FFS...they are not that hard to spot. Attention to detail folks, attention to detail. You can spot a mufti cop car from a reasonable distance...certainly at least sitting at a set of lights. That's a lame arse excuse and I suggest that if you can't spot a mufti cop car...don't be someone pulling minging wheelies...'mkay?
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Haha shit, I haven't posted much on this forum and I can honestly say I never expected this sort of attention/response when I started this topic, loving all the replies though, lot of different and interesting opinions.
Let me clear a few things up.
-Wasn't a mufti cop. Regular patrol car, yes foolish for not spotting it, but I think my mate was a bit miffed at the two slow cars in front of us who decided to gun it as the light turned red. Other side of the road was two lanes and quite a lot of traffic, cop was potentially blocked from view by the traffic in the lane alongside ours, poor situation awareness? Possibly, but I have no idea where he came from either, their was 3 of them in the car so pretty unlucky with 6 eyes on the lookout.
-The "wheelie" would have been 45* MAX, and for ONE at the very most TWO seconds from start to finish (that includes lifting up and touching down).
Thanks rastuscat, I was hoping for you input, this is the core issue, the relevance of the fine issued. So if he was done for careless what would that involve exactly in terms of fine/punishment?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-e...res-for-driver
This story is a recent example of where "likely to cause annoyance" seems more appropriate and is what I'm getting at, if two knuckleheads can sit around limiter bashing/backfiring for FORTY MINUTES and get the same fine (between the two of them) for lifting the front wheel does that not seem a touch ridiculous?![]()
given that wheelies are basically a product of rapid acceleration, and even for one second there's a fair distance been covered, and at max 45 degrees, all this 'accidentally done' best you convince your mate to give up riding as if he hasn't the skill and/or reactions to alter this event in less than one OR two seconds he's just as likely to take one OR two seconds to find and apply the brakes if someone pulls across him.
Either that or tell him to man up and say it was fully intentional, and a fair cop.
Kinda funny reading some of the responses...
My approach is simple, if you can't recognise the time and place to pull a wheelie, maybe just go to court and let us know how it went?
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Entirely my bad y'all.
I think I've misinterpreted the legislation. After some re-reading etc, I see there is an infringement offence separate from the loading portion.
It's for what the Popo wrote the $600 infringement for in this case.
I happen to disagree with the use of that infringement, but it's better than a careless driving tag.
When I see someone do a minor wheelie I tend to be conflicted. I first think "Cool wheelie", then put my blue suit on (metaphorically, as I'm already wearing it, normally) and take what action is appropriate.
The worst of it for the cop is that everyone sitting in their cars who saw the wheelie, no matter how insignificant, expects the cops to do something about it. So he did.
Donuts.
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