Can cops do this???

[Sanx]

You have no idea how good a Police Force we have and compared to countries like Australia and the UK our traffic enforcement is mediocre.

Depends what you mean by effective. Over here, there are still traffic cops on the streets. Which is probably a good thing, when the alternative could be the UK's current position where there's hardly a road left that hasn't got a speed - opps, my bad - a safety camera every 200 metres. They also have other nice gimmicks, like automatic number plate recognition systems so if you were to drive your cage or ride your bike and the Rego was out by a day, the ticket would be in the post.

Still, as the UK's road safety priority is all about speeding - because speeding causes the highest proportion of road accidents, global warming, cancer and single mothers - it would explain why the road toll their ain't going down either. Concentrate on speeding, and you can make lots of revenue from fines, whilst cutting back on real coppers to do real policing. Just let the cameras do the work.

do they drink cups of tea and talk about the queen? not arf guvnor, up the apples and pairs, she had luverly thru'penny bits.

No no no. "Up the apples" and "she had luvverly thru'pennies". And anyone who says different's a merchant.

[Patrick]

Good point BUT!
Incorrect procedure. It's a damned long story but my mate and I dug our toes in after we saw the liars testimony.

Never ceases to amaze me how drunks remember the step by step procedures performed by a sober cop... and some of these drunks fall out of their cars when they can't open the door so you open it for them...

May not be the case with yours Peasea, but you know what I mean...??

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

The deep south is one of New Zealands best kept secrets...

Shhhhhh... don't want to many of them up there knowing this....

[Patrick]

Yes they certainly can. And they will win it in court too. However it is not what I would consider reasonable in the circumstances and a ticket for 67 would have been more appropriate.

Appropriate behaviour should receive the appropriate ticket... agreed here... should have been 67... as long as the speeders behaviour was appropriate?????

EDIT: Jeez.... could even talk it down to 65 and $80 with the right attitude....

[Toaster]

Appropriate behaviour should receive the appropriate ticket... agreed here... should have been 67... as long as the speeders behaviour was appropriate?????

In other words.... I just gave them whatever I locked it as... no arguments and they left happy after realising the fine was lower than the highest speed viewed.

[Patrick]

In other words.... I just gave them whatever I locked it as... no arguments and they left happy after realising the fine was lower than the highest speed viewed.

Ditto...........

[Grahameeboy]

see guys there are good cops out there

[Patrick]

see guys there are good cops out there

My ears.... my ears.... keep the volume down! Kids are asleep still...

[Grahameeboy]

My ears.... my ears.... keep the volume down! Kids are asleep still...

Didn't know you have Cowpoos, Colapop, Finn and Dover staying with ya.........it will be time for their 'bottle' soon.......

[Toaster]

Didn't know you have Cowpoos, Colapop, Finn and Dover staying with ya.........it will be time for their 'bottle' soon.......

I'll paint my bottom blue if you don't get a reaction to that one!!

[Grahameeboy]

I'll paint my bottom blue if you don't get a reaction to that one!!

They are still in bed....and why blue?

[Toaster]

They are still in bed....and why blue?

It was a partial blackadder quote. I just can't help myself.

[scracha]

Why dont you try come be a front line cop....i

I can't get an erection infront of other guys so that probably rules me out.

very much doubt you would continue with rubbish like that.

Your silly to belive everything you see and read in the media like a blind sheep. You have no idea how good a Police Force we have and compared to countries like Australia and the UK our traffic enforcement is mediocre.

WTF mentioned media? I'm only going by my own experiences of coppers in the UK and NZ. As for traffic enforcement...don't believe everything you see and read in the media like a blind sheep. You have no idea how easy it is to avoid being done for speeding in the UK (North Wales excepted).

Oh, and why do kiwi's always compare to the UK or Australia. There are other countries out there you know (happy memories of smiling French gendarme giving me a cheery wave as I rode past at 130k)

OK, I'll rephrase it. In my personal experience, nice polite letters to the enforcement agency explaining circumstances and facts in a logical fashion appear to have no effect nor appear to not even be read properly.

[scumdog]

Oh, and why do kiwi's always compare to the UK or Australia. There are other countries out there you know (happy memories of smiling French gendarme giving me a cheery wave as I rode past at 130k)

OK, I'll rephrase it. In my personal experience, nice polite letters to the enforcement agency explaining circumstances and facts in a logical fashion appear to have no effect nor appear to not even be read properly.

But it seems that other than the cops NZ must be the best country- otherwise you would be off overseas eh?

BTW We have a lot of freedoms here that other more speed-lenient countries don't.