Speed tolerance reduced for December and January

[Reckless]

Shouldnt be posting this and normally keep out of this type of thread on KB?
Prob setting myself up for a few negative comments and I haven't read the thread so apologies if its been said? but:

Went for a Fat bikers ride to Viands bakery about a year ago, there where two cops patrolling where the open road drops down to a 70k zone. Two of them back and forward, same short stretch of road, no one got pulled up that we saw, but I wondered if the 2 car resource was wasted going back and forward hunting that one little 2k stretch of road.

After the last trip Auckland to Wellington (4K tolerance) I let the GF drive most of the way?
We witnessed a cop slowing before brows and ducking to the left shoulder in the gravel to deliberately catch the unsuspecting.
Followed a Car/trailer for about 20K at 95ish not holding the traffic up, secure load etc. We were trundling along about 1/2k behind.
Cop comes around the corner Blues come on, spins around between us (safely) and pulls the guy up. 6 or 7 k over at most. We saw 22 cops on that trip.
My mate that came up for the tri series couple weeks ago said there were heaps on his trip from Welly and they where very active.

Cops Hiding behind the scrub on the motorway exit ramps ready to catch you from behind and one last Sat on the over bridge behind the concrete barrier with his laser gun, when we left Hampton Downs.

From the behavior patterns of the cops I decided it wasn't about road safety it was hunter and hunted, us vs them.

I've sold the SV and bought a Bonnie. It feels the same at 100k than the SV did at 120 (or more) and at least it wont bottom out on the curves like a cruiser.
Something had to change and I knew they wouldn't, it would have to be me. From the publicity Looks like this holiday season will be worse.

Now for the first time I'm considering riding with an Ipod rather than listening to the bike and feeling the road? I used to dislike them for the distraction they must cause? Personal thing but I like to use every sense when I ride? It was part of the fun of riding (especially listening to the big ole twin).
Now I load up the sounds in the ute for the MX and road trips to prevent to boredom. I set the navman so I don't even have to think about where to turn.
I'm defiantly going to get a car with cruise control next, so I don't have to concentrate on not drifting over the 100k. And I'm sick of looking at the speedo all the time.
I guess then I'll concentrate a little less??

I've simply decided its better to fall asleep with all the others in the Que than risk trying to pass someone on the targeted passing lanes.
I'll allow extra time to follow the driver on front of the que that goes 50k around the corners, and 98k when the road straightens out and 100k when it widens into passing lanes. I've noticed everyone follows to close these days, 3 second rule is dead, every one is bunched up behind the slowest common denominator, but few have the skills or confidence to pass.
I'll leave earlier on the Bonnie for Cemetery Circuit on Xmas afternoon, cutting family time
I'll stop now and have that hot chocolate and muffin sitting in my tummy as I finish the last 1/3 of the trip.
Leaving and getting anywhere with purpose is no longer part of the equation.
Miles and miles of double yellow lines, Miles of 90K "safer speed zones" Badly looked after roads, hard glossy tar bleed in the wet, soft in the dry? Bad Roads for dummies?


Shocking I know! And I know the above reads badly, its not a bitch at the cops here because they don't make the policy.
They are instructed to vigorously enforce the 104 tolerance and from personal experience they are doing so.
I heard an ad today saying anything over 100k and your up for it, the inference being the 4k is only a tolerance?
Jeepers, the speedo in my late model ute is 8k out according to the navman. Which is correct? I guess a ticket might solve that one? I don't have a clue how accurate the Bonnie speedo is???

I wonder how many other drivers out there trundling along out there in the que are the same board mind set??
Is this a good direction for us all to be heading??

[Gremlin]

Cops Hiding behind the scrub on the motorway exit ramps ready to catch you from behind and one last Sat on the over bridge behind the concrete barrier with his laser gun, when we left Hampton Downs.

That was a quiet day. Left Hampton Downs the one day, and it was 1 on the on-ramp north (they sit on the on-ramp so you can't see them from the motorway), 2 on the overbridge, and one coming up the southbound off ramp. Don't speed on the moronway

Current ute has cruise control. Awesome, but now I wish it was adaptive, as people can't travel at a constant speed.

[rastuscat]

Y'all

I've broken the mould and taken a death ray out. I'm on Shands Rd, Selwyn District. I dont do much speed but our intetsectipn crashes out here mean its a good idea to calm the big flowd. So here I am.

For those unfamiliar, a death ray is a Prolaser 2 speed gun.

100 kmh limit here, busy traffic. Mostly in the 80 tp 90 range due to volume.

Its a road whete it graduates from 50 to 70 to 80 to 100 as you get further ftom Christchurch. Im in plain view so as many people as possible see me stading out like dogs bollix with the death ray.

One stop so far. A woman doing 65 holding a while pile of people up. When stopped she said she thought it was 70 here. No ticket, but a breath test, coz thats what we do.

Might post updates if anything happens.

[Swoop]

The debate on an open road speed limit has been going on in Oz's Northern Territory for over 5 years.

However, I applaude them because they at least are trialling a period of no speed limit. All the rhetoric and theory etc will finally be reduced to an empirical experience.

This will, indeed, be an interesting exercise and I look forward to hearing the results.

Imagine not having to look at your speedo, or keep one eye out for the rozzers. Only having to concentrate on the road and other potential dangers around you (kangaroos, road trains, etc). I doubt they even have to pay much attention for tar-snakes or pot holes since they actually know how to build decent roads over there...

[rastuscat]

Ticket 1. Truck driver at 78kmh not wearing seatbelt.

Sympathy train doesnt stop here with seatbelts.

[Tigadee]

Yes, in the Muslim world they have a different (and quite respectable) attitude to death, so it's not surprising they have a different attitude to driving.

They sure do!

[rastuscat]

Stop 2. Truck at 60 holding folk up. Thought limit was 70. Nil ticket but breath test, coz we breath test everyone.

Traffic lighter now.

[EJK]

Better work stories.

Thanks for the updates. Keep me entertained.

[swarfie]

Stop 2. Truck at 60 holding folk up. Thought limit was 70. Nil ticket but breath test, coz we breath test everyone.

Traffic lighter now.

Glad to hear you are pulling up those going somewhat slower than the posted limit...it's bloody frustrating that. How about a couple of you heading to the next passing lane and pulling those up that having held up the traffic on the single file then speed up when they get to the dual lane and giving them a warning for it cause that's bloody frustrating too.

[SMOKEU]

Y'all

I've broken the mould and taken a death ray out. I'm on Shands Rd, Selwyn District. I dont do much speed but our intetsectipn crashes out here mean its a good idea to calm the big flowd. So here I am.

It's just a shame you weren't there during the roadworks when the speed limit was reduced down to 30kmh in the 100kmh zone. Since most drivers were aggressively tailgating anyone going less than 60kmh, you could have got your entire weekly quota in a matter of minutes.

[G4L4XY]

That was a quiet day. Left Hampton Downs the one day, and it was 1 on the on-ramp north (they sit on the on-ramp so you can't see them from the motorway), 2 on the overbridge, and one coming up the southbound off ramp. Don't speed on the moronway

Current ute has cruise control. Awesome, but now I wish it was adaptive, as people can't travel at a constant speed.

I remember heading down from Auckland on the Hyo. Was night-time, I'm usually always conscious of police peoples on the highway down to Hamilton...looking out for them in their sneaky hiding spaces. T'was too late once I'd seen them scurrying around on the overpass near Hampton Downs, I looked up at them in their (not very stealthy) high-viz, then looked down at my speedo, 120ish or more. They didn't chase me. I figured this whole time I thought o0o I'm a bad boy speeding everywhere when all along my speedo was probably that far out

[Juniper]

Y'all

I've broken the mould and taken a death ray out. I'm on Shands Rd, Selwyn District. I dont do much speed but our intetsectipn crashes out here mean its a good idea to calm the big flowd. So here I am.

For those unfamiliar, a death ray is a Prolaser 2 speed gun.

100 kmh limit here, busy traffic. Mostly in the 80 tp 90 range due to volume.

Its a road whete it graduates from 50 to 70 to 80 to 100 as you get further ftom Christchurch. Im in plain view so as many people as possible see me stading out like dogs bollix with the death ray.

One stop so far. A woman doing 65 holding a while pile of people up. When stopped she said she thought it was 70 here. No ticket, but a breath test, coz thats what we do.

Might post updates if anything happens.

Haha lol. Dude your awesome!! That is actually really interesting stuff!!

[Zedder]

Better work stories.

Thanks for the updates. Keep me entertained.

Video and or pics would be appreciated as well.

I'm off for a motorbike ride so you've got a few hours to get organised rtc.

[rastuscat]

Relocated 100 metres to where I can watch the stop sign I'm monitoring speed at.

Beautiful day, hundreds of passersby but only 2 motorcycles have gone past. Just sayin.

[rastuscat]

Ticket 2. Stop sign. Desperate housewife at 25kmh through stop sign.

Breath test.