Speeding

[judgeshock]

Not sure whether we want things to change to higher speed limits? There has to be a speed limit thats considered safe.

At the end of the day we all got our licences knowing the rules, we may not agree with them. Maybe the rules aren't always correct or realistic.

Untill they have been debated and changed, we all still know the current rules.

[emaN]

At the end of the day we all got our licences knowing the rules, we may not agree with them. Maybe the rules aren't always correct or realistic.

can't fault you there...

[marty]

So they did 140 plus to geive you a ticket for the "unsafe speed" of 111 ?
Did they then give each other tickets for 140?
Bloody Hypocrites

hey i know, just use cameras everywhere! that'll stop the police 'breaking the law' to catch you! everyone on here who whinges when cops break the law should be happy with that.

[scumdog]

So they did 140 plus to geive you a ticket for the "unsafe speed" of 111 ?
Did they then give each other tickets for 140?
Bloody Hypocrites

No shit Sherlock!?

Well, would never thought of it that way (Tuis moment here)



Nice troll!!!

[shadow]

Not sure whether we want things to change to higher speed limits? There has to be a speed limit thats considered safe.

At the end of the day we all got our licences knowing the rules, we may not agree with them. Maybe the rules aren't always correct or realistic.

Untill they have been debated and changed, we all still know the current rules.

oh yeah how loud can your bike be, i didnt read that one when i got my licence and is there a db reading. at the decrestion of the police isnt it, oh well in go the baffles stealth mode lol

you would think its more important to watch for cages and the road than worrying about the few mm you moved ya throttle to creep up to 111ks its a bullshit law(i mean the way it is policed) especially when you cant even pass going a bit quicker. and the money seems to go towards more cop cars, than pull in bays for slower traffic

[scumdog]

I see in the local paper that a biker was clocked at 220kmh - but not stopped - probably TonyB getting to the Glenorchy rally!
And another stopped for doing 158kmh he lost his licence on the spot.

And another that passed a cop-car like it was standing still (it wasn't, it was doing 100kmh) Dangerous?? was it you?

The spokesman said he had no doubt that these riders were good riders but pointed out that at the higher speed if things went a little wrong it would all go pear-shaped pretty quick and that it could endanger other innocent road users. (plus as we know, the rest of the road users had enough trouble seeing bikes at 100 let alone 200+)

[riffer]

Good point Scumdog.

However in today's Dominion Post I notice that there's a front page article about the carnage" on the road.

In particular, two accidents in the weekend seem, on the face of it, to be the result of excessive speed for the conditions.

Police spokesperson has said (no name mentioned) that the Police will be considering enfiocing the speed limit even more strictly from now on.

My concern is, that, the enforcing of the speed limit will affect "mum and dad" drivers who inadvertedly exceed 110km/hr, rather than concentrating on those who openly and dangerously flaut the speed limits.

I believe it's a lot like drunk drivers. We could lower the alcohol limit all we like and they won't stop driving.

Do you believe the police will enforce the 100 more strictly or enforce the dangerous drivers more strictly, or it a case of "when you see bad behaviour you will do something about it"?

I'd hate to be in you guys position ...

[Lou Girardin]

It's always speeding isn't it, because it's simple and easy to campaign against, regardless of the truth.
Anyone who regularly uses that piece of road would know that it's bloody difficult to speed in a cage on a Sunday full of holiday traffic. Stupidity, frustration, incompetence were probably bigger factors.
He probably thought he was bullet-proof in his 'safe' Merc.

[marty]

actually it's not always speeding lou. that's just what you interpret it to be, and that's the easiest (read - least amount of effort into thinking up trolls for) thing to comment on. eba limits are being reduced, manner of driving offences are carrying more weight (boy racers amendment for example), and at the end of the day, big brother can't watch over idiot drivers all the time, as by default they'd be watching all of us, being idiots or just enjoying our sunday coro/22/kawhia/wairarapa rides, and you wouldn't want that would you?

it's just sad that bullet proof merc dude had to take someone else when he was trying to prove his point.

[Lou Girardin]

So why don't the cops set up surveillance of these high risk areas and pull the offenders down the road. You know, like speed traps in tunnels f'instance.
Of course you'd only write a handful of manner dangerous or careless tickets in a day, so the revenue stream wouldn't be that high. But on the other hand you might put some people off the road who deserve it, which would be a pleasant change.

[SVrunner]

i've been fined plenty of times for being slightly over the limit
111 in a 100 was the latest.
was travelling on a backroad at a very sedate pace (100-120)
2 highway cars came flying up behind me (they would have been doing
140plus),
baaa, what can ya do?

why were u speeding? they ask
i was speding? i ask

its not like you can do anything about it at the time.......
but
you can take it to court and make them prove the accuacy of the equipment etc.
Which its what im doing

Who cares what speed they were doing!!
They were racing each other, which is even worse than speed.

[gixermike]

Not sure if any of you are intersted, but there's a lot going on in the uk at the moment about the accuracy of Laser speed guns on bikes...www.motorcyclenew.com carries the arguments etc..it's being used to challenge several court cases over here at the moment.

Best fun this year was an advancd rider training day with the police in heavy rain, being goaded to overtake a police car in traffic who was doing the limit (60mph / 100kph) with the instructor on his bike hot on my tail in the wet at about 90mph (140K)....don't think I'd try it without the police bike following though!!

[Sniper]

Thanks gixermike

[Lou Girardin]

I was amused by a Police talking head's comments that they're targeting the "hard core" few drivers that speed.
The last few years have seen hundreds of thousands of speeding tickets issued each year.
That's some huge fucking hard core.

[Rashika]

I see in the local paper that a biker was clocked at 220kmh - but not stopped - probably TonyB getting to the Glenorchy rally!
And another stopped for doing 158kmh he lost his licence on the spot.

And another that passed a cop-car like it was standing still (it wasn't, it was doing 100kmh) Dangerous?? was it you?

The spokesman said he had no doubt that these riders were good riders but pointed out that at the higher speed if things went a little wrong it would all go pear-shaped pretty quick and that it could endanger other innocent road users. (plus as we know, the rest of the road users had enough trouble seeing bikes at 100 let alone 200+)

I'm curious... just what are the stats for accidents caused thru speed and what sort of speeds, and type of vehicles? Is there anywhere to look for this info?