Today I was fined $60 as a pedestrian. Not a car in sight and the highway patrol police not in uniform on the other side of the road. The car lights are red yet the pedestrian crossing is still showing the red man. I jogged across the road in about 3 seconds and heard a voice stop me. Crossed the road and the green man lights were up. What does this person want?
The Victoria Police seems to have had complaints about accidents on Clayton Road. The funny thing is in 20 years I’ve been living here I have not received an infringement notice. A law that felt like it did not exist until today. Almost feel sorry for the other man who crossed the road with me. I wouldn’t have a problem with this if the Nunawading ENG HWP did this every day.
The amount of people who cross the red man every day is amazing. On my way back home today I saw someone who did not get caught. My mother told me if I could do something about it considering it is a first offense. I tried to contact some authorities and sadly their response was either the court fees would exceed the fine or ask me the same question as why do you think it’s not wrong?
If only these laws were more transparent I wouldn’t have to be searching online for information. So the deal is… even though there’s no cars in sight (which is a requirement for traffic) and the traffic lights are red you will still be fined because the red man light for pedestrians is still up. I would argue that I was not a hindrance to road safety and there was no risk of collision. There’s really no point going to court with this because I really can’t be bothered…
If anyone knows what Nunawading ENG HWP stands for please leave a comment. More specifically what does ENG stand for. I believe HWP stands for Highway Patrol. Anyway, if you want to learn more about road safety don’t ask me. I’m really not that interested. Congratulations, however, to myself for receiving my first traffic ticket offense “Red Man”.
