25% in S Australia have points

[puggit]

www.thenewspaper.com/news/03/357.asp

South Australia: 25 Percent Have License Points
Camera enforcement means 1 out of 4 drivers pay more on their insurance rates in South Australia.

Red light and speed camera enforcement has become so pervasive in South Australia that one out of every four drivers now has at least demerit point on his license. An additional 13,800 have either been disqualified from driving, or are a point away from losing their license. In just the past eight months, the number of drivers with points jumped 30 percent -- from 200,000 to 262,000.

Demerit points allow insurance companies to increase their rates -- meaning motorists will end up paying more money for several years. This is one of the main reasons why the industry is so supportive of camera enforcement.

Article Excerpt:
Since December, 2003, red light camera offences - among the most common - have attracted demerit points. Police yesterday declined to comment on the figures, which have risen from about 200,000 last August.
Source: 9000 on the brink of losing licences (Advertiser (Australia), 4/25/2005)

[v15ben]

Good job I ain't taking a car when I move over there then!

[80bob]

And still the road toll goes up...

[mybrainhurts]

If you do a bit of digging, you'll find police management down there have fewer brain cells than Brunstrom......

[autismuk]

mybrainhurts said:

If you do a bit of digging, you'll find police management down there have fewer brain cells than Brunstrom......

.... this is mathematically impossible.

[streaky]

I thought Australians drank in 'schooners', 'middies' and 'pots'. Perhaps its those in states other than NSW and Victoria that drink pints ... but I'm surprised it's only 25%! - Streaky

Edited to say that I misread the title, sorry - S

>> Edited by streaky on Monday 2nd May 08:01