Hi guys,
Thought Id ask some opinions and advice on here regarding an incident last night.
I was driving after 9 pm (already dark) on Calder freeway towards the city. It was the section just after where you get off Melton hwy (Taylors Lakes) and jump onto Calder fwy.
I exited the ramp and jumped onto Calder fwy. I am pretty sure its still 100 KM/h zone there and then 2 or 3 KMs down the fwy it becomes an 80 KM zone.
Now I was doing about 115-17 KMs when about 100 meters ahead of me I spotted a marked cop car parked in the middle, between left and right lanes, in the bushes section of the road (there are trees and lots of grass there). The cop car was parked on an angle like this: \.
As soon as I saw the cop car, I slowed right down to 80 KM/h, so when I actually crossed the position of the cop car I was doing 80.
I was in the far right lane and the cop car's left hand side, on an angle was facing my lane, so in order for them to shine the radar at me, it would have been pretty awkward.
I did not see any camera flashes and the left front passenger window was up in the cop car.
I am wondering about a couple of things:
1. If the zone was 80 KMs/h and I was doing 115, that's 35 KM/h over the limit, would they have chased me? As I understand that would be hooning according to new laws.
2. When cops use mobile speed cameras like in the situation above, do they monitor BOTH left and right lanes or do they only watch the lane where the driver's right hand side is facing? I mean if the cops were monitoring the left side of the road with a radar, they would have a stiff neck as it would be very uncomfortable for them to keep shining the camera to the left. Unless off course they just simply put down fixed mobile cameras that do the work them.
I am a bit paranoid if I got done doing 117 in an 80 zone... I can take the 117 in a 100 zone...
Any advice from previous experience?
Ive been always good, got all my 12 points and haven't had a speeding fine since I can remember.
Ive uploaded a diagram also.
Cheers