What the heck do I do?

[skidMark]

We are having a serious problem in our narrow little street at the moment

cars blasting through anytime of the day or night....but alot higher speeds at night.

we arnt talking 70kph or something.

my street is a 50 kph zone it is narrow. and there are cars parked either side at night.

these cars are doing what i estimate to be at least 100kph. some 120-130+ this is ridiculous.

i don't want to call cops as the last thing i need is cops swarming the area. but how do i stop this?

i have no ideas on what to do.

i really do not want to call the cops.

because chances are they will not get them.

am i over reacting is this very common.

this is a very small sidestreet it's not a main road or anything..... it's a backroad suburban street.

and i'm worried one night a car will back out of a driveway and the speedster will not see it. and bang.

with the speeds they are doing they wouldnt even have time to hit the brakes.

what the heck do i do?

[Timber020]

make a speed hump

[skidMark]

make a speed hump


wouldnt it be illegal to make ya own?

and if i ask the council it would be about 2020 before they did it.

[awayatc]

Get some inspiration here:
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/boing/the-worlds-most-effective-speed-bump-326453.php

[GurlRacer]

What kind of cars are they? And what city are you based? East Auckland if your location is correct...?

If I can track down a few well respected car guys in your area, I'll have a chat to them, and see if they can't sort em' out ;)

[skidMark]

What kind of cars are they? And what city are you based? East Auckland if your location is correct...?

If I can track down a few well respected car guys in your area, I'll have a chat to them, and see if they can't sort em' out ;)


i know all the guys in the boy racer car clubcs round here.

i don't need thier heads smackewd in or anything i just want them to slow the hell down it's insane it's a narrow street and 120 kph is just stupid heck i would even do that speed on a bike down this road. it's too narrow and too many driveways.

[Usarka]

You may think that the speeds they are doing are ridiculous for the setting, but they probably think it's ok.

Ask yourself if this has ever been the other way around, that you think you're fine and safe but others have thought you a danger or menace.

If the answer is yes, then lie back and blame karma.....

otherwise call the cops, chances are they will respond. why is that the last thing you need? you got dead bodies or marijuana plants littered around the place?

[skidMark]

You may think that the speeds they are doing are ridiculous for the setting, but they probably think it's ok.

Ask yourself if this has ever been the other way around, that you think you're fine and safe but others have thought you a danger or menace.

If the answer is yes, then lie back and blame karma.....

otherwise call the cops, chances are they will respond. why is that the last thing you need? you got dead bodies or marijuana plants littered around the place?


nah it's just mates come over and i dnt want them getting picked on.... you never want cops in ya own area.

no ive never been this reckless myself....speeding yes....but fuck not these kind of speeds man.

[Nasty]

call the local council and talk to them about it ... they may decide that the area needs speed humps - that is the legal way.

[Grahameeboy]

I seem to recall your comments on 'Nosey People' Mr Skidmark........stop complaining

[skidMark]

I seem to recall your comments on 'Nosey People' Mr Skidmark........stop complaining


why ur old...you do it all the time.

[nadroj]

Try putting a piece of cotton across the road at headlight level between posts etc. When the headlights come up to it it looks like a wire rope & scares the shit out of them.

[riffer]

Bricks across the road.

or diesel.

Breaking their cars, while totally illegal, may be the only thing that works.

Bad side affects include dead racers, and property damage. Maybe even some killed pedestrians. Which may or may not incur you jail time.

Or you could just video them, and send the video to the TV stations. They need something for the six o'clock news at this time of year.

Either way, the cops will end up on your street.

Or just put up with it. Karma's a bitch Mark.

[Donor]

why ur old...you do it all the time.

Sheer wit...

[DMNTD]

...no ive never been this reckless myself....

:blink:...nah of course you haven't!!
FFS I've seen you leave a funeral of a KBer at 17000rpm in a 50kmph zone :argue:
Karma? Yeah more than likely. If you don't like it then go and do something about it :baby:

[Badcat]

We are having a serious problem in our narrow little street at the moment

cars blasting through anytime of the day or night....but alot higher speeds at night.

we arnt talking 70kph or something.

my street is a 50 kph zone it is narrow. and there are cars parked either side at night.

these cars are doing what i estimate to be at least 100kph. some 120-130+ this is ridiculous.

i don't want to call cops as the last thing i need is cops swarming the area. but how do i stop this?

i have no ideas on what to do.

i really do not want to call the cops.

because chances are they will not get them.

am i over reacting is this very common.

this is a very small sidestreet it's not a main road or anything..... it's a backroad suburban street.

and i'm worried one night a car will back out of a driveway and the speedster will not see it. and bang.

with the speeds they are doing they wouldnt even have time to hit the brakes.

what the heck do i do?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hypocrite

[huck farley]

Make yourself a flag any colour. Get out on the road and wave it at the speding vehicle....

I'll bet you a nob a goat shit to hundred dollar bill they will stop. Don't threaten the occupants just ask them in a controlled voice to slow it down. I bet your message will reach all the boy racers, and you get a result. No cops no threats. just plain old fashioned common sense. Let's know how it goes If you manage to pull one of the racers in.

[Gubb]

Ha ha ha.
Cheers for making my day Mark, I mean Earl.

[Jorja]

Lived on a country road with the same problem. People used to speed down the hill. It was only a problem when it was wet.

Record was 3 accidents in one day. Got sick of waiting for ambulances to turn up while waiting in the rain and having to pull people out of up turned vehicles.

The cops and council put a slower speed sign up but did nothing else. Rent the house now and the tenant still has a problem.

There is not much legally you can do I am sorry. Maybe set up a flash of somesort with a white box that looks like a speed camera so they think twice or go a different way.

[madandy]

Make yourself a flag any colour. Get out on the road and wave it at the speding vehicle....

I'll bet you a nob a goat shit to hundred dollar bill they will stop. Don't threaten the occupants just ask them in a controlled voice to slow it down. I bet your message will reach all the boy racers, and you get a result. No cops no threats. just plain old fashioned common sense. Let's know how it goes If you manage to pull one of the racers in.

I'll bet a knob of goat shit he's told to fuck off.
damaging their cars is only an option if you're upto a bit of retalliation.
Call the cops...warn your mates.
120 in a residential 50 zone is potential murder.

[crazefox]

shot gun should fix them:rockon:

[karla]

Our local fish and chip shop was having problems with racers crashing at the roundabout, and he set up a blue/red flashing light in his shop. Not sure where he got it - but there is an amber one on trademe for $20 ~ http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Car-parts-accessories/Other-accessories/auction-133963062.htm
Maybe it is possible to change the cover or bulbs.
Set up a dummy mufti-speeding ticket with one of your mates one or two nights while the action is going on. This might persuade them to seek out greener pastures. It used to be a problem here, but I think most of the worst offenders killed themselves off eventually. Time is another cure - they will get sick of being in the same old place before long. Good way to learn patience.

Visit friends for a while rather than have them visit you ...

[tri boy]

[QUOTE=skidMark;1367022].... you never want cops in ya own area.

I'd prefer cops cruising my area than dropkick boy racers/home invaders/kiddyf**kers etc. unless your one of the above...........

[karla]

shot gun should fix them:rockon:

Yeah but leaves a mess ...

[ynot slow]

Call the cops,and council,then tell your mates the cops will be patrolling,if the mates are all legal ride wise,wof,rego etc,no probs for them.Karma could be,maybe.As a teenager we did similar,wheelies,handbrakes so now I put up with it to an extent,after some wanker does it about 10 times then we get pissed off,the neighbours son in law did best thing last year,couple of hoons in a crap of shit kept driving passed,end of street is dead end,when they came back passed,he grabbed a small boulder(big fucken stone)and chucked it at the car,hit the passengers window and all but smashed it,they stopped just passed our place wondering wtf,as it was dark,this big maori guy walked to the car and politely told then to fuck off.
All else fails Who ya goner call?

GHOSTBUSTERS!

Great movie again.

[Meanie]

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hypocrite

Baaahhh haaah haaah haaaah Nice one :clap:

[NC]

Move.........

[rudolph]

Sounds like the sort of thing you would do mark:Police:

[Winter]

I remeember reading in a local rag a while back, and old bloke had some sucess with a watermelon placed ontop of a tripod, with and orange circle painted on one end.

[Jorja]

A simple question though. Isn't this a case of kettle and pot?

[onearmedbandit]

Pray to god Mark.

[inlinefour]

A simple question though. Isn't this a case of kettle and pot?

I would have thought so too....

Its all fun and games until its happening in our own back yard Mark?

Mark, I don't think your the right person to deal with this sort of problem. Please go find an adult and get them to.


:corn:

[smoky]

what the heck did i do?

You don't seem to be popular in here skiddy - why's that?
:corn:

[enigma51]

This is funny threat oooooo no wait its karma mr skidie

[Subike]

got an old toyota hiace van?
Park it on the road with a box with a jam jar glued to it, on top of a stick visabile inside the rear window.:2thumbsup
Auto suggestion from those who spy it will eventually work.
Nothing illeagal doing that, but, well speed camera?
Only if the guilty think it is.

[Deano]

make a speed hump


wouldnt it be illegal to make ya own?


Use your head.

[AllanB]

Just call the cops and say you are old Mr Smith from number 20 making a complaint.

Or organize all the really old people in the street to walk up and down it butt naked when the hoons are there - I'm sure they will not return in a hurry.

You however may discover that you are slightly aroused by this sight and require counselling.

[skidMark]

:blink:...nah of course you haven't!!
FFS I've seen you leave a funeral of a KBer at 17000rpm in a 50kmph zone :argue:
Karma? Yeah more than likely. If you don't like it then go and do something about it :baby:


um yeah the zxr only does 55 tapped out at 19k rpm in first dude.

[illusivemenace]

tell your mates to stop coming round;)

[Swoop]

Hop on your bike and chase after them, really quickly, so that you can tell them how bad they have been.

[skidMark]

just had another 2 rip through tonight

one of them being a subaru....

blow off valve blah blah.....running through the gears...

got to 120 ish or so....

did not see the plate ....i was inside.

somebodys gunna get killed.

[howdamnhard]

Ye I did that once ,only problem was boy racer's mommy was a lawer and I got charged with willful damage.:mad:



Call the cops,and council,then tell your mates the cops will be patrolling,if the mates are all legal ride wise,wof,rego etc,no probs for them.Karma could be,maybe.As a teenager we did similar,wheelies,handbrakes so now I put up with it to an extent,after some wanker does it about 10 times then we get pissed off,the neighbours son in law did best thing last year,couple of hoons in a crap of shit kept driving passed,end of street is dead end,when they came back passed,he grabbed a small boulder(big fucken stone)and chucked it at the car,hit the passengers window and all but smashed it,they stopped just passed our place wondering wtf,as it was dark,this big maori guy walked to the car and politely told then to fuck off.
All else fails Who ya goner call?

GHOSTBUSTERS!

Great movie again.

[The Stranger]

Mark, your piss takes are getting so transparent these days.

[rwh]

Use your head.

Kill two birds with one stone you reckon?

Richard

[skidMark]

Kill two birds with one stone you reckon?

Richard

CUNTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT:laugh:

[Disco Dan]

Just wait till it gets darkish.. set up a comfy chair outside with a 6 pack and a digital camera.

Flash on.

Take a pic as they come towards you.

Simple.

They will either slow down, stop and beat you up or both.

Will work though.

Oh and dont be silly enough to do this right outside YOUR house will you! :rofl:

[Manxman]

Use your head.

:clap::laugh::rofl::not:

Fecken brilliant.

[Manxman]

Get some inspiration here:
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/boing/the-worlds-most-effective-speed-bump-326453.php

Classic.....

[vifferman]

Call the cops and the council. Before you know it, they'll have undercover cars lurking around the place, and the council will fill the street with speed humps, islands, etc.

I tellsya, it works! Our neighbour bleated to the council and the cops, and as a result, we now have a pedestrian island outside our house, a yellow line on our kerb so we've got no parking, and instead of 18 crashes a year on our street, we now have nearly none.

Of course, we still have a boy racer infestation, and innocent people like myself getting ticketed instead of the real criminals, but every so often the cops get to do a stake out at 2 AM and boost their ticket quota.
And our neighbour's happy!

[Tank]

Personally - I think that this is probably a troll.

But assuming that its not - then I think its fine.

They are driving at speeds that they think are safe. They are confident in their skills and ability. Just because some old nana in the house dosnt like it - it doesn't mean that what they are doing is dangerous. - Thats the usual bullshit you spout.

Now that its in your back yard I think its hilarious and hopefully you will think twice before YOU do it to someone else (although I doubt it).

Thanks for the laugh!

[nodrog]

call these guys

[EJK]

We are having a serious problem in our narrow little street at the moment

cars blasting through anytime of the day or night....but alot higher speeds at night.

we arnt talking 70kph or something.

my street is a 50 kph zone it is narrow. and there are cars parked either side at night.

these cars are doing what i estimate to be at least 100kph. some 120-130+ this is ridiculous.

i don't want to call cops as the last thing i need is cops swarming the area. but how do i stop this?

i have no ideas on what to do.

i really do not want to call the cops.

because chances are they will not get them.

am i over reacting is this very common.

this is a very small sidestreet it's not a main road or anything..... it's a backroad suburban street.

and i'm worried one night a car will back out of a driveway and the speedster will not see it. and bang.

with the speeds they are doing they wouldnt even have time to hit the brakes.

what the heck do i do?

Dude, you used to do it. Why complain now? :Pokey: lol