It's soooooo unfair (sniffle)

[oneofsix]

We all know how dangerous it is to speed on a straight bit of road because of all the speed cameras on there but whats the fine for crossing/cutting the centerline in corners and how often is that policed (seems to me that most of the accidents over xmas were head on's so someone must have crossed it and its something im actually curious about)

fixed that straight road bit for you. The penalty for crossing the centre line seems pretty obvious as detailed within your brackets and like any enforce it depends on being caught.

[steve_t]

We all know how dangerous it is to speed on a straight bit of road hence all the speed cameras on there but whats the fine for crossing/cutting the centerline in corners and how often is that policed (seems to me that most of the accidents over xmas were head on's so someone must have crossed it and its something im actually curious about)

You obviously missed the entire thread dedicated to centreline crossing idiots that Rastuscat made. It's on here somewhere

[red mermaid]

What about the deaths at Kapiti?

They crossed the centre line, and apparently were speeding (which is unfair to pick on) and at the end of passing lanes (which is also unfair to pick on).

[rastuscat]

You obviously missed the entire thread dedicated to centreline crossing idiots that Rastuscat made. It's on here somewhere

Yup. It was a fun thread, and I even managed to trawl up a few posters who thought it was okay to cross the centreline when nobody else was coming.

I'll say it again. Driving is by habit, most often subconscious. One day you might subconsciously do something that becomes a big problem when there's a vehicle there that you didn't see.

The massive assumption we all make is that if something is there to see, we'll see it. Dynamic inattention blindness says that actually, not seeing something is very human. It's why so many drivers pull out in front of us even when we are in plain sight.

Ho hum, the thread careers on.

[Scuba_Steve]

What about the deaths at Kapiti?

They crossed the centre line, and apparently were speeding (which is unfair to pick on) and at the end of passing lanes (which is also unfair to pick on).

end of passing lanes unfair to pick on??? I hate last minute passers, fuckers need to learn to drive. End of passing lane is a merge not a last minute sprint!!!
But I do love seeing the smoke rise from their tires when they realise I'm not allowing them past just cause they're wankers whom don't know how to drive

[Katman]

But I do love seeing the smoke rise from their tires when they realise I'm not allowing them past just cause they're wankers whom don't know how to drive

I would question who the wanker is.

[rastuscat]

If I'm the only vehicle on it or near it, then who am I indicating for?

A legitimate question, MrsTsRsrsrsrsrsrsr.

You are indicating for the vehicle that you, as a human, may not have seen.

If you indicate from habit (just like if you stop at stop signs from habit) it actually won't matter if there is another vehicle there or not. They will see your indicator, even if you haven't seen them. Or in the case of a stop sign, if you stop from habit, you'll stop out of habit, and reduce the chance that there is a vehicle there that you didn't see. Like, you're going to see 99.99999% of them anyway, but you only have to get hit by one to make it onto our crash reports.

So may people hit things they didn't see. You may not be aware of that, but our office deals with the outcomes.

Human error causes most crashes, anecdotally. Of course, you may be so shit hot you're a perfect driver, so don't worry about it.

[Scuba_Steve]

I would question who the wanker is.

you? (I'm just assuming you don't know how to drive)

[MSTRS:Me]

end of passing lanes unfair to pick on??? I hate last minute passers, fuckers need to learn to drive. End of passing lane is a merge not a last minute sprint!!!
But I do love seeing the smoke rise from their tires when they realise I'm not allowing them past just cause they're wankers whom don't know how to drive

Glad to see you get so much enjoyment out of baiting fellow road users.
I hate those fuckers in the left lane doing 109kph, when I know they'll be back down to 85 within 50m of the passing lane ending. Fuckers need to learn to have some consideration for others. Passing lanes are there to allow motorists to pass slower vehicles...they're not there to allow slower vehicles to speed up.

[MSTRS:Me]

. Of course, you may be so shit hot you're a perfect driver, so don't worry about it.

Close.....

[scumdog]

But don't worry guys it's not about making money, it's about safety. Somehow magically these devices will save lives

And, IF at the end of the day it is all about making miney - who cares???

[oneofsix]

And, IF at the end of the day it is all about making miney - who cares???

mickey will care if you start making it with miney.

by the way, actual more Rastuscat's area, but what has wof, reg or licence to do with bad driving. Suspect this is more about bad reporting but .... it doesn't say they were speeding or cutting corners or anything that other drivers would have been complaining about and yet it is meant to be in response to driver complaints.

Senior Constable Graeme Topping, who is patrolling the two roads, said driver behaviour was not at its best.

Two motorists had been fined for having unwarranted and unregistered cars. Another had his car impounded and was taken into custody after he was found driving while his licence was suspended.

"The deterrent effect of having the marked car here is what we're looking at as well," Mr Topping said.

"This road is not a Manfeild racing track or at motorway standard; people should drive accordingly."

[scumdog]

mickey will care if you start making it with miney.

by the way, actual more Rastuscat's area, but what has wof, reg or licence to do with bad driving. Suspect this is more about bad reporting but .... it doesn't say they were speeding or cutting corners or anything that other drivers would have been complaining about and yet it is meant to be in response to driver complaints.

Not a hard and fast rule BUT I've often noticed: Crappy Car = Crappy Driver.

Pull up somebody for no WOF and/or no Rego and often find driver on 1L, disqualified, has 125 demerits, drunk or whatever, often what draws attention to the no WOF and/or no Rego is the crappy driving - blasting through a stop sign, cutting a blind corner, 70+ km in a 50km area, tail-gating or whatever..

Also often find serious faults with the car when it's stopped (maybe that's why no WOF, ergo no Rego??)

[rastuscat]

mickey will care if you start making it with miney.

by the way, actual more Rastuscat's area, but what has wof, reg or licence to do with bad driving. Suspect this is more about bad reporting but .... it doesn't say they were speeding or cutting corners or anything that other drivers would have been complaining about and yet it is meant to be in response to driver complaints.

Covered the other stuff we do in other threads.

Reg WoF licence etc are more about attitude. Folk who go without are usually making a statement, or lazy.

Thing is, the WoF and reg tickets are divertable. The end user (nice term that) has a choice; get the WoF or reg and the fine gets canned. How's that for revenue collecting? The exceptions are for when the reg or warrant are very old, or the driver/rider calls the officer a ***t. (or other choice expletive).

Off to work now, Bikie Friends. Man, does my wife give me shit for the amount of time I spend talking to my Bikie Friends. Never mind.

[oneofsix]

Covered the other stuff we do in other threads.

Reg WoF licence etc are more about attitude. Folk who go without are usually making a statement, or lazy.

Thing is, the WoF and reg tickets are divertable. The end user (nice term that) has a choice; get the WoF or reg and the fine gets canned. How's that for revenue collecting? The exceptions are for when the reg or warrant are very old, or the driver/rider calls the officer a ***t. (or other choice expletive).

Off to work now, Bikie Friends. Man, does my wife give me shit for the amount of time I spend talking to my Bikie Friends. Never mind.

keep us safe. BTW didn't call it revenue collecting this time as I was more amused by the muddled reporting, pity the picture showed him with the speed gun, now that is revenue collecting lol