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Interestingly Victoria police say "We have not seen any evidence of proven safety or deterrent benefit from enforcing double demerit points during holiday periods"...

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Double Demerits on long weekends are not a deterrent to the demographic of people who do speed when travelling unfamiliar roads.

In Victoria, Potholes are a big enough deterrent for those that do speed, either by encouraging drivers to keep below the speed limit or by disabling the vehicles of people who ignore them.