Speeding tickets. Why the angst?

**jellywrestler** · 9th September 2011, 10:05

Originally Posted by ducatilover

But, I myself can keep my speedo on 100/110kp/h happily with no problems at all.

Who says your speedo is accurate? They've recently removed that bit from the Warrant of Fitness check so we're all driving around with speedos that simply function, not neccesarily accurately, yet they'll ticket with a 4% tolerance at times.
The front tyre on one of my bikes loses 7% of its' outside diameter between new and when it's worn but still legal tread depth, so what is my correct speed at both points?

you sometimes see those roadside speed readers but i've only once seen one in a 100kmh area so i can't even check it on that....

**Parlane** · 9th September 2011, 10:07

Originally Posted by Berg

Not as experianced as the other two but doing my bit towards road safety

Hopefully experience isn't judged by how many tickets you have written out

How new are you to the force? And what do you find yourself giving out the most tickets for? Kapati Coast must be a bit different than a big CBD.

**Berg** · 9th September 2011, 10:12

Originally Posted by Parlane

Hopefully experience isn't judged by how many tickets you have written out

How new are you to the force? And what do you find yourself giving out the most tickets for? Kapati Coast must be a bit different than a big CBD.

Done 5 years now. Written my fair share of tickets but bugger all for speeding. I spend most of my time doing mechanical inspections for serious crash, CVIU, traffic etc. My pet hate, no complyance tickets are tailgating, failing to indicate, not stopping for stop signs etc.
As for working in Kapiti, my range is a bit bigger than that. I cover Wairarapa, Wgtn, Palmy etc as well

**Scuba_Steve** · 9th September 2011, 10:13

Originally Posted by Berg

Not as experianced as the other two but doing my bit towards road safety

I do my bit for road safety too, keep my eyes off the speedo & on the road, report slow drivers & those whom can't keep left (only on the website) & don't crash.

**Scuba_Steve** · 9th September 2011, 10:15

Originally Posted by Berg

My pet hate, no complyance tickets are tailgating.

Thats usually a result/side-effect of someone impeding the flow of traffic.

**Berg** · 9th September 2011, 10:20

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

Thats usually a result/side-effect of someone impeding the flow of traffic.

Not in Wgtn it's not. You could be doing 150kph here and some tosser would still be trying to drive through you from behind.

**Scuba_Steve** · 9th September 2011, 10:22

Originally Posted by Berg

Not in Wgtn it's not. You could be doing 150kph here and some tosser would still be trying to drive through you from behind.

up the Kapiti it is, some wanker upfront is almost always going 60-80 in the 100km/h zone.

**Parlane** · 9th September 2011, 10:23

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

Thats usually a result/side-effect of someone impeding the flow of traffic.

Or slipstreaming and getting ready to pass

**Parlane** · 9th September 2011, 10:35

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

up the Kapiti it is, some wanker upfront is almost always going 60-80 in the 100km/h zone.

Happens on our Curletts Road motorway in Christchurch (one of our only 100km roads).
Annoys the hell out of me, as we have a 60km road that runs parrallel to the motorway..

Luckily they are making it two lanes. So now we can have two cars doing 80km next to each other

(P.S. 80km is in both perfect conditions and the worst, I have no idea what the thought pattern is here...)

**ducatilover** · 9th September 2011, 10:39

Originally Posted by Jack Miller

I only ever exceed the speed limit when overtaking and I only overtake where I have full visibility throughout the entire maneuver and conditions are safe. So all examples (and it's only three) are for that. I have a very detailed, thorough and streamlined process for getting off that particular circumstance reinforced with a swathe of research undermining the methods and technologies deployed by the enforcers in general. It's never yet gone to court. My approach is such that any enforcer that wanted to take it that far would almost certainly have to lie about some aspect to get it there, which would be very risky for them. Fastest was 127kph.

Interesting stuff, good on you for that. I think.

Originally Posted by Jack Miller

How?

I'm not going to disclose that information at all, it's my secret.

**Parlane** · 9th September 2011, 10:42

Originally Posted by ducatilover

I'm not going to disclose that information at all, it's my secret.

He knows how far his wheel is off the ground when doing 100km...

**ducatilover** · 9th September 2011, 10:49

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

You can???

. Then you must either have cruise control, be riding in non 100km/h areas or be impeding the flow of traffic, especially if your speedo for example is 10% out & someone elses is only 1% another problem with the speed scam.
Someone could be sitting on 100km/h "being legal" (to their knowledge) yet the person following could be on 85km/h & getting pissed off, he does 120km/h to get past quickly, safely & the disco starts

See below

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

Who says your speedo is accurate? They've recently removed that bit from the Warrant of Fitness check so we're all driving around with speedos that simply function, not neccesarily accurately, yet they'll ticket with a 4% tolerance at times.
The front tyre on one of my bikes loses 7% of its' outside diameter between new and when it's worn but still legal tread depth, so what is my correct speed at both points?

you sometimes see those roadside speed readers but i've only once seen one in a 100kmh area so i can't even check it on that....

I was waiting for that

Go to ww.gearingcommander.com, find your gearing, factor in tyre sizes etc. Find the RPM you're doing at whatever speed you want in what ever gear you want. Sorted, then, because you're bored, GPS on a flat road.
Those roadside speed readers are rubbish, not all calibrated the same, they're just there to slow people down, I've gone past them, Commodore set on cruise at 55 indicated, 54 on GPS and they've read anywhere between 55 and "slow down"

My bike does 4950rpm at a real 100 km/h on a fresh tyre. You can throw your tyre circumference in the gearing commander thingy to compensate for wear

. May be handy for you chaps to try? I find it very interesting. My speedo is innacurate, indicated 105 at 4950rpm.