"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin (1706-90)
"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending to much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
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Yes ... and if it went to court ... which it would do if you didn't pay the fine. The person who reported you, would have to go to court (from wherever they live) as a witness for the Police. And if they dont .... lack of evidence .... no case.
Considering where you were seen ... to where you were stopped, is quite a distance. Perhaps "next time" admit nothing ....
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
My mate lost the love of his life on that stretch of road due to some fucktard on the wrong side. And yes before the yellows i would pass at every opportunity, as with the tukus. But things have changed, traffic volumes have increased, trucks are bigger yet these types of roads have remained the same. Its cheaper to paint yellow than build a dual carrage way.
Double yellow line painting man has made his way through out NZ. The placement of the double yellows used to be for safety these days the are used for?
Once upon a time when you saw double yellow lines you did not even think about overtaking for fear of your life, a fine came way down your thought processes.
The law says you can not overtake on double yellows, therefore you dont. There is a penalty to be paid if you do, and these days it is not just your life to be concerned about. Your bank balance is almost more at peril.
Certainly there are some areas that you should never overtake. I dont care how fast your bike is, or how skilled you are, or how available the gap seems to be to your "zoned in" eyes, you are tempting your maker and most likely pissing off George and Murtle out for their little drive, if you do overtake.
I think it is sad that we have reached the "its back to using your own judgement, just like it was before they painted an yellow lines" time, for it wont be long until we get hammered with even more draconian measures.
Can anyone see a business opportunity here? I am about to start up sewing red flags and recruiting people to walk in front of you when you attempt to negotaite our highways and byways. The charge for this will be payable by the following methods...
theres two long-ish straights in there where its fine to pass even on a 250, passed an ambo on my vt, he was none to pleased. Fuck em I reckon, just cos a shitbox 1.3l hatchback can't make a safe pass, nobody is allowed to. Number plate flipper is possibly a good mod to put on my list.
Yellow lines used to be in places to warn you that you don't have adequate vision etc, generally within 100m of a visual impairment iirc. Now they seem to put them anywhere where people are likely to pass in spaces under 300m sorta range.
"A shark on whiskey is mighty risky, but a shark on beer is a beer engineer" - Tad Ghostal
A great bike road if -1)No trucks,campervans or trailers are in front prior to yellow lines,2)the road is dry,3)no nanas in cars braking every corner,4)it's daytime.
I would be keen to fight if I DIDN'T cross centreline and could prove it,but that's the hard bit proof.
And I have done this route since first week in Nov last year twice weekly,out of all those times probably less than 10 times has the road been such traffic wise or road condition that I have thought this is bliss,mostly it is f.cken bus,truck,rain,darkness,asian(yep)or car driver who has put a damper on it,have NEVER had a bike on my side,but the odd truck(no trailer whew) and car have been on my side.
Hello officer put it on my tab
Don't steal the government hates competition.
I'm sorry that your mate lost someone, but your reply is doing more than a little injustice to my original statement. I just said I don't speed (as a matter of habit), so I'm not likely to get demerits from that. Not sure how that translates to self-nomination for sainthood, but ok.
And I do love how some people seem to be implying some sort of moral outrage on my part. I broke a law, and did so knowing the consequences if I got caught. No arguments there. I was just wondering about the legal aspect of issuing a ticket on the say-so of a member of the public.
Still, when you can make a pass on a 250 without dropping a gear and still have time to indicate for a couple of seconds before merging back in, all with plenty of clear space in front of you...
I thought the only people that are allowed to pass on yellows are harley riders.....always see them passing on double yellows....Why dont you buy a harley???
I think a lot of you people are thinking this the wrong way.
The law does not say "you may not overtake on a yellow".
It simply says "you may not cross the centreline". The road code for motorcyclists quite specifically states that even where there are double lines, you may still pass, provided you DO NOT CROSS THE CENTRELINE.
So the obvious lesson here is:
If you can pass the vehicle ahead of you while staying in the same lane as them, then you may do so.
If you can't pass the vehicle ahead of you while staying in the same lane as them, then you may not.
I have used this technique for years. If it's safe to do so, you'd be amazed at the amount of cars that let you pass.
And I to my motorcycle parked like the soul of the junkyard. Restored, a bicycle fleshed with power, and tore off. Up Highway 106 continually drunk on the wind in my mouth. Wringing the handlebar for speed, wild to be wreckage forever.
- James Dickey, Cherrylog Road.
Yep and the Hunua Gorge is another place here if you know the road you can overtake safely at several points BUT double yellow lines all the way through. Nothng worse getting stuck behind some nana doing 25kmh all the way through.
OIh, I forgot, the cops hand out tickets to slow motorists hat hold other traffic up.![]()
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