Police getting tougher on speed tolerance

[rastuscat]

Wanna compare numpty stories? Out doing radar training in Selwyn District the other day. Using a marked car. I think they're well marked, fairly obvious. As were the 70 then 50 kmh signs as we entered Springston. All This appears to have escaped the driver of the car immediately ahead of us. Still, good same lane catch for the dude under training.

[rastuscat]

This fascination with spending so much time looking at the speedo is a surprise to me.

I find that I can sit at 100 with the occasional glance. It's a skill of driving.

Staring at a speedo to the detriment of driving is for the paranoid unskilled.

[R650R]

yeh but on a passing lane you guys have put us all in position that we are pushing the limit stressing about if the car coming the other way is a cop while trying to get past some big rig at 104k. Then the next hill we are stuck behind at 40k?

What your saying their is your initiating an over take without enough room. Most passing lanes are on hills or inclines so there should always be a decent speed differential. You should just give it some gas and do it. The truck is a bigger radar target, its return signal will drawfe anything coming off your bike. I don't think I've ever seen anyone radared while overtaking me. Plus its a dangerous job for the cop to then try get past the truck. Hard work where then are more donuts easier to reach on the lower shelf.

We are all missing something here and that is we are still free to drive how we want. GPS tracking for all cars and bikes will be here soon. Yes a four k tolerance sucks for couple months, just wait till its every day and when you do geta ticket or crash the cops download you last three months of driving/offending from your own phone....

[R650R]

This fascination with spending so much time looking at the speedo is a surprise to me.

I find that I can sit at 100 with the occasional glance. It's a skill of driving.

Staring at a speedo to the detriment of driving is for the paranoid unskilled.

100% agree. And its even easier on a bike as you can hear the engine revs easier, even with ear plugs.

[rastuscat]

100% agree. And its even easier on a bike as you can hear the engine revs easier, even with ear plugs.

So why the angst? If everyone is as shit hot as they think, what's the problem?

[Scuba_Steve]

This fascination with spending so much time looking at the speedo is a surprise to me.

I find that I can sit at 100 with the occasional glance. It's a skill of driving.

Staring at a speedo to the detriment of driving is for the paranoid unskilled.

For your driver licence nowadays you're expected to look at the speedo minimum of every 8 seconds this means that every 8 seconds there's 1-2 seconds of inattention & from the propaganda a decade or so ago we know "it only takes a split second for an accident to happen".
I find it surprising you find it acceptable for your eyes to be off the road... ever! That's just dangerous driving

Humans are pretty good at self regulation & the roads would be MUCH safer if we were just left to do that only targeting those who pose a credible danger i.e. well out of sync with everyone else

[rastuscat]

For your driver licence nowadays you're expected to look at the speedo minimum of every 8 seconds this means that every 8 seconds there's 1-2 seconds of inattention & from the propaganda a decade or so ago we know "it only takes a split second for an accident to happen".
I find it surprising you find it acceptable for your eyes to be off the road... ever! That's just dangerous driving

Humans are pretty good at self regulation & the roads would be MUCH safer if we were just left to do that only targeting those who pose a credible danger i.e. well out of sync with everyone else

You were much more fun when you were that offensive, opinionated ingnoramus you were a few years back.

You're far to sensible now.

[Scuba_Steve]

So why the angst? If everyone is as shit hot as they think, what's the problem?

Don't forget too it's not just the scam itself it's the way your gang runs the scam. There's often a scammer on the hill or passing lanes round here... try and overtake a 18wheeler doing his GPS 90km/h within the "legal limits"

[rastuscat]

Don't forget too it's not just the scam itself it's the way your gang runs the scam. There's often a scammer on the hill or passing lanes round here... try and overtake a 18wheeler doing his GPS 90km/h within the "legal limits"

Slag the ones who do it, not the 12876 who don't.

[Scuba_Steve]

You were much more fun when you were that offensive, opinionated ingnoramus you were a few years back.

You're far to sensible now.

My views haven't changed, only my way of writing them

[scumdog]

ANOTHER thread chock-full of hanky wringing, knicker-twisting Chicken Littles...

[Scuba_Steve]

ANOTHER thread chock-full of hanky wringing, knicker-twisting Chicken Littles...

yea, good thing you came along or we were gonna be 1 short

[unstuck]

yea, good thing you came along or we were gonna be 1 short

lol, ya walked right into that one scummy.

[GrayWolf]

So why the angst? If everyone is as shit hot as they think, what's the problem?

because Rastus, you may be a skilled rider/driver, others may be competent... but even you know from your numerous comments about 'driving skills', there is going to be a 'good' selection who WILL be speedo watching, as well as txting, sorting out the kids, sitting in the right hand lane at 95km's, etc, etc...
so it just add's another 'threat factor' into the driving experience.

[scumdog]

yea, good thing you came along or we were gonna be 1 short

Hey it's not ME that's in a tail-spin about this 1kph tolerance thing that may or may not happen!