Speeding Ticket - Advice!

[FJRider]

Its more of a case of I don't know the country and I need a GPS to find my way around, and I like to video my rides to send to my dad in the UK so he can see what NZ is like.

I'm sure you dad will appreciate the vid of you getting a ticket. And the indicated speeds on them.

[Skiwi]

If you think your "evidence" will trump the cops in a court of law ya dreaming!

You sped & got caught, stop your whining and pay the fine, end of story.

[Toaster]

Hey guys,

Well I just got my first speeding ticket; "alleged speed", 123 in a 100 zone. .... I think this a little excessive for what happened.

Dave

Hi Dave, I guess this issue is long done and dusted, but your comment that you think the infringement notice to be "a little excessive" intrigues me. Was not your speed "a little excessive" also given you know the speed limit is 100km/h? Your action met in kind by an appropriate response maybe?

Regardless of the actions of other road users, we are always responsible for our own actions. When I got done for speeding on a Hayabusa a few years back the cop apologised for ending my perfect record. I said I was the one who ended it, not him. I got ticketed for a lapse in attention which was fair enough.

[PseudoDave]

Hi Dave, I guess this issue is long done and dusted, but your comment that you think the infringement notice to be "a little excessive" intrigues me. Was not your speed "a little excessive" also given you know the speed limit is 100km/h? Your action met in kind by an appropriate response maybe?

Regardless of the actions of other road users, we are always responsible for our own actions. When I got done for speeding on a Hayabusa a few years back the cop apologised for ending my perfect record. I said I was the one who ended it, not him. I got ticketed for a lapse in attention which was fair enough.

While I agree with you, my speed was excessive, hence I was always willing to accept a ticket, I was looking to see if it was possible to lower the band in which I was placed. The thing that I found "a little excessive" was the fact that I was only doing the noted speed for less than a second and he even acknowledged that it was the highest out of the multiple recorded speeds he took. The rest being around 10 kph slower. My point being, would it not have been more fair (I know, the world isn't fair) to be ticketed at an average of the recorded speeds, rather than an obvious outlier, a quick increase in speed which was decreased immediately as shown by the measurements? Yes you could argue that it is the top speed which should count as it is the scale to which the is law broken, but when it was such a short time and obviously not consistent, should that not be taken into consideration and leniency shown as a result? Well I know the official answear seems to be no, and from the opinion of the other board users replies the answear seems to be no, but that is what I found to be "a little excessive".

What is done is done, I will pay the price and learn from it.

[unstuck]

What is done is done, I will pay the price and learn from it.

Good man.

[FJRider]

The thing that I found "a little excessive" was the fact that I was only doing the noted speed for less than a second and he even acknowledged that it was the highest out of the multiple recorded speeds he took. The rest being around 10 kph slower.

Sounds like you failed the attitude test roadside too ...

[PseudoDave]

Sounds like you failed the attitude test roadside too ...

You would have thought this to be over now, but you have to have another go again. A silly comment commenting on my attitude when you have no idea what went down or know me at all.

Dicks will be dicks I suppose!

And for the sake of argument;

Actually I had no idea about any of this at the time because I was just plodding along behind another car. It was only after I saw the video did I know what happened. In fact, I got a free tyre pressure gauge, visor cleaner, discounted "uphill rider training" vouchers, and some other stuff from an Auckland transport employee that was also in the police car.. Maybe they were targeting bikes, I don't know.

[unstuck]

In fact, I got a free tyre pressure gauge, visor cleaner, discounted "uphill rider training" vouchers, and some other stuff from an Auckland transport employee that was also in the police car.. Maybe they were targeting bikes, I don't know.

Not quite free, now was it. How much was the ticket again. Cheaper to buy that stuff from supercheap or ripco.

[Dogboy900]

I think its possibly worth writing a letter (or do the Police use email now? Sometimes they seem well behind in communicating with the public!))
I doubt you would get a reduction but I reckon its worth 5 minutes to give it a go. I don't consider 120 odd K's to be certain death material either, but many on here apparently do. I think in most cases a police officer is more likely to target a speeding bike than a speeding car, not 100% sure why that is, but I have heard too many of stories of bikes pulled out of the flow of traffic to doubt it.

Good luck

[mulletman]

PD, dunno why ya getting flamed , you admitted wrong doing and asked a simple Q.
Ive gone over bumps on my current bike and its caused me to momentarily speed up as well.(at what ever speed).
A radar detector may help especially when the plods using his gear looking for speeders, gives you a bit of a chance and a wee reminder (check your speed) where your at , as in your case in a line of other road users.

[Madness]

I got a free tyre pressure gauge, visor cleaner, discounted "uphill rider training" vouchers, and some other stuff from an Auckland transport employee that was also in the police car.. Maybe they were targeting bikes, I don't know.

Nah, they always give you that stuff after they've given you a ticket. If you're really lucky you might get some McDonalds vouchers.

[mulletman]

Nah, they always give you that stuff after they've given you a ticket. If you're really lucky you might get some McDonalds vouchers.

Actually i didnt have to 'score' a ticket to get the above, just showed license, reg and wof.
Was targeted being on my bike, cop sorta apologized for stopping me but 'had been instructed' to 'check' all bikes.

[FJRider]

Nah, they always give you that stuff after they've given you a ticket. If you're really lucky you might get some McDonalds vouchers.

The presence of "the Auckland Traffic" whatever ... probably forced the cops hand. To retain their campaign reputation of speed policing strictness ... over 120 km's these days is a cert for "paperwork" ... and discussion on the unfairness of it wont help.

The last vehicle in a line of vehicles is often pinged ... no other vehicles behind them to confuse the Hawk .... and often is a bike ... pulling out to pass said line of traffic. (as the mufti goes past the other way)

[SPman]

If you went over a bump whilst holding the trigger of a gun pointed at somebodys head and said bump caused the unintentional disharge of said weapon, I think you should have got off with a stern talking to.

What a stupid fucking analogy!
The fact you are holding a gun to someones head, implies the intent - otherwise you shouldn't be packing - regardless of how it goes off, you'd be done!

[f2dz]

I'm sure you've realised this by now, but KB is the wrong place to come for sympathy, not that you were probably looking for any.

Like others have said, and I think you already concluded, you've got to suck it up and pay it. Tickets always suck, and make you feel like shit for a while.

You can't do anything different about it than learn from it. Or next time, you could try out running them...