The Hon. Judith Collins and her trusty coppers wonder why they have so little respect

[red mermaid]

Have you got a link to the news item on this as I can't find anything on a Google search.

[MSTRS:Me]

Was in the Herald on Sunday.
Online... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10679411

[scumdog]

Oh goody!

The bad cops are getting kicked out.

Everybody should be ecstatic, eh..eh??!!

(BTW A person can drive in an excellent manner technically but still be dangerous....controlled drifts at speed etc)

[MSTRS:Me]

I'm not defending the driver - don't know what he did or did not do.
But you opened the door...
If someone can drift their car at speed through an obstacle course of cones, and not hit a single one, was their driving dangerous or excellent?

Edit: I wouldn't have an issue if the charge was 'potentially dangerous'

[scumdog]

I'm not defending the driver - don't know what he did or did not do.
But you opened the door...
If someone can drift their car at speed through an obstacle course of cones, and not hit a single one, was their driving dangerous or excellent?

Edit: I wouldn't have an issue if the charge was 'potentially dangerous'

Through the cones? Not dangerous.

Through the streets? Dangerous.


Have a look at the wording of the charge.

[Patrick]

Oh, do you really think there was another side to the story, Patrick?

When will someone please invent a sarcasm font!

LOL... Soooo needed, the sarcastic icon/smillie...whatever it is called.....

Dunno if there was another side, but the scenario is a regular enough occurrence.... Two sides to the story type of thing? But hey, who knows.... Shrub was there.

maybe it didn't, but I had only drunk coffee and inhaled exhaust fumes so I reckon it did.

Blardy strong coffee?

[=cJ=]

Have you got a link to the news item on this as I can't find anything on a Google search.

Hard luck mate, it's public. No inside info here for you to sniff up...

[shrub]

Blardy strong coffee?

Always. Keeps me alert and stops me getting confused and mistaking loud for fast.

[jimichelle]

Fixed it for you...

you forgot the really:

[R-Soul]

Because NZ speeding laws are stupid, right now iam on a holiday in europe and its a dream over here as 140Km/h is a "cruising" speed on a open road...i agree its not neccesarily fault of NZ police but fault of public for being bunch monkeys who cannot drive for shit and NZ politicians who take the easiest way to reduce road toll ..imposing retarded speed limits and anti boyracer laws and other such travesties...

NZ speeding laws are realistic for teh terrain - in Europe, they have roads that carry on straight for more than 200 meters. They also have motorways that DON'T have traffic lights on them. tyry taking our roads at 140kmhr consistently, and you will be sitting in the jungle soon enough...


The NZ idea of a motorway is ludicrous.

[R-Soul]

You should have asked the cop what rpm he thought you were doing in his expert opinion. Then when he tells you that its X, you can tell him that at Xrpm, in first gear, your bike only does 50km/hr....

Or cross questioned him about why he asked if you had just left the gas station, if he was watching you, and if he had really seen you going so fast....

Or asked him why he thnks his opinion counts more than yours? Since neither is solid evidence.

[scumdog]

NZ speeding laws are realistic for teh terrain - in Europe, they have roads that carry on straight for more than 200 meters. They also have motorways that DON'T have traffic lights on them. tyry taking our roads at 140kmhr consistently, and you will be sitting in the jungle soon enough...


The NZ idea of a motorway is ludicrous.

This is KB

Where people think SH1 = Autobahn

Next thing they'll want to be able to ride down the right-hand side of all roads too

[Kwaka14]

NZ speeding laws are realistic for teh terrain - in Europe, they have roads that carry on straight for more than 200 meters. They also have motorways that DON'T have traffic lights on them. tyry taking our roads at 140kmhr consistently, and you will be sitting in the jungle soon enough...


The NZ idea of a motorway is ludicrous.

The one I live down from Prague may not have traffic lights, but it does have a roundabout lol, supposed to be temporary, however its been there apparently for 2 years so far. Its there to help with a new junction that has had the work stopped on it since last winter. I agree with your post though.

[red mermaid]

Seems the entire topic of this thread may have been a waste of time...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3047...-police-survey

Important piece missing from this report as well, it was the highest level of trust for any Govt dept.

[Berries]

You would expect that the Police should have the highest level of trust of any government department. One of out of four people not trusting them seems like a sad indictment actually, and nothing to be shouting about.