Interesting sequel to Hume Highway accident

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Originally Posted by 1TUFFUTE

They seem like heavy fines for petty offences. Paperwork mistakes?...really? Wow. Perhaps the fines should be left for those drivers who actually offend dangerously. Like speed!

(Mind you, if you think those fines are heavy, try cutting the footpath crossover phone lines with a digger in or near a cbd. Upwards of hundreds of thousands to a million.......an HOUR)

Doesn’t matter what the penalties are for cutting a phone line in the CBD. You are comparing apples with oranges.

The funny thing that you’ve brought up is that you think that speeding is dangerous, yet an error with your paperwork isn’t. Welcome to our world.

What would you consider more dangerous?
A. A truck driver making a mistake in his log book, or
B. A car travelling through a red light.

Any reasonable person would say B. So why is the penalty for the truck driver making a mistake in his log book double that of the car that ran the red light?
How would you like it if a copper randomly stopped you on the side of the road in your car and demanded to see your work records for the last three months? Then how would you like it if he found that two months ago, you didn’t have a lunch break and in the same week you worked 15 minutes overtime. Not much of a big deal unless you are a truck driver.

Well, if you were a truck driver, you’ve just kissed goodbye to the best part of $1500. Still seem fair? What if you’ve made a mistake calculating your hours or you’ve simply forgotten to sign a page?

What was that, the copper took an instant dislike to you, really? Well he just decided that the matter will be heard by a magistrate with the possibility of a $4000 maximum - per offence.

You people who know very little about the transport industry crack me up.

First of all. This is the national fatigue law. Have a read of this, should only take about three minutes to read and fully understand. Then imagine how YOU would apply this to YOUR working day.

https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/L...avyVehFMNR.pdf

Now for some light reading…

http://www.criminallawyers.net.au/he...ximum-penalty/