Drivers in some states can get double demerit points over summer break
www.abc.net.au
From Friday, double demerit points will be applied by a number of states around the country. But in many other jurisdictions, it will be business as usual.

  • ACT/NSW from Friday, December 20 to Wednesday, January 1, 2025.

  • WA from December 20 until Sunday, January 5, 2025.

Interestingly Victoria police say “We have not seen any evidence of proven safety or deterrent benefit from enforcing double demerit points during holiday periods”…

  • Thecornershop@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    As someone who grew up in NSW and moved to Vic after driving for a decade, I can say that in my experience a lot of people in NSW consistently drive at 15- 20 over on the freeway (especially Pacific hwy to Newcastle) and consistently 10 over on other roads. During double demerits they drop down in speed a bit.

    In Victoria people seem to not drive at the same amount over the speed limit. More like 10 over on freeways and 5-10 over on other roads.

    I always thought this was to a difference in policing. In NSW I never heard of anyone being booked for less than 10km over. In Victoria I have heard of people being done for as little as 4km over, and when I first moved here I got done for doing 6km over in an 80 zone (old habits died that day).

    An additional observation, post COVID it feels like Victorians are driving faster, not to the same level as NSW but headed towards it.