Not ALL Cops are arseholes

**WarlockNZ** · 20th November 2006, 10:13

so here's the story,

I'm tooling down the north western this morning, splitting, as you do, and get just past partiki and see the blue and yellow in the middle lane.

Nip into the middle lane one car behind the officer and sit there going "fuck" .. now i'm stuck in bloodly traffic.

Then what do i happen to notice?? .. the cop is telling me he wants a word... crap .. so i ride up next to the patrol car (in moving traffic I might add) and the officers proceeds to tell me that if I want to move through traffic (read split) that would be fine, as long as I do it in a care full and safe manner and do it slowly, he also tells me to not ride like an arse.

I of course comment that I never ride like an arse and he tells me that he saw me coming and that i was moving a bit fast and to slow down the speed at which i go through traffic.

Woops!! .. lol

So i thank the officer and move off into traffic and continue on my way (at a slow and care full pace

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So there you have it, not ALL cops are assholes.

**boomer** · 20th November 2006, 10:15

morale of the story? You ride like an ass?

heheh well done that man

**McJim** · 20th November 2006, 10:16

Also - if you're going to ride like an ARSE (before the BDOTGNZA get here) it helps if you do it on something less conspicuous than a banana yellow Korean

**WarlockNZ** · 20th November 2006, 10:18

Originally Posted by McJim

Also - if you're going to ride like an ARSE (before the BDOTGNZA get here) it helps if you do it on something less conspicuous than a banana yellow Korean

Point taken.. i have changed my ass for arse .. lol .. and its not banana yellow ... its electric mango ... ha ha ha

**Whynot** · 20th November 2006, 10:19

I split past a cop on friday too, he was in the middle lane on a gradual left hander so i didnt see him until i was right up his arse.
Thought ... what the hell and just kept going, guess i was ok though as he didnt seem to mind

**McJim** · 20th November 2006, 10:24

Originally Posted by WarlockNZ

its electric mango ... ha ha ha

Tell me you're kidding...please tell me that's a joke and not the blurb they put on their sales docs.

**WarlockNZ** · 20th November 2006, 10:28

Originally Posted by McJim

Tell me you're kidding...please tell me that's a joke and not the blurb they put on their sales docs.

I kid you not .. ha ha

http://www.motorcycles.pro/Motorcycl...7/Default.aspx

look for the following half way down the page.

The GT250R
AVAILABLE IN HOT CHILLI RED, ELECTRIC MANGO YELLOW & 8-BALL BLACK

**Edbear** · 20th November 2006, 10:52

Originally Posted by McJim

Also - if you're going to ride like an ARSE (before the BDOTGNZA get here) it helps if you do it on something less conspicuous than a banana yellow Korean

No wonder he saw you coming!!!!

Good on him, though. A friendly word of warning can do a lot of good, more so than if he'd ticketed you, eh?

**craigs288** · 20th November 2006, 12:19

Ass-uming that you aren't riding like an arse, what would be the charge/fine for lane filtering/splitting, should one of our estimed law enforcement officials decide to take offence to our asses cruising past on two wheels?

I'm sure most of them don't care if you are going relatively slow and carefully.
Between Waterview and Te Atatu at 5pm on any given weeknight, traffic doing a reasonably constant 30kmh and a motorcycle lane splitting at 40-50kmh.
How practical would it be for a police-person to expect hundreds of motorists to get out of the way, for what would be a fairly small fine.

Unless lane filtering/splitting generates good income, they would probably be better off waiting around a blind corner at the bottom of a hill.
Get their 5 infringement notices out of the way, and then lounge around in a nice new car all day. Sweet

**Dai** · 20th November 2006, 12:28

In sticking to the 10 characxter rule I would hesitate to postulate that the converse is also true

**McJim** · 20th November 2006, 12:39

There are threads on here that cover this I can't be bothered finding the links and if you read this then probably neither can you.

If you lanesplit - indicate for 3 seconds before you commence your "maneouvre" and then ensure that you do not exceed 20kph more than the traffic on your right (technically you are overtaking the traffic on your left and you should be between the traffic on your left and the lane markers...but this is impractical as not all cars drive in the left of their lane)

And that's pretty much it - in most circumstances a zealous police officer will be able to find something to charge you with. I suppose it's testament to their self control that we don't all get charged everytime we're on the road.

**Gremlin** · 20th November 2006, 15:03

Originally Posted by McJim

If you lanesplit - indicate for 3 seconds before you commence your "maneouvre" and then ensure that you do not exceed 20kph more than the traffic on your right (technically you are overtaking the traffic on your left and you should be between the traffic on your left and the lane markers...but this is impractical as not all cars drive in the left of their lane)

...in most circumstances a zealous police officer will be able to find something to charge you with. I suppose it's testament to their self control that we don't all get charged everytime we're on the road.

McJim has pretty much got it, and he's accurate when he says its been done to death as regards the technicalities of splitting

I won't bother writing the other bits missed, either...

20kph... afaik, there is no written rule about that, just "commonsense"

Warlock, doing it sensibly, with a legal bike, the cop should give you no grief at all. The legal bike bit is for when he does try something, and pulls you over to try to write a list when you point out you actually know the rules...

**Fub@r** · 20th November 2006, 15:05

You cant hide on your Banana Boat Warlock

At least now we can call you mango instead if you want

I used to move back in to the lanes when I saw cops, mainly because I feel more of a target with my Lemon plate on the back. Now I don't even bother I split past them, slower than I would normally and the cops don't even blink.

Think cops are more interested in the ones lane splitting using whole motorway and travelling 100+ whilst doing it

**gamgee** · 20th November 2006, 15:07

Originally Posted by Fub@r

mainly because I feel more of a target with my Lemon plate on the back

I think you'll find it's actually electric mango!
Or at least according to hyosung

**gijoe1313** · 20th November 2006, 15:22

In hindsight, we have to get in behind to support WarlockNZ - raring to go! Back posted threads are all fine and well, but we know we can't be arsed to go search them

'sides - we all know most people would love to lanesplit if they could only gee up the courage to ride two wheels

Kudos to all those who practice this on a daily basis! Ride safely out there ... and remember, they are all looking to stamping a biker imprint on their bodywork somewhere!

Nice one ... electric mango indeed ... what next ... semi-conducted blue with a highlight of whiffster scented orange?

Or (apologies to Croft) Sun-set Orange!