Creeping Yellow

**Coldkiwi** · 14th April 2004, 12:15

Originally Posted by celticno6

I stopped behind the car, turned to the officer and said "What should I do?"

He said "Your decision."

I made sure the road was clear, indicated and went around him, crossing the centre lines.

He turned to me, smiled, and said "that just cost you your licence. Drive back to the Centre, and we'll book you another test."

what a tosser! you can bet he would do exactly the same thing if he came across a busted car. I wonder if his knuckle dragging children are still in the licencing system now? Wouldn't surprise me if they work for AA express (one of the biggest oxymorons I know)

**merv** · 14th April 2004, 13:23

Originally Posted by Coldkiwi

what a tosser! you can bet he would do exactly the same thing if he came across a busted car. I wonder if his knuckle dragging children are still in the licencing system now? Wouldn't surprise me if they work for AA express (one of the biggest oxymorons I know)

A decent copper would have got out of the car to check on the busted car and would have directed you around the problem.

Also can you imagine how long a cop waits at a traffic light that is stuck on red which seems to happen occasionally. I know I can only be patient for so long.

**merv** · 14th April 2004, 13:27

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Glad someone has noticed. All the double yellows at Mercer haven't stopped head-ons, have they?
Lou

Same applies Pukerua Bay to McKays, the yellow lines have not stopped the inattentive (or is that drunk, stoned or tired) crossing the centre line and wiping out some innocent coming the other way or crashing onto the rocks below. In the case of the last one ending up on the rocks the media coverage from family was all about how it was the road's fault for not having enough barriers on the sea side of the road.

**scumdog** · 14th April 2004, 14:05

Originally Posted by Hitcher

SH1 from Balclutha to Gore has over the past years developed a nearly uninterrupted double yellow. I'm surprised a solid median barrier hasn't been erected...

I use that section of road quite regularly, the yellow lines don't seem to delay me too much when I'm on my scoot but brother! when you are in a car and stuck behind two truck'n'trailer units it's a different story, - and yellow lines or no yellow lines you would still have a job passing that type of mobile roadblock.

I've a mate who says most of the offending drivers crossing the yellow lines on that stretch of road are in rental cars and mostly non-honkies

**Lou Girardin** · 15th April 2004, 07:05

He had no right to do that celticno6, but then you don't argue with the guy that might take you for your next test.
Some cops hated testing so much that they took it out on the applicants. There were wankers in the MOT too.
Lou

**James Deuce** · 15th April 2004, 07:11

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

He had no right to do that celticno6, but then you don't argue with the guy that might take you for your next test.
Some cops hated testing so much that they took it out on the applicants. There were wankers in the MOT too.
Lou

My guy was really good and had heaps of helpful advice. He could have failed me when I had to do a real emergency stop (some tart backed straight out of an angle park without looking) and stalled it, but he was complimentary about avoiding the crunching of metal.

Interestingly he told me that I could cross the double yellow lines to pass a stationary vehicle after I sat behind a broken down bus for 5 minutes. I looked hard at him to see if he was taking the piss, but there was no comment after I went around.