One for Patrick to answer maybe?

[red mermaid]

No plan, just circumstances.

With a car fitted with radar it is relatively easy to detect the offence...they do a speed, its picked up on the radar, and there for you to see.

The other offences, especially slow driving, you need to spend time gathering evidence, ie; a speed check, distance over, vehicles inconvenienced and then after all that 'Joe Public' will argue like hell that he/she was doing nothing wrong and the nasty cop is making it all up.

[Ixion]

Matter of law actually. Land Transport Act 1998, 88 (3).

I stand corrected.
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If you are in breach of any condition apart from the L plate one, the plod can now forbid you from riding until you comply.

I don't see the exclusion for the L plate breach ?

has, in relation to a prescribed class of motor vehicle, breached any condition of a class 1 or class 6 learner licence or a restricted licence held by that person

WHich strictly would include (eg) not wearing corrective lenses , if on a L or R ? But not if on a full.

You see, there is a power of arrest if you forbid the driver, then he does it again

More pertinently, also a power to impound the vehicle.

[MSTRS:Me]

WHich strictly would include (eg) not wearing corrective lenses , if on a L or R ? But not if on a full.

That's a condition on the licence, fullstop. Nothing to do with GSDL

[Patrick]

To me it seems the same thing.....if you are expected to write a certain quantity, based on what other Offrs do........

A question I want to ask......here in Qld, it is blatantly obvious to anyone that "speeding" is the focus...its easy to detect, profitable (over here 120 on a 100k hiway will get you $333.00 and 4 points out of your 12)

Meanwhile you see ppl puttering along in the fast lane at 10k under, caravans and campervans blocking roads with dozens of veh trapped behind, erratic lane changes with no head checks or indication..and my personal fave..ppl texting while driving...none of which seem to interest the Police.

New law just introduced here in NZ for cellphone users - $80 fine and 20 demerits. Theothers are simple unsafe lane changes $150, hindering traffic $150....

Is there a certain expectation that you would catch a certain number of offenders in any given time frame?

For every hour given to traffic related patrolling, 1 ticket must be issued. One can issue more than 1 if they like.

and do you have a plan beforehand...like OK lads..lets focus on "keep left" today..or dodgey looking vehicles (safety) or lane changing...

Sometimes, yeah......

or is it just sit there with radar looking for speeders?

Only have one down here.

WHich strictly would include (eg) not wearing corrective lenses , if on a L or R ? But not if on a full.

That's a condition on the licence, fullstop. Nothing to do with GSDL

Wot MSTRS sed, Ix.....

[Ixion]

That's a condition on the licence, fullstop. Nothing to do with GSDL

I realise that. But you only have one licence. So a licence condition is a condition. And the law says "breached any condition of a class 1 or class 6 learner licence or a restricted licence held by that person".

It's a condition of the licence (printed on it , even). So, if it's been breached ....


Not the intention of the Act , I agree. And unlikely that a cop would use it thus (no reason to, really). But that's what the Act says. Any condition.

[FstRyd]

More pertinently, also a power to impound the vehicle.

Na, there isn't a power of impoundment for it for breaching it. It's a bit odd, but that is the way it is.