Police getting tougher on speed tolerance

**Murray** · 2nd December 2014, 20:10

Originally Posted by rastuscat

Dammit, donut shops are selling sundry bakery items are they?

Originally Posted by rastuscat

ST1300's Wheelie. Due in April. The VFRs come from Honda Europe, and the STs are being supplied by Honda Asia-Pacific. Our bad luck, VFRs would have been cool.

I'm on the old bike today, 147000 on the clock. It still grunts and groans like the best of them.

Cant be on the old bike 2 much 7 posts today on this thread alone - plus scumbag at 6.55. amazing how much time coppas have to spend time on internet when topics about revenue gathering. Isnt roogazza a coppa as well??

**scumdog** · 2nd December 2014, 20:15

Originally Posted by Murray

Cant be on the old bike 2 much 7 posts today on this thread alone - plus scumbag at 6.55. amazing how much time coppas have to spend time on internet when topics about revenue gather. Isnt roogazza a coppa as well??

You seem to have the time to spare tracking cops posts, can't be doing much riding yourself????

**Murray** · 2nd December 2014, 20:17

Originally Posted by scumdog

You seem to have the time to spare tracking cops posts, can't be doing much riding yourself????

Nah I was working all day!! Back again!!

**mossy1200** · 2nd December 2014, 20:19

Shouldn't get new bikes. The old ones will be fast enough even with poor compression and 30/40 oil for a high speed 101kph pursuit.

A new breed of bike is introduced. It not the café racer it the cop racer. Anything over 250cc and made after 1976 with flashing lights is fast enough to enforce the new tax laws.

**R650R** · 2nd December 2014, 20:25

Originally Posted by blue rider

Police had not determined at which speed the car travelled

I would really like to point out the fact that there is a bus stop on a highway in a hundred kilometer an hour zone, and a car or a truck or a bike or a bicycle will slow down when they see a parked school bus.

Yea, right Tui.

this is what I am talking about. The fact that there are speed limits and then there are speed limits and then there is only WTF left.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6373...bus-hit-by-car

I slow down in truck, car and bike. It's amazing the people that are either just ignorant of this law or not aware of the gauranteed jail term if you ran over a kid at high speed.
A lot of people don't, the old it won't happen to me syndrome, sadly some find out the hard way.
Yes there are issues with where some of these buses stop, but for the sake of seconds could you live with the consequences?

**R650R** · 2nd December 2014, 20:27

Originally Posted by Murray

Cant be on the old bike 2 much 7 posts today on this thread alone - plus scumbag at 6.55. amazing how much time coppas have to spend time on internet when topics about revenue gathering. Isnt roogazza a coppa as well??

They have taxpayer/speeder funded iPads to play on now

**Madness** · 2nd December 2014, 20:47

To protect and surf.

**Gremlin** · 2nd December 2014, 20:57

Originally Posted by rastuscat

Feeling marginalized.

Don't worry, it balances out. You're front and centre when a big wig from another country comes to visit

**nzspokes** · 2nd December 2014, 21:33

Originally Posted by Gremlin

It certainly does seem to be well received in the UK, good PR etc. As the cat says though, there isn't nearly the same ratio of bike cops to people as there is in the UK, plus the resources. Seems the NZ heads let the accountants rule, and bikes are just as expensive (or more) than a car. A car carries 2 officers (or up to 4), doesn't require additional specific training, the increased risk to your staff, plus carries the baddies. They gotta live sad lives if you see everything like that, but there you go.

In IAM NZ, we are not instructors (there are a few that run riding schools, so as such, are NZTA I endorsed instructors) so we are not instructing or teaching. The associate remains in control of their own ride, and if they feel something is not safe, then they shouldn't do it. It is more of a mentoring role, IAM is a voluntary charity, so it's more, if you want to ride in this way, which has international standards, then by all means, participate. On the flip side, with CBTA coming into effect, there have been more driving instructors becoming interested, as the requirements for Class 6 I were increased I think (not sure on specifics). We do also have the odd bike cop involved as well, and other members of police that own bikes (but not bike cops).

Ive looked into getting an I endorsement and may do so next year. Pretty straight forward process. Bit of study and some assignments.

**FJRider** · 2nd December 2014, 21:34

Originally Posted by blue rider

I would really like to point out the fact that there is a bus stop on a highway in a hundred kilometer an hour zone, and a car or a truck or a bike or a bicycle will slow down when they see a parked school bus.

Yea, right Tui.

this is what I am talking about. The fact that there are speed limits and then there are speed limits and then there is only WTF left.

A Bus stop .. ????

A School bus is dropping off a passenger at his/her stop. (Read OWN GATE) Must this student live in a slower speed zone (to suit your expectations .. ???) .. to get dropped of from school at at his/her own home gate ... ???

The speed limit while driving past a school bus (picking up or dropping off passengers) is 20 km/hr. Pass such at 60 km/hr (regardless of the speed zone you are in) .... you exceed the "Posted" speed limit by 40 km/hr. Should you get caught by Plod doing so ... an automatic 28 days loss of License. With at least a 3 month loss of License AFTER your/their court case.

Such is legislation ... get over it ...

**nzspokes** · 2nd December 2014, 21:37

Originally Posted by Big Dog

Either you don't use the north western or southern motorways or you are not very observant.

Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

My observation is fine. To the point on my 245ks worth of travels today around the motorway system, rural and suburban roads I observed no Police.

**FJRider** · 2nd December 2014, 21:44

Originally Posted by nzspokes

.. I observed no Police.

That only means YOU saw NO Police ... NOT ... that it means ... there were NO Police on the route you took.

**jellywrestler** · 2nd December 2014, 21:58

Originally Posted by roogazza

Good post Paul , pretty much how I would have written that up.
A clown dies on a corner and someone (don't know who it is?) jumps on it thinks ,well he doesn't think ! because,is he going to do that with every event ?
Have to use it again sorry.
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yip and they weren't doing the existing speed limit either...