aaarggh

[Jonty]

Just got my morning mail and what do I find - a mobile speed camera ticket for doing 111km/h on the Hutt motorway at 10am on a Saturday morning . I do not intend to get off the ticket or condone speeding, but I really pisses me off that keeping up with the flow of traffic gives you a bloody ticket.

rant rant rant

I feel better now

[bear]

What do they charge for that speed nowadays?

[Jonty]

What do they charge for that speed nowadays?

$80 which I would rather spend on my bike!!

[Biff]

Bugger.
Can you claim that an involuntary fart pushed you over the tolerance threshold?

[Riff Raff]

Speaking of speeding fines: Does anyone know how far away from a 100km sign a policeman can stand with a handheld radar - and whether the documentation shows how far away from the sign you were when he got a fix on your speed. I got nabbed by a cop hiding behind a bush, 20m from the 100km sign as I was leaving Bulls to head back up to Auckland.

[White trash]

Speaking of speeding fines: Does anyone know how far away from a 100km sign a policeman can stand with a handheld radar - and whether the documentation shows how far away from the sign you were when he got a fix on your speed. I got nabbed by a cop hiding behind a bush, 20m from the 100km sign as I was leaving Bulls to head back up to Auckland.

It's supposed to be like 250 meters after a speed reduction, sounds like you were done by some copper shooting back into the 50 zone.

I think that's perfectly legal.

If he had'a got ya going into the 50 zone, from a hundred, you'd have grounds for a complaint. Shouldn't be fucken speeding anyway.

I only travel at 108 kph now and I must say, it's done wonders for my fuel consumption. Magnificent!

[Biff]

My last speeding ticket was for excelerating too early into a 100 kmph zone. I was in a 50 zone, a small township between ChCh and Queenstown, and I accelerated before a 100 zone started, reaching a mind blowing 8? kph. I was absolutely furious with the cop when he said he was going to ticket me, as he'd apparently followed me (in a mufty) for between 15-20 K from a rural area, into a township and back out again. Not once (apart from accelerationg early) during this time did I go over 100 in a 100 limit or 45 in the 50 area. Bastard. And I sure as shit accelerated a lot less than 200 meters from the sign post. So I'd love to know what the law really is. Well - maybe I wouldnt as I'd be really pissed off if he was actually wrong to have ticketed me.

3? kmph over - $300 bucks. 40 demeit points. Bastard.












Bastard.

[bear]

I understood it to be 200m.

[Paul in NZ]

It's only a gentlemans agreement thing.... Ya gotta be careful!

[Skunk]

There is no 200 or 250 metres... it's at the sign. Up to the cop as to what he dones.

As WT says: he can't stand in a 50 zone and shoot into the 100 zone to nab you for over 50 speeds. But you must be doing the right speed at the sign.

[vifferman]

But you must be doing the right speed at the sign.

That was how I was taught.
Doesn't mean I don't sometimes 'jump the gun' and speed up a little early though...

[Grizz]

I would be gutted also to recive that if I was keeping up with the flow of traffic. Also if they allow a discretionary limit of 10km over arn't you techincally breaching the limit by 1km, and is any speedo or speed camera accurate to within 1km. All I hear is the ringing of a cash register.

[Lou Girardin]

The Police did announce that it would be policy to allow 200 metres tolerance after a speed reduction.
Just console yourselves with the knowledge that you are helping to pay for the next Hip Hop study grant.

[Biff]

I would be gutted also to recive that if I was keeping up with the flow of traffic. Also if they allow a discretionary limit of 10km over arn't you techincally breaching the limit by 1km, and is any speedo or speed camera accurate to within 1km. All I hear is the ringing of a cash register.

'Technically' you're going 11 kmph over the limit. The 10% tolerance is supposedly exists just to cover of any issues relating to inaccuracies in vehicle Speedos, so I've been told.

[Jonty]

'Technically' you're going 11 kmph over the limit. The 10% tolerance is supposedly exists just to cover of any issues relating to inaccuracies in vehicle Speedos, so I've been told.

You're right, but since this was a mobile camera, surely the cop could have "adjusted" the discretion (if thats possible) if he felt traffic was travelling smoothly and safely. I'm positive it is people doing 90-100 on the motorway that causes the delays. Im sure there is research out there that shows how much someone slowing to 100 from 110 has on the effect of tight traffic 1km back. Anyway no need to argue the point it is something I can't win and I guess I will have to make sure I blame my girlfriend for the ticket as it was her car