Advice for fighting an Infringement Notice - for not putting my foot down?

[mada]

video yourself doing it and then send in a copy with copy of ticket to the scummy nzherald, they're bound to make a story out of it

[FlangMasterJ]

if you feel you must get personal however i will happily give you my contact details

see how brave you are in real life.

I got really good at restarting my KTM when it stalled, come to a standstill, feet still up, press the leccy start and off again.

Good luck with the ticket mate.

[BlackSheepLogic]

Yeah i know I presumed he was referring to the original post but he was referring to the one above - but I was responding to his aggresive foul rep and threat after that - not acceptable really

I think you should go back and read awayatc's org post. He was supporting your position.

[Oakie]

Pay the $150 and move on. Even if you ride your bike into court and show you can balance it for a minute on the end of the judge's knob that doesn't prove you stopped and balanced when the cop saw you. It's his word against yours and he's the one with the Warrant Card (if that's what they still have). Put your foot down next time just to prove you've stopped. It won't make you less of a man.

[Berries]

Pay the $150 and move on.

No. He stopped. He complied fully with the law and the post says that the cop even asked him if he put his foot down when he stopped. I would just send the ticket back with a polite explanation. Either the cop will get told he needs to learn the road rules in a bit more detail or he is going to have to lie. You would hope his seniors would go for the former and not put the officer in a position where he has to tell porkies.

The reason people need to know the rules is so you can argue them at the side of the road. Once the ticket is written you are half way fucked.

[Coldrider]

If you ride in Kabul, come to a stop sign, put your foot down, KABOOMB !!!!!!!!!

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

From my experience you can take it to court, present your side of the case, after the cop has presented his. The cop can end up dismissed from the service partly as a result of his dismal lack of profesionalism and you will still loose.

The magistrate appologised to me for fining me I think because he has no option but to favour the cops side of the story. Like someone said earlier at least he'll be off the road for most of the day.

[imdying]

Either the cop will get told he needs to learn the road rules in a bit more detail or he is going to have to lie.

Why? It doesn't sound like he is the one telling porkies here.

[dinosaur]

How can a cop say with honesty that he could even see if I put my foot down??
I went back down to where the cop was parked - and it was far too far away to see if I put my foot down, he couldn't even see the left hand side of the bike, the rail lines are raised which makes his view and subsequent statement a load of bollocks

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

Mate, again from experience of my dealings with them, they wont let fact get in the way of them pursuing a conviction. It will be your word against his. by all means go armed with your proof, picture JP testamony of being able to remain stationary and do all this in the courtroom balancing on your bike withyour feet up......the way the system works is according to the court the cops dont make mistakes or god forbid tell lies.

[dinosaur]

Mate, again from experience of my dealings with them, they wont let fact get in the way of them pursuing a conviction. It will be your word against his. by all means go armed with your proof, picture JP testamony of being able to remain stationary and do all this in the courtroom balancing on your bike withyour feet up......the way the system works is according to the court the cops dont make mistakes or god forbid tell lies.

Yep - you're right

I've seen it before - and they dismiss any evidence on technicality - but it will not stop me from trying - its the principal of things that matter

[Old Steve]

....the way the system works is according to the court the cops dont make mistakes or god forbid tell lies.

Yeah, now what was that case where that couple were murdered in Pukekawa and the cops put cartridge cases in the garden? The courts fell for that for years, and then my taxpayer's dollars had to be used to pay Arthur Allan Thomas compensation.

Not that your traffic infringement is on a par with that historic case. But the cops are human, though this one might have made a poor decision at the time and now be reluctant to admit his error.

[pzkpfw]

Fight it.

I'm in for $50 if a fine still eventuates.

[Murray]

Looking at those photo's if the copper changes his story just change yours and say yes I did put my foot down. He can't prove it either way!!

[pritch]

Looking at those photo's if the copper changes his story just change yours and say yes I did put my foot down. He can't prove it either way!!

Except that have read this thread?