Check your speedos.

I got a ticket for 104km/h in a 100 area earlier this year, along with a lecture about how "we are looking to change the attitudes of people like you...", and "there is no requirement for a tolerance around speed"

Sure changed my attitude. Probably not in the intended direction.

it must be nice in the south island, in the north your probably only doing 60-80k anyway.

There were out in force today, sit behind a truck and trailer, when they drop from 110 km to 90, there's a camera or highway, cheaper than a radar detector.

Nothing new, happens every year, big stick waving bullshit! A sad example of how far police HQ has fallen.

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Originally Posted by stingray

Nothing new, happens every year, big stick waving bullshit! A sad example of how far police HQ has fallen.

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Think it's todays PC society, instead of lifting the driving standards it's easier to drop the speed limits so everyone feels "safe" Which isn't the case.

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Originally Posted by tetawa

Think it's todays PC society, instead of lifting the driving standards it's easier to drop the speed limits so everyone feels "safe" Which isn't the case.

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Government probably worry about the votes they’ll lose if mandatory driving lessons prior to getting a licence was put in place.

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Originally Posted by tetawa

Have seen more than one "highway" do a U turn in a dump place to chase, always wondered if they taught the tourist drivers where to turn when they've missed a turnoff, or vise-versa.

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I have just read that with no tourists this year the road toll is virtually unchanged. Shit, who are we going to blame now?

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Originally Posted by zimmer

I have just read that with no tourists this year the road toll is virtually unchanged. Shit, who are we going to blame now?

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Highway must have picked up bad decisions from tourist drivers, we all live and learn.

Most speedos are set back by a few km's anyways , another reason why i like upsizing tyres especially on diesel vehicles! If you do a heap of k's annually thats a fair wack of RUC's that you are paying for but not using

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Originally Posted by madmaori

Most speedos are set back by a few km's anyways , another reason why i like upsizing tyres especially on diesel vehicles! If you do a heap of k's annually thats a fair wack of RUC's that you are paying for but not using

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PING @madmaori

Ummmmmm, is that what you meant, "what you really really meant?"

As well as the tail gater's there are some really hyped up speed merchants out there who think they're great drivers but aren't. Ask any long distance truck driver about them.

We have some of the worst drivers in the western world. They get behind a driving wheel and their whole personality changes from being a considerate and decent Kiwi into a ego maniac, lunatic with a death wish.

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PING @madmaori

Ummmmmm, is that what you meant, "what you really really meant?"

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Not sure where you are going with that captain feathersword

So with the 5 to 10% as a given for speedo inaccuracy where is the space on the form to get a refund for the RUC fees i have paid over the course of the 100,000 km I drove my diesel truck ( that would be 10000Km in revenue not driven)

People are confusing speedometers with odometers. Two different animals with different accuracies.

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Originally Posted by zimmer

People are confusing speedometers with odometers. Two different animals with different accuracies.

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I’m glad somebody pointed that out, I was on the verge of asking if anybody with a ‘fast’ speedo had ever checked their odo for accuracy.