Cops to apply blanket 5km tolerance to motorcyclists. Permanently?

[awayatc]

Guess my boss must be a decent bastard.
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Your boss has his head so far up his own arse he thinks of a fart as a breath of fresh air

how can you discus reality when you reside in lala land..?

[SMOKEU]

And how do you come up with that?

Because a bike is smaller and lighter than a car.

[BoristheBiter]

at a guess. because he's not a (complete) fucking moron.

So he's one up on you then.

[BoristheBiter]

Because a bike is smaller and lighter than a car.

I do know what you mean but loosing control is still loosing control.

[awa355]

In response to the OP:

I think it far more likely that the "temporary" lowered tolerances applied in holiday periods will become permanent for all vehicles.

We should start a sweep on when it will happen...bet it isn't long.

I object to this 5k tolerance. This discriminates against those of us whos' machines cant reach the speed limit, much less an additional 5kph. ITS NOT FAIR.

[Ocean1]

Bogan and his mates would say it was your fault for not reading his traffic movement in advance. Those who can not do that including me are rated as poor riders by him and his mates.

And if the bus had succeeded he'd have a point.

For a grand total of two, in fact.

[Big Dog]

I object to this 5k tolerance. This discriminates against those of us whos' machines cant reach the speed limit, much less an additional 5kph. ITS NOT FAIR.

Not even at road works?


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[GrayWolf]

In response to the OP:

I think it far more likely that the "temporary" lowered tolerances applied in holiday periods will become permanent for all vehicles.

We should start a sweep on when it will happen...bet it isn't long.

Thats just going to be the start. There'l be more 70/80kph limits on roads, and no doubt more of the 50kph 'restriction areas (temporary, TUI ADVERT) just like the one in the middle of Haywards Hill.... because they really think it's going to make a difference.... and when it doesnt? They will never admit the error....

At 90kph or 120kph, a fucking moron driver is still the same beast, and can still do just as much damage to other road users. Somehow DRIVER TRAINING just never seems to get any traction with gubbermints, or, they fuck around on speed, instead of doing what they should and making serious penalties for DD, especially causing death under the influence and I'm betting DD causes more carnage than 'just speed',,,,, THAT would make more sense than this truly pathetic stance.

So Mr Popo's.... how about it??

[rastuscat]

Your boss has his head so far up his own arse he thinks of a fart as a breath of fresh air

how can you discus reality when you reside in lala land..?

Down here in La La Land we live in reality and trade in facts.

Fact. Nobody has ever told me how many tickets to write. Still, it's only been 26 years, it might be coming.

Which boss are you speaking of? Do you know who my boss is? Or has your policy of talking through a hole in your arse held sway?

[rastuscat]

Thats just going to be the start. There'l be more 70/80kph limits on roads, and no doubt more of the 50kph 'restriction areas (temporary, TUI ADVERT) just like the one in the middle of Haywards Hill.... because they really think it's going to make a difference.... and when it doesnt? They will never admit the error....

At 90kph or 120kph, a fucking moron driver is still the same beast, and can still do just as much damage to other road users. Somehow DRIVER TRAINING just never seems to get any traction with gubbermints, or, they fuck around on speed, instead of doing what they should and making serious penalties for DD, especially causing death under the influence and I'm betting DD causes more carnage than 'just speed',,,,, THAT would make more sense than this truly pathetic stance.

So Mr Popo's.... how about it??

I'd rather the funking morons drove at 90 than 120. If that's what you are asking.

Always amazes me. We bang on about how shitty most drivers are then we say they should be allowed to go faster.

[MIXONE]

Guess my boss must be a decent bastard.

I get to write as many tickets as I want, for the stuff I think is important.

No quota for me. I just get to write tickets for shitty driving, and there's no shortage.

I know what you mean their Rasta.I was down your way recently and the only thing worse than the roads was the ferkin drivers!

[Akzle]

Always amazes me. We bang on about how shitty most drivers are then we say they should be allowed to go faster.

not 'they'.
Just us, because we're better than they.

[GrayWolf]

I'd rather the funking morons drove at 90 than 120. If that's what you are asking.

Always amazes me. We bang on about how shitty most drivers are then we say they should be allowed to go faster.

Actually nowhere did I say we should go faster Rastus, what I object to, is, that the 'fix' for shitty driving is speed traps/camera's and speed restrictions. Instead of, Driver education and training....
Also the continued 'political' choice to lump speed and DID into the same sentence..... While you may argue that a drunk might/will be more likely to speed. The drunk is intoxicated and has a lowered 'executive function' operating. So lets separate them out a bit, so some real statistics are seen.

[BoristheBiter]

Actually nowhere did I say we should go faster Rastus, what I object to, is, that the 'fix' for shitty driving is speed traps/camera's and speed restrictions. Instead of, Driver education and training....
Also the continued 'political' choice to lump speed and DID into the same sentence..... While you may argue that a drunk might/will be more likely to speed. The drunk is intoxicated and has a lowered 'executive function' operating. So lets separate them out a bit, so some real statistics are seen.

Where I totally agree with the above you should be aware the the traffic side of the police is funded, not intirely but funded non the less, by ACC and the LTSA and they say what is to be focused on.
or something along those lines.

[TLJimmy]

The polititions have a hard-on for speeders because it's easy to police, and ticket. It is shitty drivers that are the real problem. How hard is it to correctly and efficiently navigate a roundabout? Very, from what I've seen.

A good rider doing 120 is a lot safer than one idiot doing 80 on the wrong side...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the 10% leeway was to compensate for the inaccuracy of most speedo's - partly due to tire size/wear.

Also, the current ad for speeding highlights the irrational intolerance for speeding, instead of bad driving. A driver pulls out of an intersection without looking, and the guy doing 110 +/- is portrayed as in-the-wrong. WTF??

And finally, the first time the 0 tolerance for driving over 100 was intoduced itwas hailed a huge success because the toll was 0. No-one mentions that the weather was soooo atrocious that long weekend everyone stayed home.