Everyone's Favourite...speeding tickets.

**meister** · 9th May 2005, 18:49

hey, here's one to chew on...

my bike is one of three in the country bought out by Suzuki NZ a couple of years back for some show and i bought it from a dealer a few weeks back...

i got snapped by the fuzz down taupiri way doing 116kmh and i had the right to write (repitition, as my english teacher would say) in and argue it...so, i did.

my bike is in mph, and i had the dealer put a 'white line' at 60 (around 98kmh) but i argued the fact that the guy actually put it on 65, he was taller than me, so angle of sight also contributed, and the angle of the speedo did exacerbated the problem...i then admitted that i exceeded the limit, as every kiwi rider and biker does, by what i figured to be 5-odd kms, being a quiet road so early in the morning. i did not dispute the fact i was doing 116, i plainly said i wasn't aware i was doing 116. makes sense???

so why was my lengthy explanation including maths and physics turned down when a friend on four wheels got a 124kmh ticket wiped because he was overtaking???

if there are any cops on this site, i would love to hear a reason...it surely is not because my explanation was above the mentality of those in the infringment bureau, and i am sure you are spending more time on unsolved rape cases in sth auckland, and then of course, it does take time to clear porn off your desktops...

should i take this to court? love to hear views on this...

**Sutage** · 9th May 2005, 18:54

That depends if your story is a crock of shit or not, if you know you were speeding, pay the fine and get over it. If you actually weren't then dispute it.

**bugjuice** · 9th May 2005, 18:57

Why wasn't the clocks converted to kph? plenty of GSXR600s with kph on..
just something to think about, if they come back with it..
sux tho

**meister** · 9th May 2005, 18:58

as i said, i knew i was speeding, but by the grace of god as my witness, by the same amount as everyone else, ie less than 10kmh over. i DID NOT think i was going over 110, and had no intention of it...

love the floyd quote...going to the Experience?

**Coyote** · 9th May 2005, 18:59

Police are farking bastards when it comes to tickets, fucking wankers

**Coyote** · 9th May 2005, 19:00

I suggest not to complain, since your a biker, you will have to pay, otherwise prepare to be called madam

**SuperDave** · 9th May 2005, 19:02

Personally I reckon just drop it and cough up the cash. Despite all that you were going over the speed limit by 16kph, reason enough for them to ticket you. Some people are just lucky that they get off with simply writing letters.

**Biff** · 9th May 2005, 19:03

Excuse me for being daft - but I though you said you were doing 116, yet you then state that you were going less than 10KMPH less than the limit. As the limit is 100 then you were doing 16KPH more than the limit.

I've tried the, "sorry" card to no avail. You win some you lose some. Pay up I say - lesson learnt.

Saying that - I've also neen clocked doing 130KPH + and the cop that clocked me couldn't catch me and radioed ahead for help. When an ocoming police car flashed me to pull over, I did, waited for his colleague to catch up and the pair of them admired my bike and let me off with a warning.
I think it's a Honda thing.

Originally Posted by alarumba

Police are farking bastards when it comes to tickets, fucking wankers

A bit harsh mate.
Go on - tell us, what's happened to bring this out?
Personally I like cops at the moment. Until the next time....

**Sensei** · 9th May 2005, 19:04

Tough break dude as above pay it & make sure you are Pinned in top next time

**meister** · 9th May 2005, 19:09

i didnt make myself clear, my explanation was in a letter...it may have been seen as "baffle them with bullshit", so be it. just sick of paying extra when we bikers pay enuff (remember the acc levy??!!)...

so be it, however in closing, "si vis pacem parabellum!"

**Sutage** · 9th May 2005, 19:15

Ya hoping to go, i hear those guys are pretty good.

Never gonna get to see the original guys, damn roger waters i say

only 17 so i missed out on the 70s concerts, you lucky bastards!

**Ramius** · 9th May 2005, 19:23

Originally Posted by meister

hey, here's one to chew on...

my bike is one of three in the country bought out by Suzuki NZ a couple of years back for some show and i bought it from a dealer a few weeks back...

i got snapped by the fuzz down taupiri way doing 116kmh and i had the right to write (repitition, as my english teacher would say) in and argue it...so, i did.

my bike is in mph, and i had the dealer put a 'white line' at 60 (around 98kmh) but i argued the fact that the guy actually put it on 65, he was taller than me, so angle of sight also contributed, and the angle of the speedo did exacerbated the problem...i then admitted that i exceeded the limit, as every kiwi rider and biker does, by what i figured to be 5-odd kms, being a quiet road so early in the morning. i did not dispute the fact i was doing 116, i plainly said i wasn't aware i was doing 116. makes sense???

so why was my lengthy explanation including maths and physics turned down when a friend on four wheels got a 124kmh ticket wiped because he was overtaking???

if there are any cops on this site, i would love to hear a reason...it surely is not because my explanation was above the mentality of those in the infringment bureau, and i am sure you are spending more time on unsolved rape cases in sth auckland, and then of course, it does take time to clear porn off your desktops...

should i take this to court? love to hear views on this...

You were speeding, pay the infringement before it goes to court or one of my compadres will be knocking on your door collecting the fine from you. And as a PS, overtaking is somewhat different, and different people different circumstances. I have had people who have not been let off for overtaking, comes down to judgement, and really, if the police have already said no to you, more than likely the JP who gets the file at court is going to say the same, so stop whining, stop speeding and pay up...

I guess you could put it down to a costly lesson!

PPS, sorry if that seemed a bit harsh, but like I am floating away on the cloud of painkillers at the moment so am a bit moody.

**hondacmx450** · 9th May 2005, 19:24

if you speed you better be ready to out run them or hay dont speed
but hay then why do thay bring bikes into new zealand that go faster than 100 kph i will tell you why um no i dont know
pay it man cops sux and if thay want to catch me to give me a ticket there push bike better be faster than my morrison

**Kwaka-Kid** · 9th May 2005, 19:38

nah dude, i dont think you have much chance of the excuse standing in court even. Just my personal guess.

And Alarumba - Careful dude, they are everyday wankers like you and me, they go to work, do what their told for their 8 hours, go home and ride bikes etc.