Long weekend 104km/hr poll

[blackdog]

i have already seen some atrocious driving and it's only 7.30 friday

[Owl]

Don't take too long, or the bloody weekend will be over.:bleh:

[Mully]

Go to Advanced, from memory.

And slow down, Rossi.

[Katman]

Where's the option "I was too scared to get out of bed"?

[blackdog]

Where's the option "I was too scared to get out of bed"?

i've been driving all day. have the flu from the missus, i'll be lucky in the morning if i'm not too crook to get out of bed :puke:

[rustic101]

I had a very enjoyable ride home tonight bugger all traffic between town and the hutt. Closest I got was a CVIU unit travelling beside me and an incident at the base of Liverton Road and SH2 with what looked to be an; I car, Delta unit and 2 H/Way Patrol units bailing up a car in the small grassed area off the road, although by the quick glance I had I would suggest speeding was not the cause ;)

O and a red camera van but hey until the new ones roll out that photograph both ways I do not count them lol

[blackdog]

I had a very enjoyable ride home tonight bugger all traffic between town and the hutt. Closest I got was a CVIU unit travelling beside me and an incident at the base of Liverton Road and SH2 with what looked to be an; I car, Delta unit and 2 H/Way Patrol units bailing up a car in the small grassed area off the road, although by the quick glance I had I would suggest speeding was not the cause ;)


if that wuz at 6.20ish, i saw the disco lights from across the river as i was riding home.....

[riffer]

Got pulled over by HP riding between Haywards Hill turnoff and Silverstream along SH2 tonight. Couldn't for the life of me work out his problem as I was sure I was okay speedwise and was keeping pace with the traffic. Said officer proceeds to give me the third degree about how they're pulling over all motorcyclists as they are the ones that tend to be the speeders and berates me for ten minutes for doing 102 km/hr.

Eventually I told him he was a fucking idiot, he informed me any more attitude like that I'd be arrested for obstructing an officer of the law executing his duty and we finished with an "I'll be seeing you on the road Sir".

Fuck em. Idiot is as idiot does. Not impressed one iota.

[rustic101]

Bang on although I was not looking at my clock, just my speedo 'Yeah Right' ;)

[blackdog]

Said officer berates me for ten minutes for doing 102 km/hr.

Eventually I told him he was a fucking idiot, he informed me any more attitude like that I'd be arrested for obstructing an officer of the law executing his duty and we finished with an "I'll be seeing you on the road Sir".

Fuck em. Idiot is as idiot does. Not impressed one iota.

had he learned to shave yet?

attitude is everything. from both sides of the fence.

[blackdog]

Got pulled over by HP.



and i see they have kitted out utes now too.

be good fun to see one of those drifting into a tree in an icey morning pursuit.

[cowpoos]

Fail.<hgvhgvhjv>

Ditto..........................

[Old Steve]

They're addressing the wrong end of the speeding spectrum. Not many people in cars or on bikes lose control and crash at speeds between 104 and 110. Its the f*wits up there at 140 and above who are going to find a sudden lack of adhesion and come to grief.

While I was living in Aussie they used to have 'double demerits' weekends, if you got a ticket you got double the demerits. Boy, that worked.

[AllanB]

Had today off work and I got to go for a short spin to Little River - half way between Christchurch & Akaroa. I intended to keep it under the 104 and pretty much did for 99% other than a squirt passing a car doing 85 (you know how it goes - slow car should easily pass at 100 max, twist throttle and oops). Spied a mufti doing the run but it was all good as I was on my self imposed 104.

And it was COLD.

Keep safe this weekend, the weather is not looking good beyond Saturday.

[Headbanger]

When I was living in aussie I saw accidents daily, many many accidents, less on the weekends though, traffic was blocked in every direction. No idea where a person would go in order to break the speed limit.

Closest I got was warping the head on my XE Falcon when the bitch over heated in a 6 hour traffic jam on the way to Noosa.

[AllanB]

While I was living in Aussie they used to have 'double demerits' weekends, if you got a ticket you got double the demerits. Boy, that worked.

What's the speed limit in Aussie?

[98tls]

Went for a ride with those that called in heading to the Brass today,saw one cop heading there and one on the way home,both times was sitting on about 110 or so,no problems.

[DingoZ]

What's the speed limit in Aussie?

Double demerit weekends, yup they worked

Most of the open roads in Aus, it's 110km/hr speed limit - Couple of stretches of roads are even 120. Then there is the stretch between Alice and Darwin where there is no speed limit...:)

[rustic101]

Then there is the stretch between Alice and Darwin where there is no speed limit...:)

I had thought most of the Stuart High Way was an 'Open Speed' limit? If you are pulled over its if they (Police) feel its unsafe?

[GHOSTRIDER1]

What a joke i say !! try holding your throtle at 100km on a 1000cc race bread bike !! Good luck with that as the speed can jump from 100 to 110 in a split second and u don't even twist the throttle there that touchy just gotta be EXTRA CAREFULL STUPID COPS!!!!!!

[Bikemad]

While I was living in Aussie they used to have 'double demerits' weekends, if you got a ticket you got double the demerits. Boy, that worked.

and if the authorities here were really serious about road safety and not revenue collecting,yeah right,then that is the policy they should adopt...............

[Jantar]

I had thought most of the Stuart High Way was an 'Open Speed' limit? If you are pulled over its if they (Police) feel its unsafe?

I believe you'll find that there is now a speed limit. Its 140 km/h

[blackdog]

I believe you'll find that there is now a speed limit. Its 140 km/h

you heard that here first.

[FJRider]

Where is "the weekends not over yet" option ... ???

[Jantar]

I believe you'll find that there is now a speed limit. Its 140 km/h I forgot that I'd mentally added in the 10 kim/h tolerance.


The Northern Territory traffic laws were updated from 1 January 2007 to be similar to the rest of Australia. This included placing a speed limit on all roads (130 km/h/81 mph) on major highways such as the Stuart Highway and significantly increasing penalties for speeding

[Shadows]

I overtook a cop doing more than 104km/h today and he didn't bat an eyelid.

[scumdog]

Went for a ride with those that called in heading to the Brass today,saw one cop heading there and one on the way home,both times was sitting on about 110 or so,no problems.

Yeah, living in the frozen south can be a pain eh....

[scumdog]

I believe you'll find that there is now a speed limit. Its 140 km/h

Nahhh, no limit, mine went to 215kph and then I had to pull over behind the car I was after...

[born disturbed]

I just went for a quick strop from Ranui up to Mairangi Bay & sat at a nice cruising speed yet didnt see a single cop on a normally heavily policed section of road. Cops shouldn't get obsessed with bike riders speeds they should be more worried about the dozey drongos half asleep in their people movers that constanly pull out while not turning their heads to look first!

[crystalball]

was amazing to see alot of people on the motorway doing 90kmph lol

[Jantar]

Where's the option for "I didn't see a police car all weekend"

[Owl]

Where's the option for "I didn't see a police car all weekend"

Likewise!

Guess they're all hiding in trees somewhere?

[quickbuck]

Come to think of it... neither have I...

[MaxB]

Likewise!

Guess they're all hiding in trees somewhere?

They are all in the Papatoetoe/Manurewa area.

Tonight I was going out for tea and saw SIX cop cars in a 10 km trip. To be fair 3 were at an address where one cop appeared to be sitting on someone.

One thing I took notice of was that the stopped drivers were all of the young and scruffy variety.