Speed...

**Drunken Monkey** · 9th February 2004, 08:02

Originally Posted by Kickaha

They only test to make sure it works not that its accurate.

bwahahaha, not even...

I used to have an RS Legacy with a busted speedo cable. Got 2 WOFs with the following info on the top of the page:

Make: subaru Model: legacy
kms last check: 109018
kms this check: 109018

TWICE. And the speedo needle was stuck on 20km/h. The address field indicated I lived more than a couple hundred meters away...

They just check that you have a speedo, not it's current working state.

This was a VTNZ testing station too.

**Drunken Monkey** · 9th February 2004, 08:08

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Many of the rolling road brake testers will give a speed reading at WOF stations. Or check your speed against one of the cops radar trailers.
The cops aren't entirely stupid either, they know that nearly all speedos on standard vehicles read fast.

True, but how many cars are near new and on factory wheels and standard tyre pressures. I agree in general if your speedo is reading 100, you're probably doing less, but it's not always the case - and there's your defense in court.

**wkid_one** · 9th February 2004, 12:33

I've also done 70kph through the air - but I was about 10 feet away from my speedo at the time so I couldn't tell you what speed the bike was doing at the time.

**Coldkiwi** · 23rd February 2004, 12:05

Just a quick "RESPECT" to Lou girardin for his excellent letter on speed camera research and results.
Just been reading the Jan issue of North and South and Lou's letter appeared at a very timely point after some reply's from LTSA and prof whatsit at monash Uni. Very well balanced and agreed with another well written letter penned by some doctors. And besides, N&S gave him letter of the Month award and a flashy pen (can it wash dishes too lou? the quoted price is flippin high!)

**jrandom** · 23rd February 2004, 12:23

Originally Posted by MikeL

And I 've done the Napier Taupo road a few times and never seen a single cop (although admittedly not at the height of the holiday season)

Hmmmph.

Last time I was going that way (in the c*r, October last year IIRC) there was an HP car with hairdryer out parked up beside the southbound lane about 10kms out of Taupo, in the straight bits. Presumably he thought to catch a few unwary folk breathing sighs of relief at getting off SH1. Hah.

Never seen one on that road otherwise, though. Certainly there's nowhere much for them to lurk in the southern, more twisty half, which is the fun part anyway.

I suppose the corollary is that there's nowhere to hide if you *do* get pinged and chased. Imagine doing a runner out of Taupo, losing the cop and getting pulled over 100kms later in Eskdale by some chap who'd just finished his bag of doughnuts after waiting half an hour for you to turn up...

**SPman** · 23rd February 2004, 16:07

Originally Posted by jrandom

Imagine doing a runner out of Taupo, losing the cop and getting pulled over 100kms later in Eskdale by some chap who'd just finished his bag of doughnuts after waiting half an hour for you to turn up...

Wouldn't the cop who pinged/chased you have to keep driving to personally book you even though you got stopped by an other? Fun for him

**spudchucka** · 23rd February 2004, 18:36

Originally Posted by SPman

Wouldn't the cop who pinged/chased you have to keep driving to personally book you even though you got stopped by an other? Fun for him

The second cop would probably just obtain the drivers details and forward them to the first cop who would issue whatever notices were applicable and post them to the driver.

If the driver wanted to dispute the matter he / she could take it to Court as is their right.

**Lou Girardin** · 23rd February 2004, 18:39

Originally Posted by Coldkiwi

Just a quick "RESPECT" to Lou girardin for his excellent letter on speed camera research and results.
Just been reading the Jan issue of North and South and Lou's letter appeared at a very timely point after some reply's from LTSA and prof whatsit at monash Uni. Very well balanced and agreed with another well written letter penned by some doctors. And besides, N&S gave him letter of the Month award and a flashy pen (can it wash dishes too lou? the quoted price is flippin high!)

Thanks for that, I actually thought the Doctors letter was better. But now I've got a flash pen to write my chicken scrawl with. Buggered if I can see $800 odd bucks worth in it though.
Lou

**onewheel** · 23rd February 2004, 20:17

hows it goin

need for speed, i enjoy speed on the odd back road but yeah , stunts are the way to go, wheelies, stoppies, burnouts etc etc.

so for the speed all good but no skill is involved in a twist of a wrist .

RIDE OR DIE

**Motu** · 23rd February 2004, 21:59

Yeah I do stunts,some of them are pretty impressive,everyone cheers and claps - trouble is I can't do them on purpose...they just kinda happen,yknow? I like my bars bent,I'm used to it...and if they are already bent,they won't bend again.Black paints fine,I like it.

**moko** · 24th February 2004, 07:17

we`ve been "promised" a new kind in the U.K.,they read your number plate and the bastard things have a mate down the road that also reads your plate and they get your average speed.Also newer ones are already using digital technology so no need for film and when you get nicked they tell the computer in Swansea which prints out your summons automatically.Getting so anything with a bit of poke will be a waste of time,I`ll probably go back to a trail bike next time.Over here they hardly ever go off-road but are ironically popular because they`re great in town traffic and on the shit roads we cant afford to repair because our bastard government are more interested in bombing other countries than fixing this one up.

**sAsLEX** · 24th February 2004, 08:00

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Thanks for that, I actually thought the Doctors letter was better. But now I've got a flash pen to write my chicken scrawl with. Buggered if I can see $800 odd bucks worth in it though.
Lou

Can you post a copy of your letter up here??