Bike cop blocking my pass

[CookMySock]

What it does (closing passing lanes) do is avoid a lot of frantic and (from the collective point of view) pointless reordering of the traffic in the short 2-lane sections.

Yeah its a good idea when the traffic is bumper to bumper. Its dangerous splitting into two lanes and opening out to 120km/hr and then braking to a crawl again - just to gain two spaces over cars that dont have the same power-to-weight ratio as you. Pointless and dangerous.

I think I would have tried to pass on his right, if there was space and I wouldn't speed...

So would I. It's not against the law to pass a cop.

The cop pulled into the passing lane and drove at the same speed as the vehicles he'd previously been following at 20km/h and you think that's not a problem?

Who gives a shit? Just pass him and you're gone. End of problem. It only affects you because you choose that it does.

Steve

[Bend-it]

Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004 (SR 2004-427) (as at 01 August 2008)
(1) A driver must not operate a vehicle in a condition or manner that causes or is liable to cause—

(b)annoyance to any person

This is the best news I've heard all day!! *555 for all annoying drivers from now on! Woohoo!!

[caseye]

So they do in Welly what they are doing in the rest of the country too.Building roads to replace old single lane jobbies, with a few "passing lanes" instead of bloody well making the bar stewards two lanes all the way anyhow. Morons is what we have in power and road building.BLOODY MORONS.
What can we do, behave in a manner designed to cause civil dosibedience, yep Disobey STUPID Laws.
Problem with that, here in NZ no one stands up and stays standing for long cause everyone else backs out( oh no can't afford to be caught up in that sort of rubbish)
Most of the guys and girls in Police cars/on bikes try hard to give us riders a fair go when it comes to traffic congestion if we are seen to be lane splitting in stopped traffic at reasonable speeds they generally leave us alone.
On the other hand I've seen Sooooo many fools on bikes doing 100 K's or more in moving traffic splitting like theres no tomorrw, soon we'll all be pulled up No Matter what, thanks to these idiots.
The motorcycle Cop in this situation may well have thougth he was doing the right thing, mostof us m,yself included would obviously counter that thought.There is no way of finding out what he was actually doing short of asking him.
I wonder what his reply would have been?
You did the right thing in not antagonising him any further but next time I'd suggest you ride up alongside and simply ask why?
If his reply is a stupid non sensical one, remember, civil disobedience!
lets know how you get on.I'd stand with you and be prepared to contribute if it came to that.We have two legs and mouths, stand up and be counted.

[crazefox]

you shuold of pulled up next to him and kick the cunt off his bike

[bully]

why does that not surprise me, they make there own rules for themselves!

[scumdog]

you shuold of pulled up next to him and kick the cunt off his bike

Pfft!!

Like THAT'S goin' to ever happen...

[Varkp]

and again we have bike-cop blocking all lane splitting just before the interislander ferrie off ramp, traffic was at a standstill cause of a bumper bashing on the other side of the highway. Did'nt botther to look wh said bike-cop was, just took the ferrie offramp, but at that stage he had about 8 bikers backed-up behind him.

[PrincessBandit]

Happens all the time down here...some people sit right ion the middle of the passing lanes to block other cars passing. This is common on the lanes just out of Paraparaumu and Waikanae I never saw this kind of thing down south, and am now realising the driving up here is worse than down south

Seems the further north ya go then the bigger the tosser is on the road!

Hahahaha, you'd wouldn't survive long in D'oh-kland then. But fwiw, I think you're right - and it gets worse the further north you go.

when I was living in The Netherlands i was pulled over once or twice for sitting on the speed limit......
Since Everybody drives/rides over the limit, the cops were suspicious as to why I only did 100 KPH.....

Why did I do my best NOT to be pulled over..?
What did I have to hide?...

Ah the bloody Dutch! lol It's probably all those couriers who drive without putting a toe out of line so as to not draw attention to themselves who ruined it all for you. So just how much did you have stashed away inside your "tool kit" under your seat?????

Don't forget about Mr80k who speeds up to 110+k when the passing lanes start

My pet hate is when you see that a lane is closed ahead so you merge courteously into the queue only to have other road users scream up the outside then have to shove their way in several cars in front of you. But then I just sit there and let it all flow away from me and I regain my inner calm....

[monkey99]

I am now intensely paranoid about biker cops in Welli..

I lane split each day (as required) but keep the speed below 50..I've really only seen bike cops twice on the welli to petone section..where are these geezers hanging out?

[Laxi]

awayatc the cops around Kaikoura are using all sorts of unmarked cars.I even saw one in a holden twin cab ute.Just as well the ride is so good that you don't have to speed to have fun.

may not be what you think, like the red mitsi bouble cab ute in wellington (flying squad) and the white van complete with ladder on its roof (finger prints)

[6ft5]

so help me out here guys, I lane split as and when the lanes slow under 30-40kmph or so and then travel at 50kmph. Legal or not?

[BMWST?]

fair comment, but I was on a bike and it is more dangerous for a bike to be jammed between cars, .

so what happens when you get to the end of the passing lane(river road?),then you are merging in between cars...ie as you merge in and reduce speed?.I reckon he was suggesting you DONT do that.

[mikeey01]

I dunno bout this one, not sure if he was being a twat or thinking of your safety as well as the other traffics safety.

NZ Police standards of conduct.
The following standards of conduct are expected of all police officers:

Honesty and integrity
Fairness and impartiality
Respect for people
Respect for confidentiality
Obedience to the law and lawful orders
Reasonable exercise of discretion
Efficient performance of duties
Not damaging the reputation or relationships of the Police

Leave the cop slinging shit out of it, our cops really are world class, one idiot doesn't make them all bad. I got a lot of resepct for the boys in blue & black, some of them have got a shit job and it's times like this mixed messages are given.
Had he pulled up beside you and explained the reason/s why he had done what he did you'd understand?

As I said I dunno bout this one, he may have responded to someone calling in a Diesel spill, saw you and thought o shit! we just don't know.
Remember they are human, pull up beside him, say gidday and have a chat you might have gotten the answer there and then.

[Varkp]

as clearly stated, he did not pull up next to me and explain his actions, hence the question on a public forum...DUH ..

I agree a lot of cops do a thankless job, but a few bad apples with an overdeveloped sence of power spoil it for the rest of them.

Secondly, change your tagline, 2 of those inventions are NOT italian ....

[mikeey01]

Hey man I'm not having a shot at ya.
I realise he did not pull up beside you, I'm suggesting "had he done so"
Completely agree re a few bad apples too, like I said in my post!

re inventions...
It's a light hearted look at it for christ sake!
To be honest it reads far better than the many Leonardo da Vinci inventions or the many other Italian inventions, the first mercury barometer, power to name just a few.