70km/h on learners?

**Flyno** · 11th November 2006, 18:22

Why is that STUPID rule been put on the smallest road users out there!
This rule is bulls@#t, for young and upcomming learner bike riders is stupid because
a) it is very dangerous and SLOW
b) it dosent give them confidence when a car driver is up you arse tooting his horn.
c) bikes arent made to ridden slow!!!!

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

**Jeaves** · 11th November 2006, 18:32

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**yungatart** · 11th November 2006, 18:34

Don't obey the 70 k limit.I never have and I never will - I value my life far too much!

**VasalineWarrior** · 11th November 2006, 18:40

Ignore it like the rest of us. I dont think ive ever met amyone who adheres to it in my four years of road biking. Cops are pretty sympathetic as far as tickets go on that rule also

**Flyno** · 11th November 2006, 18:42

Originally Posted by VasalineWarrior

Ignore it like the rest of us. I dont think ive ever met amyone who adheres to it in my four years of road biking. Cops are pretty sympathetic as far as tickets go on that rule also

Yeah i dont follow it, cops can understand but the people that do follow it are at risk!!!

**McJim** · 11th November 2006, 20:00

This subject has been done to death on this forum.

Ride safely and ignore the 70kph rule - a cop will only pull you up for exceeding 70kph if:

a/ you're also riding like a dickhead
b/ his wife hasn't been puting out recently

**lukelin250** · 15th November 2006, 22:48

just ride with the flow of traffic, cops will never ticket you for that

**Mikeycbd** · 17th November 2006, 18:26

I never realised it was 70 so drove at 80 at least. I also never knew you couldn't ride after 10pm but I was never stopped. Lucky me. But you are right... it's stupid. It should be 80 - 90 to keep up with the flow of traffic in the slowest moving lane at least.

**Drum** · 17th November 2006, 18:30

Originally Posted by Flyno

a) it is very dangerous and SLOW
b) it dosent give them confidence when a car driver is up you arse tooting his horn.
c) bikes arent made to ridden slow!!!!

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

a) that's correct
b) you're right there
c) darn tootin!

And sure the subject has been done to death, but thats because its a major issue for learner riders.

Just treat this law like so many other pointless laws, and ignore it.

**lukelin250** · 17th November 2006, 18:32

yeah after 10 another strange rule,,less traffic so it should be heaps safer but no apparantly its a terrible thing for a learner to do riding after 10pm. fuck.

**lukelin250** · 17th November 2006, 18:34

oh screw it,while im at it. whats a learner plate ever done for anyone??

**sunhuntin** · 17th November 2006, 18:45

i followed it the first time went on the open road, and nearly didnt make it home. but, ive noticed, even riding at 100/110k, im still no safer from the general public. even when riding at 55/60k in town, i get people up my exhaust. so whats the point?
after 10, i think its cos car lights are rather dazzling [i myself hate riding at night much, especially on the open road as im often blinded. nearly ran into a cheese cutter once] though, i have ridden at night when i was working night shift. i did enjoy it, cos there are less cars, but what ones there are have bright lights.
my l plate gives a bit more character...its missing two opposing corners, and has a crack on another. ill be keeping it when i no longer have to wear it.

**MSTRS:Me** · 17th November 2006, 19:26

Originally Posted by sunhuntin

i followed it the first time went on the open road, and nearly didnt make it home. but, ive noticed, even riding at 100/110k, im still no safer from the general public. even when riding at 55/60k in town, i get people up my exhaust. so whats the point?
after 10, i think its cos car lights are rather dazzling [i myself hate riding at night much, especially on the open road as im often blinded. nearly ran into a cheese cutter once] though, i have ridden at night when i was working night shift. i did enjoy it, cos there are less cars, but what ones there are have bright lights.
my l plate gives a bit more character...its missing two opposing corners, and has a crack on another. ill be keeping it when i no longer have to wear it.

What about the 4-5 hours of full dark prior to 10pm in winter?? Sorry - it's apparently the rule cos learners get too tired after 10 to be out riding. Ha - that's another crock of shit...

**Kendog** · 17th November 2006, 19:40

I saw some poor sucker riding along on their 250 on the motorway with their L plate on, doing about 70kmphs and all these cars having to swerve and dodge them, but shock of all shocks, said biker was riding really far on the left of their lane, like a push bike.
Oh shit, scary!

I wanted to follow him and advise that maybe sitting inside his own lane may be a good idea so he is seen, (but couldn't be arsed sitting for god knows how long doing 70ks, and figured someone on a bike will cruise up and let him know soon, or he'll find out when he does his restricted test). I know he was probably thinking, "I'm going slower than everyone else so if I move over they can pass me easily" but the reality is that instead cars were passing him so closely that they were scaring the poor dude into the crap on the side of road and yet still having to swerve into the other lane.
My point? 70kmph limit for learners is stupid and dangerous and why don't learners in cars have to do 70kmph too?
Ok, I'm bored and will

now.
Mrs KD.

**sunhuntin** · 17th November 2006, 19:57

Originally Posted by MSTRS

What about the 4-5 hours of full dark prior to 10pm in winter?? Sorry - it's apparently the rule cos learners get too tired after 10 to be out riding. Ha - that's another crock of shit...

yeh, true. i like summer cos i can cruise before going home, in winter, its home by the fastest route.