Originally Posted by
getmethere
I have been researching for my driving trip in NZ. The (official?) tolerance of above speed limit is a surprise. Not that I intend to test the tolerance, but out of curiosity, why is it there? We don't have anything like that in the US.
Theres tolerance applied due to inaccuracy of the speed measuring equipment.. thats the 4kph that is currently in force. And then there is the unofficial tolerance of an extra 6kph that is nominally in force most of the year.
But the un-official tolerance is discretionary, the law is still 100kph, so if you give the cop a reason there is nothing stopping them from writing a ticket for 105 all year round. I don't think you'd have a legal leg to stand on if you tried to fight it in court. (but for NZD$80 why would you bother)