Jackrat
2nd December 2003, 11:48
Ok I will try to be serious for a change.
We now have yet again the subject of immigrant drives,with the bone being poked mainly at Asian drivers.
I had an incident with an Asian driver myself this morning,In Waiuku of all places,Now these things don,t seem to happen to me very often but I guess nobody is exsempt.
Coming up the main steet with my head light on and traveling about 40Km,I spot a flash red sports car waiting to turn on to the main St.I think to myself,(He,ll do it) So I slow an get ready,Sure enough out he comes.I give him the finger as he cuts across in front of me,but he,s not looking any way.Well I saw that coming a mile off,so I won,t be calling him a noodle eater,I think I will just give myself a pat on the back for knowing it would happen.
Some thing I just accept is that every new immigrant group that comes to NZ goes thru,this learning curve,It won,t change,so what the hell I will just do what I can to avoid em,.
I belive the old Maori people thought the Poms were a bunch of strange buggers for rowing their boats back to front,so not much has changed Aye.
Now we come to speed cameras,Mainly the hidden ones.
It does make sence to me that if a traveler knows there is a very good chance they will get pinged for speeding, then unless they are very well off or have more than one licence like me, then they must eventualy start staying within the speed limits.
All the argument about revenue gathering ect,seems to me to be a totaly different issue.Owning a fast bike it also another issue that can only be addressed by the owner,It,s all very good to say
these bikes are legal to buy,But nobody is made to buy them,That is an individual choise,as is the way they are ridden.
Remember the speed limits are made for everyone not just one group.Quite frankly when I hear some guy bragging of having done 200Kms with his girl friend on the back down the motorway.
I would be very happy to hear he had been caught on camera an banned from riding a bike for life.
Maybe the fact I have a Dauhter myself colours my opinion on that one.Not all the bikes Iv,e owned have been slow,but Iv,e yet to get pinged for speeding,Iv,e got done for a couple of other things but speeding seems to be the eazyest to avoid.
It sure seems the problem is with the rider,not the bike an not the law.Hey at lest in NZ radar detectors are still legal.
I know if I buy another fast bike that will be the first thing I buy for it.
:)
We now have yet again the subject of immigrant drives,with the bone being poked mainly at Asian drivers.
I had an incident with an Asian driver myself this morning,In Waiuku of all places,Now these things don,t seem to happen to me very often but I guess nobody is exsempt.
Coming up the main steet with my head light on and traveling about 40Km,I spot a flash red sports car waiting to turn on to the main St.I think to myself,(He,ll do it) So I slow an get ready,Sure enough out he comes.I give him the finger as he cuts across in front of me,but he,s not looking any way.Well I saw that coming a mile off,so I won,t be calling him a noodle eater,I think I will just give myself a pat on the back for knowing it would happen.
Some thing I just accept is that every new immigrant group that comes to NZ goes thru,this learning curve,It won,t change,so what the hell I will just do what I can to avoid em,.
I belive the old Maori people thought the Poms were a bunch of strange buggers for rowing their boats back to front,so not much has changed Aye.
Now we come to speed cameras,Mainly the hidden ones.
It does make sence to me that if a traveler knows there is a very good chance they will get pinged for speeding, then unless they are very well off or have more than one licence like me, then they must eventualy start staying within the speed limits.
All the argument about revenue gathering ect,seems to me to be a totaly different issue.Owning a fast bike it also another issue that can only be addressed by the owner,It,s all very good to say
these bikes are legal to buy,But nobody is made to buy them,That is an individual choise,as is the way they are ridden.
Remember the speed limits are made for everyone not just one group.Quite frankly when I hear some guy bragging of having done 200Kms with his girl friend on the back down the motorway.
I would be very happy to hear he had been caught on camera an banned from riding a bike for life.
Maybe the fact I have a Dauhter myself colours my opinion on that one.Not all the bikes Iv,e owned have been slow,but Iv,e yet to get pinged for speeding,Iv,e got done for a couple of other things but speeding seems to be the eazyest to avoid.
It sure seems the problem is with the rider,not the bike an not the law.Hey at lest in NZ radar detectors are still legal.
I know if I buy another fast bike that will be the first thing I buy for it.
:)