Watch Out - Cops on Tristram Ave (28 May)

[Chrislost]

have there been any accidents or is it just deemed dangerous by the powers that be?

or is it revenue gathering?

[SPman]

Hmmm - in that case the time I did it in the Hiace, then bounced across the median by the traffic lights to get past the stupid fucking stopped cars, was illegal then........
Its a pain, that road, partic. if you're going to Wairau and there's all these pricks stuck in the queues feeding on to the motorway...

[skidMark]

wtf????!!!!! i always thought bwooop bwooop was the cops telling me to drop it 2-3 gears....and crack the throttle open??????

[marty]

wtf????!!!!! i always thought bwooop bwooop was the cops telling me to drop it 2-3 gears....and crack the throttle open??????

you forgot the 'then fall off' bit

[Ewan Oozarmy]

have there been any accidents or is it just deemed dangerous by the powers that be?

or is it revenue gathering?

I use that route everyday and haven't yet seen any accidents. When I questioned the cop as to why I'd been stopped, and I did mention that there was no traffic coming the other way, he told me that the police had recieved complaints from drivers coming the other way in the past.

And yes, I have seen cars doing what I was, ie. passing down the outside of the 2 lanes, if they don't want to get on the motorway. That's pretty dodgy and would piss off anyone come the other way.

I definitely believe the whole speeding thing here (NZ) is a revenue generator but in this case, especially as the cop let me off, I don't reckon it is.

PS - I used a different route this morning, just in case......