Oh come on

[oneofsix]

Actually no! It was a 6 wheeler with no trailer on. They also had an argument with the driver regarding the 2 pallets on board that were not strapped in. Even though they were inside a curtain side unit that had the required certification required to not have to tie stuff in to it. Tried telling the driver they were the police and they know the law better. Obviously not as well as they should have. What a couple of num nuts!

Must have been low on their expected ticket rates for the weekend and trying to drum up whatever business they could. Ms Rose will not be happy they didn't get to write that extra ticket
Seem to remember someone complaining about the public expecting the to know all the laws, might help their case if they didn't try to enforce through bluff and bluster (we know best cause we are the ), laws that don't apply.

[Scuba_Steve]

Actually no! It was a 6 wheeler with no trailer on. They also had an argument with the driver regarding the 2 pallets on board that were not strapped in. Even though they were inside a curtain side unit that had the required certification required to not have to tie stuff in to it. Tried telling the driver they were the police and they know the law better. Obviously not as well as they should have. What a couple of num nuts!

cops, knowing the law

[Grubber]

Must have been low on their expected ticket rates for the weekend and trying to drum up whatever business they could. Ms Rose will not be happy they didn't get to write that extra ticket
Seem to remember someone complaining about the public expecting the to know all the laws, might help their case if they didn't try to enforce through bluff and bluster (we know best cause we are the ), laws that don't apply.

Haven'y come across this theory in many years, but it does appear to be still out there. Yes i do think they muct have been having a quieter than predictable weekend.

cops, knowing the law

I KNOW, GO FIGURE!

[scumdog]

cops, knowing the law

Nah, you need lawyers for that - waay more expensive and not that much more accurate at times...

[scumdog]

Correct on the surface but wet weather on a holiday weekend means people not out driving, therefore no holiday road deaths.. Worst mix is a fine start to the holiday weekend with a wet finish, this way people go away but then have to return in wet conditions and your point comes into play.

Where was all this wet weather people having been mentioning on here????

Mates from all over have been saying they had good riding weather (and pics to prove it in some case) - even the Brass Monkey riders said it only rained at night.

[Scuba_Steve]

Nah, you need lawyers for that - waay more expensive and not that much more accurate at times...

can't disagree with you there

[scumdog]

That maybe your reaction times Scummy.....but to be fair, you do have the weight of your mighty moustache to contend with, which would no doubt slow the brain down some?!?

Me?
Below average, 90 metre reaction time, 8 metres to stop!

[Jdogg]

Me?
Below average, 90 metre reaction time, 8 metres to stop!

I can just picture it....A naked policeman with an enormous moustache riding around at 50ks deciding if he should brake yet?? .....I am now scarred for life with that visual

[rick78]

just got my first ticket for the bike... 61 in a 50... bugger

thinking of either getting a gn250 to commute to resist temptation to speed... or get a radar detector specifically for bike...

anyone bought a motorcycle specific one... are they any good?

...of course i should just ride a little slower, but you know how it is... how easy it is to just start increasing your speed

[rick78]

one of these http://www.radardirect.co.nz/new/mot...AIN/index.html

[CaSket]

I would imagine that the cops speed detecting instruments arn't accurate to 4kph at 100 on all vehicles and in all conditions.

If I got a ticket for doing 4kph over the limit I would have very choice things to say to the cop about that. I think even the most anal cops would have a hard time writing that ticket, and if you challenged it I'm sure you would win.

I'm safe thoe if there's no cops round Im normally well over the 4k's anyway and would deserve it..... Well as much as anyone else anyways

Edit
OH and I have nothing against cops all my dealings with them so far have been perfectly fine, there are both bad and good ones out there, and you cant blame em if the people who make the rules are F**Ks