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Word on the Street: Speed Camera Guitarist

Posted by: Michael James | 30 January, 2013 - 6:58 PM
Word on the Street - Jack

WORD ON THE STREET: Tom Elliott was sent this photo of a guitarist who was warning passing motorists of a mobile speed camera in Altona Meadows on Wednesday afternoon.

The friendly musician called Jack later phoned 3AW to tell Tom Elliott that Police had arrived to take his sign down.

"It was just a box that I decided to write speed camera on and I thought, well, I might get out there and play a bit of guitar," he said on 3AW.

"The police just turned up and told me to put it away and they were very nice about it."

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  • Good on the guy...They are not speed camera's they are out right revenue camera's...
    IN darwin they asked me why they hide the camera's in melbourne, they say how can it be a deterent if they are hidden..They tell you where all the camera's cars are in darwin...BUT there goverment is as corrupt or greedy as ours...I alert everyone on the road when i see a (hidden) speed camera

    Robby Thursday 31 January, 2013 - 11:16 AM
  • Why can they have a speed camera warning sign at intersection but this guy cannot.

    Colin Thursday 31 January, 2013 - 9:26 AM
  • Calling all guitarists. Rise up and join this minstrel in all the highways and byways of our state!

    Ken of Euroa Thursday 31 January, 2013 - 8:40 AM
  • Let's hope muso Jack was strumming some good speed camera music. Jack looks like a big fan of Unlucky Fried Kitten's "Speed Camera"

    "SPEED CAMERA, ANOTHER THREE POINTS IN THE CAN
    SPEED CAMERA, MEANWHILE SOMEONE MUGS MY GRAN
    SPEED CAMERA, AND I THINK YOU WILL AGREE
    SPEED CAMERA, THEY WANNA TAKE AWAY MY KEY
    BANG GOES THE FLASH
    BANG GOES MY CASH"

    and another chorus:
    "SPEED CAMERA, THERE MUST BE SOMETHING IN THE AIR
    SPEED CAMERA, ITâ??S A LUDICROUS AFFAIR
    SPEED CAMERA, IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO?
    SPEED CAMERA, THEYâ??RE SNAPPING ME AND SNAPPING YOU
    SPEED CAMERA, ALBERT EINSTEIN CAUGHT LAST NIGHT
    SPEED CAMERA, FOR DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT
    SPEED CAMERA, SPEED CAMERA"

    It would probably make a good Vic Police recruiting ditty!

    Ivan@kinnane Wednesday 30 January, 2013 - 10:26 PM
  • Let's hope muso Jack was strumming some good speed camera music. Jack looks like a big fan of Unlucky Fried Kitten's "Speed Camera"

    "SPEED CAMERA, ANOTHER THREE POINTS IN THE CAN
    SPEED CAMERA, MEANWHILE SOMEONE MUGS MY GRAN
    SPEED CAMERA, AND I THINK YOU WILL AGREE
    SPEED CAMERA, THEY WANNA TAKE AWAY MY KEY
    BANG GOES THE FLASH
    BANG GOES MY CASH"

    and another chorus:
    "SPEED CAMERA, THERE MUST BE SOMETHING IN THE AIR
    SPEED CAMERA, ITâ??S A LUDICROUS AFFAIR
    SPEED CAMERA, IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO?
    SPEED CAMERA, THEYâ??RE SNAPPING ME AND SNAPPING YOU
    SPEED CAMERA, ALBERT EINSTEIN CAUGHT LAST NIGHT
    SPEED CAMERA, FOR DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT
    SPEED CAMERA, SPEED CAMERA"

    It would probably make a good Vic Police recruiting ditty!

    Ivan@kinnane Wednesday 30 January, 2013 - 10:18 PM
  • Why don't the coppers spend their time catching real traffic hoons and criminals instead of the soft targets??? Here in my town there are drunks, hoons and crooks all over the place and hardly any coppers to be seen! It beggars belief.

    TJRF Wednesday 30 January, 2013 - 9:10 PM

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