speed limits on all local streets from 50 kilometres per hour to 30 kilometres per hour. Slower speeds help reduce the frequency and severity of crashes and contribute to quieter, more livable neighbourhoods.
From early April, we're reducing the speed limit on local roads and streets across North and West Melbourne to 40km/h. This change will create safer, more accessible streets for the community as we continue to deliver City of Melbourne's Transport Strategy 2030.
Victoria Police has approved over 150 locations across Victoria where the cameras can operate at any time on any day. A list of the camera locations is published monthly.
But a car speedometer doesn't actually measure how fast you travel from Point A to Point B. Car speedos usually work by measuring rotation of the car's driveshaft, axle or wheel. They then use some basic maths to extrapolate that rotation and determine how fast you are travelling.
On-road police
If at any time a police officer, in a marked or unmarked car, detects you driving above the speed limit they can pull you over and issue you with a fine and record demerit points on your traffic history.
This Order may be cited as the A75 Trunk Road (Castle Kennedy) (50mph Speed Limit) Order 2016 and comes into force on 10th May 2016. 2. No person may drive any motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 50 miles per hour on the length of road specified in the Schedule to this Order.
As speed cameras – including speed guns – can measure your speed without the need for a visible flash, there is no way of telling if they are working.
Police and other authorised people can give you a fine if they think you have broken the law. A fine means you must pay money as a penalty. You may not know you have a fine until you get an infringement notice in the mail.
The tolerance is around 2–3 kmh. That depends a bit on which camera brand is being used. In Victoria, the cops will take 3km off your speed when using their mobile speed cameras so if you are caught at say 72 in a 60 zone the fine will list your speed at 69.
The rule requires drivers and riders to slow to 40 km/h when passing stationary enforcement or emergency vehicles with flashing lights. Once fully passed the enforcement or emergency vehicle, the rule requires drivers not to increase speed until a safe enough distance from the roadside incident.
In areas where there is no speed limit sign, default speed limits apply. In built up areas, the default speed limit is 50km/h. For country roads, the default speed is 100km/h.
A car travelling at a speed of 40 km/hour can complete a journey in 9 hours. How long will it take to travel the same distance at 60 km/hour? 60=6 hours. Hence option [D] is the right answer.
In other words, the police do not need to obey traffics laws, but only if they are exercising a power or performing a function as required. This means that the police are lawfully allowed to speed, drive through red lights and do other acts which would ordinarily be a traffic offence.
If there's no street lighting, but a 30 mph limit is in place, 30 mph repeater signs are used to remind drivers of the limit. Where there is street lighting, but a limit other than 30 mph applies, repeater signs are also used to show the speed limit.
Western Australia and Northern Territory are the only two locations that don't follow these rules. In the Northern Territory, posted speed limits can be as high as 130km/h, while default speed limits are 60km/hr for built-up areas, and 110km/h in rural areas.
However, it's Nunavut with no speed limits above 70 km/h that is the lowest in Canada and potentially the world. In Europe, The UK is among the slowest states with maximum limits of just 70 mph (110 km/h).
In Australia you will encounter speed limits of 100kph or 110kph on motorways. Motorways are designed to allow a large volume of traffic to move at speed.