New cop trick, I think

[dpex]

You may all already have seen this but.....

Heading along a motorway, I happened to look right and up and saw a cop car parked on a particularly steep on ramp facing the other way. There's no way you'd see him when passing this on-ramp on that side.

I rode on wondering why he was parked there. It was 2 in the afternoon. Traffic light. The usual carnage wasn't due to begin for at least three more hours. Then the penny dropped.

The wee dear had his 'away' radar on, didn't he?

As stated, you all probably know about this trick. But if'n ya didn't, then beware when roaring past on-ramps till you can see they are clear of clutter, so to speak.

[Rogue Rider]

Yeah, now they have "Quota's" they will hide in any little nook or cranny they can. They will partially obscure their vehicles any way they can, just so they can nab you at speeding excessively, (all be it 5km over the limit) and think they are doing their boss a good service to get the best hit/ score, as well as cudos for a promotion.
They aren't real police, they are barrel scum not interested in education or building safer communities........ If they were they would focus on solving crime like our buddy on here who got burgled, violent crime, rapes, and murders. It seems that roading makes money, big money, where as real police work is very expensive. It takes 100 police to solve a simple crime, yet if you give them all the info and evidence it would still take as long or longer cause they are super intelligent...... lol.

I love police....... just not all the traffic cops that all seem to be dicks. (there are some genuinely nice ones, they are just rare...)

[rapid van cleef]

this is a very common tactic used by cops in uk for years. they even used to use fake patrol cars parked up in laybys etc as a deterrent...basically a cut out of a patrol car!

[nathan.read]

Drive / ride at the speed limit will save on tickets, but then I dont get an option diesel 4x4 and a cx400 bike

[Kickaha]

They aren't real police, they are barrel scum not interested in education or building safer communities........ If they were they would focus on solving crime like our buddy on here who got burgled, violent crime, rapes, and murders. It seems that roading makes money, big money, where as real police work is very expensive. It takes 100 police to solve a simple crime, yet if you give them all the info and evidence it would still take as long or longer cause they are super intelligent...... lol.


How the fuck would you know? have you met every cop in NZ, do you know exactly what each one of them does?

[oldrider]

Yeah, now they have "Quota's" they will hide in any little nook or cranny they can. They will partially obscure their vehicles any way they can, just so they can nab you at speeding excessively, (all be it 5km over the limit) and think they are doing their boss a good service to get the best hit/ score, as well as cudos for a promotion.
They aren't real police, they are barrel scum not interested in education or building safer communities........ If they were they would focus on solving crime like our buddy on here who got burgled, violent crime, rapes, and murders. It seems that roading makes money, big money, where as real police work is very expensive. It takes 100 police to solve a simple crime, yet if you give them all the info and evidence it would still take as long or longer cause they are super intelligent...... lol.

I love police....... just not all the traffic cops that all seem to be dicks. (there are some genuinely nice ones, they are just rare...)

Fair enough but:

Isn't that really just the case with all aspects of life?.....there will always be a % of people or things that don't fit your own Utopian model.

In fact god help us if that was to change, viva la difference, I say! :mellow:

[marty]

Some of us were doing that back in the mid-90's. You've just had your blinkers on

[Smifffy]

Some of us were doing that back in the mid-90's. You've just had your blinkers on

3 seconds before changing direction

[MsKABC]

Ummm, yep - been slowing down and looking over my left shoulder as I pass on-ramps for years...

[sosman]

filthy scum bags...nuff said

[kiwifruit]

slow down rossi

[cs363]

Some of us were doing that back in the mid-90's. You've just had your blinkers on

Yep, the Ramarama overbridge was always a favourite I recall. One to always watch for on the way to Auckland.

[Gremlin]

Yep, the Ramarama overbridge was always a favourite I recall. One to always watch for on the way to Auckland.
Still a favourite for them... makes me wonder how long it takes for people to learn. Often see people who have been pulled over on that straight :mellow: Its been going on for years!

Hampton Downs interchange and surrounding motorway (to drag strip especially) is also a bit popular... wonder why :shifty:

[cs363]

Still a favourite for them... makes me wonder how long it takes for people to learn. Often see people who have been pulled over on that straight :mellow: Its been going on for years!

Hampton Downs interchange and surrounding motorway (to drag strip especially) is also a bit popular... wonder why :shifty:

:D The more things change, the more they stay the same.....

I always have this thought in the back of my mind, when riding at any pace....'If I was a traffic cop looking to fill my (alledgedly non existent :D) quota, where would I hide?'

[aprilia_RS250]

I always wondered are motorcyclists harder to lock on due to their smaller size vs. cars?

[Spearfish]

I always wondered are motorcyclists harder to lock on due to their smaller size vs. cars?

Those radar speed signs put in on some roads can be way off the mark. I think it has something to do with the angles, probably why many tickets are written out with 10-20kph less than could have been (speedo error :innocent:)
Perhaps some faring and helmet shapes should take cues from stealth aircraft.

[tamarillo]

The wee dear had his 'away' radar on, didn't he?



hell I dont even know what an 'away' radar is...not all of us live in cities!

[buellbabe]

Yep, the Ramarama overbridge was always a favourite I recall. One to always watch for on the way to Auckland.

And OUT of Auck too as there is access in both directions.

But in fairness, the cop who used to patrol that stretch (don't think he is still doing it now) was a biker and he has probably let more bikes off tickets than he has actually ticketed.

BTW, spotted a new hidey hole last Sunday morning on my way up to Mangawai.
Was cruising along the motorway in the car (had dog with me) and had just gone past the big BP on the left before Silverdale. For some reason I looked in my rear vision (dunno why) and clearly saw the patrol car sitting back up the on ramp...he had a clear view of all the traffic going past but was completely hidden from the road.

I have never seen one there before... luckily I drive like a nana when the dog is on board, well actually I drive to the speed limit pretty much 99% of the time...its the bike that makes me misbehave! I try to be good...really I do! But I'm not perfect LOL

[dpex]

Yep, the Ramarama overbridge was always a favourite I recall. One to always watch for on the way to Auckland.


Yeah, I've seen that little trick too. They have two cars parked on that bridge. The boys scoping each way with lasers. Sneaky devils. :--))

[dpex]

I always wondered are motorcyclists harder to lock on due to their smaller size vs. cars?

This is an argument I had in court a year or so ago. If a biker is ahead of another vehicle, especially a large truck, there is no way the Stalker can differentiate between the two vehicles.

I went along armed with all the Stalker tech manual stuff, plus all the relevent math. Got the cop to admit there was a truck behind me. Finally the JP said, 'I'm sorry, the math is way above my head. Guilty as charged.'

No wonder Scot Watson is in jail!

BTW. Never heard another word. No notice of fine or demerit points. Maybe the court staff took pity on me.