Well yep yet some peeps are mighty challenged eh.Originally Posted by spudchucka
I do believe that the fine far out weighed the so-called crime. I mean surely $100 would be plenty
Moped rider
Well yep yet some peeps are mighty challenged eh.
I do believe that the fine far out weighed the so-called crime. I mean surely $100 would be plenty
Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.
Pasta farts
Well, I can see that the slower people here just haven't quite figured out that moaning that the law sucks, to the cops, doesn't do any good.
Go do something about it.
/me waits for the "but it doesn't do any good, no-one listens etc..."
i see that you were pulled for 13 over the limit - was that on the open rd? if so, as 113k is 43k over the learner limit you were lucky not to be roadside suspended......
i'd put money on this guy being on a learners licence>>>>
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/st...ectID=10368807
Loud and Uncouth
Nup. I'm pretty consistant, "bugger mate, sorry to hear - but you know you were breaking the law"
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Forum whore
One factor that has not been mentioned is the length of time that a beginner is required to wait before sitting the restricted test - and thus shedding the L plate.
This is , IMHO, excessive for motorcycles. It may be appropriate for cars , where the legislators envisaged young folk receiving an hour or so of tuition a few times a week. But once learner motorcyclists have their L licence and a bike they are almost invariably out and riding , usually considerable distances a week. Using a L plate may be suitable for the first month, the period of wobbling, stalling and uncertainty. But after that they should be able to try for restricted.
After all, the upgrade is subject to a test. What would be the harm of allowing people to sit the test earlier - perhaps with a clause that requires a months delay after a failed attempt before a retry. If they are not "up to spec" the tester should find that out - it is the whole point of the test. Either have no test, an automatic upgrade after a time, as in England, or allow the applicant to sit the test as soon as they feel confident.
The instructions are simple...
And then there are those that have been riding bikes for ages/years without having a licence. They may be 'illegal' road riders (who have been pinged) or have been bucketers etc. Ability and confidence are not an issue, and perhaps neither is their roadcraft.
Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
Tornado Alley
Nah, it will NEVER happen ay... "Unlikely" to even... go figure... Long live Darwin (nature getting rid of the stupid ones...)
Tornado Alley
The limit is still 100, ticket for 13k over the 100. Learner breach of exceeding the 70 is a $400 matter. L plate fines do suck tho, but these are "usually" reserved for special customers...but this one for this thread doesn't appear to fit that category? Yes, 70k on open roads is highly dangerous...
Keep it simple...don't attract attention to yourself by speeding, go with the 100kmph flow.
Loud and Uncouth
I wasn't going to bite at that roll Patrick - it was too obvious!!!
Well I HOPE it was a troll!!
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Retired
I wasn't suggesting 260k splits will increase your life expectancy, but I reckon your odds of surviving a 260k split are better than your odds of a 250 with a plate (your own) attached on the open road.
Think - in a 260k split what will kill you is the car or bike deviating for whatever reason. But assuming it's not windy and a straight piece of road, the odds are you'll make it. The 1 in 50 you don't WILL kill you, no denying that.
But on a 250 - what are the odds out of 50 runners how many times you'll get away from you fellas? Not too many I'd be betting.
"You, Madboy, are the Uncooked Pork Sausage of Sausage Beasts. With extra herbs."
- Jim2 c2006
Loud and Uncouth
So how many more years of 260k splits do you plan on doing??
Winding up drongos, foil hat wearers and over sensitive KBers for over 14,000 posts...........
" Life is not a rehearsal, it's as happy or miserable as you want to make it"
Forum whore
49. One a year.
L-Plate Rider
They do sometimes i got caught for no L plate etc etc $1200 but only got tickected for $400
Retired
To be honest, I've done a 250k split when I was aiming for max speed on the bike on the way to work one day and the only two cars on the entire [private] road just happened to be sitting side by side.So how many more years of 260k splits do you plan on doing??
And there was another time that involved a great deal of mway covered in a very short period of time where the needle hovered consistently around the 240-270 range regardless of traffic, but I wasn't counting cars at the time. More interested in making sure I beat certain cars to the offramp.
It's more that I can do it, not that I do do it.
"You, Madboy, are the Uncooked Pork Sausage of Sausage Beasts. With extra herbs."
- Jim2 c2006
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