Radar law petition?

[Timber020]

A mate was telling me that they estimate that there are hundreds of thousands of detector users in this country, what would it take to set up an online petition and get places such as repco, supercheap and other sellers to have a sign up?

[NZsarge]

A mate was telling me that they estimate that there are hundreds of thousands of detector users in this country, what would it take to set up an online petition and get places such as repco, supercheap and other sellers to have a sign up?

Hell, if did any good or not, i'd go and sign it.

[TOTO]

Good idea , would sign it but something tells me it may not help...:Pokey:

[rwh]

It'd need a well-reasoned statement to go with it, obviously - not just "I'm a hoon and I don't want to get caught, so let me keep my detector".

I haven't seen any stats linking RD use to higher accident rates, and hints that in fact the reverse may be true; that's probably a good place to start.

Richard

[Weaver]

It'd need a well-reasoned statement to go with it, obviously - not just "I'm a hoon and I don't want to get caught, so let me keep my detector".


Your right. It should say "I payed $735 for my radar detector, so let me keep it".

[Grahameeboy]

To be honest, after I got a 3 monther I did think about an RD but cost was an issue for me and although I still speed I am more aware of 'right place, right time'.

At the end of the day Rd's help people break the law and in most cases escape tickets so from this point of view the ban makes sense.

However, UK research suggests that use of RD's makes drivers safer as they are more conscious of speed.

It will stop real hoons which has to be a good one.

Of course someone will come up (beltronics do) with an RD that is smaller and hidden.

Is it really a big issue one way or another?

[The Pastor]

do it. just do it.

[Swoop]

A small drawback that NZ gubbinments' have never been interested in petitions'.
Worth a try though.<_<

[naughty]

Great idea but needs good reasoning. Since ive had my radar in my car (not wired to bike yet..shit) i reckon i drive slower because im more aware of my speed, dont know if that will be the same on the bike but! and it cost me too much money not to use!

[Taz]

We'll all soon have speed limiters on our bikes anyway.....

[kiwifruit]

We'll all soon have speed limiters on our bikes anyway.....

yes.
its a good thing

[James Deuce]

Troll! In the Dungeon. Thought you outta know.

[rwh]

Troll! In the Dungeon. Thought you outta know.

Hmm. So you're the real bad guy then?

Richard

[99TLS]

yes.
its a good thing

especially if its a chick doin wheelies and 299 on your bike :dodge:

[Seroom]

The best way to counter radar detectors would be to have an RF emitter on every cellphone tower flooding the area with Radar signal thus neutralising the radar detector making it next to useless.

[NighthawkNZ]

A mate was telling me that they estimate that there are hundreds of thousands of detector users in this country, what would it take to set up an online petition and get places such as repco, supercheap and other sellers to have a sign up?

didn't do any good with the anti smacking law...

[spudchucka]

A small drawback that NZ gubbinments' have never been interested in petitions'.
Worth a try though.<_<

Nor 90% referendum.

Unless there is some moral groundswell of ill-will towards the Govt if they don't act, (like there should be over the Kukenbecker legal aid farce) they will simply ignore it.

[Blackbird]

Since ive had my radar in my car (not wired to bike yet..shit) i reckon i drive slower because im more aware of my speed,

Yep, just the same on the bike. I've got a screamer attached to the detector and it really makes you jump when it goes off! It's definitely made me more aware of speed.

[Soul.Trader]

The best way to counter radar detectors would be to have an RF emitter on every cellphone tower flooding the area with Radar signal thus neutralising the radar detector making it next to useless.


Because radar detectors work on very slim margins of frequency, the radar would have to be emitted on the same frequency as police radars, which would screw their ability to measure speed. No to mention it would take an immense amount of power to emit this much radar energy, and you'd never shut the ubiquitous uninformed traps of the green idiots claiming the radars are causing cancer/autism/homosexual tendencies.