IT is annoying to get a speeding fine, especially when you watch the speed limit signs and speedo while driving.
There are not enough signs on busy arterial roads where the speed limit changes consistently.
A truck in front of your vehicle can block out a roadside speed sign and that is when the speed camera gets you.
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READ NOWStock Road from Canning Highway south is one road on which you have to be careful because the speed limit changes consistently.
Suburban through roads that have a 50km/h speed limit are another trap.
One busy road that I use a lot is Preston Point Road in East Fremantle. That has a 50km/h speed limit but most drivers think it is a 60.
I know that all suburban roads are 50km/h but this is not always the case with main connecting roads. I think a better and cheaper remedy would be to paint more speed signs on the road surface i.e. 50km after roundabouts and cross roads
The motorist then would have a better chance of knowing the speed limit.
For the record, my last speeding fine was 20 years ago and that was because I was not aware that the speed limit had changed.
FRANK GRANGER, Applecross.