Where are all the South Island police this holiday period?

**Timber020** · 26th December 2006, 07:22

I came down to hokitika last night (love the rain) and between nelson and here I had one of the fastest and enjoyable trips I have done anywhere.

PS did you know that cruising at 16.0 18.0kmph on most straights that some bikes still do 17kms to the litre? I think the decimal points in the right place.
Had a minor engine stop (something got to wet me thinks) in the middle of the night in the middle of nowhere. After a little messing around got it going again thankfully.

**Smokin** · 26th December 2006, 07:59

They have been pretty quiet around these parts but they have recieved 3 nice shiney new unmarked cars.

**TonyB** · 26th December 2006, 08:57

Ah bugger! Didn't know you were in town Stoney!

2 cops is on the low side, even by SI standards

**Swoop** · 26th December 2006, 16:49

Originally Posted by StoneChucker

Unless they've all migrated North for the summer (are cops a migratory species?)

Yes they are.
Dunkin' Donuts is a natural habitat and ecilops migrate to this environment at any time of the year.

**Nutter34** · 26th December 2006, 17:16

Saw one in St Arnaud, continued on in the Murch direction...

Also heard from a mate, he got bust by a silver Hyundai for speeding last week, along the Buller area...

**StoneChucker** · 26th December 2006, 17:40

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Just because you didn't see them doesn't mean they weren't there. The most successful hunters are the ones you don't see.

Nope, unless they're literally hiding in bushes without their cars/bikes, there were none. You often can't see the ones that get you, but you can always see them as you go directly past them, and I saw none. I also know when they check my speed, and none did either.

However!!! You sneaky sneaky coppers, I swear it's because of my post, but from Christchurch to Blenheim I saw 4 or 5! That can't be a co-inky-dink

**Lil_Byte** · 26th December 2006, 17:43

They are definetly around Queenstown as I saw 4 on Xmas Eve between Arrowton and Queenstown. But I went up to Haast today via the Crown range and Wanaka and did not see one.

The sneaky buggers will be out there somewhere

**StoneChucker** · 26th December 2006, 17:44

Originally Posted by rdrzcbr

Saw two leaving Motueka yesterday afternoon.... on the Riwaka side.

BTW Stoney, what are you GATVOL about?

PS: Geseende Kersfees en Voorspoedige Nuwe Jaar...

I'm gatvol about everything, all the time

Thanks for the seasons greatings, you have a good new year too

**Oakie** · 26th December 2006, 18:29

I managed to find one at the end of our street when I went to gas up on Sunday. Of course I had finished a bourbon and cola RTD about 10 minutes before (just the one so quite OK to drive) so got all paranoid when he followed me around a couple of corners ... but then he went away.

**TonyB** · 26th December 2006, 19:57

Originally Posted by StoneChucker

However!!! You sneaky sneaky coppers, I swear it's because of my post, but from Christchurch to Blenheim I saw 4 or 5! That can't be a co-inky-dink

Actually, they seem to travel in packs along the major highways. Usually you'll see a patrol car or two maybe 5-10 minutes apart, then there'll be a mufti, another patrol car, another mufti. Something like that. I get the impression the idea is people will see the first car and decide that they should be safe to go a bit quicker, and the mufti's are there for those of us with luck/ sharp eyes/ quick reflexes.

**scumdog** · 26th December 2006, 20:17

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Just because you didn't see them doesn't mean they weren't there. The most successful hunters are the ones you don't see.

As Lou says - and as I said too - it's not the ones you see that you need to worry about.

**chanceyy** · 26th December 2006, 20:25

Originally Posted by scumdog

As Lou says - and as I said too - it's not the ones you see that you need to worry about.

nods . did not see any hidden camera .. but if they got me then they got the bugger who was doing 120 ahead of me ...

it was pretty free moving traffic yesterday 110 was normal

**thehollowmen** · 27th December 2006, 06:27

I didn't see any, and I spent a decent amount of time running around doing chores and stuff.

And I tweeked my screen and the helmet buffeting that kicks in at 90k/h vanished and I found myself doing er.. well over the speed limit down the motorway. I think I'm well due for a ticket for that :-(

To think they had a major blitz at few weekends ago. Maybe they thought they had scared us and shipped them off to the North island.