The Bakewell Underpass

The Bakewell underpass has only been built in the last few years and it is something of a boon to travelling out of the city heading West towards either West Lakes, Henley Beach, Underdale or towards the Southern suburbs via Marion road for example. There are a few things to be very pleased about: it has a dedicated bike lane running on both sides of the road, it has a broad and separate pedestrian walkway keeping sensible people well off the road and it has a pretty good design all around.
The things to be careful of: it has become a favourite spot for the police to set up their breath testing station — at the bottom of the underpass — yes at the bottom — so you may be coming along quite unsuspecting of any problems… and bang, you are being pulled over to have a breath test. The other thing to be aware of is the built in hidden radar system that will fine you automatically if you are driving over the limit through the underpass.
One favourite money making revenue grabbing trick in Adelaide is this radar and it behaves like a speed camera which is the other favourite revenue raising trick — the difference here is you are not likely to know what’s happened until you get your fine in the mail, so be warned. If you speed you will get fined.