Stopped two "speeders" this week

[cheshirecat]

its also these same slow drivers who magically speed up to cross a changing and often red light.

[sugilite:Me]

So, there ya go. We do look at the slow ones holding up traffic

Great work there good Sir
Now, can we clone you, or perhaps have robo-berg editions made please?

[Road kill]

Does pinging people for things like holding up traffic come with more arguments in court at a later date than things "speed" that can be backed by radar read outs an such ?

[sinfull]

What are the legal ramifications for passing some dickwad between Otaihanga and Waikanae in the new Visual barrier (ex passing lane) ?

[Shadows]

What are the legal ramifications for passing some dickwad between Otaihanga and Waikanae in the new Visual barrier (ex passing lane) ?

Not really giving a rat's arse about the legal ramifications I had thought of using it until I had a closer look at the five year build up of nails and shit and decided it wasn't a very good idea.

[Brian d marge]

Guilty as charged m ludd
When I was I was in NZ , April, hired a house in diamond harbour and a car , if we didn't take the ferry with its random payments ,,,we took the car . sorry but that was me , the 50 k tourist ... Spent most of the time pulling over to let the locals past ,,,, yes you CAN do 100 km/h but why would you the place is so nice ....I could spend all day driving round there


Stephen

[Banditbandit]

Well, not really.
What I really stopped was one fella doing 35-40kph in a 50 single lane area who then sped up to 100kph once hitting the two lane piece of road thus stopping the hoards of vehicles now backed up behind him from passing (plesant fella who just needed reminding about driver attention and courtesy) and.................. a feisty old biddy doing 40kph in a 80kph area who (a) called me "sonny" and (b) said she will drive at a speed where she feels safe and anybody behind her is just impatient. She got some "paperwork" for certain things and I will be talking with her family about maybe suggesting she gives up driving
So, there ya go. We do look at the slow ones holding up traffic

What ??? Did they give you a Holden this week and you couldn't catch the real speeders ???

[sinfull]

Not really giving a rat's arse about the legal ramifications I had thought of using it until I had a closer look at the five year build up of nails and shit and decided it wasn't a very good idea.

A very good point Sir !

[oneofsix]

Guilty as charged m ludd
When I was I was in NZ , April, hired a house in diamond harbour and a car , if we didn't take the ferry with its random payments ,,,we took the car . sorry but that was me , the 50 k tourist ... Spent most of the time pulling over to let the locals past ,,,, yes you CAN do 100 km/h but why would you the place is so nice ....I could spend all day driving round there


Stephen

When you are driving you are meant to be concentrating on the driving not the scenery. If you want ot look at the scenery find a place to stop and walk, you lazy arse Japanese tourist.

[Zedder]

Nah, posters on KB reckon cops only target speeders and NEVER do anything like this - or maybe there IS revenue to be made from slow drivers too??

If there wasn't a feeling that cops only target speeders then Berg wouldn't feel the need to post on the subject Sumdog. Good on him for doing both the "counseling" and posting.

[oneofsix]

70k along the Waikanae Straight and on into Waikanae or Parm, 65-70 along the foreshore and through Pukerua Bay, slow to 80 as soon as the double lanes end at McKays or Pukerua bay hill and retain same on through, oh except at fishies where you increase to 90+ because there are side entrances with poor visability and short turn lanes the one point where the 80k limit is needed.

Please Berg stay away from the Pukerua Bay to Paekakariki foreshore when I find no traffic on that piece of ex 100k now 80 limited road. Nice flowing corners now with safety barriers to prevent head ons.

[Grubber]

Well, not really.
What I really stopped was one fella doing 35-40kph in a 50 single lane area who then sped up to 100kph once hitting the two lane piece of road thus stopping the hoards of vehicles now backed up behind him from passing (plesant fella who just needed reminding about driver attention and courtesy) and.................. a feisty old biddy doing 40kph in a 80kph area who (a) called me "sonny" and (b) said she will drive at a speed where she feels safe and anybody behind her is just impatient. She got some "paperwork" for certain things and I will be talking with her family about maybe suggesting she gives up driving
So, there ya go. We do look at the slow ones holding up traffic

Well done that man!
Needs to be an all round approach i say. Good to see both ends of the book being thrown1

[oneofsix]

Well, not really.
What I really stopped was one fella doing 35-40kph in a 50 single lane area who then sped up to 100kph once hitting the two lane piece of road thus stopping the hoards of vehicles now backed up behind him from passing (plesant fella who just needed reminding about driver attention and courtesy) :

You wont have to worry about these drivers much longer, they wont get the chance to speed up.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post...i-highway-risk

Passing lanes are being blamed for the Paraparaumu to Levin highway being ranked as one of New Zealand's most most dangerous stretches of road, says NZ Transport Agency Wellington operations manager Mark Owen.

What a fucking numpty. It is the lack of passing opportunities coupled with the driver above that results in the crush at the end. That said if you haven't got past by the end of the lane don't push it.

He even admits the real issue but still seems to think further frustrating the drivers is the answer,

Mr Owen said driver frustration combined with merge points and high traffic volume on Kapiti-Horowhenua's section of the highway are linked to crashes.

"Typically we find that if there's a bit of driver frustration as traffic volumes build . . . the passing lane in itself might be okay but the merge point, that's where we end up having the crashes."

Expect less passing lanes and slower trips.

[Paul in NZ]

Guilty as charged m ludd
When I was I was in NZ , April, hired a house in diamond harbour and a car , if we didn't take the ferry with its random payments ,,,we took the car . sorry but that was me , the 50 k tourist ... Spent most of the time pulling over to let the locals past ,,,, yes you CAN do 100 km/h but why would you the place is so nice ....I could spend all day driving round there


Stephen

At 50kph you could spend all day driving around there....

[roogazza]

You wont have to worry about these drivers much longer, they wont get the chance to speed up.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post...i-highway-risk
What a fucking numpty. It is the lack of passing opportunities coupled with the driver above that results in the crush at the end. That said if you haven't got past by the end of the lane don't push it.
He even admits the real issue but still seems to think further frustrating the drivers is the answer,
Expect less passing lanes and slower trips.

Is Owen the same ill informed git that made the piecock hill 60 k ?