Speed camera tolerance dropping to 5km !!

[R.D]

"As of queens birthday weekend i have it on Very good authority that it will be dropping, this means van's aswell. Thought i might share the news, cheers"

off different forum.

105km on the motorway is now gana cost us apparently. dam po po

[Guest]

YUCK

[dubbedup]

must be short on funds, or there is gonna be a major shift in the way policing is gonna be done, ie more investigations into proper crime less road policing.

[666SubSpeed]

I didn't think they could do that as the tollerance on your speedo reading would mean that theoretically people could get tickets for not actually speeding cause there spedo was 4 kph out or something then we would get them giving people their money back again. the thing with these changes is they get forced through by a slap happy government and not any of the people it will affect are consulted. I mean how hard would it be to get a group of people's opinions before anything gets changed and to give the people the right to vote on it.

Rant over!

[ReubenH]

NZ is quickly turning into another Nany state like AU and GB. This disgusts me.

[subieboy]

pfft

No official story been in the news lately, BTW it has always been zero tolerance, they just never enforced it...

Anyway if you dont want to pay a fine and or loose demerits, keep to the speed limit. the cops will never know what hit them...

As for speedo error, the speedometer reed HIGHER than your actual speed (i.e. speedo says 100Km/H, you are actually probably doing 90 - 95) so that they dont get sued by your average moron that has an issue with not obeying laws on speed...

[MercuryFree]

 dubbedup']

must be short on funds, or there is gonna be a major shift in the way policing is gonna be done, ie more investigations into proper crime less road policing.

I sure hope so.

the thing with these changes is they get forced through by a slap happy government and not any of the people it will affect are consulted. I mean how hard would it be to get a group of people's opinions before anything gets changed and to give the people the right to vote on it.

I think you'll find the actual law has not and will not change, as the law itself calls for 100km/h zero tolerance. When the law is changed, there is indeed consultation and voting etc.

What 'gives us' the '10% threshold' is the NZ Police's own "speed enforcement guidelines" or w/e, which you can access at GOOGLE. That may or may not be changing, but may or may not have anything to do with the actual 'government'.

[quote name='subieboy said:

As for speedo error, the speedometer reed HIGHER than your actual speed (i.e. speedo says 100Km/H, you are actually probably doing 90 - 95) so that they dont get sued by your average moron that has an issue with not obeying laws on speed...

Depends entirely on the car and also on whether or not you've changed your wheels/tyres or not. My subaru reads approximately 4km/h under until at least 145 or so, but my previous car, a Toyota Celica, read BANG ON ACCURATE all the way to 130+...

[D-Style]

Ok... What about the people with a good GPS system. I know my car (its an 09) @ 100kph the GPS is only saying 93kph. What should u Trust?

[Guest]

 D-Style said:

Ok... What about the people with a good GPS system. I know my car (its an 09) @ 100kph the GPS is only saying 93kph. What should u Trust?

your gps, within +/- 1 kph im pretty sure

[Divine]

 555v7sti']

[quote name='D-Style said:

Ok... What about the people with a good GPS system. I know my car (its an 09) @ 100kph the GPS is only saying 93kph. What should u Trust?

/quote]

your gps, within +/- 1 kph im pretty sure

+1 That is correct

[Guest]

 Divine']

[quote name='D-Style said:

Ok... What about the people with a good GPS system. I know my car (its an 09) @ 100kph the GPS is only saying 93kph. What should u Trust?

/quote]

your gps, within +/- 1 kph im pretty sure

+1 That is correct

my speedo on my v7 sti is within 1 kph of my gps anyway, most accurate speedo ive had in a car

[Guest]

Sounds like im stuffed, my speedo is 9 kph out.............

[subieboy]

 liquid_ice said:

Sounds like im stuffed, my speedo is 9 kph out.............

Nope thats within tolerance levels (could also be your tyres are worn down when compared to new tyres, etc) many reasons that it could be.

[QRAF]

gutted hate tickets

[wrx_lou]

 QRAF said:

gutted hate tickets

Dont drive like a tard then lol.

[Volcanix]

u dont have to drive like a tard to get tickets

[Guest]

 Volcanix said:

u dont have to drive like a tard to get tickets

Yeah, both my 'local' speed camera's are at the bottom of hills. All it takes is 2secs of inattention to your speed/braking and its *FLASH* "oh cock!"

[Joker]

also they only send out a certain % of cars actually taken photo's of...

I love having 9km/h out - sit on 110 on speed-o and know I am safe

[wrx_lou]

 matdaymon']

[quote name='Volcanix said:

u dont have to drive like a tard to get tickets

/quote]

Yeah, both my 'local' speed camera's are at the bottom of hills. All it takes is 2secs of inattention to your speed/braking and its *FLASH* "oh ***!"

You should be paying attention 100% of the time when driving. Fact of the matter is there is a big difference between 50 and 60kmp/h in respects to the damage you could cause.

[Shale]

I'm inclined to agree. Sticking to the speed limit is slightly irritating, but might as well set a good example. Not everything out there is capable in most conditions, and not everything is piloted by a capable driver... morons are less likely to wipe out and take others with them if traffic is always moving at the limit, or for the conditions.

Concentrate on DRIVING, and stick to the letter of the law, and no one's pockets (and hopefully no one, period) getes hurt.

[QRAF]

But officer

1)I'm a good driver tho

2)I know these roads like the back of my hand.

3)My cars designed to go fast tho.

4)I was just seeing if you were paying attention.

5)I just finished passing some cars.

6)I just filled her up and was filling the fuel lines.

7)Good after constable noon, do you wants a beer, Hic up.

[R.D]

driving at 55/105 is not driving 'like a tard'

[wrx_lou]

And its driving responsibly?

[R.D]

its not an attitude of 'im going to travel at 105km/h because i can', the issue is vehicle speed is constantly varying due to obvious reasons. How can you possibly enjoy driving if you have to check your speedo every few seconds to make sure you havent gained a few measly kilometres per hour more. Hence why there are thresholds in place, we are not machines. If you are to call that driving irresponsibly, every single driver is an ' irresponsible driver' including yourself.

[wrx_lou]

 R.D said:

...every single driver is an ' irresponsible driver' including yourself.

No shit lol I never said I wasnt. The threshold you talk about isnt there to make driving enjoyable and you should be always be aware of your speed.