Posted: 06:16, 11 July 2022 | Updated: 06:16, 11 July 2022
Australians have praised a driver who parks his car in front of a speed camera to help motorists avoid fines. The man posted a photo of his setup on Facebook on Sunday with the caption: “I had 10 minutes to kill so pulled over on the side of the road for a rest.” His post was quickly flooded with a wave of gratitude from other guides, with one commenting that “not all heroes wear capes” and others calling him a “legend”. But some motorists also called out the driver, claiming the man was accidentally blocking the sign warning drivers the camera was there. The man posted a photo (pictured) of his setup on Facebook on Sunday with the caption: “Had 10 minutes to kill so pulled up on the side of the road for a rest.” His post was quickly flooded with gratitude from other drivers, with one commenting that “not all heroes wear capes” (pictured, police stopping vehicles near the SA border) “Thanks now you hid the car. People will finish when they drive by,” said one. “People think this stuff jams the radar and camera,” wrote another. ‘It does not suit! All it does is simply hide the car and deny motorists the opportunity to slow down if they need to. “At the end of the day this guy and everyone else who does this is just wasting their time and actually helping the speed cameras.” “It doesn’t block anything, unfortunately the only thing you’ve blocked is the opportunity for oncoming traffic to see the camera car and give them a chance to slow down if they need to,” agreed a third. However, others disagreed, with one writing: “If he’s blocking the rear window with his vehicle, then he’s definitely blocking the radar and camera.” Others bemoaned the fact that the man was parked across the path and warned that the Good Samaritan could get a $258 parking fine. Beau says he has saved hundreds of motorists unaware of hidden speed cameras Earlier this year, 17-year-old Bo Jackson was similarly hailed for helping motorists avoid speeding tickets on the NSW Central Coast. Rain, hail or shine, Beau can be seen before and after work most days across the region, on the lookout for “unfair” mobile speed camera sites that are raking in revenue from unsuspecting drivers. He stands on the edge of back roads next to his motorbike with a handwritten sign warning drivers that there is a speed camera ahead. Passing motorists show their gratitude by honking their horns and shouting messages of support. Bo says he has the support of the police who tell him he is doing a community service “I don’t want people to be fined. I was saving loads of them the month I did it,” Beau told A Current Affair in March. “People can get fined $170 for just four kilometers over the limit and right now people are struggling so I just want to help them.” Beau says he’s checked with the police to make sure what he did what he did wasn’t illegal. “They think I’m doing the community a service by getting people to slow down,” the teenager told the programme.
