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Thread ID: 138427	2014-11-27 22:23:00	Speed checks by Police over Xmas	mzee (3324)	PC World Chat

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1389091	2014-11-27 22:23:00	I very much doubt that any speedometer or speed camera is accurate to 1Kph. I think that if it was taken to court the Police could not prove that their equipment was accurate to that small limit, at the time. I have a Suzuki Swift which reads 3Kph slower on the speedo, and a Honda which reads 5Kph faster. At these small limits tyre size could make all the difference.	mzee (3324)
1389092	2014-11-27 22:43:00	Saw that on stuff last night. Theres two sides as per usual, some are saying its revenue gathering, and then of course theres " you shouldn't be speeding" both of which is true. While over all road speeds are down, what about people getting frustrated when someones driving along at 70 K in a 100 k holding up traffic ? The cops don't pull them over often - these are the ones that can cause accidents. What about accidents that happen at intersections, some of those wont be caused by speed, they can be caused by people doing stupid things. Then theres people STILL texting while driving. Almost got taken out a couple of days ago by a small truck the driver was busy on the phone texting wasn't watching the road and drifted across the lanes (oncoming) I had to swerve hard to the left as he was half over in my lane <insert swear words> As several said on Stuffs article ( which I cant find now :( ) many people will be watching the speedo instead of the road which will lead to more crashes.	wainuitech (129)
1389093	2014-11-27 22:56:00	Very doubtful on the legalities of this when a vehicle manufacturer can only give a certain % accuracy of their speedo's Anyone who wants to test this in court will cost them way more than the ticket is worth but a positive legal opinion would sort it out www.change.org All you Lefties that don't like key sign this :thumbs:	Lawrence (2987)
1389094	2014-11-27 23:37:00	The burglars, robbers and trouble makers will have a field day(s) this year --- All because the cops will all be on the road hiding with speed cameras trying to catch people doing 1k over the limit, no one will be attending the real crimes.	wainuitech (129)
1389095	2014-11-27 23:59:00	Most speeders who are caught doing say 4 kph or less over the speed limit are unintentional law breakers. Various reasons cause them to be over the speed limit for example faulty speedo, going over a bump, travelling downhill or merely unwittingly letting the speed creep up. I can imagine the Police wasting too much time catching motorists who have gone a small margin over the speed limit and allowing the real speedsters to go sailing past because the Police are otherwise occupied.	Bobh (5192)
1389096	2014-11-28 00:16:00	The burglars, robbers and trouble makers will have a field day(s) this year --- All because the cops will all be on the road hiding with speed cameras trying to catch people doing 1k over the limit, no one will be attending the real crimes. :thumbs: You got to love this comment.	bk T (215)
1389097	2014-11-28 01:58:00	FINALLY someone who knows what they are talking about :thumbs: Speed-isn-t-the-issue (www.stuff.co.nz)	wainuitech (129)
1389098	2014-11-28 02:16:00	I have a Suzuki Swift which reads 3Kph slower on the speedo, and a Honda which reads 5Kph faster. Which means the vehicles have an issue, not the speed cameras.	pctek (84)
1389099	2014-11-28 03:11:00	The speed limit is a limit, not a target . So 100k is 100k , 50k is 50k :punk But lets not pretend zero tolerance will have any real effect on road carnage . Just how many accidents have been CAUSED by that extra 5k over the limit ?? None . We allow races at high speed on these same roads, The NZ speed record was set on our public roads , so unsafe at 5k over ??	1101 (13337)
1389100	2014-11-28 03:39:00	Extra revenue Shon-Key will use, to install soon to be legal spy cameras in everyone's houses.	KarameaDave (15222)
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