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high number of traffic offence tickets there to people breaking the law,” he says, reiterating the long established rule, “If you can possibly stop when the arrow or light turns orange without causing inconvenience to following traffic then you must.” To prove the point, while the writer was taking the photo shown of the intersection during a single phase at noon on Friday, three vehicles turned during an orange arrow fol-
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Motorists show worst regard at Queen Street intersection The traffic flow turning right from the deviation into lower Queen Street is the worst in Nelson Bays region for pushing its luck with orange and red lights, according to Dave Thompson, acting sergeant in charge of Strategic Traffic Unit. “We know during busy and peak periods motorists are pushed to get around there but that’s no excuse. We’re watching that intersection with particular interest and we’ve issued a disproportionately
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lowed by three more on the red. Meanwhile Richmond residents noticing an increase in hearing police car sirens in recent months, particularly in the evenings, are not mistaken. One man jokingly said he thought he was living in Chicago. Sgt. Thompson says police have been instructed by the commissioner to use their lights and sirens in all instances when stopping people who are speeding (go to page 3)
Jack Mitchell, in his 90th year, says, “I can’t blame kids for climbing the stump; I’d have a go myself if I was a bit younger, but I don’t know if I’d trust those nails banged in until they’ve bent over.”
Owner takes steps for safety As shown, vehicles continue to turn right into lower Queen Street on orange and even red lights when approaching straight through and turning-left traffic has right of way
Like Mount Everest, it seems since a party of climbers first ‘knocked off’ the Otterson gum tree stump outside Richmond Park, by nailing a series of wooden steps, every-
one’s having a crack at it. While several children and even a few sure footed, brave hearted adults have climbed atop the stump since (go to page 2)