Reporting dangerous driving.

**Edbear** · 10th March 2008, 09:25

Originally Posted by car

O, the irony! I got *555'd at the weekend, for "weaving in and out of traffic" and "riding erratically." I lane-split between the single line of stop-go traffic and the double-yellows, along a mile or so of tailback between Paekakariki and the McKay's Crossing roadworks. I did so slowly and carefully, only when the traffic volunteered to move over and let me past, because I had my son on the back. But obviously not carefully enough for someone, because I never got to Paraparaumu -- full disco lights and a chat at the side of the road.

The policeman was very pleasant and polite, and when I told him what I'd been doing, he seemed satisfied that I didn't need any sort of education on the dangers of motorcycling. He did apologise for pulling me over, though, and said that once someone had made a complaint they were obliged to act on it if they were able to -- he had been in the area. He suggested that the reason someone had complained was probably not my riding per se, but probably that I had a young child on my motorcycle. I said "well, at least their heart's in the right place, I suppose." "That's the way to look at it," he agreed.

He wished us good luck with the fishing and posed for a photo with my son.

Your tax dollars at work.

What a reasonable sounding chap!

**scumdog** · 10th March 2008, 10:47

Originally Posted by Ixion

Ah the blissful glory of total moral superiority.

I suspect that you are indeed the poit calling the kettle black.

Ah, I see even you have slumped to the KB ranter club level by using sarcasm and assumption..........time to up your game a bit, after all, who else would set the high bench-mark??

(and is 'poit' another KBism like gargre??)

**scumdog** · 10th March 2008, 10:49

Originally Posted by Edbear

What a reasonable sounding chap!

True true and good on him

But it's not what we want on KB...

(It's like the Roman expecting entertainment and getting obese chinchillas unleashed on the Christians, there's no entertainment in it).

**car** · 10th March 2008, 11:07

Originally Posted by scumdog

True true and good on him

He was a reasonable bloke, yes. And I still haven't met a New Zealand police officer who wasn't a reasonable bloke. Present company excepted, obviously.

But it's not what we want on KB...

(It's like the Roman expecting entertainment and getting obese chinchillas unleashed on the Christians, there's no entertainment in it).

Give it time -- someone will be along shortly to tell me that only a complete and utter dipshit would put a child on a motorcycle, my parenting skills and lineage will be questioned, someone will say that they know where I live, and it'll all end in tears.

I was amused when I got pulled, because it added a bit of excitement to the journey, and no harm came of it.

Later, when I was getting squeezed on to the shoulder by some asshat who was absolutely desperate to be in front of me at the end of the overtaking lane, I did think "Where are those whinging busybodies when you need one? I mean, why report *my* riding when it's some dozy tart with a phone clamped to her ear and ``BACK OFF!'' and ``children on board'' plastered across the back of her 4x4 that's going to kill me?"

But then I got the tent pitched, wandered up the river with the boy, spent three hours fishing. I was all kinda peaceful and relaxed after that.

**pzkpfw** · 10th March 2008, 11:26

Originally Posted by car

I lane-split between the single line of stop-go traffic and the double-yellows, along a mile or so of tailback between Paekakariki and the McKay's Crossing roadworks.

Just curious, as I had to split that way too on Saturday: was it easier near the cheesecutters?

I found that once the barriers stopped, the cars all started hugging the double-yellow and removed my ability to split. (There was traffic coming the other way too.)

The barriers made the cars stay a bit more left, which gave me splitting room.

(To be honest, I also passed on the left a few times, including the last run up to Paekok [which was where I was going - went into that left before the rail over bridge].)

Cheers,

**car** · 10th March 2008, 11:48

Originally Posted by pzkpfw

I found that once the barriers stopped, the cars all started hugging the double-yellow and removed my ability to split. (There was traffic coming the other way too.)

A lot were hugging the yellow lines, yes, but they all moved out of the way bar one truck, and some of the traffic oncoming was good enough to move over on their side, too.

By the time I reached the barriers, though, the traffic had wised up and started moving and I was happy to tuck in and pootle through along with them at 30kph.

My missus was out that way on Saturday, too, and she was stationary on the Centennial Highway heading north, when five bikes went past up the inside, on the footpath.

**Patrick** · 12th March 2008, 10:54

Originally Posted by Ixion

Ah the blissful glory of total moral superiority.

Did you ever stop to consider that the manoeuvres that you think are dangerous based on what would be safe for you , blah blah... I suspect that you are indeed the poit calling the kettle black.

Geez IX, usually you are better than this load of whatever it was meant to be. Only old people complain? Riiiiiiggghhhhht.

May be, just may be, this truckie correctly pointed out shit driving and rung it in... sounded shit to me from the examples he gave...

Perhaps the dipshits he dobbed in might not be coming toward you on the next blind bend at the crest of a hill while you approach....

Good on him, I say. Bling given.

**RT527** · 12th March 2008, 21:07

As some of you Know I drive Heavy Vehicles for a living and today Within the space of 5 k`ms a car who had been following me through the Road Works in the Athenree gorge,sth of waihi and heading towards waihi, pulled out and passed me at the end of the road works.
I was accelerating and pretty fast too,(I was empty) when said Twat pulled out
with less than 50 metres to go before a bridge and corner ....Yes there was oncoming , I pulled right over to let him go and so did the other car, Right of the Road .
Once he was past I tried to get Rego , but missed it, then as we were coming into Waihi where there are more Roadworks the Twat did it again to another truck , with even less room and more oncoming vehicles!!!!

This guy wasn't young either , Id say mid fifties , just total disregard for other road users, still couldn't get rego.

All I could do was take a deep breath and forget about it. really wanted a pair of

lol .

**Kinje** · 25th March 2008, 15:05

Maybe it was easter madness that brought out more than the usual number of morons, but this one guy prompted me to use the *555 number.

I first came across him somewhere near Danneverke as I headed back to Wellington from Hastings. He came up behind me and passed. Didn't think too much of it, but then as he overtook the cars ahead of me, cut it very very fine with an oncoming car, it slowed, pulled left and flashed its lights. At that point I thought that was quite dodgy, hoped I'd not come across a wreck involving him and another innocent party, and made a mental note of the rego and car.

A little while on, caught up with him stuck behind a truck with 3 cars behind it. He was constantly edging out over the center line to see if he could pass, but didn't go. Having recalled his behaviour from before, I sat well back. After a while, one car got past and another turned off so he only needed to pass one car plus the truck. He finally got past quite safely on this occasion (there was still enough room for me to pass on the same length of straight). He stopped in Pahiatua and I rolled on by thinking I'm bound to see you again.

Sure enough, just north of Masterton he caught up and passed me again, and then passed another few cars, pulling out over a yellow line. This was the final decider for me, having seen his earlier manouvers I thought this guy needs to be toned down. As I rode into Masterton, I ended up right behind him and saw his baby in the back seat.

Called *555, spoke to the operator who took all the details, informed me I'd need to follow up with a visit to a station or online form, and that they would follow up. Just south of Carterton I passed 2 police cars on the side of the road, who looked like they had just finished talking to someone and sent them on their way. Last night I got a message from Police saying they had caught up with the car, spoken to him, and can I call back to give some more specific info. Did that this morning so hopefully they give him the learn.

Rant over

**Genestho** · 27th March 2008, 14:44

Awesome, at least you know that its all being followed up and theyre keeping in touch, thats what you want. Only way to get the idiots out of our oncoming path. Well done.