I even saw one not indicating around aroundabout yesterday.
patiki1,
Mar 25, 6:30am
He must have been on a call,yeah right.
thejazzpianoma,
Mar 25, 6:53am
Nice to see some of their crappy driving making the news though!
dave653,
Mar 25, 9:35pm
Also seen one run a red light. not in a hurry either! Lead by example please!
stevexc,
Mar 25, 11:12pm
It was a couple of squeals, hardly sustained loss of traction.
thejazzpianoma,
Mar 25, 11:14pm
Still an unnecessary waste of tax payer funded fuel and tyres.
towelynz,
Mar 25, 11:18pm
Agreed.The law covers SUSTAINED loss of traction.
Maybe an unnecessary exhibition of speed or acceleration, but I think that would be just as hard to prove.
tonyrockyhorror,
Mar 25, 11:23pm
But equally difficult to defend if a private citizen were simply accused of 'sustained loss of traction' by a clown in blue despite the action being identical, merely because they failed the 'attitude' test (that's down to not falling to your knees and opening wide, hence I would fail it every time).
gunhand,
Mar 26, 7:22am
Yea thats what I thought but not the point really when they would bust you me or anyone else for same action. I have no issue with them being "in a hurry" but they should practice what the preach in this circumstance. And He didnt have his beacons (or LEDs these days) on to justify it even.
klrider,
Mar 26, 6:30pm
get over it.
magicmat,
Mar 26, 6:33pm
Maybe so (I didnt see the offending clip) but imagine this was a male in their early 20's who was driving a 'sik' modified car. I wonder if the police would have considered this to qualify as sustained loss of traction! Well lets face it, we all know the answer to that.
tonyrockyhorror,
Mar 26, 8:56pm
With that precise description from a member of the public they'd be pursuing the 'offender' with great vigor.
richardmayes,
Mar 26, 9:14pm
It's the slow-moving cop cars that flick on the disco lights to run an orange/red light, then immediately flick them off again and resume slowly cruising along again that piss me off. See quite a bit of that in Wellington in the evenings.
The lights are for emergencies. Having to sit through a red light sequence like any normal citizen meaning you are delayed by 30 WHOLE SECONDS on your way to Starbucks isn't an emergency.
tonyrockyhorror,
Mar 26, 10:58pm
Right after they get over their hypocrisy.
loose.unit8,
Mar 26, 11:14pm
The public have been charged for as much, although the friend of mine who did get charged for a squeal trying to get into a gap argued it in court and won
pitchey,
Mar 27, 1:55am
How is that incident relevant to this one!
slarty45,
Mar 27, 2:05am
they got over it!
magicmat,
Mar 27, 6:25am
Yes. that is about what I thought too.
807,
Mar 27, 7:15am
in a hurry to get the doughnuts.
zephyrheaven,
Mar 27, 7:23am
PIIIIIIIGGGGGGGSSSSSS
resolutionx,
Mar 27, 7:30am
That is enough "evidence" they need toseize your car and charge you!
resolutionx,
Mar 27, 7:32am
Don't you mean 30 seconds between the hot sweet donuts at dunkin donuts and the police.
a18a,
Mar 27, 7:33am
"I didn't lose traction, it's right there on the road, see!"
klrider,
Mar 27, 6:44pm
And your non related pathetic attempt at a long bow is!.
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