New road system and rider behaviour

[disenfranchised]

Any links around to some decent info on what the proposals are...I've only seen a couple of media articles, which very typically extremely vague on details.

[YellowDog]

Yesterday afternoon, old duffer driving at 40kph in middle of Onawa Rd, p!ssing me off. Lights go to red, he continues and almost takes out a CBR on green lights out of Mokoia Rd. This dude should not be on the road and a law that takes him out must be good.

As we stand, Police are just in it for the money. Road safety is not a priority. Hope this changes real soon!

[Grub]

No change for me ... I've already given up speeding,

There's just too many highway patrols and cameras around. Gone are the days of 5hr 35min trips from Paremata roundabout to East Tamaki turnoff on the Auks motorway (average speed 107.6kmh)

Oh and for those voting to run ... haven't you guys worked out that radios (and Eagle) are faster than your bike?????? Prats.

[Grub]

As we stand, Police are just in it for the money. Road safety is not a priority. Hope this changes real soon!

Oh and did you take his rego, time date and locations and lay a complaint???? Before you mouth off about the money thing you would see that they follow that stuff up and with good evidence they will prosecute.

[jimbo600]

No change for me ... I've already given up speeding,

There's just too many highway patrols and cameras around. Gone are the days of 5hr 35min trips from Paremata roundabout to East Tamaki turnoff on the Auks motorway (average speed 107.6kmh)

Oh and for those voting to run ... haven't you guys worked out that radios (and Eagle) are faster than your bike?????? Prats.

I wouldn't run in AKL. But in the backwater parts of the Manawatu maybe. By the time the eagle got there from Auckland, then refueled, I'd have made it home and completed a beer and a service. Radios might be more of a challenge though.

[Motig]

The thing that concerns me is that the 1-20k over the 100kmh limit. I thought there was a small amount of leeway 10k? to allow for speedo error or did that go long ago? Otherwise no problems with the changes.

[jafar]

Can't say it will affect my speed too much , I'm usually fairly close to the speed limit anyway. Chook chaser/adventure bike is looking a good option, I ride to get away from idjits & there are getting to be too many on the blacktop now

[roogazza]

There's just too many highway patrols and cameras around. Gone are the days of 5hr 35min trips from Paremata roundabout to East Tamaki turnoff on the Auks motorway (average speed 107.6kmh)

A ha ha !! Back in the dark ages I did try once , going from Taranaki St, Wgton to parked in Queen St.......6 hrs on the dot. and that was in the Comissioner's LTD !!!!!!!! I had heard of an E type doing 6hrs 30. in the sixties! roads were different then . Gaz.

[mxracer_nz]

where`s the list of the changes? i havent herd much of what they want to do

[Nasty]

I ride often with the grub ... so try not to speed ... when on my own I am even more paranoid cos they can't get him first!

[99TLS]

wont change how i ride as i ride like a nana anyway, what is a demerit point

[*caution*]

Yeah I don't get done enough to lose my licence so same but cheaper for me! Yay! Agree with the red light running, should have been more of a penalty ages ago. Needs to be more of a step up for repeat offenders. One DIC, not cool but a lesson. A few or onother one soon after, double the penalty or jail time?

repeat DIC and they should throw away the key

[WarlockNZ]

It's the banning of the detectors that I'm most concerned about.

I'm interested to know if they will confiscate them if they are found and if they'll use the technology that picks up that you're using one.

aren't detectors Passive, how are they going to know ??? .. what freaks me out is the fine if your caught using one, i read that it was $150,000.. that can't be right, but shit .. if it is .. i'll be running, that's for damn sure.

[Toaster]

Do you really think so?
Seeing as how most of them are driving with a suspended license or outside their licence conditions anyway I really don't think they could give two s.

Read the fineprint Waylander - you will find that after two licence offences your car is impounded - same goes for bikes. That will hit them were it matters.... losing their pathetic little toys.

I'd be glad to see less of the little punks. Next step - crush the cars. They have started doing this overseas and making the racers watch as their pride and joy gets turned into scrap. Suckers.

[Pixie]

Yesterday afternoon, old duffer driving at 40kph in middle of Onawa Rd, p!ssing me off. Lights go to red, he continues and almost takes out a CBR on green lights out of Mokoia Rd. This dude should not be on the road and a law that takes him out must be good.

As we stand, Police are just in it for the money. Road safety is not a priority. Hope this changes real soon!

Did a cop appear out of thin air?
No ?
Well they'll be as successful enforcing that law as the are enforcing the requirement to indicate at roundabouts