Demerits... Damn...

[cowboyz]

Pah! that's nothing, try 80 demerits in 8 days!

I feel for ya but if my demerits mean nothing does that mean I am NOT going to lose nmy licence with 1 more ticket?

[2much]

I wouldn't stress about, licences are overrated anyway.

Look at it this way, 3 months of being wary cause you haven't got one is easier than 2 years of being wary cause you've got no points left.

[Virago]

........So previous posts saying it only applies in high speed to low speed transition, depends on your reading of the above. It applies to the "area where drivers are making the transition from a higher speed to a lower speed area". My reading of that means it applies in both directions .........

It never ceases to amaze me how people can misread plain English......

[avgas]

Atleast it was a cop - there is no thrilling chase with speed cameras

[Lord Derosso]

Reads to me: "I speed except when I see a cop"

Got 'ambushed' did you? Bad Luck

It's a two-way thing: people 'flash to warn of cop - cop hides.

At the end of the day you were still speeding, how you got caught is immaterial, this is the big world, not a schoolyard where you can cross your finger and call "pax, no fair".

Nah... I totally have all day for police officers and it was my own fault. Got caught on the Awanui straight north of Kaitaia doing about 88 kph in the old 80 kph speed limit days. I dont generally speed though I agree that sometimes when you have an open 5 km straight with no traffic its kind of hard to keep at 80 kph, even on a old 500 single. I dont generally speed in Wellington , or eslewhere for that matter, though everyone esle is trying to run me over. Still only seen one patrol in eight months whilst out with some members on a Taka summit cruise. I suppose you cant compare a one street/highway officer to a major city officer anyway. Got to get your tickets on one stretch or another. Big difference if you only have the one route to do so therefore you have to use local knowledge and also watch the black spots I suppose. Just dont think the force should get up the publics back with silly moves, they have taken enough stick lately.