Mobile speed cameras

**JATZ** · 12th July 2011, 20:37

Time to gather the K.B. legal team around.....

I'm curious as to the legality or otherwise of mobile speed cameras parked by the side of what passes for a motorway, here in Nelson.
There is several "No Stoping" signs, so I was wondering

Do they/are they aloud to stop on the side of the motorway in other parts of the country ?

Discuss....

**Mad-V2** · 12th July 2011, 20:51

They are the police man! they can do whatever they want, whenever they want.
I have seen them around the country on the side of several motorways, so I gather they are allowed.
They are getting lazy these days, so lazy that when I asked a policeman to dust my house for prints after a burg, he said "Na"
Then I rung and complained about how lazy he was, he came back with his kit, took a few prints and then accused me of doing an insurance job as the prints were mine.
Our police force is legendary!!!!

I've even seen a police officer parked in a private entrance way, in a car fully painted in Jack Daniels advertising doing speed checks. WTF!!!!

**scumdog** · 12th July 2011, 21:13

Originally Posted by JATZ

Time to gather the K.B. legal team around.....

I'm curious as to the legality or otherwise of mobile speed cameras parked by the side of what passes for a motorway, here in Nelson.
There is several "No Stoping" signs, so I was wondering

Do they/are they aloud to stop on the side of the motorway in other parts of the country ?

Discuss....

'No Stoping' huh? - well that's OK.

Now if the sign had said 'No Stopping' it would have been a different story...

**scumdog** · 12th July 2011, 21:13

Originally Posted by Mad-V2

They are the police man! they can do whatever they want, whenever they want.
I have seen them around the country on the side of several motorways, so I gather they are allowed.
They are getting lazy these days, so lazy that when I asked a policeman to dust my house for prints after a burg, he said "Na"
Then I rung and complained about how lazy he was, he came back with his kit, took a few prints and then accused me of doing an insurance job as the prints were mine.
Our police force is legendary!!!!

I've even seen a police officer parked in a private entrance way, in a car fully painted in Jack Daniels advertising doing speed checks. WTF!!!!

Enjoy!

**Mad-V2** · 12th July 2011, 21:17

Originally Posted by scumdog

Enjoy!

Please explain..........

Originally Posted by scumdog

'No Stoping' huh? - well that's OK.

Now if the sign had said 'No Stopping' it would have been a different story...

Please explain..........

**JATZ** · 12th July 2011, 21:22

Originally Posted by scumdog

'No Stoping' huh? - well that's OK.

Now if the sign had said 'No Stopping' it would have been a different story...

Yeah O.k. point taken

But can YOU ! tell me if it's alright for the camera van to ignore the no stopping sign or are they just doing what ever the hell they like ?

**Scuba_Steve** · 12th July 2011, 21:31

Originally Posted by JATZ

Yeah O.k. point taken

But can YOU ! tell me if it's alright for the camera van to ignore the no stopping sign or are they just doing what ever the hell they like ?

your not actually asking a cop the law are you???

thats like asking a butcher about the finer points of ballet.

**FJRider** · 12th July 2011, 21:36

Originally Posted by JATZ

Yeah O.k. point taken

But can YOU ! tell me if it's alright for the camera van to ignore the no stopping sign or are they just doing what ever the hell they like ?

In the course of their duty ... YEP ...

**JATZ** · 12th July 2011, 21:40

Originally Posted by FJRider

In the course of their duty ... YEP ...

Cheers FJ, or is that Mr Rider ?

It was just a question that had been bugging me.

**Mad-V2** · 12th July 2011, 21:49

In the course of their duty? Doesn't that usually apply to things like speeding, running red lights or pulling people over?
The reason for no stopPing on motorways is, in case there is an emergency, emergency services can get through safely.
I'd hardly consider a speed camera van an emergency vehicle

**FJRider** · 12th July 2011, 21:52

Originally Posted by JATZ

Cheers FJ, or is that Mr Rider ?

It was just a question that had been bugging me.

How fast were you going when they pinged ya ... ???

**JATZ** · 12th July 2011, 22:05

Originally Posted by FJRider

How fast were you going when they pinged ya ... ???

I very rarely speed, it's only a lill DR350 I ride and I generaly get where I want to go without breaking the law.
Honest

**steve_t** · 12th July 2011, 22:28

Not sure how it works around the rest of the country but whenever I see a mobile speed camera it's parked off the road either on the grass or sneakily behind a tree or on the embankment. I've never seen one on the roadside itself.
And yeah, the cops can probably park there if they want. That poor old guy that died after he hit the back of the parked cop car had hit the cop car when it was parked on yellow lines in the course of duty.