Another revenue grab

**Guided_monkey** · 8th January 2012, 18:59

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6227...tch-speedsters

So these area's suffer from excess speed??

Well yes if you are in rush hour traffic and going at 40kmh and some wit decides to drive up the arse of the traffic at 50kmh cause he is talking on the cellphone.

Or the stolen vehicle being chased by police.

The I suspect that it gets counted as excess speed for the conditions.

Operating cost of $850 thou per year. Best they send out a lot of tickets otherwise it won't earn enough money...... hang on it's a road safety inititive....... mony has nothing to do with it.

**Ocean1** · 8th January 2012, 19:12

Originally Posted by Stuff

Each vehicle's average speed within the corridor is then determined by dividing the total distance between the camera points by the time taken to travel between them.

... and applying a fudge factor to compensate for the slow bits.

**rastuscat** · 8th January 2012, 19:28

Possibly it escaped your attention that the only people who get tickets are those exceeding the limit.

Almost certainly it means that you have a choice as to whether you get fined or not. You exercise that choice by your choice of speed.

Or is there something mistaken in my assertions?

**EJK** · 8th January 2012, 19:33

Sounds like NZ Police is business. Where can I purchase it's shares?

**SMOKEU** · 8th January 2012, 19:33

Originally Posted by rastuscat

Possibly it escaped your attention that the only people who get tickets are those exceeding the limit.

That defeats the whole purpose of riding a motorbike. If you want to cruise really slow then buy yourself a 20 year old diesel Hilux.

**FJRider** · 8th January 2012, 19:34

Originally Posted by Ocean1

... and applying a fudge factor to compensate for the slow bits.

Average speed for the distance usually ...

**rastuscat** · 8th January 2012, 19:36

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

That defeats the whole purpose of riding a motorbike. If you want to cruise really slow then buy yourself a 20 year old diesel Hilux.

Or ride you bike hard on roads that demand skill in twisties. You can normally wring a bike out well, within the speed limit.

**Ocean1** · 8th January 2012, 19:37

Originally Posted by rastuscat

Possibly it escaped your attention that the only people who get tickets are those exceeding the limit.

Almost certainly it means that you have a choice as to whether you get fined or not. You exercise that choice by your choice of speed.

Or is there something mistaken in my assertions?

"In the year ended June 2010, police issued more than 457,000 speed-camera-infringement notices."

How many licence holders in NZ?

When the law dissagrees with the majority of the country you've gota at least wonder why, eh?

**vinducati** · 8th January 2012, 19:37

With the cost of a Trackday at between $120 and $200, how stupid do you have to be, to figure out, that a speeding ticket will cost you more.

A - You can't do a thing about speed camera's.
B - Moaning about it is so boring.
C - Trackdays are great places to go flat out
D - If you want the world to stand still, at which point shall we wind the clock back.

Anyhow, just saying, please support trackdays and chose wisely were you choose to ride fast.

Cheers

**rastuscat** · 8th January 2012, 19:38

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

That defeats the whole purpose of riding a motorbike. If you want to cruise really slow then buy yourself a 20 year old diesel Hilux.

Am I to assume that your whole purpose in riding a motorbike is to exceed a speed limit?

You might benefit from broadening your horizons.

**SMOKEU** · 8th January 2012, 19:38

Originally Posted by rastuscat

Or ride you bike hard on roads that demand skill in twisties. You can normally wring a bike out well, within the speed limit.

Yeah, but I don't have that skill. I'm working on it.

**Ocean1** · 8th January 2012, 19:40

Originally Posted by FJRider

Average speed for the distance usually ...

If they worked it that way they'd ping almost nobody. In the UK at least I believe they apply a "correction factor" which is supposed to compensate for those sections you can't do the posted limit.

**SMOKEU** · 8th January 2012, 19:40

Originally Posted by rastuscat

Am I to assume that your whole purpose in riding a motorbike is to exceed a speed limit?

You might benefit from broadening your horizons.

I ride for fun, and as a mode of transport since it's my only vehicle. Sometimes having fun on a bike means going fast, especially on a sports bike. That thrill of coming out of a corner, then going full throttle in 2nd gear and having the front wheel start to feel light is such a nice feeling.

**paturoa** · 8th January 2012, 19:59

Originally Posted by complete moron

It would be more effective to change the roads than to try to change the behaviour of motorists.

Let me think of some similar scenarios. ...

It would be more effective to have a curfew on women, than change the behaviour of rapists.

or how about, It would be more effective to ban motorcycles than implement a range of initiatives to improve road safety.