Cops tailgating to try and make you speed

[PrincessBandit]

Given that my speedo overreads by about 8kph I happily sit at 110 knowing that I'm quite safe. I'd always automatically answer around 10kph less if stopped and asked.

However since I'm such a boring old duck on the road I can't remember ever having been pulled over - bike or car. Can't be fagged drawing unnecessary attention to myself though. Hence, if I'm ever pulled over it would unlikely be for speeding.

[george formby]

I have been called in to cert speedos for the police (I refuse to call them popo as I find that offensive to Len Snee who was murdered by a scumbag called Popo). Almost every speedo I have checked reads up to 10kph fast with 8kph being the average. If you are cruising along at an indicated 100kph and are in fact doing 90-92 the policeman would have pulled into the slow lane to let you go as their speedos are certed to within 3kph at 100kph.
I have never seen the deliberate tailgating act in 25 years of driving and riding. Must just be the way I ride.

You may have a point their. As for the speedo, that may be another good point.

E+ speedo error

I have never felt as if i was being tailgated, enticed to race yes, but not tailgated & probably look to be a "sensible" rider. Appropriate gear & conservative riding style.

[Spazman727]

Umm rather not put my 15 month old baby at further risk. But okay.

Only when Im alone, I'd never do that with anyone else in the car, and only at less that 50 k (I usually slow down in front of tailgaters anyway)

[Ocean1]

My normal tactic of two gears down and 20 seconds of acceleration to make some room would get me into trouble.

20 seconds?

SL100 was it? You demon.

[James Deuce]

20 seconds?

SL100 was it? You demon.

I never said I used full throttle. That would be dangerous and I would spontaneously die through speeding and all that.

[Kickaha]

I have never seen the deliberate tailgating act in 25 years of driving and riding. Must just be the way I ride.

Neither have I, but everyone seems to have a mate it's happened to

[Katman]

Neither have I, but everyone seems to have a mate it's happened to

I bet miloking has.

[scumdog]

Neither have I, but everyone seems to have a mate it's happened to

Sums up my experience too - from both ends of the spectrum.

[Gremlin]

Find a gravel road off to the side... lets see his normal cop car follow me

[Dave Lobster]

It's happened to me on the Northern motorway, southbound to Auckland. Mufti (blue) car. Tailgating me, and enticing me to race.
Reported him. Apparently, it's perfectly legal to do this. It's not tailgating. It's speed checking.

[XxKiTtiExX]

Only when Im alone, I'd never do that with anyone else in the car, and only at less that 50 k (I usually slow down in front of tailgaters anyway)

I have a set speed for when I'm being tailgated. 60.

[saltydog]

Had it happen in the cage while returning home from town with a feed of KFC. Theres a steep winding hill at the back of town heading up to my place. As I was about to start up from the bottom a muftie coon sat on my arse and almost pushed me up the hill and around the next two corners. Now this critter was using the 'half second rule' and was bloody close! So corner three i took hold of the KFC on the passenger seat, rested my foot on the brake just enough to acticvate the brake lights, and fed it to my Commy. I get a good jump on him, pulling away, and by the fifth corner he's fallen back but his bloody lights come on. I pull the car over in the next side road (100m past the point when he turned on the blue and reds) with great gusto and rip the door open and am pacing towrds him as he pulls up. (This is before the days of P) And I say "what was that all about?' he says 'why did you take off?', I said "because you were right up my arse and and pushed me all the way up the hill, it was dangerous", he said "well what was i supposed to do?, you took off, I had to chase you?" i said " look mate all I was doing was trying to get home to eat my KFC mate" He then said" I should ticket you?" To which i replyed " And I'll lay a complaint with your sergent"
He then asked for the licence, disappeared and returned after about 2 mins and said " I'm going to give you a caution for your excessive speed back there" (I did hit about 90 in a 50 before I buttoned off), "enjoy your meal"
Not one to mince words I trundled the 500m to my house in disbelief at what had just happened.
And when i got on the couch, box on, the fuckers at KFC had forgotten my chips!

[miloking]

It's happened to me on the Northern motorway, southbound to Auckland. Mufti (blue) car. Tailgating me, and enticing me to race.
Reported him. Apparently, it's perfectly legal to do this. It's not tailgating. It's speed checking.

Well then the race that ensues must be also perfecly legal and loser buys the donuts...

And no Katman i dont have any mates it happened to...but i did nearly get hit by cop making uturn on tuesday!

(i must admit it would be quite an irony if I got killed by cops while cycling to work tho)

[Ocean1]

Find a gravel road off to the side... lets see his normal cop car follow me

Ohyez!

And if he can manage hot pursuit at those (perfectly legal) speeds the poor old commode is going to take a beating.

[hellokitty]

I haven't been tail gated by a cop but I often had them following me - especially late at night - I had a lowered ute with black tinted windows. They would think I was a teenage boy - so I would lower the window and wave to show them I was a 30 something lady and not a teenage boy, and then they would leave .....

We have noticed the change in cops behaviour when on the bikes - if I am with my husband, he doesn't get pulled over but if he is on his own he does = he looks like a gang member I guess! I guess no self respecting gang member would ride with a woman in a pink jacket