Moped 50 km/h blanket speed limit

[Del Fuego]

I have no problem at all with having a restriction of what you can or can't ride on a car licence. The Moped restriction is fine except that the speed allowed is ridiculous.

in a perfect world we would adopt the UK's 125cc on car license scenario as it is more befitting the local terrain. However I can live with 50cc as the rule... the problem is the restrictions further imposed ie the 50kph problem. The majority of traffic does not flow at 50 and more importantly NO traffic flows at 30kph which is around what speed a restricted 50cc will manage up most reasonable hills.

A derestricted 50 is a much more useful machine and if speed is your measure of danger then only slightly less dangerous. If you however measure danger by the likelihood of being crushed between an SUV and a Commodore then the restricted machine is much more dangerous.

Assuming the law is passed then the 10kph tolerance thing is fine except that if the police see you doing 51 on a moped they can now do you for 2 offences (if they get anal) speeding and illegal use of a moped class vehicle. A 60kph limit makes more sense to me... in saying that 60 is about as good as most derestricted 50cc machines will achieve. The fastest one tested to date is 67kph... and it takes about an hour to get to that speed. this means that the normal traveling speed is betweed 50 and 60 kph... about right for most roads... and close to 50 on most hills meaning you are not a menace to traffic.

[davereid]

....A 60kph limit makes more sense to me... in saying that 60 is about as good as most derestricted 50cc machines will achieve. The fastest one tested to date is 67kph... and it takes about an hour to get to that speed....

Next time you are in Levin call in and see me.

My TGB moped has done 43,000 km, and it will go 67 in the blink of an eye...

[nodrog:Me]

but how will they see through the blanket? will it have eye holes?

[Usarka]

They're putting blanket restrictions on aircraft too.....

[Slicksta]

Next time you are in Levin call in and see me.

My TGB moped has done 43,000 km, and it will go 67 in the blink of an eye...

Tested Via GPS?

[Swoop]

So long as 50cc is kosher... with a NoS kit fitted!

They're putting blanket restrictions on aircraft too.....

That's not a blanket, it's a sleeping bag!

[pritch]

I think the cops would allow the same 10kph tolerance. So effectively you would be OK to 60kph

Which makes the proposed amendment completely superfluous?

If the moped was limited to 50kph max then it would have to be doing less than that most of the time. It's slow enough now with my fat arse on it.

The indicated 60kph I can get on downhill slopes is my compensation for the one or two hills I have to struggle up at 30.

[Badjelly]

Which makes the proposed amendment completely superfluous?

If the moped was limited to 50kph max then it would have to be doing less than that most of the time. It's slow enough now with my fat arse on it.

The indicated 60kph I can get on downhill slopes is my compensation for the one or two hills I have to struggle up at 30.

Er, I think 1 or 2 people derestrict their mopeds. But don't tell anyone

[pritch]

Er, I think 1 or 2 people derestrict their mopeds. But don't tell anyone

Well I do believe it's possible that whoever owned mine previously may have done just that... Even if they did, it didn't make *that* much difference.

It's hard to tell because the speedo only goes to 60kph, but I suspect that some of the performance claims one sees hereabout may be a tad dubious?

[Badjelly]

It's hard to tell because the speedo only goes to 60kph, but I suspect that some of the performance claims one sees hereabout may be a tad dubious?

Dubious claims on kiwibiker? That'd be a first.

I do not have a moped, I don't expect I ever will, and I have no opinion on whether the law change is a good thing or not. (Oh hang on, yes I do: it is a good thing. OK then, no strong opinion.) I started this thread to alert other people who might give a damn.

[Markconz]

As has been said, limit of 60kph would be far safer.

[ICE180]

alot of people put 70cc kits on a 50cc so it will keep up with the speed of traffic up hills

the other thing I ask about this 50kph speed limit is it up a hill or on the Flat ???

[scootnz]

Today is the final day for submissions on this proposal. You can still send in a submission by email.