Are the police starting to stumble in the right direction?

[Scuba_Steve]

Only if the warnings are recorded ...

yes warnings are recorded on the central database system

[oneofsix]

yes warnings are recorded on the central database system

Do you get a receipt with that? To put it another way, are verbal warnings and written warning recorded on the database or only the written warnings?
Are the warnings being handed out written warnings? perhaps its time I went back and had another read of the article ops: no article

[Scuba_Steve]

Do you get a receipt with that? To put it another way, are verbal warnings and written warning recorded on the database or only the written warnings?
Are the warnings being handed out written warnings? perhaps its time I went back and had another read of the article ops: no article

yea by what was shown on the TV propaganda it looks like you still get a receipt like ticket thing just it doesn't ask for moneys like usual

[Zedder]

Do you get a receipt with that? To put it another way, are verbal warnings and written warning recorded on the database or only the written warnings?
Are the warnings being handed out written warnings? perhaps its time I went back and had another read of the article ops: no article

The article from the NZ Herald if you want to have a read Six: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10791458

[buellbabe]

... There's a mindset that if you're not going to write someone a ticket, don't stop them.

I can understand that mindset. I think that if they roll the system out nationwide, maybe we'll see people getting warnings for the things that we're reluctant to fine folk $150 for, like failing to indicate.

Can't see it being anything other than a good thing, really.

In my time as a road user I have been stopped and verbally warned a few times and because the officer was good enuf to NOT ticket me I showed my thanks and respect by taking on board what had been said to me and continuing on my journey a tad slower...Discretion already exists, I agree with rastuscat, sounds like a good thing to me.

... I will be giving them to people who do lazy things like not using their indicators or that guy who drives down the onramp at 50km/h to merge with traffic doing 90.

OH YES PLEASE! I hate getting stuck behind 'THAT' person, especially when there are trucks barrelling over the brow of the hill behind us (manurewa on-ramp).

[steve_t]

In my time as a road user I have been stopped and verbally warned a few times and because the officer was good enuf to NOT ticket me I showed my thanks and respect by taking on board what had been said to me and continuing on my journey a tad slower...Discretion already exists, I agree with rastuscat, sounds like a good thing to me.

Discretion is just that. About two weeks after I got ticketed for doing 111km/h in a 100 zone, one of my female employees (who happened to moonlight as a fashion model) got caught doing 72 in a 50 zone and got told to "Slow down, pretty eyes." My currently female employees always talk about looking sad and pushing their boobs out when pulled over by cops. It's just the way the world works

[Zedder]

The warnings, and recording of them, are all good I reckon. It's a positive move whereas they could have just carried on the same old way.

I agree with Road kill though, the Popo thing is pathetic. Just another crap Americanism.

[Usarka]

The cop bosses know that some cops give warnings. They don't like the fact that there is no measurement of that.

So they add a way for the cops to record when the have warnings. This will show against your record, and also against the individual cops kpi's.

[Zedder]

The cop bosses know that some cops give warnings. They don't like the fact that there is no measurement of that.

So they add a way for the cops to record when the have warnings. This will show against your record, and also against the individual cops kpi's.

Of course, "What's measured is managed".

[oneofsix]

The article from the NZ Herald if you want to have a read Six: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10791458

thanks.

You do get a receipt with that and it is all because it is too costly on the court system with all the people that refuse to learn or get confused by the change to the give way law.

But you loss the verbal warning.

[Haggis2]

Just seen on the propaganda machine, police are starting a 6mth trial of a warning 1st system, where 1st time "offenders" of low level traffic offenses (i.e. speeding, giveway, red lights) will be warned rather than fined, in an attempt to try to free up the court rooms.

So speeding, running red lights and not giving way are low level? Whats the serious stuff - rego run out maybe

[davereid]

So speeding, running red lights and not giving way are low level? Whats the serious stuff - rego run out maybe

Thats the issue for quite a few things.

The one that gets me is an expired drivers licence.

Its not like it effects anything about your ability to drive. But they take it very seriously. It really demonstrates how important the state sees that ID card, and how it really has very little to do with driving at all.

[The Pastor]

It starts today in Auckland I think, I'll find out on Wednesday when I go back to work. I will be giving them to people who do lazy things like not using their indicators or that guy who drives down the onramp at 50km/h to merge with traffic doing 90.

The best thing will be to give them to people who have stuffed up and fallen off the road and they have only damaged their own car or bike. Normally would have to send them to court for careless driving. Why not save the time and public money and give him a warning if it's appropiate?

yeah most people crash there vehicles for fun! lets warn them that crashing is bad.

[Zedder]

Just seen on the propaganda machine, police are starting a 6mth trial of a warning 1st system, where 1st time "offenders" of low level traffic offenses (i.e. speeding, giveway, red lights) will be warned rather than fined, in an attempt to try to free up the court rooms.

So speeding, running red lights and not giving way are low level? Whats the serious stuff - rego run out maybe

Read the article via the posted link and find out.

[slofox]

I wonder if I woulda got a warning this morning if that copper had come round the corner while I was still overtaking that line of traffic..? Instead of just after I had regained my side of the road and legal(ish) speed...