Tickets for 4km/h over the speed limit this Queens Birthday weekend

[crystalball]

i will over take cars at 100 and 4 and a half km.

[Smifffy]

i will over take cars at 100 and 4 and a half km.

I overtook a nissan patrol towing a trailer today that had indicated and moved over for me. As I pulled alongside he started to pull back into the carriageway, I went past at 115 km/h. It killed me. Don't do it.

[Headbanger]

I took the Skyline out for a spin.

Didn't run over any kids though.

[steve_t]

Saw on the news that the AA are advocating spending as little time on the wrong side of the road as possible. With their test, it took 20 seconds to safely pass a slower vehicle (travelling at 90 such as a vehicle towing a trailer) when going 104km/h. That's a long time on the wrong side of the road! And the police response was that if those were the conditions, you should reconsider whether or not you should be looking to pass at all.
I'm gonna predict a lot more idiotic inappropriate overtaking out of sheer frustration. Some people need to chill out, but others need to be more considerate

[Sentox]

With their test, it took 20 seconds to safely pass a slower vehicle (travelling at 90 such as a vehicle towing a trailer) when going 104km/h. That's a long time on the wrong side of the road! And the police response was that if those were the conditions, you should reconsider whether or not you should be looking to pass at all.

The mind boggles.

[Pixie]

Funny,81% of respondents to the Campbell Live poll think it's a revenue gathering exercise.
What? They don't believe Police bullshit?

[shrub]

i will over take cars at 100 and 4 and a half km.

I will stay home or drive the cage - any speed over 40 kmh in a cage is too fast, so I won't get tickets.

[neels]

And the police response was that if those were the conditions, you should reconsider whether or not you should be looking to pass at all.

So I should spend the entire trip from churchur to timaru sitting behind the wankers that drive at 85, except for on the passing lanes when they do 110. If they want to improve road safety they should ticket those cunts for deliberately obstructing traffic. Or the ageing dickheads in their HSV holdens with their HSV jackets and HSV undies who pass you at 130 on the straight bits then slow down to 18.5kph for the first corner they come to and tailgate you if you're impolite enough to pass them on a bit of road that's not absolutely dead straight.

[Smifffy]

So I should spend the entire trip from churchur to timaru sitting behind the wankers that drive at 85, except for on the passing lanes when they do 110.

Yup, that's about what is required, except you should not speed up to 110 at the passing lane. Maintain 100, and the Popo will jump out from behind a bush and giz the HSV fanboi a ticket. Less peeps will make toll calls on the road this weekend as a result.

[Flip]

I gotta ask. Popo?

[98tls]

Cant see what all the fuss is about really,you really didnt see this coming?Long weekends in Aus attract double demerits etc which is whats next here no doubt.110s as boring as 100 so i will continue to ride around 120 on the open road and be selective as to where as i always have.The average Kiwi road user is as thick as 2 planks when it comes to where they choose to speed a little and ive no doubt the coppers often chuckle at there stupidity.Candy from a baby.

[Kickaha]

I gotta ask. Popo?

Police....

[oldrider]

Funny,81% of respondents to the Campbell Live poll think it's a revenue gathering exercise.
What? They don't believe Police bullshit?

Well, it's certainly not about road safety regardless of how hard Key to Zee try to convince themselves that it is!

Bloody the lot of them!

Actually I feel sorry for the cops having to enforce this sorry arsed little charade!

[Pixie]

. Now if they had followed Australia and doubled the penalties, that *would* be bad.

In Oz they double the demerits.As that does not increase the revenue gained,it is not considered an option in NZ.

[HenryDorsetCase]

So I should spend the entire trip from churchur to timaru sitting behind the wankers that drive at 85, except for on the passing lanes when they do 110. If they want to improve road safety they should ticket those cunts for deliberately obstructing traffic. Or the ageing dickheads in their HSV holdens with their HSV jackets and HSV undies who pass you at 130 on the straight bits then slow down to 18.5kph for the first corner they come to and tailgate you if you're impolite enough to pass them on a bit of road that's not absolutely dead straight.

what you need to do if driving form chur chur to timavegas is:

1. reconsider your destination; then
2. if you simply MUST go there, zip up to Amberley, turn left, go along a bit, then go down SH72/72 thru Methven Fairlie way.

its a nice enough ride.

You still end up in Timaru though.