Will radar detectors become illegal?

[MSTRS:Me]

... Policing isnt the answer to a lower road toll. ...

Nothing is THE answer. It's too complex an issue for any one thing to make much of a difference. I will say that appropriate policing would be valuable.

[SMOKEU]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-tim...-losing-radars

'Frontline officers told The Southland Times they had been told up to 400 Stalker detection units, which are leased, were to be removed from police vehicles as part of efforts to cut $21 million from the police operating budget.'

I believe that, because once I was bouncing off the speed limiter in front of a traffic cop and no disco lights or sirens were observed.

[chef]

what about all the passengers that dont have licenses? do they get 25 demerits aswell?


So less fines, more demerits. This is their answer to the calls of revenue gathering. So the country is going to fall apart as lots more people will be suspended and unable to get to work for offenses not worthy of disqualification. huh.

How about, less policing? Policing isnt the answer to a lower road toll. How about spending money on better roads eh?
More education and more emphasis on drink driving I agree with.

I can see the quota changing from how much $ to how many licenses they take per shift.

dam straight!

[Winston001]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-tim...-losing-radars

'Frontline officers told The Southland Times they had been told up to 400 Stalker detection units, which are leased, were to be removed from police vehicles as part of efforts to cut $21 million from the police operating budget.'

I saw a more recent news article which said new radar units were due in soon. Looked like the old Stalkers were being replaced rather than the police giving up on radar.

Mr Thingy says that use of radar detectors will be considered as part of the great Road Safety Strategy 2020 document due out later this month.

Which will propose LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of new rules and finez.

Ah - thanks Ix. So we should be looking for a report in the next 10 days or so?

[Swoop]

I can see the quota changing from how much $ to how many licenses they take per shift.

So, Hazzard County is the trial area for this proposal??

[Morcs]

So, Hazzard County is the trial area for this proposal??

Has been for a while

[crazyhorse]

They've been talking about this for a number of years. Not sure how well it could be policed, as some Navmans (etc) have them built in as well.

[humphrt]

I personally dont see the problem with radar dectectors(altho i dont have a quote to fill). I found in the short time i had one that i was much more consious of the speed i was going. Every beep had me checkin my speed and i was riding much more conservatively.

[Swoop]

Every beep had me checkin my speed and i was riding much more conservatively.

Quite true.

[Taz]

My detector fell off the bike and I never did find it. Haven't really missed it tho it was comforting to have when doing the Grand Challenge especially along the Napier-Taupo highway.

[Pixie]

Nope. Mr Wozzaname drafted a rule, then Labour gotted beatened, and the rule got losted .

Mr Thingy says that use of radar detectors will be considered as part of the great Road Safety Strategy 2020 document due out later this month.

Which will propose LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of new rules and finez.

Here's the discussion document:

http://images.tvnz.co.nz/tvnz_images...ysfull_web.pdf

[SVboy]

Well, thats a frightening document!

[Boob Johnson]

The single biggest contributing factor to our road toll HAS to be education, or should I say, the lack of it!


WHEN WILL OUR FUCKING GOVERNMENT WAKE UP & PUT A FEW MORE HOOPS IN PLACE TO OBTAIN A LICENSE!!!



Sorry bout that, rant over

[Swoop]

The single biggest contributing factor to our road toll HAS to be education, or should I say, the lack of it!

WHEN WILL OUR FUCKING GOVERNMENT WAKE UP & PUT A FEW MORE HOOPS IN PLACE TO OBTAIN A LICENSE!!!

Sorry bout that, rant over

Yup. The idiot's at the helm have targetted speed, cars and conditions. Same result every time... "how unusual".
They missed the common factor in all of them...
The Driver.

[Boob Johnson]

Yup. The idiot's at the helm have targetted speed, cars and conditions. Same result every time... "how unusual".
They missed the common factor in all of them...
The Driver.

It just BLOWS me away that it hasn't been looked at! They made a few changes just prior to me getting my full (in one foul swoop) in 1987 at the tender age of 15 & have done nothing since! In Germany you have to have driving lessons with an instructor & you don't pass & move to the next one until you can show an instructor that you understand everything & display an excepted level of competence. They even make you drive at a cracking pace on the autobahn!! Good lord, according to our gubbermint your head will explode if you travel over 100km/h!! It costs around $2000Euro to do it & takes quite a bit of time. They actually value their license over there.

The amount of convo's I have with tourists about how shit NZ drivers are is embarrasing. They come to a civilised, first world country & get met with troglodytes behind the wheel of every 2nd car!