AA not happy we're getting off speed camera fines.

[Zedder]

When this thread was created I thought I'd fire off an angry email to the AA, since I am a member after all. Sometimes the anger doesn't last and good intentions, like a baby crying in church, should be carried out immediately. This time though the residual annoyance was enough to do the trick. Even had to edit the email a bit. So the deed is done.

It probably wouldn't hurt if the others hereabout who are AA members also expressed their disapproval to the AA? Politicians generally understand that every angry letter they get represents a number of other people who were angry but didn't write. It may be doubtful that the AA are equally aware of this.

Ya don't even have to be an AA member to complain, it could be along the lines of "We were going to join up, but due to your crap attitude to motorcyclists we have decided not to".

[riffer]

The problem is if speed limits were not policed the roads would be far more deadly than they are.

You can't prove that. In the only evidence I can find of this very situation (Northern Territory, Australia) the absolute opposite occurred.

[jasonu]

I agree - I was rightly pissed off to see an AA spokesman branding all motorcyclists in this way. I ride responsibly and am a member of IAM where we teach safe and responsible riding. It is a comment typical of uneducated office bound types who have probably never ridden a motorbike in their lives. As an AA member for many decades, I will be writing a letter of complaint to the AA.

Does the IAM have any WOF inspector members?

[WristTwister]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/news...onal-expansion

[Moi]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/news...onal-expansion

Where in the article does it say that Wellington is getting 35 more speed cameras?

[pritch]

Next time Garmin asks if I want to purchase the safety camera updates maybe I'd better consider paying up. I wonder if the new cameras will be placed in "dangerous spots" on a hill like the one in the Ngauranga Gorge?

[russd7]

They seem pretty pleased to see them for the Burt Monroe Week. Suggest the writer of article visits the campground and gathers some opinions
The much maligned ACC had a tent at the campground and were giving out freebees like rider training, rider information and so on, at least they are doing something and not just sensationalist articles like the two recycle bin fillers mentioned.

keep in mind that this is the souland times which is owned and operated by media works and is printed in dunedin, im not even sure that the editor is in southland. even the effen radio has jumped on the bandwagon, i beieve that it has been chucked up as a smoke screen to give people something to bitch about and get their minds off the tourist drivers especially coming up to the chinese new year when there is going to be an influx of them

[Zedder]

You can't prove that. In the only evidence I can find of this very situation (Northern Territory, Australia) the absolute opposite occurred.

Agreed. And this study found evidence to suggest issuing speeding tickets has limited effect as a deterrent: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17366333

[Scuba_Steve]

Creative use of black insulation tape is another idea - so I have been told...

Is that how you Rodders do it

The problem is if speed limits were not policed the roads would be far more deadly than they are.

And yet there's not a single bit of evidence to back that up
if speed limits weren't "policed" it would free the cops to work on road safety like dangerous driving or even catch crimminals, it would have a friendlier relation between public & police, it'd probably have less police & ambo attacked & disrespected, & evidence suggests the roads would have less crashes & less people dying on them

[FJRider]

Nobody (in officialdom) has mentioned what % of motorcyclists (AND cars) are getting off fines due to lack of ability to read their plates. Or identify the riders/drivers ...

[onearmedbandit]

Is that how you Rodders do it

And yet there's not a single bit of evidence to back that up
if speed limits weren't "policed" it would free the cops to work on road safety like dangerous driving or even catch crimminals, it would have a friendlier relation between public & police, it'd probably have less police & ambo attacked & disrespected, & evidence suggests the roads would have less crashes & less people dying on them

I'm old enough to remember when the MoT were hated and the police were respected.

[pritch]

I had my impressions reinforced over the break. People try to overtake at the minimum possible speed which means increased exposure to danger for them and increased frustration for those behind them. In my opinion the Police hierarchy are reponsible for killing people with their simple minded and inappropriate focus on speed.

[russd7]

I'm old enough to remember when the MoT were hated and the police were respected.

yup, me too.
first time i was ever breath tested was by the police, it was just before they were merged, thank fuck they couldn't read it proper so they just took my keys off me and i had to pick them up in the morning. ahhh them were the days

[FJRider]

Agreed. And this study found evidence to suggest issuing speeding tickets has limited effect as a deterrent: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17366333

This a little closer to home ...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post...-speed-cameras

And the police get accused of taking money off those that could least afford it (repeatedly [ad-nauseam] it would seem) ... over a million dollars worth of tickets in nine months. And this article is a year old ...

[old slider]

I had my impressions reinforced over the break. People try to overtake at the minimum possible speed which means increased exposure to danger for them and increased frustration for those behind them. In my opinion the Police hierarchy are reponsible for killing people with their simple minded and inappropriate focus on speed.

Exactly, I think there are plenty more who agree..