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EP5:10/26 "Do It Like a Madman"
Chateau d If:
I couldn't get a decent screen cap of it. :-[
Mrs Shrek:
--- Quote from: gingerman28 on October 29, 2008, 11:53:18 AM ---Perhaps one of our Kiwi friends can answer this question. In New Zealand does a person who is given a ticket for speeding have to appear in traffic court to find out how much the fine is; or can a person merely mail in the amount which is on the ticket. Finally, do the authorities place a hold on this person so that he can not leave the country through immigration/customs until said fine is paid.
So if Terence actually did receive a ticket for speeding when and how did he pay the fine? According to what we were shown on the aired program, he arrived at the airport at around 9:30 and left on a flight to Singapore at 12:35.
Or do they do in New Zealand what we used to do in Mexico and include money when we hand over our driver's license?
But although Terence asks Sarah if this is any way to treat a person who received a speeding ticket, was he just saying that to make her feel bad. From the picture, he does look like the police officer is just giving him a warning about speeding ("I'm sorry") he says to the officer and not an actual ticket which would have meant he probably could not have left the country until it was verified and paid.
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No they don't have to go to court for a speeding ticket (unless it is 50kph over the limit). There are set fines which are issued depending on what speed you were doing. I imagine it would probably be around $NZ80-120 for 17kph over. You have 30 days to pay the ticket which can be done online as Slowhatch mentioned, or with an international Bank Check. If the fine wasn't paid by the due date, it would then go to court, and a hold could/would be placed on a person leaving the country....which as a foreigner would probably mean nothing would happen unless he ever tried to visit NZ again.
I would definitely NOT recommend trying to offer money to a cop in NZ to try and get off your ticket. Although I am sure there are always some cops who can be bribed, generally you would just end up in even more trouble.
puddin:
On the next leg, Aja and Ty arrived in Cambodia a full six hours after their nearest competition. They had little hope of catching up.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/20081030/tar_aja_ty_081030/20081030
georgiapeach:
Were our racers at risk of land mines in Angkor Wat?? :ascared
--- Quote ---The Amazing Race 13, Episode 5
Te Puke (New Zealand) - Siem Reap (Cambodia) - Angkor Wat (Cambodia)
Should The Amazing Race 13 have gone to Cambodia? And should they have sent the racers to search the vast Angkor Wat complex for a particular temple, on foot, without giving them a landmine awareness briefing first, and requiring that they be accompanied by a guide to keep them on the paths and away from any areas not known to have been cleared of landmines?
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Read more about it here:
http://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/001561.html
apskip:
I think Edward Hasbrouck is the best travel writer today, but I can't understand his position on Angkor Wat. Millions of tourists go through there annually. The people running the complex and facilitating tourism there have managed to keep them away from whatever unsafe areas exist.
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