Respect the Cops? WHY!

[Squeak the Rat]

Or rant on KB like most of 'em do!!

Well it's in Rant or Rave! Put it in meek and sullen and I'll go and squeak in the corner......

I'm off to speed home in auckland gridlock. Lets see ya ticket me at 22kph you bastards

[idleidolidyll]

Nobody has picked up on one of my comments here: the one that quoted the boss of the coppers a coupla years back saying that "of course they wouldn't prosecute people for speeding while overtaking"

Says it all for me, the bastards regularly ping cars and bikes for speeding just as they pull in after an overtaking move.

liars and hypocrites, respect is earned and as it aint happened yet no respect is due

[scracha]

I do not expect you to agree but less of the abuse

And if you're gonna tell someone they're dumb at least get the apostrophie in the correct place.

[Oakie]

All this post proves is that you have fallen for the bullshit line that 8km over the limit will inevitably lead to an accident.

Actually I don't think I've ever seen that line and I don't think higher speed makes an accident inevitable. It just increases the odds. I've seen the line that says 'the faster you go, the bigger the mess' though.
I guess town speed limits are as much for pedestrian safety as ours and with the potential surviveability of an accident from a pedestrian's perspective dropping markedly above 50kph (like from 55% at 50kph to 15% at 60kph), I guess that a speed limit of 50kph in town is probably at the 'sweet point' where traffic can still move around fairly efficiently without threatening too much mayhem.
I'm not claiming to be a saint and I probably travel at about 10kph over the limit for a large part of the time (except around schools) but what I am saying is that I won't disrespect the cops for picking me up at 58kph when I know the limit is 50kph, regardless of how reasonable or not I believe that limit to be.
Next step down this argument is "C'mon constable, givvus a break. The light had only just turned red when I went through the intersection"

[Quartermile]

So that is what the long baton is used for!!! Carrying LOTS of donuts!!!
What a clever invention and cunningly hidden as a piece of police issue equipment!

Can also be used as an instrument in their gang bangs

[Guitana]

Can also be used as an instrument in their gang bangs

Do they come in a vibrator???????

[Fatjim]

no but the tazer has a clever attachment.

[Guitana]

no but the tazer has a clever attachment.

Do tell Fatjim!! W hat attachment is that?? Nipple clamps???

[Quartermile]

no I think there is insert slots in the bottom of the baton for the tazer hooks............................dirty police

[Patrick]

The problem is, most (surviving) motorcyclists would be in the top 5% or so of drivers that can safely exceed the speed limit, as we have an intuitive knowledge of road condition, situation avoidence and so on and so forth.

There lies the problem... that is what nearly everyone (biker or cage/truck/bus/taxi/boyracer) thinks of their own driving ability...

[Patrick]

I see a lot of you just don't get it but others do.

Further, with the police force combined, i'd MUCH racther see more focus on preventing and solcing property crimes, theft, burglary etc than chasing down people for breaking the arbitray speed limits when it is actually safe to speed. Speed does NOT kill, bad driving kills. If speed killed, every F1 driver and GP1 motorcyclist would be dead already.

Funny how little importance on life is in this thread...

400 odd at least die on the roads every year, thoudsands seriously injured and hospitalised, on tax payer ACC... but hey, thats OK.

F1 and GP1 has its rare share of death, but the difference there is if something goes wrong, everyone is heading in the same direction... unlike that on the roads around these parts.

Property crime doesn't kill... but that is what many want to see all Police targetting ...

[Quartermile]

Would have to agree with that as I have notced that from riding a bike you pick up so much more from your surroundings and are a much more aware person on the road ,

as what would be a dent in your car is actually you getting thrown off your bike, would be good if all cagers had to ride one first or something.........never going to hapen though

[Patrick]

everytime i think that i could be mugged or my house is being burgled or whatever, that what seems like the majority of coppers are sat on the side of the motorway.

Down here, there are 9 traffic cops... the other 100 deal with the crime... Snakes are the massive minority in EVERY town or city....

The biggest problem is that a few years ago, any stop was a "contact." If a ticket was issued, so be it. Now, the contact has been taken away and the bosses DEMAND 1 ticket per hour.

[Patrick]

Well it's in Rant or Rave! Put it in meek and sullen and I'll go and squeak in the corner......

I'm off to speed home in auckland gridlock. Lets see ya ticket me at 22kph you bastards

So you're the cause... driving at 22kmph holding everyone else up...

[Quartermile]

Down here, there are 9 traffic cops... the other 100 deal with the crime... Snakes are the massive minority in EVERY town or city....

The biggest problem is that a few years ago, any stop was a "contact." If a ticket was issued, so be it. Now, the contact has been taken away and the bosses DEMAND 1 ticket per hour.

Doesn't surprise me with the ticketing