Where is it Ok to speed?

**scumdog** · 1st March 2015, 09:00

Originally Posted by Akzle

yeah. but you're a dick.

Hell, an EXTREMELY black pot trying to tell us that the less-than-grey kettle is black...

**milktown** · 9th March 2015, 23:52

10 years riding in the states with a squeaky clean driving record
3 years in NZ = 80 demerit points
first one to 100 wins?

**haydes55** · 10th March 2015, 10:57

Originally Posted by milktown

10 years riding in the states with a squeaky clean driving record

3 years in NZ = 80 demerit points

first one to 100 wins?

according to police, it's more dangerous to speed than it is to cause a crash. I've known people to cause crashes, obviously dangerous, get no ticket. cops will ignore your statement if they didn't attend the crash, they won't want to pull their laser guns in long enough to write a ticket for actually causing a crash or nearly... crashing is safe. speeding is dangerous.

and they wonder why cops get bashed, cop cars get set alight and speed cameras get vandalised.

**willytheekid** · 10th March 2015, 11:28

Originally Posted by scumdog

Hell, an EXTREMELY black pot trying to tell us that the less-than-grey kettle is black...

...I think??

(I struggle to keep up wiv this shit nowdays)

...at least we know the grey bit is true

MD · 10th March 2015, 14:19

Q: Where is it Ok to speed?
A: Clearly not south of Hokitika at the moment!

Cops have landed two headline making drivers in a week both doing 180kph plus in cars WITH PASSENGERS. I make no sainthood claims about speeding on the bike but the 'with passengers' bit riles me.

Still seems a bit harsh to throw them in the slammer for speeding when no actual crash happened, no one hurt, no property damaged. Compare that to the teen charged with murdering that bloke in a Auckland motel who was released home on bail, only to run off this week. Now if he had 'sped' off from home then the entire Police force would have been searching for him, ticket book at the ready. Forget about the murder charge Bob, rumour is he was seen driving 61kph in a 50 zone the evil bastard.

**Berries** · 10th March 2015, 22:58

Originally Posted by MD

Cops have landed two headline making drivers in a week both doing 180kph plus in cars WITH PASSENGERS. I make no sainthood claims about speeding on the bike but the 'with passengers' bit riles me.

Why are you riled? You ride a Z1000 so presumably go over 180km/h now and again. On two wheels. Right time, right place (like the uninhabited West Coast on most days), what is wrong with 180 on four wheels, other than it being against the law?

I see one of the guys nicked was from the UK. I never considered it speeding over there until I was doing 100mph, so really he was only 20km/h over. But it is stick a foreign driver on the front page month so what more can you expect............

MD · 11th March 2015, 10:54

Originally Posted by Berries

Why are you riled? You ride a Z1000 so presumably go over 180km/h now and again. On two wheels. Right time, right place (like the uninhabited West Coast on most days), what is wrong with 180 on four wheels, other than it being against the law?

I see one of the guys nicked was from the UK. I never considered it speeding over there until I was doing 100mph, so really he was only 20km/h over. But it is stick a foreign driver on the front page month so what more can you expect............

It's the speeding with passengers who have no control over the vehicle that annoys me, be it in a car or bike. With passengers you do have an obligation to not put them in danger. Blasting down an empty road you are only endangering yourself. I would never speed on a bike if I had a pillion. Man the few times I've been on the back seat it has scared the hell out of me being so dependent on the rider to keep me alive. If he speeds I can't stop it. It's not like you can just step off the bike or step out of a car if the driver/rider is going too fast and refuses to slow down.

**Bikemad** · 11th March 2015, 11:04

Cassina recomends speeding in Group rides......... so you won't feel the pressure to keep up

**Akzle** · 11th March 2015, 20:20

Originally Posted by MD

It's the speeding with passengers who have no control over the vehicle that annoys me, be it in a car or bike. With passengers you do have an obligation to not put them in danger. Blasting down an empty road you are only endangering yourself. I would never speed on a bike if I had a pillion. Man the few times I've been on the back seat it has scared the hell out of me being so dependent on the rider to keep me alive. If he speeds I can't stop it. It's not like you can just step off the bike or step out of a car if the driver/rider is going too fast and refuses to slow down.

any pilot worth their salt would stop to let you off.

Why travel with someone you dont trust?

**FJRider** · 11th March 2015, 20:28

Originally Posted by MD

It's the speeding with passengers who have no control over the vehicle that annoys me, be it in a car or bike. With passengers you do have an obligation to not put them in danger. Blasting down an empty road you are only endangering yourself. I would never speed on a bike if I had a pillion. Man the few times I've been on the back seat it has scared the hell out of me being so dependent on the rider to keep me alive. If he speeds I can't stop it. It's not like you can just step off the bike or step out of a car if the driver/rider is going too fast and refuses to slow down.

Those driving over the posted speed limit with passengers that don't like it ... annoy me. But it is those passengers choice NOT to ride with them again.

**PrincessBandit** · 12th March 2015, 06:51

218kph on the NapierTaupo?? -
Asked if he agreed he was a danger only to himself, he said: "Absolutely."

"I won't really miss riding for the next three months ... I'm a fair-weather rider."

Well, that's good to know. Just avoid riding when the weather is good...

**Berries** · 12th March 2015, 17:59

Originally Posted by PrincessBandit

Well, that's good to know. Just avoid riding when the weather is good...

Why?

"Judge Tony Adeane accepted there were no other motorists on the road at the time."

"It was fortunate that it ended with the rider spending the day in court rather than in hospital, or even worse, by being another statistic." said the Police.

Seems like this road at that particular time was an ok place to speed, apart from the hidden cop doing speed enforcement obviously.

Link to the story

**Old Steve** · 12th March 2015, 18:22

When passing a triple trailer road train. If one of them is doing 90 to 95 km/hr then you need to twist it up to 120 or more so that you're not out there on the other side of the road for an hour and a half as you creep slowly passed them.

Two hundred or so km inland here in QLD, the unofficial speed limit slides up to 125. Heard of a guy that was pulled over for doing 140 a bit out the back, the cop told him to stay within the "local" limit of 125.

**PrincessBandit** · 13th March 2015, 05:56

Originally Posted by Berries

Why?

Originally Posted by PrincessBandit

218kph on the NapierTaupo?? -
Asked if he agreed he was a danger only to himself, he said: "Absolutely."

"I won't really miss riding for the next three months ... I'm a fair-weather rider."

At least you know when to avoid meeting up with him on the road while he's enjoying his excessive speed.