BikeyCop or one of your mates?

**stify** · 28th October 2005, 19:38

well i'm one those lot that sit a little longer at intersections waiting for the red light runners, and i then get the treatment on a regular basis from the people i hold up for 2 or 3 seconds

**Zed** · 28th October 2005, 19:49

Originally Posted by stifarms

well i'm one those lot that sit a little longer at intersections waiting for the red light runners, and i then get the treatment on a regular basis from the people i hold up for 2 or 3 seconds

If i'm up in front of traffic at the lights I usually bolt it a millisecond after it turns green, of course trying to look for any latecomers. This reminds me of that KB ride a few months ago where Big Dave took photos of our best ride *poses*, I can recall that Big Dave actually gets away from the lights a mere trillisecond after it turns green!! :spudwow: :spudwave::spudbn:

**Colapop** · 28th October 2005, 20:09

Originally Posted by Slingshot

They often set up a trap at the lights on the intersection of Vivian & Taranaki Streets in Wellington.
A motorcycle cop will hide around the corner and radio the plates of motorists that run the red. 200 to 300 meters up the road are a couple of hailing the offenders to stop.
It's classic to watch!

The one they should be doing is the exit off the motorway onto Ghuznee st./Willis st intersection. I sit at the lights waiting to go through there and count at least 6 or so red light runners every time! What makes it worse is that they come tooling along the motorway at top speed then think oh I can make that. You're f*cked if you're trying cross on the 'green man'.
Bykey - you get in touch with your Wgtn cobbers and get them to check that one out.

**Ivan** · 28th October 2005, 20:10

Originally Posted by Bykey Cop

Yip, that's another intersection I spend quite a bit of time on, mainly in the afternoon rush hour when I am working a late shift. Sometimes we have a car or two up there as well due to the "workload".

The crashes at that intersection in the past 4 years or so have cost something like $3 million (when they work out all the associated ACC, medical, time off work costs). A red light camera would have paid for itself several times over.

Do Kiwibikers get off for alot of shit?

**Colapop** · 28th October 2005, 20:14

Originally Posted by Ivan

Do Kiwibikers get off for alot of shit?

Are we not all sinners? Let he who hath not sinned cast the first stone? (some biblical ref.)

Bless me father for I have sinned, and um... can you bless me a few times in advance? I'm going out tonight and I'm going to be doing some sinning!

**greenman** · 28th October 2005, 20:25

I thought Auskland was bad until I moved to Hamilton. And here we have lots of roundabouts as well, people do the "straight through" thing, don't they understand that you have to give way to people already on the roundabout. What I do is to aim for the drivers door, this scares the bejesus out of them when they see that I'm showing no signs of stopping but am tracking them personally as they try to escape. In reality I'm nowhere near hitting them but it has the desired effect!
I also find that I have to stop riding for a few days as it really pisses me off when it happens day after day. Rather like Groundhog Day.
Same dumbass, same interection, differnt day,

**shcabbeh** · 28th October 2005, 20:28

Originally Posted by Bykey Cop

Yeah, there is that too but lately I think I have a sign on the front of my bike that says "HIT ME" instead of POLICE.

Ugh, some people just have no respect. Anyway, I'm looking forward to it

**Gremlin** · 29th October 2005, 19:04

Originally Posted by tristank

Also another place is down by the pakuranga mall before Saint Kents. When you head towards glen innes the last phase before you go (which is people turning off mt wellington highway and towards the motorway) you are almost guranteed a red light runner every time.

Agree with that, but just as good (and right next to it) is coming off the motorway and turning right onto Ti Rakau Drive.

I'll see your deliberate amber and red light runners and raise you a dumb asian bitch who completely missed the huge blinking things. Slowing down next to Lloyd Elsmore for red, she comes past in another lane (thank my lucky stars) and goes straight through, suddenly stops 50m after the intersection as if confused...

in the middle of a lane, middle of road. Then sorta carried on...

**DemonWolf** · 1st November 2005, 17:02

Originally Posted by Magua

That's rubbish, everyone does it otherwise you'd never get across the road.

Actually Magua, I was talking about.. when people indicate to go turn left, then they should start to pull over to the left hand side of the road before the corner..

Instead of pulling and turning left at the last moment, thus creating a bottleneck at that intersection or turnoff.. and most of them dont indicate either.. just making it worse.

anyways.. as you were.

**ScumKiller2** · 2nd November 2005, 10:03

Originally Posted by Bykey Cop

Yeah, there is that too but lately I think I have a sign on the front of my bike that says "HIT ME" instead of POLICE.

*Every* time i go on the Auckland motorway at least one person in a car/van/4wd tries to kill me. And this is usually only short commutes to work or on my way out of town for a blat or tour. I ride very sensibly around town (and outside of town too, of course) I can't imagine what the count would be like spending all day on a bike in that chaos. Good on ya bykey, keep those survival skills honed.

**inlinefour** · 2nd November 2005, 13:46

keep up the good work

**Lou Girardin** · 2nd November 2005, 15:29

Originally Posted by Bykey Cop

A red light camera would have paid for itself several times over.

So why did they decommission the Auck City red light cameras? I would have thought a ready made cash cow like that would be set up at every set of lights.

**DemonWolf** · 16th September 2010, 19:40

Originally Posted by Avignon

...... I suppose none of you guys have ever run an amber on yer bike. Like Jesus apparently said "Let him without sin cast the first stone!" Get a grip! Everyone does it, you just have to be aware of it.

OPPS SORRY, I just saw you are from New Plymouth. Here in Jaffaland, where transit in cars is difficult at times, people tend to go a bit faster where they can and at times risk it and put trust in the ABS, AIRBAGS and Crumple zones. I understand general transit is slower elsewhere, anyone transiting through Taupo will know what I mean.

Interesting enough, I was pulled over while travelling in a cage in New Plymouth the other month... .. for 'Running' a amber light

.. needless to say, I did not win my argument that I did not....

.....but as a lazy barstard that I am... paid up when the letter arrived in the mail.