First speeding ticket

[pritch]

Zero cred...I can assure you that they will chase at those speeds, and above

Oh yes! And we have at least one KBer who can confirm that they have no limits apart from those imposed by their machinery...

But his secret is safe with me

[superman]

On the way back up from Tauranga to Auckland was coming up to a crest doing around 140ish

I hope you didn't do the state highway/motorway trip to Auckland. If a biker chooses that route on purpose I don't know what the world is coming to!

[fishb8nz]

bugga - thought I was in an 80k/hr zone....well it had been but the zone had been changed. I wrote and complained about no sinage where the zone had changed and within a month a new 50 km sign was put up.

[steve_t]

bugga - thought I was in an 80k/hr zone....well it had been but the zone had been changed. I wrote and complained about no sinage where the zone had changed and within a month a new 50 km sign was put up.

Did u get off the ticket?

[The Singing Chef]

I hope you didn't do the state highway/motorway trip to Auckland. If a biker chooses that route on purpose I don't know what the world is coming to!

Which way do you go? i haven't bothered looking up alternate routes yet

[MaxCannon]

I've seen a couple of rather persistent policeman doing high speed pursuits.

I'm fairly sure they were breaking the rules. One in particular was creating far more of a hazard on the road than the person he was pursuing.
He almost had two head on crashes going up SH16.

Would appear that some of those that enforce the law think they are above it.

[Blackshear]

I've seen a couple of rather persistent policeman doing high speed pursuits.

I'm fairly sure they were breaking the rules. One in particular was creating far more of a hazard on the road than the person he was pursuing.
He almost had two head on crashes going up SH16.

Would appear that some of those that enforce the law think they are above it.

Yeah, few coppers around my old area catching u-turners at checkpoints really didn't give a shit about what could've been around the corner. musta been 100 in a 50 zone to catch a u-turner, flying around blind corners and almost collecting me by a hair.
At least they're dedicated

[Spearfish]

I wonder how much of a dead cert quota filler a u turner at a check point is?

[MSTRS:Me]

I think what TOTO was saying was that you are on your learners which means that your allowed top speed is 70kph making 140kph 70 over you allowed speed limit.

Yea, that's what he meant. But it doesn't work like that...
It's actually 2 separate offences.
1. Exceeding 100kph (by whatever margin)
2. Riding outside a licence condition (however they word that)
Both carry their own fine. And both carry demerits.

[Blackshear]

Yea, that's what he meant. But it doesn't work like that...
It's actually 2 separate offences.
1. Exceeding 100kph (by whatever margin)
2. Riding outside a licence condition (however they word that)
Both carry their own fine. And both carry demerits.

If the officer is nice enough, they will consider it 'double dipping' and waive the 70km/h infringement.
Not all officers are as nice, though.

Where is that red headed bastard, anyway?

[slofox]

When it comes to speed, I think as follows:

If I wanna speed, I do it where and when there is nobody else on the road.

I have no issue with me killing myself, but I do have an issue if I kill someone else.

That's about it really.

Hell, I don't always travel under 100km/hr. But I sure as hell don't so loony stuff on a crowded road.

[JimO]

so the op has been riding for 5 months and is doing 160 around sweeping corners, i suppose next there will be a rider down thread

[steve_t]

A 250 at 160km/h would be screaming its tits off too

[scumdog]

I just don't give a fuck any more! I'm old and in ill health, and also often carry a handgun (illegal, I know, but, see beginning) One day I'll just say "Fuckit!" pull it out and start shooting..........I'd prefer there to be a politician in front of me, but a pedantic, postulating prick of a policeman will do just as well....!

C'mon, trolling requires a minimum level of finesse and subtleness - and you didn't make the grade...

[Drew]

I think what TOTO was saying was that you are on your learners which means that your allowed top speed is 70kph making 140kph 70 over you allowed speed limit.

Yes but you gotta separate the two infringements. The first is a licence infringement, travelling at more than 70kph. The second is exceeding the posted speed limit.

I got a 42kph speeding ticket once, but got off because it was written down as exceeding the speed limit, and I was not doing 142kph.