86km in a 100km zone = speeding ticket?

[TygerTung]

My friend didn't get a bike until he got his full.

He got his learners, waited six months without doing ANY road riding, borrowed a bike, did the test, then waited eighteen months without doing ANY road riding, then borrowed a bike, did his full, then got himself a VFR800.

What do you think about that? He had never had a bike licence in the past either.

[peasea]

You do the crime you do the time

Well, to a point, but there was a time when you could get beheaded or hung for pinching a loaf of bread. The law was changed......people still pinch bread these days but in most civilised you're less likely to lose your head over it.

My point is; dumb laws need some opposition/civil disobedience to get the attention of the law-makers.

[peasea]

The 'pig' won't give a fat rats arse regrdless of what she does.

He'll still dole out the tickets as he thinks fit.

He might also screw some but not 'everyone'.....

That's the ticket.......rofl

PS: In my neck of the woods there is an 'a' in 'regardless'.

In your neck of the woods there should be three more 'r's.

[MSTRS:Me]

My friend didn't get a bike until he got his full.

He got his learners, waited six months without doing ANY road riding, borrowed a bike, did the test, then waited eighteen months without doing ANY road riding, then borrowed a bike, did his full, then got himself a VFR800.

What do you think about that? He had never had a bike licence in the past either.

I think your mate is an idiot.
OK - some people might be special. Or lucky. All bar a very small number would be a liability to themselves and others.

[imdying]

Maybe there was reason for holding you up.

Yeah, letting people on Bealey Ave sleep instead of listening to boy wankers in their loser mobiles all night.

[Ms Piggy]

a ticket! Old mofo with nothing better to do i'm guessing! the only reason y i still got my L plate on is that i wanna sell my bike soon and need to have insurance incase i crash. I can't afford not to have insurance atm!

GET INSURANCE! It's only about $9 a month.

In relation to your fine - stink as! Write a reasonably worded letter and see if you can appeal to the powers that be.

*Hmmmm....didn't realise this thread was so old. Possibly my contribution has been repeated several times over.

[SMOKEU]

Maybe there was reason for holding you up.

They were just being cunts.

[MSTRS:Me]

Shall we take the discussion about 70kph etc over here ?

[chef]

i ride from welly to palmerston north use to commute from whity to welly all on a learners. never been done yet (touch wood) luck of the draw i gues

[Owl]

The problem is that a licence stage is there to allow you to practice. Whilst you are riding. If you are not allowed to practice the higher speed, then it is unfair to test you on it. Eh?

Thank you! I couldn't have answered that better!

Yep lets change the law so a rider with the lil slip of paper can go out on the motorways. Fantastic idea.
Doncha gettit??. If they are allowed to by law --they WILL

I wasn't aware that it was illegal to ride on the open road with a learner licence. Does the motorway have a minimum speed limit?

Answer this honestly dude. Would you be happy for your partner to tackle rushhour traffic at night in the rain ??

Not at this stage and not for quite some time!

Now to answer your question -
I'm gobsmacked that a testing officer would advocate a rider riding at a speed they have NEVER been able to legally ride at. Quite simply put restricted testing needs to demostrate that the L plater has taken the chance to learn the ride skills to ride at or up to 70km/h. Put another way. If a traffic cop was following behind and pulled you over on your restricted test would you or wouldn't you be in breach of licence at 100km/h??--of course you would. So any testing officer advocating you doing so is advocating you breaking the law.
Ill go further and suggest that THEY by the responsibility laid on them to ensure you have learned sufficient to move to the next stage of licencing should penalised for doiung so.
Once they have a restricted licence THEN they have the chance to move to higher speeds and learn the extra skill required to deal with this. Notice I said LEARN.
Its about building on the skills you have developed.constant improvement over 12 months or so.

Like it or not, that's the reality. Do we tell the testing officer "Get fucked", I think not, so we do as we're told and take our chances.

Perhaps possible that she could've received an infringement notice during her test, but in all honesty, what cop would do that? What cop could possibly be that stupid and let me assure you, she'd gladly accept that ticket!

Make a good thread too!

[kunoichi]

I'm baffled by the restricted tester saying you could breech license condition and go 100km for (supposedly) the first time! Tho i do see the point that you should test somebody is able to control themselves at that speed before giving them the legal right to do so. But if my testing officer tells me to do that, i will tell him that if we get pulled over by the cop he must take the fall. I was going by his instruction to pass my test, and he as a testing officer gave me the permission to do so. I simply won't pay for a ticket if i get pulled over during my test! that's bull shit!!

[FROSTY:Me]

Put simply responsibility rests firmly on the shoulders of the RIDER.
NOT the testing officer. I've had that confirmed by the cops.

[enigma51]

They were just being cunts.

You right but they where being cunts to you and thats must have made there day

[kunoichi]

Well then if i fail because i didn't follow the instructions of my test officer, that will cost me, and if i get pulled over that will cost me too! There is no justice in that!

[enigma51]

Well then if i fail because i didn't follow the instructions of my test officer, that will cost me, and if i get pulled over that will cost me too! There is no justice in that!

No one is arguing with that statement.