5km/h speed tolerance this Christmas

**Kickaha** · 17th December 2010, 21:18

Originally Posted by Delerium

they are also closing down passing lanes in order to maintain a steady flow of traffic and to prevent accidents, I shit you now. the logic is completely retarded.

They have done that for several years at Christmas

**sinned** · 17th December 2010, 21:20

Originally Posted by ducatilover

Whaaaaaaa?

Keeping the traffic at 80 and pissing off some f'witt who can't pass up the passing lane? Said f'witt pulls out in a blind corner and hits a group of bikes, or dogs, or a hotdog stand, regardless it's going to be interesting.

The lanes are closed every long weekend / public holiday SH1 from Wellington. It adds to the frustration.

**ducatilover** · 17th December 2010, 21:40

Originally Posted by sinned

The lanes are closed every long weekend / public holiday SH1 from Wellington. It adds to the frustration.

I didn't know that, I never ride SH1 as it's a boring turd of a ride below the Desert Rd, even that's not that fun now.

**MaxB** · 17th December 2010, 22:08

In the paper last week was an atricle about some researcher who found out that the weather and fuel prices have more effect than penalties during a holiday weekend.

Wasn't it shithouse weather on Queens Birthday weekend and fine on Labour Day?

**Coldrider** · 17th December 2010, 22:12

Yes to U turning cops, the last car that i overtook at 103kph (by my gps) into the face of a HWP was apprehended at the roadside in the gravel, but sir, we were only doing 82kph when that red commodore shot past us like we were standing there in our own little world, which they were, cunce.

**R6_kid:Me** · 17th December 2010, 23:29

Originally Posted by sinned

The amount of traffic on the road to Wanganui boxing day will be something to behold. How do you plan to ride that day?
1) Stay in line in slow stop start traffic?
2) Trickle up the center passing carefully and keeping under 100clicks?
3) Race up the center and speed limit be dammed?

Having ridden/driven to Wanganui on xmas day for the last three years I can tell you that there is barely any traffic at all once you get of SH1, which for me will be either Pokeno or Ngaruawahia.

Even leaving Auckland on SH1 it is usually better than your average weekday traffic at any rate.

I spent the whole ride last year marginally under licence losing speeds for the most part, never saw a single orrificer except on SH1 near Papakura. Not gonna take the same risk this year though. I'm gonna leave early and pootle down and enjoy the afternoon with extended family.

**mrchips** · 18th December 2010, 05:13

Originally Posted by neels

Ah well, more time looking at the speedo, less time looking at the road.

It's nice to be safe.

+ 1000000000000000.

My sentiments exactly + my speedo is out by approx. 8 km/h at 100 kays (not shure).

**Indiana_Jones** · 18th December 2010, 07:17

I the cops are so cool in summer time!

-Indy

**Toaster** · 18th December 2010, 07:48

Originally Posted by Juzz976

Fine for doin 5-9 km over? whats that like $30.

Don't speed if you can't afford it.

I've had 3 speeding tickets over 13 years of speeding and averages out to $60 a year....

thats cheap

Agreed. Why waste money on pointless fines when you can use it for petrol, track-days, better gear etc etc...

I got an infringement once on my previous bike downhill in a 50km/h zone - a simple lapse in concentration dammit. The cop apologized for issuing the ticket. I told him I would let him off this once but told him not to repeat such behaviour.

**p.dath** · 18th December 2010, 07:53

I guess the Police also need to consider why in fact we do move at a particular speed.

Otherwise they could reduce the number of accidents and fatalities by making the speed limit zero.

Easy huh?

**scumdog** · 18th December 2010, 08:36

Originally Posted by steve_t

So it looks like from 4pm on the 24th December until 6am January 5th the speed tolerance will be lowered again. They cite the Queen's Birthday Weekend Success and note that the 8 people that died over Labour Weekend were amongst a lot less crashes in total

At least the AA have said they want Police to focus on drivers who go to slow and don't allow others to pass

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/accidents/...ectid=10694633

Ah...who cares....

**James Deuce** · 18th December 2010, 08:37

Originally Posted by imdying

Meh. If they get me, it'll be for more than five over in any case

Good to see I'm not the only one who thinks like that.

**James Deuce** · 18th December 2010, 08:41

Originally Posted by riffer

So here's a thought.

We have NO road deaths due to speeding.

Yet the road toll stays the same.

What then?

Speed is always a factor. Run off the road due to a corner and speed is a factor. Inappropriate speed, but "inappropriate" is a big word and journalists don't do big words just in case it turns the semi-literate readership off.