View Poll Results: The discretionary enforcement tolerance in passing lanes should be

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  • the same as everywhere else

    17 16.50%
  • higher than the normal tolerance (eg 40%)

    60 58.25%
  • open ended - police should not enforce the speed limit n passing lanes

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Thread: Police discretion re ticketing in passing lanes

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    Conclusion of thread.

    Quote Originally Posted by Berries View Post
    Well this thread has turned to shit.
    True, but the result is pretty conclusive. Just about everyone (87% of KiwiBikers who voted) thinks the tolerance should be higher in passing lanes. The resident declared cops have said they usually turn a blind eye. It is obvious that any cops who do ticket in passing lanes (especially any who fish there deliberately) are misbehaving and fully deserve all the bad attitude, aggression, punishment and / or legal difficulties we, and their colleagues who's reputations they harm, can throw at them.

    The thread has served it's purpose. Thanks to all.
    Last edited by Jack Miller; 18th September 2011 at 10:23. Reason: Sensitivities

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack Miller View Post
    Just about everyone (87% of KiwiBikers) who voted thinks the tolerance should be higher in passing lanes.
    Fixed that for you. While 87% sounds pretty good 50 people is hardly the start of a movement.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack Miller View Post
    It is obvious that any cops who do ticket in passing lanes (especially any who fish there deliberately) are complete arseholes and fully deserve all the bad attitude, aggression, punishment and / or legal difficulties we, and their colleagues who's reputations they harm, can throw at them..
    For the record, I'm in the close my eyes category you extoll as above. But........

    Complete arseholes? Really? That sort of comment merely serves to underline the reason why you have conflict with Popos; it's you that's the problem, not them. It's why you have failed the attitude test, which you didn't even know existed.

    Quote Originally Posted by Jack Miller View Post
    The thread has served it's purpose. Thanks to all.
    Only if the purpose was to clog the internet and allow people to vent pointlessly. It was a pointless thread, but I've come to expect no less of you.

    Harumph.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Berries View Post
    While 87% sounds pretty good 50 people is hardly the start of a movement.
    Jack never let the facts stand in the way of a good half-truth.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    Jack never let the facts stand in the way of a good half-truth.
    Jack has an agenda.

    He'll take whatever support he can get.

    Bless him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    Jack never let the facts stand in the way of a good half-truth.
    It's not even half-way to a half truth ....
    When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...

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    i dont expect any discretion.The speed limit is 100 ks which i regularly exceed in a passing lane.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BMWST? View Post
    i dont expect any discretion.The speed limit is 100 ks which i regularly exceed in a passing lane.
    Bless you my son, for your application of a large modicum of common sense.

    Don't expect discretion. If you do and you don't get it you'll be bitter. If you don't expect it and you get it, life is good.

    My work here is done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Berries View Post
    Fixed that for you. While 87% sounds pretty good 50 people is hardly the start of a movement.
    Thanks Berries. You are correct and I've edited the original post as you suggest. It is a relatively small sample size and if the result was closer to 50:50 would be quite meaningless in the scheme of things. However, 87% of even a small sample means more than nothing. It'd be worth taking the poll to a larger audience. In the meantime, I still think we have learned something useful.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    Complete arseholes? Really?Harumph.
    You're correct, the wording was unnecessarily provocative & I've amended the original post.

    How would you describe your colleagues who target in these circumstances?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack Miller View Post
    You're correct, the wording was unnecessarily provocative & I've amended the original post.

    How would you describe your colleagues who target in these circumstances?
    I actually agree with you that those who target passing lanes for speed bring a degree of disrepute to the rest of us. It was your description that cheesed me off. I know some cops who have been abused and bashed over the years, and you calling for them to deserved aggression was a bit over the top.

    I'd describe them as officers who need to go find a bigger problem, as there are plenty out there.

    As previously mentioned, I think there are other big issues that we need to deal with, but I'm a small cog in a big machine, and I can't change the machine much.

    Have a bad night before posting that nasty comment? Hope things have settled down. The sun is shining, lets get out and ride.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    The sun is shining, lets get out and ride.
    Careful if you plan on riding to Hanmer... On the way back home yesterday I saw 4 speed traps... 4... That's 1 for every 35km.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    I actually agree with you that those who target passing lanes for speed bring a degree of disrepute to the rest of us. It was your description that cheesed me off. I know some cops who have been abused and bashed over the years, and you calling for them to deserved aggression was a bit over the top.

    I'd describe them as officers who need to go find a bigger problem, as there are plenty out there.

    As previously mentioned, I think there are other big issues that we need to deal with, but I'm a small cog in a big machine, and I can't change the machine much.

    Have a bad night before posting that nasty comment? Hope things have settled down. The sun is shining, lets get out and ride.
    Well said.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Parlane View Post
    Careful if you plan on riding to Hanmer... On the way back home yesterday I saw 4 speed traps... 4... That's 1 for every 35km.
    1 for every 35kms, that's ok then, it takes my bike 15 kms to get to 100kph.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zedder View Post
    1 for every 35kms, that's ok then, it takes my bike 15 kms to get to 100kph.
    Does that mean you'll pass the first one at 100 and the second at 200?

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