so it begs the question..... was the reading on his radar your speed or some other bastard that he had just booked
Well Said Uncle
Over the weekend about a dozen of us went down from Qld to an AMC Rally near Foster N.S.W, we had the usual heavy police presence from Balina to Port Maquarie, not such a huge problem as there is that many speed camera's and 50kmh zones that you never really get going anyway.
On the way back to Qld just before Coffs Harbour we started getting flashed by every second car and surprise suprise there was a road side " randon breath test " set up and as the traffic was heavy it must have been just for us as the bastards didn't have another motorist pulled over, where the " random " came into it I have no idea. There was at least 4 highway patrol cars and 5 or more police bikes. To top it off then the detctives showed up in a nissan partol with pipes racks and camping gear on the roof.
The N.S.W highway patrol are a fucked up unit and someone should tell them that bike pants may look ok on fit push bike riders but they are definatly are not a good look on fat coppers. Who dressed these blokes, bike pants, leather boots and a gastapo hat are just about standard clothing issue at the gay mardi gras.
Fistly they did the breath test, no drama's. Then they started on the helmets, checking for the stickers etc. Next they started on the pipes. Last thing to come out was the tape measure and started measuring the handle bars. What the fuck did any of this have to do with road safety except the for breath test. I could mentally see the police commisioner on the tv on monday night sprooking off the stat's from the weekend fundraiser and telling the general public how good they are. This exercise took 10 coppers at least 55 minutes and the total proceeds of the fundraiser was $235.00, a big well done to the N.S.W highway patrol....
nsw h/way are the lowest
on a recent ride from coffs down to newcastle , he was sitting behind us as they do and we were taking up both lanes as we all do , it took a while to relise the prick was behind us as he was in a orange cop car , orange? who the fuck drives orange cop cars ?WTF so a couple of us move over and he passes , all the time with lights n whilstles going , one of the guys with us { KNOW NOW AS DECOY } didnt see him 4 probly 5 mins , he then moves to the left lane and this cunt near runs him of the rd to stop him , ok fairenogh he cops a fine and we keep moveing to newcastle after he catches us back up , aparently he wanted the 1 with the huge APES
but cop this , a few weeks later back in adelaide he get another fine posted to him 4 littering putting a smoke out while talking to the cunt
NSW rd patrol = pond scum
gota admit theres one fine one in coffs who likes a drag on his police bike im sure he was just testing it out for faults
Ok sat was the the 6th annual poker run for the BROS mc melton, 2/250 bikes Great turn out
Started out from a local pub in melton, Time has come to get into line, As we headed off i notice someone look to the sky
there was the copper chopper, Leaving the town centre and to the left was a unmarked car (cop was straight on the Beam)
Heading to the first pub we pull up and what was trying to hide ( unmarked car) It was with us most of the day, Standing
out like dogs BALLS,Anyway still there for the other pub calls, Get to the last pub we all pull up grab a drink (light beers for
most) then comes the T O G S, then the search and rescue truck(full of cops) then cars after cars detectives the meat
wagon (prison transporter) u name it, It went past except a cop on a bike, Not sure how much this would of cost the Vic
tax payers but it was uncalled for. Get back to club rooms unmarked didnt follow , Not 1 person got pulled over (cos we
were GOOD) So i think them showing there presents they thought we would behave, No arrests so we must of.
Great day in all met some good blokes and chics and had a laugh, beers& bbq oh and got burnt ..........FINNY
We had a classic moment in Pinjarra on the weekend - 25 bikes had pulled up on the far side of town because one of our guys had taken a tumble and needed tending to.
4 carloads of coppers rolled into the rest area and were about to get their gestapo routine started when one of our guys trotted up to them and asked if they could "render some assistance and provide us with a first aid kit."
The transformation was instant and amazing, they all went from Hanz Fritz to Florence Nightingale in the blink of an eye.
Our fella had a bad gash to his elbow and the boys in blue tenderly bandaged him up and we all had a good laugh together at the expense of our slightly damaged and very embarrassed brother. The cops then realised we werent any trouble and I politely asked if they could send word to their comrades down the road to leave us be on our ride south.
We passed through some roadworks near Brunswick Junction and there was a large speed trap - we were all at least 10km over the limit but the cop dropped the radar to his side and waved us through.
I can only assume the message got through.
Like I said before in this forum - there is a lot of good coppers who love and ride their Harleys.
I do not know exact numbers but there must be about 5000 - 6000 of them in WA so as in any such a large group you will find wankers who are on a power trip and you will find a lot of decent, hard working people who really care about the community and the victims of crime.
Unfortunately our sensation seeking media reports only on "bad" instances. (Someone got away on technicalities, bungled investigation etc). The good police work goes unnoticed.
Noit - a lot of rapist, murderers, thieves, rock spiders and other such crap do get locked up, again it gets mentioned on page 5676789 in The West Australian if at all.
Many times it is not the coppers but the law and the lawyers who lets the bastards out to commit more and more crime.
You guys can whinge as much as you want about the traffic coppers (and I agree - there is a lot of cu**s in traffic) but the bottom line is that nearly 2000 people die as a result of the traffic crashes in this great country, that's nearly 10 times more than deaths resulting from murders and industrial accidents combined!!!!!!
How many of those traffic deaths are the result of poor road design, poor vehicle maintenance and how many are because of a poor driver's attitude is another question and we may never know the answer, however 2000 people a year is 2000 too many!!!
And spare the thought for the "bastard, wanker, dichead" copper who has to go to the parents/wifes/children of the deceased and inform them that their loved ones are not coming home any more!!!!
Czarek, as I stated I had no problem with the random breath test being carried out and I have no problem with the 300+ k's we did where we seen a Highway Patrol card every 10 minutes, this makes sure you do the speed limit but I do have a problem with 10 or more of them creating statistics and issuing defect notices for handle bars, helmets and mufflers. If the helmet was illegal and such a safety issue then when I asked them if I needed to go and get another one out of the back up ute they should have said "yes" instead they just issued a fine to my mate and let him keep riding with it so it wasn't a safety issue it was just revenue.
Bli Bli Bandit
I agree with you 100%. Most of the so called "Police Safety Actions" are nothing more than the revenue rising exercise.
When was the last time you saw a speed camera on the road where there was a fatal crash recently? NEVER. The bastards (in WA the "Multanova" cameras are operated by the civilian contractors) always place them on a nice, flat and open road where the road "invites" you to open up a little - guaranteed revenue.
You are right re your mate's helmet, he should have been allowed to get an approved helmet and get issued with a caution at the most. I bet this would have better impact on your mate than being hassled and getting a ticket. This has just pissed him off.
On the other hand Police, being funded by a state governments is obliged to show what the money is being spent for so they have to generate stats. This whole f**king game is powered by stats. If you want funding for next year you have to show how many vehicles you stopped, how many tickets have been issued and so on. It's crap!!!
And to finish my 2 bob: Like I stated before there is a lot of wankers amongst them who think that by wearing a blue shirt they are invincible and can do whatever they want. Idiots do not realise that they are pissing the public off and actually undermining the safety message they trying to enforce.
Got done a few weeks back in Adelaide. 58 in a suppozed 50 zone. It's a 4 lane road with parkland down one side. I regularly dodge crash victims along it from all the carniage (not)
And the new signs they use after the camera location say "Safety Cameras save lives" now rather than the old "Speed Cameras save lives". Yeah, right.. Staying home saves lives as well.
Cops are doing their job as asked by thier boss.
If they don't they get their bottom kicked just like I would if I didn't do my job.
I have wankers that work with me too
Interesting read, hey OSP1340
