Ridiculous radar cop

[EnzoYug]

Speed kills whales and baby foxes. I can prove it with a whiteboard and just 10 minutes of your time.
YAWN.

Crashing 'at speed' kills. Not speed. Otherwise we'd all get off those aeroplanes we love so much very very dead. Anyway, its a tired argument - I give it 1 gold star for originality.

[Hitcher]

The cop was just doing his job to the best of his ability within the scope of Police Standing Orders and the kit he was given. If you've got a problem with this, take it up with the law makers.

[Swoop]

Was his plate CBL700? That wanker was being a cock this morning sitting about 1 meter off my rear tire at 100 clicks and wouldnt back off till I dropped to about 40 kmhr

You should have flicked the spare bolt, that you keep in your steering head, over your shoulder onto his windscreen.
You do keep a spare bolt there, don't you?

like playing Russian roulette with no bullets, each k over adds a bullet to the clip

I heard about a chap who played that game... with an auto!
Duh!

[Okey Dokey]

Getting back to the original post (and no disrespect intended to baby seals etc), that is a rotten spot for the cop to sit.

Time and again one can get caught behind a dawdler who ALWAYS floors it when there is a straight or a passing lane. Would a good cop accept there was a reason for going past if there was an evident line of traffic built up? Or would he assume everybody was a speeder except the first car?

I don't like to spend any more time than I need to on the opposite side of the road, so I blip up to maybe 120 to go by and then drop back to cruising speed. Do traffic cops want you to overtake at only 100, thus spending more time on the wrong side of the road? At that speed on a passing lane, there may be a lot of people behind you screaming and moaning, seeing their chance to get by slowpoke vanish.

[CookMySock]

Why didn't you just pull over and wave him past.

If the pigs want people out of the way they should use the proper procedure, and not use some bullshit stand-over technique. If they use their lights I'm instantly clear of their path regardless, so USE THEM, BOYS.

What biker needs a passing lane anyway ?

DB

[Mikkel]

I agree, the spots where they choose to enforce are quite often very inappropriate.
And yes, it's fucking annoying with the passing lanes that nothing happens because the people in the left lane speeds up to 110 km/h and the guys in the right lane won't exceed 115 km/h... -Mind you, that's not just the polices fault!

Good analogy that advert isn't it?

Ooo, I have a better one though, 100k is like playing Russian roulette with no bullets, each k over adds a bullet to the clip

In a revolver the "magazine" is called the drum... A clip is for an automatic - good luck with the Russian Roulette - mind if I go last?

Why the fuck should I ?

Is he gods gift to the world and allowed to cruise at above 100? No.

If he needed to get past a quick flick of his red and blues, I keep an eye on whats behind me, would of have moved me. But rather he thought it was important to tailgate me so his tiny penis would appear bigger to his mate in the passenger seat.

I'd be very very tempted to loose some speed and then just fucking slam on the brakes. Wouldn't look good if he bumped you! I think it just might make the headlines...

[slopster]

It says on the police website that they can't put speed cameras withen 250m of a passing lane. It doesn't say whether they can do it with a radar trap. You should have got his plate and complained. Heres the link:
http://www.police.govt.nz/resources/...rcement-guide/

[Big Dave]

The cop was just doing his job to the best of his ability within the scope of Police Standing Orders and the kit he was given. If you've got a problem with this, take it up with the law makers.

The one I saw near Ngatea was doing a good job.

Completely out in the open and in full visibility - standing outside his car even - with little chance of catching anyone with half a brain - yet he was reminding everyone what was up.

[Patch]

It says on the police website that they can't put speed cameras withen 250m of a passing lane. It doesn't say whether they can do it with a radar trap. You should have got his plate and complained. Heres the link:
http://www.police.govt.nz/resources/...rcement-guide/

On our way home their was a red Mitis parked halfway along one of the passing lanes

I've seen them parked:
over broken yellow lines
on the footpath outside my daughter's school
on private property in the suburbs
- point is they'll park wherever they think is going to be the most productive. Its a business.



A big thanks to all those speeding peeps who helped clear the roads for our uneventful trip home - keep up the donations

[Grahameeboy]

Why the fuck should I ?

Is he gods gift to the world and allowed to cruise at above 100? No.

If he needed to get past a quick flick of his red and blues, I keep an eye on whats behind me, would of have moved me. But rather he thought it was important to tailgate me so his tiny penis would appear bigger to his mate in the passenger seat.

So you let his tiny penis appear bigger then...

To me pulling over and waving him past would have cured his large penis problem.

[Biggles08]

Surely a push bike is more dangerous...

Actually it is...When I was in hospital for my last accident cause by someone doing exactly the opposite of speed...parked on the road , I said to the nurse that they must get a lot of motorcyclist's there - she said "We get a lot more cyclists actually!"

I was surprised but it makes sense when you think about it for all the reasons you listed. There was a bloke next to me actually who had been hit by a car...pulled out without looking (the car). He had a cage on his neck to support his spine/neck! Nice one!

I take your point littleman, however, the manner in which we are brainwashed into a dumbed down statement such as 'speed kills' actually does more damage than good. It tends to belittle all the 'real' problems that our roads throw up everyday. Everyone is only ever focused on "speeding" and this is really a symptom to a bigger problem which is the bad choices drivers make on the road ie excessive speed in the WRONG situation. EDUCATION is the REAL answer to the REAL problem...not sweeping statements such as "speed kills" with sweeping consequences for all...I want more responsibility placed back on the drivers to make mature choices, AND police to have the same responsibility to making choices for themselves as to whether in any given situation, a speeding ticket is going to make our roads safer or just make someone a bit more of a muppet!

[Grahameeboy]

If the pigs want people out of the way they should use the proper procedure, and not use some bullshit stand-over technique. If they use their lights I'm instantly clear of their path regardless, so USE THEM, BOYS.

What biker needs a passing lane anyway ?

DB

Ah well each to their own I guess.

Just seems crazy to allow a stubborn principle when being followed so closely (albeit it wrong) is the main hazard.

[Coyote]

Keep the gun clean and well maintained and the heavier cylinders with the rounds in them should settle at the bottom leaving you safe!


So what they are saying is as long as you maintain your bike well you can speed?

What I was saying that for every k you go, it's like having an extra bullet. The more k's over, the more certainty that you're going to get a bullet to the head.

It was along the lines of the current anti-speeding radio ad likening speeding to being a beekeeper. For those that haven't heard it, they say each few k over is like loosing a bit of protective clothing or his smoker and at 110k he's in the buff surrounded by bees. So at 99k, would it be like I have a flamethrower instead of a smoker? Cause each k under I should be exponentially safer shouldn't I?

[Coyote]

In a revolver the "magazine" is called the drum... A clip is for an automatic - good luck with the Russian Roulette - mind if I go last?

I did a quick google to try and find the word I was looking for, but I just got all this NRA propaganda.

Does not knowing about guns not make me a man?

[MSTRS:Me]

Getting back to the original post (and no disrespect intended to baby seals etc), that is a rotten spot for the cop to sit.

Time and again one can get caught behind a dawdler who ALWAYS floors it when there is a straight or a passing lane. Would a good cop accept there was a reason for going past if there was an evident line of traffic built up? Or would he assume everybody was a speeder except the first car?

I don't like to spend any more time than I need to on the opposite side of the road, so I blip up to maybe 120 to go by and then drop back to cruising speed. Do traffic cops want you to overtake at only 100, thus spending more time on the wrong side of the road? At that speed on a passing lane, there may be a lot of people behind you screaming and moaning, seeing their chance to get by slowpoke vanish.

Totally agree. And sitting in such a place only adds fuel to the revenue gathering side of the debate. Very few would believe that road safety is the reason in these situations. Same as sitting (obscured) at the bottom of a straight-run hill.
However, I would hazard a guess that even within the HP, it is a smallish percentage that employ these tactics, and that these Hitlers are disliked for it by their colleagues. Reflects on the whole dept and the public only see the HP as a whole.
Bad form and should not be encouraged when the real message is lost because of it.