If you drive please read

[zRoYz]

i really can't believe this but it happened so i'm passing on the warning.

overtaking in a 50 zone (classed built up are) is now classed driving manner dangerous the police have been issued that offical mandate but nowhere is there any public knowledge of this.

i know because i was pulled over outside my home because i overtook a old fart doing 20 in a 50 & i used blinker & didn't have to go over 50 because it was up a hill. cops were further up road did u turn & pulled me over & told me above & that they could book me. believe me i put up a major fight asking wtf & police in a nut shell said well we have been told this & it's not our problem the public don't know.

I DIDN'T GET BOOKED BUT THIS IS JUST WRONG

note i wasn't in my R33 i was in my work ute to boot.

[PranK]

thats rough... did you have to go on the wrong side of the road to do it?

[zRoYz]

thats rough... did you have to go on the wrong side of the road to do it?

yes i did, before hill there is bends with double yellows (old man was doing about 10-15 through these) then as you hit hill double yellow stop & there are no road markings at all. i waited till double yellow finished put blinker on & overtook on his rhs (which is wrong side road) acc to about 50 & pulled back in (cops veiw was pass & pull in). there are side streets at top of hill but i was back in my lane before 1/2 up hill.

his reason was someone could pull out of street top of hill but i shot that through the window when i said i never had to speed because of slow car & if that car wasn't there i would be doing 50 anyway so if car pulled out why would stoping time be any diff (he had no answer).

[Jimbo2000]

i would have guessed it has always been illegal to overtake somebody unless there are 2 lanes in the same direction, ie not crossing onto oncoming traffic lane.

[zRoYz]

i would have guessed it has always been illegal to overtake somebody unless there are 2 lanes in the same direction, ie not crossing onto oncoming traffic lane.

you have to be joking right, come on have you read driver handbook.

why do we have road markings like double yellow (no crossing lanes), etc.

if you have only a 2 lane rd & markings in center of rd are broken lines you may cross if safe to do so (unless this isn't earth & i'm in a bad dream)

[B-Man]

That's Bullshit - I reckon the guy was trying to scare you - If there were no double yellow lines when you overtook, and you were doing under the speed limit, I seriously doubt that a court would convict you - that's why he let you off - cause you weren't doing anything wrong -

[Jimbo2000]

yup fair enough, guess just cause i havnt done it i wouldnt know.

just too patient i am

[Kinks]

scare tactics. i've had one threaten me with confiscation under the "burnout policy" for doing a 0.5 second chirp off the lights in my charade. i admitted to doing 10km/h over the limit too (i was doing at least 20 over) but once he found out my old man owned the car he put the pressure on to slow down "and i'll tell your old man if you don't" (he asked and I said dad probably doesn't know i drive like that - which was complete BS of course my old man encouraged me to drive it hard lol)

they have a shit job and i respect them a lot but they sure don't do themselves favours occasionally.

[Shell]

yup fair enough, guess just cause i havnt done it i wouldnt know.

just too patient i am

Jimbo you've never overtaken anyone ever?? even on a highway? (btw..not having a go, just amazed! )

[Jimbo2000]

hehe of course but i never knew it wasnt a nono, like the times when there is someone going like 20 and you burn around real fast even though its safe to do so it still feels like your'e being naughty.

not too many one lane roads around where i drive though and if they are theyre too small to be impatient on...

again i'm just a patient driver, whenever i get in the car with an aggressive driver i'm like, whats the bloody rush dude??

[Merli]

I don't know all the details, and I'm not taking any sides because of that.

But let me ask this: How long was the stretch of road from where you started overtaking, to the crest of the hill?

How sharp was the crest? How steep were either sides of the hill? Could you see down the other side of the hill before you go over the crest?

What if a P-plater came flying over that hill at 50-60km/h?

Do you think he would have been able to stop in time before landing on your bonnet and his engine in your lap?

The only reason I ask this is because there's a hill near my place which has steep gradients on both sides, and people FLY over the crest and often grab a bit of air before plunking down on the other side and swerving back into control. If someone were to try and overtake there, it would be suicide.

But yes, it's entirely possible that you encountered overzealous cops...

[zRoYz]

it's not easy to explain but the hill goes a very long way then flatens out so you have a very long clear view (they say you need about 2 football feilds to stop at 60km so i had about 10 veiw). the police car was the oncoming traffic & he was so far up the road he pulled over & waited till i went past. i just new he wanted to talk to me (why else pull over) but didn't stop because my home was about 2 corners away & he didn't even flash me until i almost stoped to enter my home.

now if i was doing something that looked ilegal most police spin arround & hit lights he hadn't even done his u turn before i turned further up st.

i posted not to wine or say gee wiss, but from info sarg told me true or not (your call) i thought others might wish to be aware.