Re:There Goes the American Muscle Car
by tw_wankette on Thursday August 28, 2025 @09:56PM
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Am I reading this right? 130 km/h is ~ 80 mph. In the US, doing 80 in a 70-zone doesn't upset most police officers.
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Re:There Goes the American Muscle Car
by Falkon1313 on Friday August 29, 2025 @12:15AM
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Yeah, we also have many highways with a speed limit of 80 and one with speed limit up to 85mph (~137kmh), so you wouldn't necessarily even be speeding.
I'm not the person you replied to, but in a 110 km/h (70 mph) zone you'd get away with just a fine in Australia if caught/pulled over. To lose your license for six months, you'd need to be doing 130+ km/h in an 80 km/h (50 mph) zone.
Re:There Goes the American Muscle Car
by flatline-84 on Friday August 29, 2025 @06:32PM
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No, loss of license is 20-24km/h over the speed limit in a 110km/h zone (our fastest roads iirc). So 130 is sayonara license.
For every other road, 25km/h+ is instant loss of license. This is for Vic btw
https://online.fines.vic.gov.au/Your-options/Fine-amounts-an...
Yep, I was referring to the license suspension for 6 months though, which is what the earlier post was talking about. What you’re referring to is a license suspension for 3 months.
Australia's road laws tend to be strictly applied. Large fines and demerit points that can lead to loss of licence. We also have random breath tests.
We have much lower road fatalities than the USA per 100,000 people and per billion km traveled though the rates in remote areas are considerably higher.