BUSTED!!! Honesty sucks!!!

[bomma]

So when you guys said that there were heaps of cops between whangarei and waipu i thought you were exaggerating....obviously i was wrong

In fact there really are heaps of cops between whangarei and waipu...one of whom caught me doing 120 (apparently i was doing 130 but he clicked me at 120) about 20 secs out of whangarei (and this was the first time i had sped the whole trip) doh

so i now have a $170 speeding ticket.....fine

what really gets me is that the prick wudnt even let me off with a warning even after i had truthfully told him the reason for my speeding and that it was not for fun or whatever

i explained that i have had not sleep last night as i was helpin a mate setup at his place and then ended up bummin round, also that me and my bro have been riding for almost 4hrs with about 20mins of breaks in total, a combination of which meant that i was wasted....so the guy breathalised me

then i explained that this lapse in concentration and the downhill gradient of the road had caused me to give more throttle than i had intended and this had caused me to speed...i also told him that i have never recieved any traffic infringement of any kind and that i generally observe due dilligence in making sure i observe the road rules ( stop laughing)

although this sounds like me just bitching coz i got caught n am now $170 outta pocket its much more than that....

ive heard of people making up bs stories and gettin away with warnings so how (and when) did the truth lose its value??

[karmakillernz]

Although police do have the power of discretion, they've heard all the excuses before - both true and... well... not so true. It'd be very hard to figure out which is which so I'm sure most don't even bother.

Anyway, I don't think telling him that were only speeding because you were wasted and couldn't stay focused was the best idea...

[klyong82]

SHucks...sorry to hear about that. $170 bucks....that is a lot of money. Looks like we going to have to be easy on the throttle this Saturday.

[merv]

Yeah the "truth" you told would have had him thinking you weren't in a fit and proper physical condition to be riding at all.

[twinkle]

Always sucks to loose money like that

[Macstar]

The Northland curse continues... it's becoming an expensive region for our little club!

[bomma]

yea all gud points i guess....prolly dum of me to say that i was in pretty poorr condition to be on the road...the adrenaline from the ride up was just startin to wear so i was sorta coming down too....

wonder if ther's a story that works more than often....

guess im a bit cross at the cop coz he was a dick :P lol wish it had been a biker cop that had seen me....a quick flash of the headlights and he'd be on his merry way and i wudda slowed down

the Curse is upon us man n yea like kim sed, we gotta take it slow this weekend...

thers no way in hell im gonna be speedin up ther if i take charge of lead pack

[xgnr]

Hi there

Bugga on the ticket... I was booked doing 120k the other day and it cost me $120... Wonder if he hit you for more than the 20k over the limit?

Bit of a wake up call. Easy to do tho'

Cheers

Stu

[delusionz]

Mr excuses guy, just take it as it comes buddy... the the longer you keep him around the more fines he'll be looking to give ya

[Macstar]

the Curse is upon us man n yea like kim sed, we gotta take it slow this weekend...

thers no way in hell im gonna be speedin up ther if i take charge of lead pack

Reminds me, on my way back from last Sat's ride (after getting the puncture sorted) I was approaching the hill before Waiwera hotsprings and was behind a car and a paddy wagon. They were traveling 80-90kph so I indicated and started overtaking the two in one foul sweep (but sticking to 105kph as I went past the paddy wagon). Just as I managed to pull along side the cops (it was taking me a while at 105kph) the white centre line changed to a dotted line and then a double yellow line! I didn't see it coming cause it was dark and I had my tinted visor on from what was supposed to be just a day ride turned saga from the puncture.... By the time I had indicated left and pulled in (in front of the cop) the double yellow line must have been going for a good 50-100 metres and I was expecting to see blue and red lights, but fortunately they decided to turn a blind eye.

A pretty tame encounter with the cops by all means - but it could have been the perfect send off to a shocking day of towing and new tyre costs!

BTW: you can pick up an X50 and weather proof case for just over $500 now. And I've seen petrol tank cap radar holders on Trademe for around $50. After my rear shock, I think this will be my next spend up.

[Coldrider]

$170 bucks is cheap considering there are some learners on kiwibiker who are prepared to waste $400 bucks per time for not displaying an 'L' plate.
But it is money for nothing and really hurts at the time, it reminds us all to think with our wallets in mind, and watch the demerits don't catch you out over a 12 to 24 month period, that is what can really hurt.

[NinjaNanna]

guess im a bit cross at the cop coz he was a dick :P lol wish it had been a biker cop that had seen me....a quick flash of the headlights and he'd be on his merry way and i wudda slowed down

Yeah what a Dick!!!! Ticketed you for 120 in stead of 130. What a Dick indeed.

Maybe you should count yourself lucky, it's idiot posts like this that make it even less likely that they will show a little descretion in the future.

Don't you know that the police follow this forum!!!

[Kflasher]

...i was wrong...the prick...i explained...i observe the road rules... ( stop laughing)

Yip that's the boys in blue up this way...are you saying they operate differently elsewhere?

[Coldrider]

Don't you know that the police follow this forum!!!

I thought the police had been busted for logging on to porn on the internet.

[Steam]

... this sounds like me just bitching ....

So let me recap:

You were speeding
You got caught speeding
You admitted to him you were speeding
You got a ticket for speeding
You are angry because he gave you a ticket for speeding.

And somehow that's the copper's fault?