@#$%!%!@%%!$! Liars

**MikeL** · 17th June 2003, 13:06

Just as a matter of interest, does anyone know when the rule was brought in about learners not being able to ride anything over 250cc? I'm pretty sure it didn't apply when I got my licence. 3 minutes round the block on a 50cc moped, with a bored traffic cop following behind, and a few minutes later I could legally ride anything, I think!

Yamahamaman · 17th June 2003, 17:19

I think it would have been in the mid 70's.

**Duke of Rogan** · 17th June 2003, 18:10

I got stopped this morning on the way to work (Auckland's Northen motorway) for "failing to drive within a lane", but the cop turned out to be really reasonable and only stopped me for a chat! (warning really)
However, this was not the case about 3 weeks ago when I got stopped for the same thing by a real pig (and I'll do it again, but with my eyes peeled betterer).

I hoped I could get out of this, but I did some research and discovered the current laws (Land transport Act 1998) do in fact specify that a vehicle on a road marked in lanes must stay within them, but there is some new rules about to go in that do not mention this in the relevant sections! (Land Transport Road User Rule 2002, from:
http://www.ltsa.govt.nz/legislation/...ule/index.html

Has anyone else been done for this?

I was simply overtaking on the right oraficer...

**Redstar** · 17th June 2003, 22:42

look the mororway fuzz are a bunch of r-soles we know it they know it. they need to be differentiated from the true police a respectible bunce of chaps.
don't expect any dicreation from them unless you have cleavage.

no offence ladies (literally no offence)

the last twit who gave me the passing on the left said 'Ill try to get a tin top next" who gives a toss! we are an easy target in gridlock cause what else are they going to fine? 10k in a 100k area? bollocks bull shit I just find in incredulus that a bike cop can become such a pillock!

**franco** · 18th June 2003, 02:35

aff-mann

got the low down. Am a bit under the weather 2:30am, a bit pissed (shades of KK. LOL. Sorry KK). Bear with me bro.

Anyways; the inside word is the cops can't have you up with no L-plates on a restricted licence. It's not a condition of restricted, so contest it - it will be held up ($400 less to worry about).

The current cop cars average 0-100 in 6.3s. Many of the older cars and some new cars have been modified so may be*slightly* less.

Anway, hope this helps.

**aff-man** · 19th June 2003, 23:09

Cheers mate i got the L plate cancelled long time ago the guy at the infringment beuro almost laughed at me when i queried it. Suprise surprise when i got the pink fine(real one) a few weeks later it had been changed to restricted licence holder carrying a passenger unacompanied by a full licence holder ( 3 people on a bike???) so got that cancelled. With the cop cars acceleration of about 6 seconds it is still impossible. If he was where he says he was he managed to pull out(navagating traffic) catch up to me going at a pressummed 133 without his lighs on get behind me put his lights on, both of us navigate 3 lanes on the highway and stop all within wait for it, wait for it 700m!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hmmmmm oh well such is life i'll see what happens in court

**Andrew** · 19th June 2003, 23:26

When I had my learners I would always go on the motorway all the time. I would go past parked cop cars at the speed of the traffic (90k's approx). But never been pulled over ticketed or chased.

I was speeding by at least 20k's and the cop was well within his right according to the book to fine me. But still nothing.

My theory is that at the end of the day it comes down to safety. As long as your riding safely and perhaps in the inside lane he ain't going to be bothered to fine you.

And any cop who knows what its like to try riding at 70k's on a motorway will know that it isn't safe at all. Cars just start getting pissed off and will start to come up from behind and overtake you really dangerously.

not nice on a small bike

**Coldkiwi** · 20th June 2003, 18:01

3 people on the bike!? geez, I didn't know they'd tried that one on you! I would've thought you could take Wkid_1's approach about ticket errors (being booked for speeding on a bicycle) and be off scott-free. Sounds like you've been picked on by one of the filthier pigs out there.. so much for the myth that pigs are clean animals!!