*555 (Community Roadwatch Report)

[mrchips]

Do you & have you ?

I'm interested in your stories.....

Speed kills !

[Laava]

"Tag" Cassina bait!

[Swoop]

I've used it a few times, but for objects on the motorway (pieces of timber, truck tiedown straps) and a couple of times for people walking on the motorway.

Safety purposes only.

[HEsch]

A few years ago I reported the c*#t who came to a complete stop in front of me on the southern Motorway. I was towing a horse float and travelling a wee bit over the 90kmph speed limit for trailers (ie I was not mucking around). He's lucky I didn't plough into him, but I then got boxed in by the other traffic around me and couldn't get out of their way. Thankfully, no accident. Suspect he was trying to antagonise me because there was no other reason for him to do that then speed off.

Nothing happened (my friend didn't get the right vehicle colour, so I got a notice saying "no vehicle matching that description", checked carjam for the numberplate credentials, resubmitted, got a confirmation but nothing else). Probably because no actual accident.

The other week I reported a dickhead doing skids. We were in a line of traffic moving about 20kmph, due to a detour off the motorway, due to a fatal accident. Ie the area was crawling with people and cops.
The lovely person I spoke to did encourage me to report it online when I got home, not just on the phone. Something to do with sending infringement notices rather than just putting out a bulletin in case any cops happened to come across said offender still driving. No idea what happened with that one, never heard anything else.

Other than that, I'm usually more interested in getting where I'm going, or I haven't actually caught the car's details (like the guy who nearly caused a head on by overtaking me and another car coming up to a blind corner with double yellows - he was gone before I could register anything apart from car colour).

[roogazza]

I got a road block set up just for me in Upper Hutt about 3 years ago. One of my last rides over the Tukas before I moved house.
Some person figured I was a maniac. I arrived just north of Upper Hutt to flashing lights and about 4 cars.
I sat under a tree with a cigar until a lady cop come over and said ,you know we don't do anything with these,off you go ! He said she said sort of stuff. But it pissed me off after riding over there for about 50 years !

[ellipsis]

...some cloth eared bint on a cellphone in heavy traffic sideswiped me on my bike because she forgot she was driving maybe?...it was another woman in a car following that saw it that said she was ringing that number to report the other cloth eared bint, gave the rego of the cunt and mine too...never ever heard back and neither did the woman who reported it...load of fucking bullshit and waste of time...I should have smacked the cunt while she was there stuck in traffic...it would have been far more a satisfactory end to the tale...

[HenryDorsetCase]

...some cloth eared bint on a cellphone in heavy traffic sideswiped me on my bike because she forgot she was driving maybe?...it was another woman in a car following that saw it that said she was ringing that number to report the other cloth eared bint, gave the rego of the cunt and mine too...never ever heard back and neither did the woman who reported it...load of fucking bullshit and waste of time...I should have smacked the cunt while she was there stuck in traffic...it would have been far more a satisfactory end to the tale...

In my younger days I kicked panels, lights, and mirrors. I dont think it made a difference. Did make for an interesting chase up Kent Terrace and round the Basin Reserve though.....

[awayatc]

Rang once for somebody driving enormously erratically. ...
Crossing centerline on every single corner. ...

Not sure what came of it.

Been a few times trying to memorise a plate number etc untill I would pull over. ...

But I usually then forget number by time I take off all my gear...

[russd7]

twice for kids hanging out of vehicles, first was oamaru and a van with furniture in that was to long to shut rear door and two kids jumping round the back and leaning out back door, the next was in CHCH and kid hanging out back passenger side window waving at me, never heard anything back.
twice for erratic drivers, first in CHCH and cop found us and pulled said car over and i pulled over, driver was drunk as hell and second one was between wallacetown and invercargil and car driving very slow and seeming to struggle to stay on correct side of road, the operator got me to tail the car which obviously put the shits up them because they went up a road and pulled over and when i pulled over behind them they did a u turn and drove off at a higher speed than they were doing, i felt bad about this one as it was an older couple out for a sunday drive. the cop came and told me that he suggested that they stay driving around town.

[Luckylegs]

Was about to do that for a driver yesterday. Came across a cop who had a victim already so stopped and dobbed him in personally

[Gremlin]

Too many to count, usually debris / people on motorway, accidents and occasionally crazy driving - best one so far was being in the right hand lane on the northern motorway, northbound, near the motorway police base, and a car overtook me on the hard shoulder :blink:

Bystander effect means it's very common no-one reports something, so I always try.

[russd7]

i have heard rumours about tickets being sent out on the basis of a *555 call, not something i personally am in favour of otherwise people with their heads shoved to far up their own ass tend to think they are god and know what is safe and what is not. but like i said already, they are only rumours.

[Bikemad]

twice......first time for an unmarked dump truck that overtook me in my work ute heading north over the mangere bridge dropping huge amounts of rocks/debris all over the road due to the fact his tailgate thing wasn't closed resulting in a crack in my windscreen......i eventually got him to pull over heading up Pah rd where he shovelled out a huge pile of it onto the road in the left lane so he could close said tailgate....wouldn't give me his insurance details so i rang the law.....they informed me they had had numerous complaints about this guy so i followed him to a building site somewhere in remuera and boxed him in till they arrived....second time following what appeared to be a very pissed driver heading north over newmarket viaduct...travelling very slowly in the fast lane swerving badly from side to side......stayed on the phone with the law and followed him all the way to victoria st and queen st intersection where a couple of police on the beat nabbed him at the red light.....not a drunk but a fuckin tourist with a full size map spread out on his lap trying to navigate and drive at once

[HEsch]

I remembered another one. I called *555 because there was a guy on the side of the road. Car up on the berm of the motorway, skid tracks in grass, facing wrong direction. He was out and on his phone, presumably calling 111, but I wanted to be sure he was looked after so called to make sure help was en route. They were. I felt bad I couldn't stop to help so at least wanted to make sure he wasn't without assistance.

[Paul in NZ]

Driving to Napier one evening when a slip came down right in front of us and blocked the lane... Took AGES to get the twit on the other end to understand where it was (SH50) because there was no letter box's to tell her the number (only got reception at top of the next hill).. Eventually we just gave up - waste of time

[neels]

Driving south from Cheviot was almost taken out with a number of other cars by a twat trying to overtake all of us on a corner, much evasive action required from everyone to avoid a big pile up, so called *555 with the rego number.

Ended up following behind and when we got to Amberley a cop car pulled out and stopped them. Carried on past then got a phone call from the cop, so turned around and gave a witness statement in person so they could issue the appropriate infringement notice, gave them a wave and carried on our way.

Sometimes it works...

[jellywrestler]

i've used it a few times, couple of deisel spills, quick service, followed one guy who was using a servo station window cleaner as windscreen wipers in the rain, they wanted me to tail him all the way which i couldn't as i'd lost him , another with unsafe load, the cops can't be everywhere and if i can save someones arse i will

[rastuscat]

i have heard rumours about tickets being sent out on the basis of a *555 call, not something i personally am in favour of otherwise people with their heads shoved to far up their own ass tend to think they are god and know what is safe and what is not. but like i said already, they are only rumours.

I can advise that it doesn't happen. Under NZ law, it cant happen.

[Berries]

I have been on the receiving end. Someone obviously didn't like me filtering to front of the queue at the lights which I do every day so a couple of weeks after some kind of 'event' I got a letter accusing me of cutting someone up. It must have looked way different to the person who phoned it in, or it was the ex having a dig.

I assume that even though there is no evidence of who was riding if the registered owner gets several letters they will end up with a visit. So I go a different way so I don't have to deal with it. Fucked if I am sitting in traffic on a motorbike.

[mulletman]

Called said number on a drinking driver, gave reg and car description, the operator said they had multiple calls about this persons driving, they asked were abouts I was and the general direction
of where the other driver was heading, they thanked me for the call.

[Grumph]

The wife used it a few months back. South of Timaru, came up on a towed caravan doing about 110k and tankslapping badly. Backed off and made the call, watching oncoming traffic pulling over to avoid it. Relaxed and let it go into the distance. Cop had pulled it over on the approaches to Oamaru.

[rastuscat]

The wife used it a few months back. South of Timaru, came up on a towed caravan doing about 110k and tankslapping badly. Backed off and made the call, watching oncoming traffic pulling over to avoid it. Relaxed and let it go into the distance. Cop had pulled it over on the approaches to Oamaru.

That's B.S. You appear to have suggested that the Rozzas did a good job.

This is KB. Keep such false opinions to yourself.

[pritch]

On the occasion when I found myself flying through the air feet first looking up at the sky wondering, "What the fuck was that?" I had stopped my moped but the car behind me hadn't, he was accelerating.

Not long after I'd picked myself up and dusted myself off a cop turned up, neither myself nor my assailant had called. In answer to my question I was told that there had been multiple *555 calls from traffic waiting at the lights.

Personally I have never called and when I'm travelling the phone is turned off anyway.

[awayatc]

That's B.S. You appear to have suggested that the Rozzas did a good job.

This is KB. Keep such false opinions to yourself.

Cops were respected by the general public until they got glued to their radar guns.

So yeah most of us like police that do police work ....

[BuzzardNZ]

I have been on the receiving end.

Same here, dangerous overtaking apparently X 2 :rolleyes:

[Laava]

The wife used it a few months back. South of Timaru, came up on a towed caravan doing about 110k and tankslapping badly. Backed off and made the call, watching oncoming traffic pulling over to avoid it. Relaxed and let it go into the distance. Cop had pulled it over on the approaches to Oamaru.

Was it a mobile donut wagon?

[Grumph]

That's B.S. You appear to have suggested that the Rozzas did a good job.

This is KB. Keep such false opinions to yourself.

I do apologise - I was taking my wife's word for it.....

She didn't stop so it's possible that the car and trailer in question may have been stopped for a random breath test - or on suspicion of speeding....
There is of course no way of linking the call or any other possible reports of the car in question to the stop now.
I'll know better next time.

[mrchips]

Same here, dangerous overtaking apparently X 2 :rolleyes:

i received this beauty :

"it is alleged... your vehicle was seen failing to obey lane markings by overtaking driving down the cats eyes' on the motorway"...............

No shit shirlock............are you friggin serious right now ?

10 years m/c motorway commute & 33 years driving & not one incident (not even a speeding ticket) but witness to more nose-tail carnage than i dare to mention caused by dickshit inattentive, preoccupied & sexting tailgaters driving too close.

One grumpy grid locked jelous arse-hole (Who obviously doesn't know the road code or how to drive a motorcycle) fills out a roadwatch report for my completely legal lane split :brick:.... for the love of cheese, give me a break !

If i filled out a community road watch report for every piece of shit driving i see everyday on my cummute... i'd be up all night, every night !

THAT IS ALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Berries]

I've registered my bike to an ex cop in Christchurch now. Not had a letter for months.

[rastuscat]

I've registered my bike to an ex cop in Christchurch now. Not had a letter for months.

I keep burning your speed camera and parking tickets. Works for me.

[rastuscat]

After I stat declared them back to you.

[Berries]

For a moment there I was going to send you some Christmas donuts.

[rastuscat]

For a moment there I was going to send you some Christmas donuts.

Don't hold back.

[rastuscat]

For a moment there I was going to send you some Christmas donuts.

There may be news coming.

[Berries]

If I won the Nissan Leaf you can have it.

[Asher]

I can advise that it doesn't happen. Under NZ law, it cant happen.

Mate had his car impounded last year from a *555 call, took a bit of fucking around and complaints to get his car back.

[rastuscat]

They can't post a ticket out regarding a *555 call as they haven't identified the driver. Most offences are not S.41 offences I.e. owner off3nc3s.

Too many t3d wines. I'll respond coherently tomorrow feck it.

[caspernz]

They can't post a ticket out regarding a *555 call as they haven't identified the driver. Most offences are not S.41 offences I.e. owner off3nc3s.

Too many t3d wines. I'll respond coherently tomorrow feck it.

Pinot Noir and lack of restraint...:eek5::shutup::innocent:

[russd7]

heading to CHCH last thursday in a line of traffic behind a truck, cop car then van then ute then us, the van was wandering all over the road with wheels crossing centre line on occasion, was wondering if cop was looking in his mirror, final straw was when van drifted across double yellows with a big red truck coming other way, the ute and myself jumped on brakes and swerved hard left waiting for the carnage which thankfully didn't happen, i dialed *555 and explained situation and they obviously got hold of said cop, consequently the van was pulled over.

gotta be fucken tourist i hear all the time. yeah naaa, guy got out and said yeah i was a bit distracted and acted as if he had done nothing wrong.