Being a newbie bike may have saved me from a ticket

**apteryx_haasti** · 7th October 2006, 22:48

But not in the way you might think!

I was heading into Wellington this evening (about 7.40pm). It was dark enough to need the headlights, but not dark enough to actually illuminate anything with them.

Anyway, here I am, in my cage (was picking some people up) coming down the Motorway towards town. Just past the Ngauranga exit I could just barely see a biker pulled over under the overbridge that comes down from the gorge. It was hard to see him there, but I thought I could make out a bike.

So, I took my foot off the accelerator, thinking that I could pull over if he looked like he needed any help...

Which is why I was only going 90 kph when in the radar!! Yep, it was a bikie cop hiding under the bridge and there was another just where the flyover comes down, ready to give chase to anyone who the first cop radioed about.

So, that's some bikie karma, I guess. Hah! I thought perhaps it was someone who had run outta gas or something...

A_H

**andrea** · 7th October 2006, 23:15

damn lucky aye, ive had times where ive been speeding in my car and just when i slow down, what do you know theres a speed camera, pheww!!
i have had a speeding ticket but i was only going 67 in a 50 "ahem" um the other times i dare not talk about hehe

**gamgee** · 8th October 2006, 05:48

you shoulda pulled over and asked if he needed help, wasted some of his time...

**apteryx_haasti** · 8th October 2006, 08:20

Originally Posted by gamgee

you shoulda pulled over and asked if he needed help, wasted some of his time...

Heh! Hi there - are you out of gas or something? Need some batteries for your toy? Hey - yep, just tryin' to help out a fellow biker....

**Colapop** · 8th October 2006, 09:45

And then get a ticket for stopping on the motorway...

They've real busy around our area of late

**sAsLEX** · 8th October 2006, 10:34

Originally Posted by Colapop

And then get a ticket for stopping on the motorway...

They've real busy around our area of late

Your allowed to stop for emergencies and break downs, and giving a stranded biker a lift is an emergency as some P pumped idiot could come through and collect him if left standing on the side of the motorway