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This week’s Blue Light special – 2 for the price of 1
Do you know which driving offences are eligible for double demerit points for repeat offenders? This applies all year and isn’t limited to school holidays! If you think you know the answer leave us...
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Did you know the answer in our 2 for 1 special?
Seatbelt offences, motorbike helmet offences and speeding offences (for more than 20 km/h over the speed limit) that are committed within one year of the first offence receive double demerit points....
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Which of the following will earn you a blue light special?
a) If you turn right across the single continuous dividing line to the left of a broken line (picture 1). Picture 1 b) If you turn right across a single continuous dividing line (picture 2). Picture 2...
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Did you spot the blue light special?
If you answered Option C for the Blue Light Special you would have received a $198 fine and 3 demerit points. Option C Driving across a single continuous dividing line to the left of a broken dividing...
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Blue Light Special – quick quiz
What is the speed limit in a built up area? Leave your answer as a comment and check back with us next week.
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Be honest whose first response was 60km/h? The correct answer is 50km/h. The default speed limit in a built up area in Queensland is 50km/h unless signed otherwise. So if you were travelling at 60km/h...
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Blue Light Special – Projecting loads
Besides being very uncomfortable for the person sitting in the front passenger seat – is there a maximum length that a load can project from the side of a vehicle or trailer? Check back with us next...
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Do you know the maximum length for a projecting load?
A load must not project more than 150mm beyond either side of a vehicle or trailer. The pictured load would have cost the driver a $256 fine. Suddenly that quick trip wasn’t such a good idea after all!...
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Blue Light Special – Disabled Parking Bays
You are trying to do last minute Christmas shopping and can’t find a park. You spot an empty disabled parking bay. If you park illegally in the disabled bay can you be issued with a police fine? Check...
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Stopping illegally in a disabled parking bay will now cost you $220. This police issued fine has recently been substantially increased. So suddenly that last minute shopping trip could have cost you...
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Have you earned this week’s Blue Light Special?
If you thought the green car facing the stop sign should give way then you answered incorrectly and just earned yourself this week’s Blue Light Special of a $330 fine and a bonus 3 demerit points. This...
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This week’s Blue Light Special – Roundabouts
Roundabouts and the use of indicators on roundabouts seem to be a favourite topic locally, so we decided it was time to feature this in the Blue Light Special. If you wished to turn right or u-turn at...
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Did you indicate correctly or earn this week’s Blue Light Special?
This week’s Blue Light Special asked the question ‘how would you indicate if you wished to turn right or u-turn on the roundabout below?’ To turn right or u-turn you should use the following steps....
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This Week’s Blue Light Special – Level Crossings
With the cane crushing season fast approaching this means that cane rail crossings will soon be in use again. So this week we will look at level crossings. After waiting at a level crossing for a train...
View ArticleDid this week’s Blue Light Special cost you $330?
This week’s Blue Light Special looked at level crossings. If you picked answer 1 or 2, you were incorrect and have earned this week’s special of $330 and a bonus 3 demerit points. Answer 3 is correct –...
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This Week’s Blue Light Special – U-Turns
This week we will be featuring U-Turns. We will look at a number of scenarios involving line markings and u-turns in our response but our question this week concerns traffic lights. Is the vehicle...
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Would you have performed a U-turn in this week’s Blue Light Special?
This week’s Blue Light Special looked at U-turns. U-turns can only be made at traffic lights if there is a U-TURN PERMITTED sign displayed. If there is no sign then you cannot do a U-turn. To do a...
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Blue Light Special – How many of these road rules do you know?
This week for something different we have decided to highlight a few of the lesser known road rules and their associated penalty. How many of these were you aware of? Ride motorbike with passenger...
View ArticleThis week’s Blue Light Special – Overtaking
This week we will be looking at overtaking. Is it legal to overtake to the left of another vehicle? Leave your answer as a comment and later in the week we will reveal the correct answer… Read Post
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Did you overtake on the left?
There are three situations where a driver may overtake to the left of another driver: on a multi-lane road if the vehicle in front signals to make a right turn or a U-turn if the traffic on your right...
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Who needs to give way in this week’s Blue Light Special?
Have a look at the diagram below. In what order should the vehicles go? Leave your answer as a comment and later in the week we will reveal the correct order. Content courtesy of Department of...
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Did you pick the correct order in our Blue Light Special?
The correct order for the vehicles below is vehicle C (red), vehicle A (blue), vehicle B (green) followed by vehicle D (orange). The GIVE WAY sign at this intersection makes the path that vehicle C is...
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