Has anyone been ticket for breaching 70km/h learner restriction?

[mossy1200]

If you drove your car at 70 you would get ticket for impeding the flow of traffic.

[steve_t]

I was very fortunate that the cop was kind enough to only ping me for exceeding 100km speed limit ($120 fine I think) but he did say he could have done me for breeching the conditions of my licence as well as speeding - which would have been a much bigger fine and more demerit points etc, etc.

Man, females get off tickets or at least the full extent of fines all the time. It's not fair! But I guess it is understandable A girl that worked for me was clocked at 130km/h in her car. She got let off with a warning and told to "slow down, pretty eyes" but I get a ticket and demerits for 111km/h a few weeks earlier

[boman]

Rode for 2 years doing 100 on a leaners. No L plate, no ticket, just dont do anything to draw attention to yourself. The police are not exactically going to pull up all bikers on the assumption that they might not have the correct liscense.

[Ms Piggy]

Man, females get off tickets or at least the full extent of fines all the time. It's not fair!

I think in my case it more my whinge about being a poor student than being a woman.

[jetboy]

70 km/h on the open road is silly.

[jetboy]

Man, females get off tickets or at least the full extent of fines all the time. It's not fair! But I guess it is understandable A girl that worked for me was clocked at 130km/h in her car. She got let off with a warning and told to "slow down, pretty eyes" but I get a ticket and demerits for 111km/h a few weeks earlier

Maybe you don't have pretty eyes...?

[HDTboy]

Can you tell us how fast you were going at the time?
How long ago was it?
Which district were you in?

Thanks in advance.

139km/h
3 years ago.
Waiouru. It was snowing.

120km/h
3.5 years ago
Rotorua

A few times I've not bothered stopping to find out what speed they alledge I was doing

[obstacle]

I rode without an L plate for fear of being done going over 70. Got pulled over because a cop followed me and ran my plate and found the owner (me) had a learners license. Done for doing over 70 and no L plate on the same ticket. $800 later I was off home to fit the L plate. The next week I got done doing 80 on an L plate on the north western adding another $400 to the mix. I'd been riding for 1.5 years on the learners without an L plate and hadn't had any problems. I should have stuck with not having it on.

[KrazyGixxerBoy]

Last time I got pulled over I had no licence at all and was on a FZR1000!! I had my full car licence and when the cop asked me for my licence I gave him my car one. He walked to his car and I was pretty sure I was done and dusted!! He came back after a few minutes, gave me back my licence, gave me my $80 ticket, told me to take it easy and off I went. He clearly didn't even check the licence classes on my licence.....Farkin lucky eh!

In saying that, I got pulled over on a VF750 custom years ago doing 142 out of the terrace tunnel and only got a hefty fine and a warning to get my licence....The cop said he rode too and he understood that it would be difficult for a guy my size (6"2, 120kg) to ride a 250cc bike.

Guess I've just been lucky....

[cambridgedan]

well ive never used an L plate, people will hate me on my bike more than they do, and have never stuck to the 70 rule, i ride Tauranga to Cambridge alot at least once a week, never had any trouble

[duckonin]

I have to say this,it would pay to flick the L plate ride at a 100k's, or speed limit all of the time so as not to draw attention to yourself, you will be safer than at 70k's on an open road..As long as you can handle your bike,competently

One must do what one's gotta do to stay safe, those that make the silly rules never place them selves in more danger than being burnt by a hot cup of latte...

[Ollie.T]

What about for Insurance purposes? I know if something happens at >70km/h
you will probably have other worries, but think the insurance companies would say "Screw you, sucker!! You fix that ferrari that you somehow bashed up - And think we gonna cover the damage to your bike? Not a chance!!"

Im new to riding too, bought a GN250 about 2 weeks ago, been going at about 80km/h on the motorway... hopefully fast enough not to annoy too many other cars in the slow lane, not fast enough to get the angry cops onto me...

[Milts]

What about for Insurance purposes? I know if something happens at >70km/h
you will probably have other worries, but think the insurance companies would say "Screw you, sucker!! You fix that ferrari that you somehow bashed up - And think we gonna cover the damage to your bike? Not a chance!!"

This is an issue. However I hear that a cop in wellington said (off record) "yeah but they've gotta prove you were doing over 70 first". I've also had someone suggest that if you do ride without an L plate to avoid being pulled over for going >70 but <100 to take it with you and stick it on after a crash.

[MarkH]

I'd been riding for 1.5 years on the learners

I see the problem - you shoulda upgraded the license ASAP! The goofy 70kph limit is even more reason to pull finger and upgrade to restricted as soon as you can.

[PrincessBandit]

I see the problem - you shoulda upgraded the license ASAP! The goofy 70kph limit is even more reason to pull finger and upgrade to restricted as soon as you can.

Agree, If you don't want to be stuck at 70kph forever and a day (or face being ticketed for ignoring it) get your R after the minimum time on your L. 6 months is hardly that much of a fag having to face the speed restriction. And if you're a genuine learner rider then its not an unreasonable law. Yes, you might "outgrow" it quickly, but 6 months is hardly an eon to endure. Patience is a virtue which all motorists could do well to cultivate, and enduring a short period of speed limiting is not the end of the world.