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What do you mean a "red light started to blink"? - red lights for vehicles do not blink
What was the intersection, you said Oxford St but were you turning into Oxford or out of it - and what was the other street?
Even if I got clicked I won’t get the ticket? I checked that street two times and couldn’t find any camera before that one. I hope I don’t get ticket for that. Making me too anxious as I haven’t got any fine since last 5 years and I’m on road most of the time doing Uber.
Thank you so much for your help
You’re going to jail OP.
Oxford st Sydney city. I took left turn from bus lane but there was a Bus lane camera not even 50m behind me. It’s Sunday today and it says that bus lane from Monday at some time to Friday. I’m pretty confused I got clicked but still would like to know if that’s me or someone else.
There were cars parked on the bus lane just behind the camera and I got into the lane right before the red light. I was waiting for pedestrian green loght to blink red and as soon as I proceeded towards left turn (flash).
Any idea what it could be or if I get a fine how I can ask them to review. If you drive on Oxford st you must be aware with that route.
Green to Red light of pedestrians signal (sorry for confusion here).
I was turning left into crown street and to enter the bus lane I had to go though the solid white lane which ended straight at the end of the traffic lights
For invading bus lane?
Bus lane cameras work by having two cameras 100m apart, as that's the maximum distance permitted to drive in a bus lane before or after turning etc., and checking it doesn't see the same cars passing both, so if you were only in the bus lane for 50m, there will be no issue, regardless of the day and or time.
Any information about asking for a review will be with the fine should you receive one, which you most likely won't.
Looking at Google Streetview, I can't see any warning signs for cameras on either the eastern or western side of that intersection. You are allowed to drive up to 100 metres in a Bus Lane if you are entering or leaving the road (which you were).
As a driver, you should not be watching the pedestrian signals. You need to watch the traffic lights applicable to you while also watching for actual pedestrians themselves. Pedestrians do not always obey the pedestrian signals - so you need to give way to any pedestrian whether they are on the road legally or not.
It was right behind me on the left. Me and my passenger looked at each other with poker face and were quite whole time for the rest of the trip.
Let’s see how long it takes for fine to arrive. If it does, I’ll let you know. Feels like I need to fight it in court. Not sure though.
The interior carpets and headliner got wet from a recent storm up the coast and I was wondering if it would be legal to pull out the carpet to let it dry while still being able to drive the vehicle around
The seats and dash are completely fine and will be left in place but the carpet and headliner needs to be removed to be dried
Any answers or advice is appreciated :)
Driving a non carpeted vehicle in a school zone is a bootable offence.
Yes it’s fine. Carpet is cosmetic and not crucial to the structural integrity or safety of the vehicle.
The legality of it is a bit grey. It's not a problem so long as you don't expose any sharp edges in the metal. The greyness is when does an edge become a sharp edge. If it's an otherwise normal car though I can't imagine police would ever look hard enough at it to realise 🤷‍
If it's a pre 90s car should be right anything after is a pain in the arse, for instance carpet coming out means all seats and plastic trim (around the shifter is the worst) then you'll have to re install everything, I'd suggest trying to dry it out with a heater or something.
I want to say its fine but that's just assumption. Just make sure no wires are dangling down or anything. Also, i wouldn't touch it if you have side curtain air bags.
Maybe just ring the local cop shop?
some hiluxs came without carpet although they did have a plastic liner material, not just bare metal or sound deadening etc
careful not to strip any airbags!
It’s one of our proudest traditions
A bootable offence?
A little confused lol
Woah.. that's a load bearing carpet.
The car is a completely bone stock BMW E39, so apart from the attention they naturally get I'm hoping not to get any more
I feel they wouldn't look too much into it anyway as well
Thank you for the advice! :)
I've been drying it out with a heater for the time being but I know it'll be a while before it's fully dry
I felt the carpet and pressed into it a bit this afternoon and nothing came out of it, still, i know the foam holds onto the water
Thanks for the advice! :)
Yeah I couldn't find much online about it I wanted to know before I got pulled up for it lol
I've got curtain airbags but I'm hoping to go nowhere near them when I pull out the headliner and carpet
Why would side curtains be affected by some carpet in front of them that’s mean to fail to allow it to inflate?
Yeah I'm aware, I actually drove a 1998 Hilux before I got this new car, it's just got that plastic inner liner without any sound deadening
But my new car however 2000 BMW E39, has carpets all through it
It's just a little kick up the bum.
Joke. Reference to an old Simpson's episode I think.
Carpet fibre reinforced plastic
What car is it? Have you got a workshop manual or access to a downloadable pdf? (This can be super helpful especially if you accidentally break a piece of lose a screw)
Sometimes an industrial wet/dry vacuum will suck 99% of the water.
Have you tried a dehumidifier?
I left the car door open overnight in the rain. The seats were soaked. I ran a dehumidifier for a whole day inside the car with windows closed and it dried it out.
Dude you need to buy or borrow or rent a water vacuum, i had a car parked with a window open in the rain, wet vacuum was the best solution!
Make sure there is no exposed metal or sharps. My understanding is this is a defect no matter this answer but will definitely be for example if you remove the internal door skin leaving the skeleton of the door with all the metal framework. Then a side impact turns someone into a shape game:
I wouldnt worry too much, one of my cars has no back seat or any carpet back there with a half cage
Never really had a problem, although if I got caught driving like an idiot in it they might try and throw the book at me
I believe it’s a wing tip
There's always one
It's a 2000s BMW E39, I'm sure I could find some sort of manual online for it.
I'll see if I can hire one of those wet dry vacs, might do the job
I wonder...
Appropriate amounts of Damp Rid in an air-tight bag has recovered motorcycle boots, and when I've made camping rations transformed 500g of strawberries down to a bone-dry 50g. With a car interior being nearly air-tight, I'm thinking about 15 kg of DampRid, blended to powder (to increase surface area), and spread about the car on trays, could actually absorb all of the water.
I think that's what I'll end up doing, thanks mate! :)
Ah damn, thanks for the insite!
It's just the carpet and headliner that needs removing, the door cards, pillar support covers, airbags, etc will all be left in place
Ouch... So the entire interior will have to come out, I'm a car guy but classic for a reason because I'm just thinking about the job ahead of you.
1. Remove seats and any associated electronics
2. Remove a , b and c pillar plastics
3. Possible seat belt removal or at least the anchor points
4. All associated pieces surrounding the shifter and handbrake
5. Hopefully be able to remove carpet and then inspect any cables and connectors
6. Dry carpet replace/repair any wiring or connections
7. Repeat steps 1 through 5 in reverse
Good luck mate
Yeah figured that would about be the process
At least I've got a spare car while I go through with that
Thanks again mate!
If I was to not go ahead and remove all the carpet and simply wet/dry vac, I'm assuming rust and mould would quickly take hold?
Just out of curiousity
Yes rust mould probably not, salt water is a bitch ask any detailers what they might suggest because every car I've owned has had more rust than most people are happy about and I just deal with it by bringing back to bare metal treating with anti rust and painting
I'm just wondering if youth informal cautions are ever wiped from police records (or police dont care about them anymore)
Adding onto that, if a minor between 10-18 years old commits a different crime after an informal caution with an unrelated charge, would police give them another informal caution or a formal caution, provided each incident is isolated and doesn't have any link?
Can't seem to find any information regarding this specific to NSW
Thanks
Not a legal professional, but:
It probably depends on how you’re defining “informal caution”.
A caution is a specific thing. I’ve never heard of an informal caution, unless you’re talking about a cop saying listen mate pull your head in or you’re going to end up in court.
Cautions are recorded but do not form part of your criminal record.
You can receive up to 3 cautions for related or unrelated matters.
Here is some info relating to ‘formal’ cautions: https://yla.org.au/nsw/topics/courts-police-and-the-law/the-youth-justice-system/formal-cautions/
Also, as a friendly middle aged woman… try not to do illegal shit. Sort yourself out, make better choices. For your own sake. If a cop’s told you pull your head in, you’re going to end up in court… then pull your head in. None of that shit is worth the drama that comes with it.
“Informal” suggests they’ve not filed any charges or necessarily even filed a record of it. Certainly that there’s no formal process for it. I’d suggest the extent of it is if you got busted by the same cop (or one who talked to them) for the same thing they’ll charge you with something. I am not a lawyer or police though, might be worth posting in /r/Auslegal ?
No such thing as an informal caution on your criminal record, just like you can't be half pregnant.
It's either a caution or charge.
A kick in the arse from a cop won't appear on your criminal record.
I believe thay do vanish, I received one in my teen years and I had to go to the police station with my mum. Basically cop said pull your head in. Then I got home and mum belted me. I'm not sure if mine was a informal caution or just caution. But it has never ever came back up.. this includes background checks for work and whatever else. Basically if you have been told to pull your head in just do it and you will be right mate.
Record is wiped at 18 providing your crime wasn't violent or sexual. We also have "spent" convictions which means that as an adult your record is considered "spent" after 10 years if it's non violent or sexual.
A formal caution isn’t wiped at 18.
They zoned off the top of the town as cheap housing years ago, so guess where the air bnb’s are now. This isn’t just population pressure.
If only they had some empty paddocks to spare.
The town itself needs a few 20 storey towers, it's a huge tourist town with massive fluctuations in population. Build up around the lake and accommodate all the people who want to visit.
Note that el_stry is karma farming and doesn't hang around to discuss the abc.net.au articles they're posting everywhere .

What do you mean a "red light started to blink"? - red lights for vehicles do not blink

What was the intersection, you said Oxford St but were you turning into Oxford or out of it - and what was the other street?

Even if I got clicked I won’t get the ticket? I checked that street two times and couldn’t find any camera before that one. I hope I don’t get ticket for that. Making me too anxious as I haven’t got any fine since last 5 years and I’m on road most of the time doing Uber.

Thank you so much for your help

You’re going to jail OP.

Oxford st Sydney city. I took left turn from bus lane but there was a Bus lane camera not even 50m behind me. It’s Sunday today and it says that bus lane from Monday at some time to Friday. I’m pretty confused I got clicked but still would like to know if that’s me or someone else.

There were cars parked on the bus lane just behind the camera and I got into the lane right before the red light. I was waiting for pedestrian green loght to blink red and as soon as I proceeded towards left turn (flash).

Any idea what it could be or if I get a fine how I can ask them to review. If you drive on Oxford st you must be aware with that route.

Green to Red light of pedestrians signal (sorry for confusion here).

I was turning left into crown street and to enter the bus lane I had to go though the solid white lane which ended straight at the end of the traffic lights

For invading bus lane?

Bus lane cameras work by having two cameras 100m apart, as that's the maximum distance permitted to drive in a bus lane before or after turning etc., and checking it doesn't see the same cars passing both, so if you were only in the bus lane for 50m, there will be no issue, regardless of the day and or time.

Any information about asking for a review will be with the fine should you receive one, which you most likely won't.

Looking at Google Streetview, I can't see any warning signs for cameras on either the eastern or western side of that intersection. You are allowed to drive up to 100 metres in a Bus Lane if you are entering or leaving the road (which you were).

As a driver, you should not be watching the pedestrian signals. You need to watch the traffic lights applicable to you while also watching for actual pedestrians themselves. Pedestrians do not always obey the pedestrian signals - so you need to give way to any pedestrian whether they are on the road legally or not.

It was right behind me on the left. Me and my passenger looked at each other with poker face and were quite whole time for the rest of the trip.

Let’s see how long it takes for fine to arrive. If it does, I’ll let you know. Feels like I need to fight it in court. Not sure though.

The interior carpets and headliner got wet from a recent storm up the coast and I was wondering if it would be legal to pull out the carpet to let it dry while still being able to drive the vehicle around

The seats and dash are completely fine and will be left in place but the carpet and headliner needs to be removed to be dried

Any answers or advice is appreciated :)

Driving a non carpeted vehicle in a school zone is a bootable offence.

Yes it’s fine. Carpet is cosmetic and not crucial to the structural integrity or safety of the vehicle.

The legality of it is a bit grey. It's not a problem so long as you don't expose any sharp edges in the metal. The greyness is when does an edge become a sharp edge. If it's an otherwise normal car though I can't imagine police would ever look hard enough at it to realise 🤷‍

If it's a pre 90s car should be right anything after is a pain in the arse, for instance carpet coming out means all seats and plastic trim (around the shifter is the worst) then you'll have to re install everything, I'd suggest trying to dry it out with a heater or something.

I want to say its fine but that's just assumption. Just make sure no wires are dangling down or anything. Also, i wouldn't touch it if you have side curtain air bags.

Maybe just ring the local cop shop?

some hiluxs came without carpet although they did have a plastic liner material, not just bare metal or sound deadening etc

careful not to strip any airbags!

It’s one of our proudest traditions

A bootable offence?

A little confused lol

Woah.. that's a load bearing carpet.

The car is a completely bone stock BMW E39, so apart from the attention they naturally get I'm hoping not to get any more

I feel they wouldn't look too much into it anyway as well

Thank you for the advice! :)

I've been drying it out with a heater for the time being but I know it'll be a while before it's fully dry

I felt the carpet and pressed into it a bit this afternoon and nothing came out of it, still, i know the foam holds onto the water

Thanks for the advice! :)

Yeah I couldn't find much online about it I wanted to know before I got pulled up for it lol

I've got curtain airbags but I'm hoping to go nowhere near them when I pull out the headliner and carpet

Why would side curtains be affected by some carpet in front of them that’s mean to fail to allow it to inflate?

Yeah I'm aware, I actually drove a 1998 Hilux before I got this new car, it's just got that plastic inner liner without any sound deadening

But my new car however 2000 BMW E39, has carpets all through it

It's just a little kick up the bum.

Joke. Reference to an old Simpson's episode I think.

Carpet fibre reinforced plastic

What car is it? Have you got a workshop manual or access to a downloadable pdf? (This can be super helpful especially if you accidentally break a piece of lose a screw)

Sometimes an industrial wet/dry vacuum will suck 99% of the water.

Have you tried a dehumidifier?

I left the car door open overnight in the rain. The seats were soaked. I ran a dehumidifier for a whole day inside the car with windows closed and it dried it out.

Dude you need to buy or borrow or rent a water vacuum, i had a car parked with a window open in the rain, wet vacuum was the best solution!

Make sure there is no exposed metal or sharps. My understanding is this is a defect no matter this answer but will definitely be for example if you remove the internal door skin leaving the skeleton of the door with all the metal framework. Then a side impact turns someone into a shape game:

I wouldnt worry too much, one of my cars has no back seat or any carpet back there with a half cage

Never really had a problem, although if I got caught driving like an idiot in it they might try and throw the book at me

I believe it’s a wing tip

There's always one

It's a 2000s BMW E39, I'm sure I could find some sort of manual online for it.

I'll see if I can hire one of those wet dry vacs, might do the job

I wonder...

Appropriate amounts of Damp Rid in an air-tight bag has recovered motorcycle boots, and when I've made camping rations transformed 500g of strawberries down to a bone-dry 50g. With a car interior being nearly air-tight, I'm thinking about 15 kg of DampRid, blended to powder (to increase surface area), and spread about the car on trays, could actually absorb all of the water.

I think that's what I'll end up doing, thanks mate! :)

Ah damn, thanks for the insite!

It's just the carpet and headliner that needs removing, the door cards, pillar support covers, airbags, etc will all be left in place

Ouch... So the entire interior will have to come out, I'm a car guy but classic for a reason because I'm just thinking about the job ahead of you.

1. Remove seats and any associated electronics

2. Remove a , b and c pillar plastics

3. Possible seat belt removal or at least the anchor points

4. All associated pieces surrounding the shifter and handbrake

5. Hopefully be able to remove carpet and then inspect any cables and connectors

6. Dry carpet replace/repair any wiring or connections

7. Repeat steps 1 through 5 in reverse

Good luck mate

Yeah figured that would about be the process

At least I've got a spare car while I go through with that

Thanks again mate!

If I was to not go ahead and remove all the carpet and simply wet/dry vac, I'm assuming rust and mould would quickly take hold?

Just out of curiousity

Yes rust mould probably not, salt water is a bitch ask any detailers what they might suggest because every car I've owned has had more rust than most people are happy about and I just deal with it by bringing back to bare metal treating with anti rust and painting

I'm just wondering if youth informal cautions are ever wiped from police records (or police dont care about them anymore)

Adding onto that, if a minor between 10-18 years old commits a different crime after an informal caution with an unrelated charge, would police give them another informal caution or a formal caution, provided each incident is isolated and doesn't have any link?

Can't seem to find any information regarding this specific to NSW

Thanks

Not a legal professional, but:

It probably depends on how you’re defining “informal caution”.

A caution is a specific thing. I’ve never heard of an informal caution, unless you’re talking about a cop saying listen mate pull your head in or you’re going to end up in court.

Cautions are recorded but do not form part of your criminal record.

You can receive up to 3 cautions for related or unrelated matters.

Here is some info relating to ‘formal’ cautions: https://yla.org.au/nsw/topics/courts-police-and-the-law/the-youth-justice-system/formal-cautions/

Also, as a friendly middle aged woman… try not to do illegal shit. Sort yourself out, make better choices. For your own sake. If a cop’s told you pull your head in, you’re going to end up in court… then pull your head in. None of that shit is worth the drama that comes with it.

“Informal” suggests they’ve not filed any charges or necessarily even filed a record of it. Certainly that there’s no formal process for it. I’d suggest the extent of it is if you got busted by the same cop (or one who talked to them) for the same thing they’ll charge you with something. I am not a lawyer or police though, might be worth posting in /r/Auslegal ?

No such thing as an informal caution on your criminal record, just like you can't be half pregnant.

It's either a caution or charge.

A kick in the arse from a cop won't appear on your criminal record.

I believe thay do vanish, I received one in my teen years and I had to go to the police station with my mum. Basically cop said pull your head in. Then I got home and mum belted me. I'm not sure if mine was a informal caution or just caution. But it has never ever came back up.. this includes background checks for work and whatever else. Basically if you have been told to pull your head in just do it and you will be right mate.

Record is wiped at 18 providing your crime wasn't violent or sexual. We also have "spent" convictions which means that as an adult your record is considered "spent" after 10 years if it's non violent or sexual.

A formal caution isn’t wiped at 18.

They zoned off the top of the town as cheap housing years ago, so guess where the air bnb’s are now. This isn’t just population pressure.

If only they had some empty paddocks to spare.

The town itself needs a few 20 storey towers, it's a huge tourist town with massive fluctuations in population. Build up around the lake and accommodate all the people who want to visit.

Note that el_stry is karma farming and doesn't hang around to discuss the abc.net.au articles they're posting everywhere .