Hobsonville Road this morning 23/5

**Morcs** · 23rd May 2011, 08:53

Anyone else get a ticket from the boys in blue?

That road is stacked from start to finish heading to the shore every morning, EVERY bike passes on the median (its 10ft wide and oncoming traffic is almost non-existant), yet the cops decided to setup an op to ticket them all.

Grrr. $150, at least i talked my way out of rego being on hold...

**unstuck** · 23rd May 2011, 08:56

So was what you were doing legal?

**Maha** · 23rd May 2011, 09:14

Originally Posted by unstuck

So was what you were doing legal?

Only when theres no cops around.

**oneofsix** · 23rd May 2011, 09:17

Originally Posted by Maha

Only when theres no cops around.

the good old safe verses legal. Riding on the Medium, whilst it might be safer, is not legal if you are overtaking.

**Maha** · 23rd May 2011, 09:25

Originally Posted by oneofsix

the good old safe verses legal. Riding on the Medium, whilst it might be safer, is not legal if you are overtaking.

Why else would you ride on them if you not overtaking?

You could argue that were intending turning right (but make sure there is a right turn within sight first

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**Swoop** · 23rd May 2011, 09:49

What area of Hobby Rd were they doing this?

**Morcs** · 23rd May 2011, 10:04

One cop standing opposite the school, with a radio, then two officers by the curry house carpark that would wave you in.

**Guided_monkey** · 23rd May 2011, 12:05

Originally Posted by Morcs

One cop standing opposite the school, with a radio, then two officers by the curry house carpark that would wave you in.

Instead of busting motorbike's going down the median...... why don't they sit at the Hobsonville and NW motorway controlled intersection and get all the RED light runners.

**Hoon** · 23rd May 2011, 12:44

Thats probably tomorrow morning.

**NinjaNanna** · 23rd May 2011, 16:12

How did you talk your way out of the rego on hold infringement?

**jaffaonajappa** · 23rd May 2011, 17:17

Originally Posted by NinjaNanna

How did you talk your way out of the rego on hold infringement?

Infringement? Its a criminal case surely - bring back capital punishment.

infringement - havent heard that term since the last time I was pulled over....

**jaffaonajappa** · 23rd May 2011, 17:27

Got no dramas with overtaking and speeding a bit on the Median strip - but approaching an intersection, or going past a school zone on a week day, maybe pull back into the lane till passed it?

And yeah - Im proly going to be flamed again.

**StephenG** · 23rd May 2011, 21:51

Originally Posted by Morcs

One cop standing opposite the school, with a radio, then two officers by the curry house carpark that would wave you in.

Only the three cops? When I went past there was 1 cop car on the median by the RSA, 1 guy really sneakily hidden with his radio behind a tree just before Brigham creek road with his cop car out of sight in the parking lot of West Harbour Wine and Spirits. Then at the curry house there were 3 cop cars with the officers lined up beside the road. They seemed to be set up for the people going to the north shore. Sure the opposite route isn't as busy but I still see the odd bike splitting that way.

Total 5 cop cars that I saw in 500m. All highway patrol. Could've been more guys hiding (didn't see one near the school). Talk about knuckling down...

**jaffaonajappa** · 23rd May 2011, 22:00

Originally Posted by StephenG

Only the three cops? When I went past there was 1 cop car on the median by the RSA, 1 guy really sneakily hidden with his radio behind a tree just before Brigham creek road with his cop car out of sight in the parking lot of West Harbour Wine and Spirits. Then at the curry house there were 3 cop cars with the officers lined up beside the road. They seemed to be set up for the people going to the north shore. Sure the opposite route isn't as busy but I still see the odd bike splitting that way.

Total 5 cop cars that I saw in 500m. All highway patrol. Could've been more guys hiding (didn't see one near the school). Talk about knuckling down...

Thats what happens when them damn donut shop staff go on strike. The plod get revenge on bikers. Crap aye.