Cops get 1200 speed fines

[onearmedbandit]

This is true...

Was more of a pot calling kettle black type of thing....

Guess that can be both ways...?

I appreciate what you are saying. However, a pot and a kettle are pretty much the same thing. A police officer and a civilian, now they are two separate things altogether.

[2wheeldrifter]

I just wonder how many kilometres are clocked up in 5 years as well by the police..... also wonder what is the total speed camera figures for that 5 year term was for everyone...

ho hum next thread.....

[Genie]

I just wonder how many kilometres are clocked up in 5 years as well by the police..... also wonder what is the total speed camera figures for that 5 year term was for everyone...

ho hum next thread.....

couple of thousand a day I'd be thinking, if not more.

[2wheeldrifter]

couple of thousand a day I'd be thinking, if not more.

Plus plus.. ???? so really makes time on the road with these speeding fines etc pretty lame to me....

[SMOKEU]

It's like stating 'Apples Kill'. Sure, if I pour 100,000 of them over you...

Apple seeds do contain cyanide. I kid you not.

[p.dath]

http://msn.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10685212

Put a smile on my face :-)

That's funny, but doesn't seem like a very serious issue to me (low rates).

Yes it is important for the Police to be seen doing it better than everyone else. I also have to accept humans make mistakes.

[sosman]

I reckon they should only waived the tickets If the red & blue lights are flashing...otherwise Hang em...Hang em high!

[Botany Honda]

That's funny, but doesn't seem like a very serious issue to me (low rates).

Yes it is important for the Police to be seen doing it better than everyone else. I also have to accept humans make mistakes.

Cool! So the next time I get pulled over I'll just mention what you have typed up and see how I go

[BoristheBiter]

What most have failed to notice was that it says police vehicles, dosn't say which vehicles or who was driving.

[p.dath]

Cool! So the next time I get pulled over I'll just mention what you have typed up and see how I go

Just make sure you pay the ticket like the 1251 Police issued tickets did ... unless of course you got issued the ticket while trying to preserve human life, avoiding injury to yourself or others, or damage to property (which the Land Transport Rule 2004 allows you to do).

[Banditbandit]

3 cops every two days, out of 10,000 plus cops.... Looks quite low, really. 1200 in 5 years....

Wonder what the motorbike riders figures look like..........

The bike rider figures would look horrendous compared to that .. that would be bikerrs per day ...

But that's not the point ..we don't abuse people for speeding ... we don't nut off at bikers who "ride too fast" (well, Katman does - but he's strange ) ... we don't hold ourselves up as the arbitors of behaviour on the road ...

It looks like a case of "Do as I say not do as I do ... "

If the people policing our road laws can't stick to thee road rules, then they have no basis to nut off at is ...

[Toaster]

Doesn't matter, motorcyclists are not upholders of the law.

Yes we are - its called individual responsibility to live within the law like any citizen.

As far as the police go, it is good to see any unjustified speed is dealt with in the same manner as any other road user. It is also an employment matter for them as it would be a code of conduct issue, especially in a work car. Hardly the right image to send to the public.

Good to see public accountablility. Something the govt MPs could learn from.

[Littleman]

The bike rider figures would look horrendous compared to that .. that would be bikerrs per day ...

But that's not the point ..we don't abuse people for speeding ... we don't nut off at bikers who "ride too fast" (well, Katman does - but he's strange ) ... we don't hold ourselves up as the arbitors of behaviour on the road ...

It looks like a case of "Do as I say not do as I do ... "

If the people policing our road laws can't stick to thee road rules, then they have no basis to nut off at is ...

Wow, you've got baggage.

[Banditbandit]

Wow, you've got baggage.

Only what will fit in a Ventura Bag ...

But my gawd you people junmp to massive conclusions ...

What baggage ? Just 'cause I think that the upholders of the law should set the example - especially as Police bosses are on TV at least once a week pushing the "speed kills" message in some form or other ... while the blue line at the coal face have a tendency to nut off at bikers breaking the speed limit ?

[bsasuper]

I just love to see tax payers money going round in circles