5km/hr speed tolerance

[Da Bird]

So does that counts Public holidays, weekends, school holidays and Midnight? If so it's a bunch of arse especial around Country Schools out in the wop-wops.

PS: Anyone have any stats that suggust that this law change is even needed? Eg. how many road deaths there are around schools and at what speeds.

No, just Monday to Friday, primarily between 0730 - 0900 and 1500 - 1630.

Did see some stats yesterday at work. Will print them off and bring them home tonight.

[RiderInBlack]

No, just Monday to Friday, primarily between 0730 - 0900 and 1500 - 1630.

Did see some stats yesterday at work. Will print them off and bring them home tonight.

Thanks for that BC Would agree with those hours.
Thanks Speed Med. Have been looking at some stats on the net and they do seem to back-up this law change around school hours.

At the end of the day even if we fenced off roads from pedestrians, we would still get some Ped/road accidents. Do we slow down traffic because of this? Try stopping a train for hit some-one not old enough that has got on to the track. Would not better to supervision of children help more? I often think of this in relation to fencing pools, when there are so many other places for children to drown. Educate and supervise the fu*ken kids. Don't leave them unattended if they are going to do stupid shit. Why don't we make that a "Law" instead.
Here we are madam, a ticket for not supervising an under 10 for more than an hour.

Flame away guys, but stop a thank about what we are doing as well. A car could still kill a child at 5kph. Considering a few drivers can not even see a bike, what chance does a under 10 have? Kids have been hurt by vehicles backing up. Will this law really make the difference you desire?

[Scouse]

Now that you are all getting used to the 41km/hr plus licence suspension law, I thought I would just mention that in a couple of weeks when school goes back, there will be a campaign on speed near schools. The speed tolerance before ticket issuing will be 5km/hr and speed cameras will be involved. It is nationwide as far as I know so watch your speed around schools.

The 5km/hr tolerance around schools sounds like a permanent thing as far as I can tell.

BC.

this has been going on for over a year on Richardson road in Mt Roskill out side the two Schools I see the red Mitsy L300 camera van every second Monday on my way to work

[FROSTY:Me]

Monsterbishi--bloody good idea--just set the speed limit around schools during school hours at 40km/h--
Ohh and yep the lovcdal councils have blitzes on the idiot cagers double parking to pick up the kids -MY ex got a ticket for just that

[ducatilover]

today me and the old man learnt: 40kmh over the limit is now a loss of lisence on the spot......

you see we went to masterton on the trusty fj1200 at a rather motivating cruise speed..... and the speedo reads slow so 110k is about 130ish....so we cruise along at an indicated 120 and pass many a cage, also saw alot of bikers out, and on our way home he really opens her up and pulls an indicated *** to pass a long line of cars [fuck fjs can move rather well] and as we were slowing down a highway patrol car appeared up the other end of the straight and we kinda took a side road.... and got back to the main road and another car that had been called out stopped us..... clocked at 143km/h.... 10km from home so the kind bugger let us ride home and then took the lisence....$510 fine and 28 days of being driven to work poor old man

[JWALKER]

today me and the old man learnt: 40kmh over the limit is now a loss of lisence on the spot......

you see we went to masterton on the trusty fj1200 at a rather motivating cruise speed..... and the speedo reads slow so 110k is about 130ish....so we cruise along at an indicated 120 and pass many a cage, also saw alot of bikers out, and on our way home he really opens her up and pulls an indicated *** to pass a long line of cars [fuck fjs can move rather well] and as we were slowing down a highway patrol car appeared up the other end of the straight and we kinda took a side road.... and got back to the main road and another car that had been called out stopped us..... clocked at 143km/h.... 10km from home so the kind bugger let us ride home and then took the lisence....$510 fine and 28 days of being driven to work poor old man

man, that really sucks . . i hate to hear that. still don't agree with the new law, but what can ya do about ie eh?

[madboy]

today me and the old man learnt: 40kmh over the limit is now a loss of lisence on the spot......

Bugger. I woulda been asking some really pointed questions about how they could have identified you from that distance. Although my personal preference would have been to drive right past him and absolutely hammer it the moment the lights came on... but I guess that's not always an option, particularly when 2-up.

[ducatilover]

Bugger. I woulda been asking some really pointed questions about how they could have identified you from that distance. Although my personal preference would have been to drive right past him and absolutely hammer it the moment the lights came on... but I guess that's not always an option, particularly when 2-up.

he called out a road block [apparently it was one pig across the road] and another pig to go down a different road incase we went down it.....

i thought he would nail it, even still the cop didnt catch up for about 5 or 6k

[madboy]

Bugger. A "mate" knew of this pursuit where the cop was sitting on the mway onramp waiting for the bike, bike is hammering it up the mway toward the traffic lights (good road planning), sees cars stopped for red light, sees cop on side road. Bike had numberplate attached. If bike slowed to go between cars at lights chances are the cop would be able to read the plate. If bike turned off mway, bike would have to slow down for the corner, and chances are cop could read plate.

Bike's sitting there in outside lane thinking how much the reaming is gonna hurt when they're caught but also considering the odds of making it between a few parked cars at 200k+ and living to tell... Lights go green. Bike still 200m back from lights. Cop pulls out and blocks the traffic, parking in the middle of the lanes meaning bike can't split.

Bike turns off mway. And since the cop now had a completely obscured view of the bike (and never even saw the back of it)... another successful day out riding.

Just goes to show, the adrenaline of a pursuit works both ways. Sometimes the cops make the dumbest calls too.

[yungatart]

Personally I am glad that this is being done- about time in my opinion. Just ask any 10-11 yr old who has done Road Patrol at school, how many times have they had a motorist drive through the "STOP" signs as these kids hold them out. All of my kids have done Road Patrol and all have them have the stories to tell. I'd be happy if they made it 30 kph.

[Lou Girardin]

Personally I am glad that this is being done- about time in my opinion. Just ask any 10-11 yr old who has done Road Patrol at school, how many times have they had a motorist drive through the "STOP" signs as these kids hold them out. All of my kids have done Road Patrol and all have them have the stories to tell. I'd be happy if they made it 30 kph.

How's the 5 km/h tolerance going to help?
Perhaps cops at the crossing would be more effective than one under a bush with a laser gun 250 metres away.

[SVrunner]

Just came across police sppeed screen which shows what speed you are going.
Board showed 55km my speedo showed 60km.
so from what has been said before if I do 120 on speedo then only really doing110km.

[scumdog]

today me and the old man learnt: 40kmh over the limit is now a loss of lisence on the spot......

you see we went to masterton on the trusty fj1200 at a rather motivating cruise speed..... and the speedo reads slow so 110k is about 130ish....so we cruise along at an indicated 120 and pass many a cage, also saw alot of bikers out, and on our way home he really opens her up and pulls an indicated *** to pass a long line of cars [fuck fjs can move rather well] and as we were slowing down a highway patrol car appeared up the other end of the straight and we kinda took a side road.... and got back to the main road and another car that had been called out stopped us..... clocked at 143km/h.... 10km from home so the kind bugger let us ride home and then took the lisence....$510 fine and 28 days of being driven to work poor old man

Hmmmm, that was a bit of bad judgement....

[pyrocam]

attached the article from todays paper.
be carefull!

[Monsterbishi]

I find it a laugh when the council finds a $30k set of lights 'prohibitive' when it's a one-off expense, with minimal maintenance costs that will save lives.

Especially when they decide to spend that much relocating a old tree!