NZ Police - why do they do it?

[Kendog]

You post on here like a 12 year old kid that was told off by his mummy.

You broke the speed limit, you got a ticket.

You rode without a warrant, you got a fine.

Sounds fair to me.

[ynot slow]

Can understand the slowing down within 200mt inside say 100km to 50km,coming into Eltham from New Plymouth is an example,but not really an escuse to speed up 200mts from open highway limit,afterall we are supposed to be obeying the limit till we can reach the 100km zone.

Annoying at getting caught is why we get pissed off,but maybe we win some lose some.

[rickstv]

It's possible the policeman may have used his discretion had your warrant been current, also how accurat is your speedo.? If you were clocked at 84 then probably your speedo may have been indicating 90ish not 80ish. Just food for thought.
Rick.

[Molly]

I'm with you on this Smoky. Sometimes it really is a bullshit ticket and the discretion they apply makes it all the more bollocks. Met someone recently who got let off for 140+ after she said she had been having problems with the bike and was just 'running it up through the gears' whilst I get pinged for 117 in the middle of nowhere. Not a farm gate or property as far as the eye could see, on flat plains with total visibility in all directions (except for the cop car tight in behind the approaching truck).

There's enough shit driving on NZ roads for them to ignore what you and I were doing. But, again, it's revenue and some really do just f'kin' love it.

[Matt_TG]

If I were a cop I'd sit there and wait too. It's clear that some people think speed limits are only suggestions. Why spend petrol chasing offenders?

Revenue or not, it's the copper's job, and there's no shortage of people willing to help him out. He didn't set the speed limit and doesn't really give a rat's whether you think it should be safe at 84 ks, you're offending, and as a bonus had no warrant.

Ya reaps what ya sows.

[mowgli]

Reminds me of a proverb: “Never wrestle with a pig: you get dirty and the pig likes it.”

Take your medicine and move on.

[Motu]

Huntly was targeted by a speed camera last week - 700 tickets in one 7 hour shift.The speed limit on the by pass is being revued,everyone speeds along there,and there are 60kph and 70kph limits being suggested.

[Disco Dan]

NZ Police - why do they do it?

Because you was speeding.

You break the law - get fined then whine about it???

[yungatart]

Why indeed?
In Police stations and A & E depts up and down the country there are probably cops and trauma teams asking the same question about speeding motorcyclists...

[Elysium]

[oldrider]

It's all a bit like "rolling stops" at compulsory stops!

Like the Yoda said, either you do or you do not, nothing in between!

Cops are practising "zero tolerance"! (well, pretending to)

Exactly as the public have been demanding, following the (successful) example of New York City, Cops on crime!

I was warned by a Cop (116 kph) last fathers day and that left me feeling good about the Cops again. (funny that)

First time I have been pulled up on a bike since 1959, thought I was a goner too.

That warning meant more to me than any ticket he might have issued.

The Cop acted the way they (most of them) used to, (mutual respect) before all this Clark era revenue / quota bullshit began!

I do feel sorry for the Police though, they are under resourced and not supported by Justice, Legal or corrections departments, the government, media, or even the general public themselves!

They may be the meat in the sandwich but I still think they have the choice of which "grade" of meat they want be!

If what you say about the "risk" associated in the zone you were ticketed in, is true, then a "stern" warning would have been of greater value toward road safety!

Your perception of the Police would probably have been enhanced and your road behaviour probably improved! (well, for a little while anyway)

As we sow, then shall we reap! Works both ways!

[meteor]

You're surely not gonna try and defend this? It's practically entrapment for the purpose of revenue gathering only - nothing too do with road safety

Entrapment? 84 in a 70 zone, well marked road and a cop there as well... how many clues does someone need? If people know they're doing something they shouldn't why must they bitch about it (and blame everyones else) when they get caught. Man up.

[Jizah]

I bet when the roading safety people actually decide on where to locate the sign posts indicating speed increases, they actually put it a bit further out to allow for this exact thing.

Disclaimer: I have lost bets before. This isn't fact.

[oldrider]

Entrapment? 84 in a 70 zone, well marked road and a cop there as well... how many clues does someone need? If people know they're doing something they shouldn't why must they bitch about it (and blame everyones else) when they get caught. Man up.

70 zone! I thought he was talking about an 80 zone! (note to self: Read posts more carefully )

[Swoop]

...it gives (false) hope to the public.

Much like the "Independant police complaints authority".