Joshua Dowling – National Motoring Editor – CarAdvice.Com.Au
IN THE INTEREST OF SAFER DRIVING AND SPARING UNNECESARY EXPENSES, I AM PLACING THIS ARTICLE IN MY BLOG. SOME OF THESE FINES ARE VERY HIGH (You Would Not Expect).
As speeding, drink driving, and drugs dominate road safety headlines, it’s worth getting reacquainted with some fines you may not know – or might have forgotten about.
Fines and demerit points vary across different states and territories – even though they have the same or similar offences – so we listed the penalties for NSW, the jurisdiction which hands out among the harshest fines in the nation (with the exception of Queensland’s $1000 mobile phone ticket, the most expensive nationally).
No matter where you’re holidaying in Australia, we hope you make it home safely. For those in a passenger seat, here’s some trivia to break the boredom of the long journey.
Fail to stop at orange light: $464 and three points
Many motorists mistakenly believe it’s ok to drive through an orange or amber traffic light, and it’s only red lights we need to worry about. Not true. And we wish authorities did more to educate the motoring public about this little-known rule.
The orange light is intended to give drivers time to stop before the traffic signal changes to red.…
