Articale in herald today (2005/02/28)

[spudchucka]

What does the law actually state here? Does it actually state what the maximum number of vehicle can be behind you before you should pull over?

I guess I should buy a copy of the road code!!

The only practical charge would be "inconsiderate driving" and it would have to be a pretty serious incident to warrant taking someone to court, (it isn't an instant fine). IE: deliberate and intended to impeded traffic, not just an old fart puting along at a speed they are comfortable with.

The old farts should still have the sense to pull over and allow traffic to pass once they have a tail back behind them. However they are often so intimidated by the cars following 2 feet behind their tailpipe that they don't think clearly and end up with tunnel vision.

Perhaps if we are going to charge the slow drivers we should also charge all the tail-gaters behind them too?

[Blakamin]

Perhaps if we are going to charge the slow drivers we should also charge all the tail-gaters behind them too?

why the fuck not??? would stop 70% of accidents I've seen.. (and heard in 2 days on a scanner)

c*nts that drive like nannas cause other people to tailgate and pass when not safe...

KILL 'EM ALL

[spudchucka]

(and heard in 2 days on a scanner)

It was a real shitty weekend for crashes down your way.

[Zapf]

well to stop tailgaters perhaps people should move over if they are travelling in the fast lane and there are faster traffic coming up behind them. E.g people should move over to slow or medium lane if the faster car behind them is flashing their head lights...

or make a law that says similar things....

because tailgating is almost a language that some drivers use to say move over.... or speed up.

[Stevo]

Another practical application of common sense, incredible!

Common sense like considerate drivers, seems to be disappearing rapidly. If some one is driving inconsiderately in front of me I have found flashing my lights and tooting my horn madly works quite well. Next time you're in a diesel ute or something and struggling with an inconsiderate prick, try it. (BTW I did not tell you this and I am not encouraging or condoning this behaviour, ONLY where appropriate)

[Blakamin]

It was a real shitty weekend for crashes down your way.

this was only yesterday and today!!!! poor bastards...

still think slow drivers should be done for "dangerous"... or we have another invented called "impeding".... (haven't driven personally since being back from qld coz I thought I might get road rage.... have ridden tho)

oh... for all the wankers... they have attended ALL 111 calls, various escaped loonies, a missing bush-walker and a shit load of burgs (including one with the 2 alleged cunts still in the house... aged 14.. female... at 2pm today...thieven fukkers)
all the accidents, a coupla shop-lifts and more fuckin idiots on the road than you can point a stick at... stop believing in the media and lsten for yerselves....

[Stevo]

I thought Mr Policeman or woman would only pull one up if not driving to the left of the dottted line and to the right of the solid one.

Faaark me if on the way back from Wanganui street races this tossa in a Hilux caught us up relatively quickly (we were travelling on or near 110kph) BUT he was literally STRADDLING the freakin solid white line!!!! Eventually he overtook uswhere he indicated right and crossed the dotted line only to pull back to the left and straddle the sloid line again

Anyone fancy a bicycle ride in the country?? I bloody doubt it!

[Blakamin]

oops... forgot to mention the 2 14y/o and the 11 year old that stabbed someone yesterday......

why do we need to fix roads??? spend 5 cents and get some of these little c*nts put away!!!

Invest in police!!!

[spudchucka]

well to stop tailgaters perhaps people should move over if they are travelling in the fast lane and there are faster traffic coming up behind them. E.g people should move over to slow or medium lane if the faster car behind them is flashing their head lights...

or make a law that says similar things....

because tailgating is almost a language that some drivers use to say move over.... or speed up.

Regardless of what the slow driver is doing the tailgating is the responsibility of the person following. Its not just on motorways and multi lane stretches of road, tailgating is virtually a national sport. And it doesn't just happen at low speed, when I'm driving my car at around 105 - 110 I inevitably end up with some jerk right up behind me who inevitably ends up passing in an inapropriate location simply because that is the psyche of the New Zealand driver.

[spudchucka]

this was only yesterday and today!!!! poor bastards...

still think slow drivers should be done for "dangerous"... or we have another invented called "impeding".... (haven't driven personally since being back from qld coz I thought I might get road rage.... have ridden tho)

oh... for all the wankers... they have attended ALL 111 calls, various escaped loonies, a missing bush-walker and a shit load of burgs (including one with the 2 alleged cunts still in the house... aged 14.. female... at 2pm today...thieven fukkers)
all the accidents, a coupla shop-lifts and more fuckin idiots on the road than you can point a stick at... stop believing in the media and lsten for yerselves....

What channel are you scanning? Kapiti Mana I'm guessing?

[Stevo]

Umm. You don't sound happy but did I miss something besides the News tonight and last night?
What does this mean?

oh... for all the wankers... they have attended ALL 111 calls, various escaped loonies, a missing bush-walker and a shit load of burgs (including one with the 2 alleged cunts still in the house... aged 14.. female... at 2pm today...thieven fukkers)

[Stevo]

I don't get the whole slow drivers should be punished mentality??
Why is someone travelling at 80 kph in a 100 zone any more a hazard than some law abiding citizen towing a trailer at 80kph in a 100 zone? Tractors and Ag machinery are a hazard cos they go much slower than you think. Hell lets fine them for not doing 100kph as well!!!! What about someone towing another vehicle where the speed limit is VERY low. Lets fine them for not doing 100kph, then if they are, ping them for excessive speed while towing another vehicle.
Shit lets just fine everyone all the time!!!!!!

Oh! They already do......................

[Blakamin]

yeah, Spud... quite a nice lot of fuckers down this way.... wish I had a bigger antenna.... decided I couldn't do your job without the power to bash some brains into some people (haven't had myscanner since I lived in aus until yesterday)


sorry stevo... just saw a stuff.co.nz story on 111 calls that made me pissed right offf.........

[Stevo]

Oh. Mighta gone off on a wee tangent there

[spudchucka]

Umm. You don't sound happy but did I miss something besides the News tonight and last night?
What does this mean?

He's pointing out all the every day shit that police attend and no one ever hears about. This stuff is going on all day every day all around the country. The common misconception that police are just out issuing traffic tickets and ignoring all the other stuff is easily proven wrong simply by listen to a scanner, as Blakamin has done.

An interesting point is that the media all listen to scanners and should know what happens on a day to day basis but they elect to hear only the juicy bits that might make a story.