Thanks for that, Armchair A-Holes

[DebK]

Just come back from Napier towing my rally car. I try to stick to the ridiculous 80km towing limit but average it at 90 in order to not hold traffic up too much.

Saw a group of 4 tri-bikes coming up behind so I did two things to let them past safely - pulled as far to the left edge without spraying gravel at them, and indicated when I could see a gap up ahead (I was in a Triton ute so sat up high). They took the gap and passed me... but not one acknowledged my politeness. No hand signal, no nod. What is it with their arrogance?! Friggin' 3-wheeled armchair riders.

How do other towing or slow vehicles treat you on the open road?


As aside, the bikes in question were damn good looking modern custom bikes that looked very expensive. Look very comfortable too.

[Two Smoker]

I find that generally people pull over slightly like that when im on a bike, i either wave or if im goin to fast to wave ... i toot my horn a couple of times. I would have acknowledged your generosity DebK

[XRNR]

Yeah,
80kmh towing, Stupid Stupid Stupid. Sure if your towing your rubbish to the tip spraying everyone behind you with weeds & have a big tarp just about to fly off on the motorway. Then surely you can use your head & slow down.

But what about the rest of us towing secure loads, like tied down motorcycles. Holding up traffic pissing everybody off behind us. Them trying to get past you in every conceivable 'worst place to pass' part of the road.

I think a lot of people don't know about the 80kmh limit on towing. I am seriously thinking of getting a big yellow warning sign permanently attached to the back of my trailer saying:

Its not me holding you up, it's the Government who made it illegal to tow faster than 80kmh. Abuse them!

[Big Dog]

Yeah,
80kmh towing, Stupid Stupid Stupid.

While I mostly agree most trailers are unsafe to be towed at that speed UNLESS either it is brake or the braking power / mass of the car are enought to deal with the extra mass of the trailer.

If I am not mistaken if you get a trailer with brakes and a Heavy Trailer (5) you can tow at 90kmph :confused2.
Expensive but so is writing of your pride and joy AND your trailer And car. (assuming you are towing your bike.)

If I am mistaken I'm sure someone will correct me. but them was the rules when I did my 5.

[Jackrat]

When I tow the horse float or boat I do 100 km,It' just don't seem practical to do 80km an get passed by every thing in sight.Stupid law That one.
If some body pulls over for me when I'm on me bike I always say thanks,a wave or toot,After all they saw me an did the right thing.

[Big Dog]

I agree I am merely pointing out that 60% of private trailers either don't have or shouldn't have a warrant. Many new ones could't get one if they had to be stable at 100kmph. And you probably also use something capable of towing your horse float, not a Mazda Mx5 to tow a 30ft boat.

[Big Dog]

Oh and I am always curteous because I know when people "blow me off" I feel disinclined to be so nice when I see them again. Last thing I need is to be following Wari (no offence to wari but he just bought a bike of same model and colours) down the north western and he gets rude so I get run over in retaliation.

[Firefight]

While I mostly agree most trailers are unsafe to be towed at that speed UNLESS either it is brake or the braking power / mass of the car are enought to deal with the extra mass of the trailer.

If I am not mistaken if you get a trailer with brakes and a Heavy Trailer (5) you can tow at 90kmph :confused2.
Expensive but so is writing of your pride and joy AND your trailer And car. (assuming you are towing your bike.)

If I am mistaken I'm sure someone will correct me. but them was the rules when I did my 5.

Pretty much right Big Dog,

Artic, 90kph
Draw bar trailer 80kph

Firefight.

[riffer]

Harumph. Cost me 25 demerit points towing a trailer at 100kmh.

Bugger the traffic. They can put up with it now. Not my problem. Stupid law.

[merv]

Deb why worry? At least they did you no harm and maybe they don't risk waving - that's what we always say about Harley and BMW dudes that never wave - don't want them to lose it through instability problems and torque reactions.

[Two Smoker]

Deb why worry? At least they did you no harm and maybe they don't risk waving - that's what we always say about Harley and BMW dudes that never wave - don't want them to lose it through instability problems and torque reactions.

But they have three wheels????????

[merv]

But they have three wheels????????

Try hitting a decent bump with one back wheel on those suckers?

It wasn't for no reason that 3 wheel ATV's disappeared off the market.

[DebK]

Deb why worry? At least they did you no harm and maybe they don't risk waving - that's what we always say about Harley and BMW dudes that never wave - don't want them to lose it through instability problems and torque reactions.

Good point Merv.

[Two Smoker]

Try hitting a decent bump with one back wheel on those suckers?

It wasn't for no reason that 3 wheel ATV's disappeared off the market.

LOL good point...

[dangerous]

Ohhh yeh...... When I toe the boat up to Picton and sit at 80kph, then the traffic builds up behind me, the dick head right behind me wont pass at the only possible spot in 50k's so then the nutters come out to play and do some bloody stupid passing manovers risking all our necks Sooo... I drive at 100k thren most people are happy the trailer is breaked and has tandom axels so it is very stable.

Now when I was driving in Oz I had a Kenworth with a V8 16L two stroke twin turboed and super charged (to get you of the mark till the turbs took over) well you get the drift it was as quick as the rest of the traffic and over there the speed limit is the same as for a car without a trailer which is up to 110kph (or open in the N/T) Were as here a truck & trailer (same as car) is stuck at 80k and a primmover or ridged is at 90k......How many people does that PISS off 'STUPID'
There acco accounts are no worse if not better than ours.