4kmh tolerance for Waitangi Weekend until 29 February?

**scumdog** · 5th February 2012, 18:33

Originally Posted by RDJ

So - we've just had the priorities demonstrated today. The authorities' >4km/hr intolerance for citizens driving safely on the open road, but full tolerance for protesters charging the Prime Minister and injuring at least two cameramen.

Oh, I see the parallel.....

**RDJ** · 5th February 2012, 19:15

Originally Posted by scumdog

Oh, I see the parallel.....

I doubt you do. Or rather, I doubt you are willing to.

**JimO** · 5th February 2012, 20:34

Originally Posted by FJRider

To impede the flow of traffic IS a traffic infringement ... although it is not often enforced unless the speed is below 60 kms/hr ... in most cases ...

i managed to pass a car on the open road in a 4x4 towing a boat without exceeding 90ks, that cunt should be stopped by the wallopers

**DMNTD:Me** · 5th February 2012, 20:41

Originally Posted by scumdog

Oh, I see the parallel.....

Yeah me neither...only in one of those situations was someone else's personal well being put in harm

**FJRider** · 5th February 2012, 20:43

Originally Posted by JimO

i managed to pass a car on the open road in a 4x4 towing a boat without exceeding 90ks

Just as well ... 'cause with a trailer ... thats all you are allowed ...

I see slow traffic is getting on the "hit list" ... along with the lower tolerance ... and crossing the center line.

**JimO** · 5th February 2012, 21:23

Originally Posted by FJRider

Just as well ... 'cause with a trailer ... thats all you are allowed ...

I see slow traffic is getting on the "hit list" ... along with the lower tolerance ... and crossing the center line.

i know thats why i stuck at 90 even though the lux could drag the ship along at 160

**red mermaid** · 6th February 2012, 08:10

I just heard from a reliable source that all those who travel under the speed limit will get pink fairy dust sprinkled on them.

What?

It has as much credibility as the opening statement of this thread.

Originally Posted by Deano

Just heard from a reliable source that tickets will be issued by officers (and speed cameras) for 5km/h over the limit.

Not just Waitangi weekend but for all of February.

**Scuba_Steve** · 6th February 2012, 08:28

Originally Posted by red mermaid

I just heard from a reliable source that all those who travel under the speed limit will get pink fairy dust sprinkled on them.

What?

It has as much credibility as the opening statement of this thread.

Knew there was a reason I was never under... Don't want me no pink fairy dust vehicle

But it does explain the Harley sparkle

**Madness** · 6th February 2012, 08:35

Originally Posted by red mermaid

pink fairy dust...

That's some kind of code for pure methamphetamine, innit?

**Drew** · 6th February 2012, 08:40

Originally Posted by red mermaid

I just heard from a reliable source that all those who travel under the speed limit will get pink fairy dust sprinkled on them.

What?

It has as much credibility as the opening statement of this thread.

Are you mentally impaired somehow?

Look at the date at which Deano posted this thread up. It was well before the media alerted anyone about the shit, and it was spot on the money. They have lowered the tolerance for the whole of February.

And if Deano says his source is reliable, I promise you could bet the house on it being accurate.

**Anarkist** · 7th February 2012, 06:11

I think I got pinged for doing 135ish just yesterday. Cunts were all over SH1.

Obviously it was so dangerous as well.. Considering I still woke up this morning without having killed anyone, myself included.

The most dangerous part was to the person behind me after throwing out the anchors once I saw the camera.. Managed to scrub a few KM/s I hope

**GrayWolf** · 8th February 2012, 15:11

Hmmmm now what is going to be 'interesting' is IF the 4kph tolerance does become the norm.. will we see a glut of high powered sprot bikes on the secondhand market? We all know the average high powered bike is not even working 'properly' at 100k's in any of the higher gears.

I reckon its a conspiracy between Hardly Fergusson and Phil, that part of the HD international sales drive is to replace ALL japanese bikes with Hardly's in NZ. So if he suddenly turns up with a HD instead of a trumpy? You read it here first

**bikaholic** · 8th February 2012, 21:07

The 10% tolerance is sloppy policing, which creates sloppy driving.
I had my cruise control on at 100kph which was 100kph on my gps, and in my North Island xmas holiday only one downhill caused the 105kph beeper to go off.
Actually the downhill descend didn't cause it, i let let the speed increase by not touching the brakes slightly, so sloppy driving on my behalf. The speed limit does not change at all, only our belief in the tolerance for our own selfish reasons.

**GingerMidget** · 8th February 2012, 21:19

All this 4kph tolerance has done is mae people worse friggin drivers. Especially in wellington. For the love of all that is holy, don't do 35k in an area smart people know is 50k.

Idiot moment coming, Some dozy bitch was doing 35k from the moment she left the warehouse in lyall bay the other day, right to where I got hacked off, and nailed it on the straight leading to island bay. She just about shat bricks as the ute went past her, but fucks sake, that whole road is 50k. NOT thirtyeffingfive!

If you can't do within 10% of the limit, fuck off. And when you get there, fuck off a bit more.

**FJRider** · 8th February 2012, 21:19

Originally Posted by bikaholic

The 10% tolerance is sloppy policing, which creates sloppy driving.
I had my cruise control on at 100kph which was 100kph on my gps, and in my North Island xmas holiday only one downhill caused the 105kph beeper to go off.
Actually the downhill descend didn't cause it, i let let the speed increase by not touching the brakes slightly, so sloppy driving on my behalf. The speed limit does not change at all, only our belief in the tolerance for our own selfish reasons.

IF your sloppy driving causes you to exceed a well publicised traffic speed policy ... It is no excuse, on receit of a traffic infringement notice.

An admission of "sloppy driving" should mean a "without due care" charge added ...