ital916
12th February 2013, 16:10
:angry:
Was on my usual route home from work, lane splitting as usual. Bike in front of me is a slower splitter so after sitting behind him see a clear overtaking spot on the other side of the car next to us. Go back into the lane to the left, split past the car, back into the lane and in front of the slower bike. Put my hand out to thank the bike and the car and on my merry way. About a kilometer up the road whilst splitting with some more bikes, all of a sudden the traffic parts.
I sigh deeply as I look in my mirror to see a HP unit up my arse with the full christmas tree lit up. What the fuck did I do now. Pull over and get off the bike. Cops walks up to me and starts talking. "Sorry, you'll have to wait for me to take my ipod out and take the helmet off" I say. He waits. Eventually with the kit off, he goes were you the bike zg zagging through the others. I reply "nope", he goes "you undercut that bike", I reply "nope, I went around the other side of the car and then pulled back in front of the bike". He goes, "so you undercut the bike" and makes some stupid diagram. I go, no I undertook the car, which in splitting isn't a bad idea and came back in front of the bike, thanked him and went on my way.
Next thing out of his mouth. "Not a good idea aye, big bike you have, is it new".
"yup".
"Well be more careful, you may know what you're doing but the cars don't, careful with the big bikes and be a safer rider".
So, I'm not getting a ticket, I wasn't speeding, I didn't do anything illegal, you've just stopped me, for no apparent reason, with work colleagues driving past, to give me a fucking safety lecture, this, the rider with the bike endorsement on his licence for almost a decade, wearing all the gear with a hi vis backpack, on a stock bike, no noisy pipes, no stupid hidden number plate of fancy blingy shit , just a stock sports tourer whilst a multitude of t shirt clad sports bikes and other bikes fly past us, at clearly over the limit.
Sigh.
I once believed in the police.
Officer took the details of my licence and we parted, with me a little confused as to the whole point of what the fuck i was pulled over for.
This new busa just attracts fucking cops like months to a flame. I've be flashed twice by police on the open road, whilst following vehicles travelling under the speed limit.
Was on my usual route home from work, lane splitting as usual. Bike in front of me is a slower splitter so after sitting behind him see a clear overtaking spot on the other side of the car next to us. Go back into the lane to the left, split past the car, back into the lane and in front of the slower bike. Put my hand out to thank the bike and the car and on my merry way. About a kilometer up the road whilst splitting with some more bikes, all of a sudden the traffic parts.
I sigh deeply as I look in my mirror to see a HP unit up my arse with the full christmas tree lit up. What the fuck did I do now. Pull over and get off the bike. Cops walks up to me and starts talking. "Sorry, you'll have to wait for me to take my ipod out and take the helmet off" I say. He waits. Eventually with the kit off, he goes were you the bike zg zagging through the others. I reply "nope", he goes "you undercut that bike", I reply "nope, I went around the other side of the car and then pulled back in front of the bike". He goes, "so you undercut the bike" and makes some stupid diagram. I go, no I undertook the car, which in splitting isn't a bad idea and came back in front of the bike, thanked him and went on my way.
Next thing out of his mouth. "Not a good idea aye, big bike you have, is it new".
"yup".
"Well be more careful, you may know what you're doing but the cars don't, careful with the big bikes and be a safer rider".
So, I'm not getting a ticket, I wasn't speeding, I didn't do anything illegal, you've just stopped me, for no apparent reason, with work colleagues driving past, to give me a fucking safety lecture, this, the rider with the bike endorsement on his licence for almost a decade, wearing all the gear with a hi vis backpack, on a stock bike, no noisy pipes, no stupid hidden number plate of fancy blingy shit , just a stock sports tourer whilst a multitude of t shirt clad sports bikes and other bikes fly past us, at clearly over the limit.
Sigh.
I once believed in the police.
Officer took the details of my licence and we parted, with me a little confused as to the whole point of what the fuck i was pulled over for.
This new busa just attracts fucking cops like months to a flame. I've be flashed twice by police on the open road, whilst following vehicles travelling under the speed limit.