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Thread: 4kmh tolerance for Waitangi Weekend until 29 February?

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    So is this confirmed 4 k tolerence till 29th.i picked the worst time to tour gotta ride through Rangiora area at 93.9 clicks on Monday 27th now.

    Personally I feel safer at 99.9
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    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    Bloody near melted.
    Ride a bit faster?
    I didn't think!!! I experimented!!!

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    I got stopped doing 125ish this morning at 05:45. I told the cop that I was only speeding to get clear of his blinding lights and he was speeding up, which was making it difficult; hence 125ish kph.

    He said that the near side blinding illumination was spcifically to cover the gutter/ditch areas.

    He checked me out and then let me go without a ticket

    Thanks Mr Policeman

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    Quote Originally Posted by YellowDog View Post
    I got stopped doing 125ish this morning at 05:45. I told the cop that I was only speeding to get clear of his blinding lights and he was speeding up, which was making it difficult; hence 125ish kph.

    He said that the near side blinding illumination was spcifically to cover the gutter/ditch areas.

    He checked me out and then let me go without a ticket

    Thanks Mr Policeman
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    Quote Originally Posted by YellowDog View Post
    Thanks Mr Policeman
    Cops seem to have been nicer the past few days, went passed one at 120 with not even a wave to slow down, and caught up to one on the motorway at an 'accidental' 130... with no worries. At this rate I'm going to have to stop worrying about the speedo and focus on the road

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    Quote Originally Posted by mossy1200 View Post
    So is this confirmed 4 k tolerence till 29th.i picked the worst time to tour gotta ride through Rangiora area at 93.9 clicks on Monday 27th now.

    Personally I feel safer at 99.9
    Dude, I'd get that bike fixed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Berries View Post
    Dude, I'd get that bike fixed.
    He's towing a trailer... bloody trailer people
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    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    I worked for the Coast to Coast. Escorted the leading men and women on my work steed, and did several hours of point duty while wearing full motorcycle uniform. Bloody near melted.

    Got abused by a few for holding them up, par for the course. Got thanked by a lot for my work at dealing with the race in heavy traffic. The ones who complained the most had been held up for 3 or 4 minutes, I did the point for 3 hours. Diddums for them.
    I think you should reward yourself by taking the work bike out to the "have a go day" at Ruapuna today and doing a few laps
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kickaha View Post
    I think you should reward yourself by taking the work bike out to the "have a go day" at Ruapuna today and doing a few laps
    Nah. They've been speed limited to 104, coz it's too unsafe to go faster

    I have found that the BMW Series 5 helmet has a major flaw. The ventilation is appalling. Standing directing traffic for an hour wearing full motorcycle gear made me feel a little sweaty. Still, I've found that the ventilation works better when you are riding, so maybe it's just me. I did the next 2 hours without the helmt, and that as far better.

    Of course, that's against our uniform policy which says we should always wear our hat, so here is the link to respond to

    http://www.ipca.govt.nz/

    Strange that the BMW design people would design a motorcycle suit (Santiago) that has enough vents to keep Scuba Steve venting for months, yet it's still too hot to disco dance in an intersection with.

    Yup, tangent.


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    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    Nah. They've been speed limited to 104, coz it's too unsafe to go faster

    I have found that the BMW Series 5 helmet has a major flaw. The ventilation is appalling. Standing directing traffic for an hour wearing full motorcycle gear made me feel a little sweaty. Still, I've found that the ventilation works better when you are riding, so maybe it's just me. I did the next 2 hours without the helmt, and that as far better.

    Of course, that's against our uniform policy which says we should always wear our hat, so here is the link to respond to

    http://www.ipca.govt.nz/

    Strange that the BMW design people would design a motorcycle suit (Santiago) that has enough vents to keep Scuba Steve venting for months, yet it's still too hot to disco dance in an intersection with.

    Yup, tangent.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zedder View Post
    You should forward that to the police

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    Quote Originally Posted by steve_t View Post
    You should forward that to the police
    Would it make any difference do ya think?

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    Quote Originally Posted by steve_t View Post
    You should forward that to the police
    I think they already know.

    But to clairify ...

    So ...
    13.9 % were exceeding the posted speed limit ...
    15.9 % were going to fast for the conditions ...
    34 % suffered loss of control (like going into a corner too fast) ...
    12 % failed to judge another vehicles speed correctly (they weren't expecting the other vehicle to be speeding ???)

    A large proportion of DEATHS (75 %) were speed related ... even those deaths that occured under the posted limit.
    Something those that all those that travel at the maximum speed allowed ... at all/most times ... should remember .....

    Being in the right and ... "not breaking any laws" ... is little consolation for being dead.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    I think they already know.

    But to clairify ...

    So ...
    13.9 % were exceeding the posted speed limit ...
    15.9 % were going to fast for the conditions ...
    34 % suffered loss of control (like going into a corner too fast) ...
    12 % failed to judge another vehicles speed correctly (they weren't expecting the other vehicle to be speeding ???)

    A large proportion of DEATHS (75 %) were speed related ... even those deaths that occured under the posted limit.
    Something those that all those that travel at the maximum speed allowed ... at all/most times ... should remember .....

    Being in the right and ... "not breaking any laws" ... is little consolation for being dead.
    Were You reading the same article as everyone else....? Did You read the paragraph starting with "Unexpected findings...."?? It goes on to state "the relative unimportance that speeding plays....? The article wasn't just about fatal accidents it was about how accidents happen in general.... You focused on the fatality aspect....? Guilty conscience? Trying to justify something perhaps?

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