Its been confirmed that in fact the $750,000 is for another
initiative (accidnet black spots) from which presumeably some money
is being used for the blitz.

Sean

--- In bikers_anon@..., "Sam H" <samh@h...> wrote:
>
> OK so let's do a quick "extremely hypothetical" analysis:
>
>
>
> Round the clock monitoring during busy times, OK that's 6am
Saturday till
> 6pm Sunday = 36 hours.
>
> The report quotes speeds of 250 km/h. So we're talking about
covering 9000
> km each weekend.
>
> So let's put 4 cars out there, fill it with 5 top brass coppers,
pay them
> time and a half, on a $100k salary. That works out to be
$64.10 /hour and
> that's 4 x 5 x 36 x $64.10 or $46,152 /weekend
>
> If a V8 HWP car at full noise gets 5km/L of fuel (98 RON of
course) = $1.45
> /5km - that's $2610 x 4 or $10,440 /weekend
>
>
>
> With a $750,000 budget, at a cost of $56,592 /week, I estimate
13.25 weeks
> of this so called blitz.
>
>
>
> Clearly some of these numbers are estimates. I mean, who really
knows how
> much fuel is these days? Plus, I haven't even begun to factor in
the sheer
> volume of coffee and donuts required to sustain the coppers over
this 13
> week period.
>
>
>
> Oh, any errors in my math are intentional and for the amusement of
those
> prepared to check my work.
>
> Sam
>
> --- In bikers_anon@..., Stuart Hablethwaite
> <greenhornetzx10@y...> wrote:
> >
> > This is a clip from sydchat / Guy Stanford that all should
take
> note when considering the Old Road.
> > This is going to make life pretty hard for Max at Road
Warriors
> Cafe.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks to the extreme actions of a few, the Old Road is now
> under Police surveillance.
> >
> http://www.expressadvocate.com.au/article/2006/08/01/1503_news.html
> >
> > Fast and furious
> > 01Aug06
> >
> > Police plan a major blitz on motorcyclists speeding on the
> Pacific Highway.
> > POLICE plan a $750,000 blitz on speeding on the Pacific
Highway
> after a weekend in which motorcyclists turned it into a ``race
> track''.
> > In one instance police had to give up pursuit of three bike
> riders after they hit speeds of 250km/h.
> > Brisbane Water highway patrol sergeant Gary Carr said police
> recently obtained $750,000 to fund round-the-clock patrolling of
the
> highway between Mooney Mooney and Kariong during busy periods.
> > This may involve speed traps set up permanently over weekends.
> > Brisbane Water crime manager Chief-Insp Darren Bennett warned
> the practice of riders using the Pacific Highway as their private
> ``race track'' had to stop.
> > ``It's becoming an alarming trend and with warmer weather
coming
> it is only expected to get worse.''
> > ``These speeds are more than reckless. They place the riders,
> but more importantly, other motorists and the police in enormous
> danger.''
> > He said driving in a dangerous manner and at extreme speed
meant
> an immediate loss of licence and heavy fines.
> > Asked if police believed the offenders were professional or
semi-
> professional riders, Sgt Carr said: ``They were or else they were
> incredibly stupid.''
> > The sunny weekend saw hundreds of motorcyclists take to what
is
> known in biker circles as the ``old road'' between Mooney Mooney
and
> Kariong through Mount White.
> >
> >
> > Send instant messages to your online friends
> http://au.messenger.yahoo.com
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
> Version: 7.1.360 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/405 - Release Date:
8/1/2006
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>