Originally Posted by
caspernz
What's the full story though? Bet you there's more to that than meets the eye...
Below is something I copied off my Facebook feed, from Waikato Police. I found it worthwhile...
Hmmmmm a fishy better work story.... for starters who listens to music at open road speed with window down (all the way as he has his arm out the window).
Sorry rob but this clearly shows how out of touch with reality the police and justice system are. Seriously on a major route this is all the guy has to write home about. COME ON! Cut the fluff and read the end again, he got a guy ticketed for tailgating and minor(130k) speed ticket...
What an absolute waste of police resources. If it was as bad as he made out it should have been a court appearance for dangerous or careless use, not just an easy ticket.
I wonder if this was why there were no cops on waikato expressway to deal with a real dangerous incident late in november. BTW i didnt *555 as I was too far back to accurately see model let alone rego but im sure the cars up front did.
Long stream of traffic nth bound sh1 past tauranga turnoff. We drop down to passing lane alongside karapiro. couple hundred metres in on that long left curve a blue mazda gets frustrated behind a ute that is doing the classic 104km/h over take, he shoots from passing ane into oncoming lane at worst moment, oncoming car is luckily very alert executes awesome braking and swerve to shoulder. Would have easily turned into 4-5 vehicle crash. Kinda glad i was hanging back as needed to take a leak soon. Pulled over briefly then moving again several minutes later and saw about zero cops all way to hamilton....
Going through town think i saw same car judging by erratic driving manner but not 100% sure....
Anyway back to the better work story
So I've made some corrections for you....
‘You never know who you’re following’
Whilst driving home from the Mount after enjoying a day off yesterday; I was travelling on SH29 between the Matamata turn off and SH1. (im in my own car)
I was following a vehicle which was doing around 90-95kmph. It’s the holidays and I’m definitely not in any hurry so I happily keep my distance and rocket just under the speed limit thats not a target, DISTRACTEDLY trying to listen to the fine tunes of Six60 above the roar of wind and road noise with my arm out the window so it can be severed in the event of a sideswipe collision and also to limit my chance to effectively steer my vehicle.
I’m approach from behind at speed by a rich bugger who earns more than me and has a flasher car who’s driver decides it’s a good idea to tailgate me, knowing very well that I can’t go any faster than the vehicle in front of me. By tailgating I mean l can’t even see his number plate in my rear vision mirror, kinda just like we do before 3T a vehicle so we can provoke an innocent motorist into a fearful error.
The car ahead of me turns off so I can increase my speed to 100 even though its not a target; however the vehicle behind me still tailgates me just like we do at work. He backs off, then comes racing up behind me again, maybe he's a cop as this is one of our ambush techniques. This happens a few times over the next few kms.
We turn right on SH1 and the moment he gets the passing lane he’s gone, and flys past 10-12 vehicles (at a guess probably doing 130-140). I can see him in the distance; sure enough tailgating as the passing lane ends. OBJECTION your honour, impossible to accurately measure following distance of another vehicle that must be at least several hundred metres ahead by now...
I phone the Police comms centre (via my hands free) as this is a driver that needs speaking to about his very minor transgressions. The comms operator advises me that the vehicle has had numerous allegations throughout the year, that clearly are also minor as they havent been followed up, the guy still has car and license.
After speaking to Comms who has dispatched the job as priority WTF!!! (We look after our own people); i get in touch with a colleague who I know is working. One of his team manages to clock the vehicle at only 130 going the opposite way, he can’t turn around due to the median barrier. Despite being in an unmarked civilian vehicle not as thoroughly safety checked as police cars and in holiday traffic, I continue following giving updates of the vehicles location. Of course despite the 'offender' travelling at an alledged 140km'h at times with at least 12 vehicles between us I manage to follow without breaking any laws at all or endangering other motorists, and a few minutes later my colleague passes me and stops the vehicle in the distance. I pull up behind and speak to my colleague.
Boy was he pissed. He had been about to bust a suspected P dealer gang car with four hoodie wearing ganf members that was weaving though traffic at 190km/h but he got called away from that as I felt inadequate and insecure without my light bar and costume while being tailgated....
Moral of the story - ‘The next vehicle you are following could be a off duty police officer . We’re never on holiday❗️
1 infringement for tailgating ✅
1 infringement for excess speed. ✅
1 spoken to about his driving behaviour ✅
A possible accident prevented ✅
Safer communities together ✅
Remember - 2 second rule at minimum; and if it’s wet increase your following distance to 4 seconds.
*555 is the port of call for ‘urgent but non life threatening road incidents’
Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket - Eric Hoffer
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