A cage tried to kill me...

[paturoa]

go here online and see what happens...

http://www.police.govt.nz/service/road/roadwatch.html

let us know what happens

[adam666]

go here online and see what happens...

http://www.police.govt.nz/service/road/roadwatch.html

let us know what happens

doh, knew id forgotten something

filled it out a couple of times recently.....gotta watch those damn bus drivers too !

they'll just email you back - saying:

"Thank you dirk diggler for submitting your Community Roadwatch Report.

If needed, we will email you back.

On some occasions, a reply may not be necessary.
However, if your message does require a reply,
we will endeavour to respond to you shortly.

Thank you again.

New Zealand Police Road Safety Team
http://www.police.govt.nz/service/road"
--

And thats about it most of the time Id say

cheers
Adam

[paturoa]

been tempted myself a couple of times to fill it in but haven't, anyone else done this and got a meaningful response?

[Beemer]

I had someone do this to me recently but I was in a car at the time! I was sitting behind him in a line of cars and when the first passing opportunity came up I expected him to go as he was right on the tail of the car in front of him, but he just sat there, so when the next straight came up I pulled out and overtook him and the car directly in front of him. He was obviously pissed off at this so he immediately overtook and sat on my tail. Each time I overtook a car he pulled out with me, even on a couple of occasions where there really wasn't room for two cars to get into the gap I was moving into. He even pulled out on yellow lines to ensure he was right behind me again. I was driving into the sun so couldn't easily see his rego or I would have reported him because he was freaking me out. It's not like I overtook him dangerously or prevented him from overtaking.

Let's face it, some people are psychos and no matter what we do, they will try to kill us!

As for those community road watch forms, bit of a waste of time if you ask me. I've filled out several online and in one instance, because it was dusk and the van looked white to me (it had no lights on so it was hard to tell) and I found out later it was actually pale grey, they wrote to me saying that I had got the details wrong and as the details didn't match the rego, they could not take any further action. We even stopped in at a cop shop once to lay a complaint about a moron in a BMW who was overtaking on double yellow lines and using oncoming passing lanes even when there were vehicles trying to legally overtake coming towards him, and all we got was the same response - "we have spoken to the driver and as he's promised NEVER to do it again, we slapped him on the wrist with a wet bus ticket and sent him on his merry way". I rarely bother now. I rang *555 to report loose gravel on a blind corner (I lost control on it and was lucky to stay on the road - unlike the poor bugger whose car was already in the ditch) and yet it was a week before anything was done about it and in the meantime there weren't even any warning signs put out. I saw heaps of cops driving back and forth on that road yet none of them did anything to ensure people were warned.

[Squeak the Rat]

Personally I wouldn't use the website above. This is aimed at dobbing in the guy who ran a red light, was speeding, scared an old granny etc. Don't get me wrong - these can be dangerous activities, but this guy was acting with INTENT to harm or kill you.

Go to the cop shop mate.

[imdying]

Each time I overtook a car he pulled out with me, even on a couple of occasions where there really wasn't room for two cars to get into the gap I was moving into.

Learn to planif you're feeling bitchy... just over take the car in front with just enough room for you alone... and do it when there's oncoming traffic so he can't go behind, can't go past. Dangerous, but so satisfying when you stick it to em.

[sunhuntin]

beem, i had some young guys fly past me as i was heading into bulls one day...double yellow lines, with a passing lane on the other side with a truck making use of it. i was doing about 105k, give or take [downhill, so may have been faster] and they just whipped right past me. i nearly jumped off the other side of the bike, cos i was not expecting it, and certainly didnt expect the well-off looking geezers behind them to do the same!
turns out there was cops just inside bulls, so i stopped and reported both vehicles, they said "well radio ahead and they will try and get them" yeh right.

[WRT]

I was sitting behind him in a line of cars and when the first passing opportunity came up I expected him to go as he was right on the tail of the car in front of him, but he just sat there, so when the next straight came up I pulled out and overtook him and the car directly in front of him. He was obviously pissed off at this so he immediately overtook and sat on my tail.

Tis possible, in this highly taxed age, that he was wanting to use you as an "advance guard". I have in the past allowed people travelling faster than I to take the lead while I sat in behind them, using them as an early warning system if you will. I do a fair bit of open road driving/riding and see it fairly regularly amoungst other drivers as well. You can wind up with 3 or 4 cars all wanting to push along at a reasonable pace, yet no one wants to be the first car. They all hang back and juggle positions (especially on the new Waikato expressways) hoping someone else will take "point duty".

Perhaps this was the other drivers intention and he was just being overly defensive of his position in behind you. Note that I am not justifying his driving, merely offering an alternative to the "he was pissed at you" theory.

[sAsLEX]

Tis possible, in this highly taxed age, that he was wanting to use you as an "advance guard".

Yes i do this as well, IF on a dirty main highway and without electronic counter measures it is unwise to go too quick BUT if someone passes me I join on to his tail and keep pace

" First in line gets the fine! "

[imdying]

Hehehehe, I've got a mate who's a cop, he picks off the trailing cars for this very reason!

[WRT]

Hehehehe, I've got a mate who's a cop, he picks off the trailing cars for this very reason!

Yup, have heard of this happening. However, the tail lights of the guy in front are great for giving you a heads up - if you see him hit the picks in the middle of a straight, do the same, its likely to save you the ticket.

[sAsLEX]

Hehehehe, I've got a mate who's a cop, he picks off the trailing cars for this very reason!

I take offence to that action by the cop, as a trailing vehicle you have to spend more time concentratring on the person in front in case of braking them seeing a hazard and reacting before you etc

also it is human nature to follow the person in front, and since he is the one setting the pace it is him who is doing the worst and he should be the one being targeted! If I was pulled I would ask why he did not pull the guy in front?!

[9cents]

Small Update:
Thanks for the advice guys. Just been down to the local understaffed police station where the pleasant desk lady gave me a couple of pink forms to fill out. Will drop them off tomorrow as I've got work untill late. I'll keep you all informed as to anything that happens.

[imdying]

I take offence to that action by the cop...If I was pulled I would ask why he did not pull the guy in front?!

Heh, well you're gonna love this... He knows that it pisses people like you off, and that spurs him on to do it. He also knows that you can't do a damn thing about it

[sAsLEX]

Heh, well you're gonna love this... He knows that it pisses people like you off, and that spurs him on to do it. He also knows that you can't do a damn thing about it

yeah I can. Vote with my throttle and see how he keeps up, after seeing the driving efforts in the latest targa rally I really dont think I have too much to worry about!

Good to see another cop keeping up their good image and keeping public respect for them at an all time high!