Police getting tougher on speed tolerance

[98tls]

Coming back from up the lakes in the ute the other day im well over and have the mis-fortune to be confronted by a cop car coming the other way,if she didnt notice at 1st that i was travelling well quick the body language of the car when i hit the picks should have been a giveaway but nothing..nothing at all,did get the stare from the mrs but that was it.No idea why,strange but hey all good.

[_Shrek_]

Coming back from up the lakes in the ute the other day im well over and have the mis-fortune to be confronted by a cop car coming the other way,if she didnt notice at 1st that i was travelling well quick the body language of the car when i hit the picks should have been a giveaway but nothing..nothing at all,did get the stare from the mrs but that was it.No idea why,strange but hey all good.

the thought it's just a ford with the usual body roll

[98tls]

the thought it's just a ford with the usual body roll

Just as well then...would have been costly.

[swbarnett]

WHY is there this paranoia about getting a ticket for doing 1km over the speed limit?

Well, for one, I was told by a cop in the Hawkes Bay that "zero tolerance now. We might give you a couple of ks." This is way less than the natural error from reading a speedo needle.

[caspernz]

Confidence in overtaking has a lot to do with what you are driving too and its unfortunate the best vehicles are the most expensive but we can enjoy that same confidence on a big bike too.

C'mon now, when it comes to cars, the main ingredient in overtaking is the driver. Even my little runabout Huyndai Getz can overtake safely, and it's only a little 1400cc shitbox. Driver skill/training, or lack thereof, is what keeps dawdlers "stuck" behind a slower vehicle...at least IMHO

[R650R]

Well, for one, I was told by a cop in the Hawkes Bay that "zero tolerance now. We might give you a couple of ks." This is way less than the natural error from reading a speedo needle.

You shoulda said you were coming, I would have told you the secret handshake move.

He woulda just been screwing with ya head, they like doing that to out of towners especially Aucklanders. And before you say it, anyone living north of Tirau is an aucklander.

[awayatc]

Sorry to grinch on your otherwise IK post BUT:

WHY is there this paranoia about getting a ticket for doing 1km over the speed limit?

How many have been pulled over and spoken to about it.."'Scuse me but I stopped you as you were doing 101kph and the limit is 100".

Or even more important, how many have ever recieved a ticket for doing exactly 1kph over the limit? "Not your day sir, 101khp and there I was waiting for you with my trusty radar and you KNOW the speed limit is 100kph"

Maybe it's a different world up there but down here I've never heard from either side of the fence about somebody being pulled over for "1kph over the limit"

(Sorta reminds me of that song "one toke over the line...")

Scummy,.....
I know you are a good cunt....
once upon a time, most of your colleagues were good cunts as well...
at that time I would always help a copper in need of a hand.....
And have done so plenty of times...( am pretty usefull character in conflict situations )
my problem is with your headshed....
and its muppets...
my experiences with cops in last few years hasn't been very good at all..
and no there is nothing much wrong with my attitude.
Police have successfully managed to alienate previously law abiding joe blogs like me...
1 km over the limit campaign comes from one of your topboys...
And some of his/ their lackeys happily sing his/ their tune.
Would I ever again help a cop In trouble....?
No way

[mossy1200]

One thing I have noticed is that I get better fuel economy at 95-100 than at a little more.
Doesn't really feel any slower on a bike that feels the same until you reach crazy speeds.
400km per tank instead of 350km.
Idd feel a bit pissy if pulled under 105 seeing as im making an effort though.
Also the 90kph drivers now all over both lanes on the motorways are annoying. Now im doing the odd lane splitting that I never did.
Summery. Life got cheaper but more dangerous as a bike owner for me.

[98tls]

Thing that gets me most about the 100k limit is how its the country wide,may be acceptable in places ie West coast South isle but travel South from Christchurch to Oamaru and it becomes ridiculous and simply not possible.

[Taxythingy]

C'mon now, when it comes to cars, the main ingredient in overtaking is the driver. Even my little runabout Huyndai Getz can overtake safely, and it's only a little 1400cc shitbox. Driver skill/training, or lack thereof, is what keeps dawdlers "stuck" behind a slower vehicle...at least IMHO

I reckon my shitbox 1300 corolla with bad compression will out shitbox your Hyundai. Overtaking in that is an exercise in either futility or extreme patience. Only time I've arse puckered looking at oncoming traffic over a k away. Bonus thou: It makes my 250 seem super awesome.

[98tls]

Felt the same way when ages back took our little mitsi runabout for a trip up to Christchurch just to see how much cheaper it was than taking the XR8,fuck that never again,quite happy to be poorer and safe.

[Scuba_Steve]

One thing I have noticed is that I get better fuel economy at 95-100 than at a little more.
Doesn't really feel any slower on a bike that feels the same until you reach crazy speeds.
400km per tank instead of 350km.
Idd feel a bit pissy if pulled under 105 seeing as im making an effort though.
Also the 90kph drivers now all over both lanes on the motorways are annoying. Now im doing the odd lane splitting that I never did.
Summery. Life got cheaper but more dangerous as a bike owner for me.

I have the opposite, best fuel economy is achieved "speeding" as all the traffic lights on my daily ride are programmed to go orange just when the legal lot approach them... don't wanna be sitting round wasting fuel

[Akzle]

B4's aren't too bad mate had one as company car once.... but still a Subaru and now they are becoming affordable to local ferals thanks to finance.....
I would actually like one myself if they weren't so small inside and the associated image of owning one....

o yea, never fuken own one.
Even the earlier wrecks did good skidz au.
(an impreza sti, i think. Slightly stylier than an fx carolla, and with awd, and turbo pish.)
but no. Shit drive train.

[Akzle]

You shoulda said you were coming, I would have told you the secret handshake move.

He woulda just been screwing with ya head, they like doing that to out of towners especially Aucklanders. And before you say it, anyone living north of Tirau is an aucklander.

fuck you. Brynderwyns to bombays, thats all they get. Thats where the wall's going. (vote akzle)

[Akzle]

Would I ever again help a cop In trouble....?
No way

oh come on!
You could at least take your foot off the back of his head, just a bit...