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Thread ID: 110007 2010-05-31 03:42:00 at least he/she indicated danielspencer2 (11730) PC World Chat
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1105327 2010-05-31 03:42:00 A driver allegedly passes at a no passing line but at least he/she indicated...

www.nzherald.co.nz

:)

oh well it will probably just be a $10 fine.

i can't believe these stories make it into a newspaper. i see bad driving on a daily basis.
danielspencer2 (11730)
1105328 2010-05-31 04:04:00 Dumb.

Never pull off a maneuver like that in a Holden.

Need a Ford for that.
allblack (6574)
1105329 2010-05-31 05:04:00 What's to say that the semi trailer and following car weren't travelling at 5 kmph? Zippity (58)
1105330 2010-05-31 05:14:00 A driver allegedly passes at a no passing line but at least he/she indicated...


Looks to me from the Herald pic, that the car is still overtaking but indicating turning left rather than right. Not that it makes much difference, it's still an accident waiting to happen.
WalOne (4202)
1105331 2010-05-31 05:39:00 Just as well the report said:
officers saw the picture - snapped by a following motorist's passenger Other wise the cops may have done the driver for using a cell phone while driving, if thats what it was taken on :xmouth:
wainuitech (129)
1105332 2010-05-31 06:51:00 Danielspencer2 is Lance4K.

Lance4K was serving a ban for 10 days for continuing to troll the forum.

For his efforts, Lance4k is no longer a member of this forum. Let this be a warning for wanna-be trolls.
Jen (38)
1105333 2010-05-31 07:25:00 What's to say that the semi trailer and following car weren't travelling at 5 kmph?

Doesn't make any difference. It's the semi coming out of the mist that counts :D
PaulD (232)
1105334 2010-05-31 07:31:00 Danielspencer2 is Lance4K.

Lance4K was serving a ban for 10 days for continuing to troll the forum.

For his efforts, Lance4k is no longer a member of this forum. Let this be a warning for wanna-be trolls.
He will be missed.


Something should be done about the abysmal marksmanship 'round here.
R2x1 (4628)
1105335 2010-05-31 08:11:00 I've seen people overtaking us and the car in front only to barely miss an oncoming car. This is at speeds of 100Km/h+. The car in front of us actually had to veer left to let him through. The passing car barely made it with about 3 seconds to spare I reckon. Orca (3098)
1105336 2010-05-31 08:34:00 Am I the only one who thinks it up to the driver at that point to make a call if it's safe to overtake or not?

It's like when people see a sign with a number on it and they think they MUST drive to that speed even if the conditions say otherwise. Or that even 1km over 100 is death waiting to happen.

We don't know what speed the truck was going. And if he was overtaking at over 100km/h, and the cop says on the wrong side for 200m logic dictates it would have taken him less than 7.5 seconds to overtake. Since 100km/h is 27.7m/s. I can't see someone pulling out a phone and taking a snap within 7 and a half seconds...
So I would venture that the speeds were FAR lower.

Edit: It also looks like the driver is signaling left to get back to his lane... Since it seems like he is on his brakes.... As does the truck...
Cato (6936)
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