Credit to the NZ Police force.

[Cr1MiNaL]

Most of us, from our various past experiences feel that the NZ police have it in for us bikers. I thought so also.

Yesterday while returning home on the northern motorway just before the Albany exit I spotted a motorbike copper. He was sitting at 80 behind a petrified cage. I obviously overtook from the other lane giving him a friendly wave of the hand, having nothing to fear. Lights go on and he pulls in behind me. I'm quite surprised he pulls me over.

I stop on the barrier as instructed and leave plenty of space for him to stop. He gives me 100 meters or more to slow down (unlike some car cops who have tailgated me 'angryly' scaring the geepers outa me). He comes over, I take of helmet and balaclava for courtesy sake. He inspects my bike comments a lot on it (looks like a transformer apparently), knows a shit load about it... asks about how it feels on the track etc (he conducts advanced rider training)... then casually asks for my license has a look and says with a smile just checking.

We sit on the barrier like old mates just chatting for 15 mins about his bike, my bike and also how he doesn't like unsafe cagers and how he ticketed one for not noticing him earlier on. He was pretty pleased with himself for that and I was too :clap: He referred to all bikers as "us" and not "you'all" then let me go... he shook my hand, thanked me for stopping then proceeded to clear the exit ramp for me by waving traffic off until I took off. When he shook my hand and thanked me for stopping I didn't know how to react and started stuttering like a fool. Ride safe he said. Fukin legend.

[deanohit]

Awesome one dude, great to hear a true story with no cop bashing in it.

[EJK]

:D:D:D bling sent!





...to the cop too! lol

[The Pastor]

so why did he pull you over?

[James Deuce]

I think we all probably know who the cop was.

[Swoop]

Top bloke!!

Did he have a beard?

[TLMAN]

Most of us, from our various past experiences feel that the NZ police have it in for us bikers. I thought so also.

Yesterday while returning home on the northern motorway just before the Albany exit I spotted a motorbike copper. He was sitting at 80 behind a petrified cage. I obviously overtook from the other lane giving him a friendly wave of the hand, having nothing to fear. Lights go on and he pulls in behind me. I'm quite surprised he pulls me over.

I stop on the barrier as instructed and leave plenty of space for him to stop. He gives me 100 meters or more to slow down (unlike some car cops who have tailgated me 'angryly' scaring the geepers outa me). He comes over, I take of helmet and balaclava for courtesy sake. He inspects my bike comments a lot on it (looks like a transformer apparently), knows a shit load about it... asks about how it feels on the track etc (he conducts advanced rider training)... then casually asks for my license has a look and says with a smile just checking.

We sit on the barrier like old mates just chatting for 15 mins about his bike, my bike and also how he doesn't like unsafe cagers and how he ticketed one for not noticing him earlier on. He was pretty pleased with himself for that and I was too :clap: He referred to all bikers as "us" and not "you'all" then let me go... he shook my hand, thanked me for stopping then proceeded to clear the exit ramp for me by waving traffic off until I took off. When he shook my hand and thanked me for stopping I didn't know how to react and started stuttering like a fool. Ride safe he said. Fukin legend.



Cmon Yammy64 what are you trying to do to us all!!!

There is no room here for these kinds of threads, only :Police::bash:

Nah seriously though i think i know the guy you are on about, was he english?

[Cr1MiNaL]

I think we all probably know who the cop was.



Strong British accent... London I'd say.

Renegade he pulled me over to check if I had a license riding a 600.

If ur reading this man... I think we need more cops like you... I'd stop for you even if I spotted a never ending windy road up ahead. :niceone:

[sAsLEX]

Renegade he pulled me over to check if I had a license riding a 600.



So what roads do I need to avoid when I get back?

[The Pastor]

he sounds like a good guy, but i hate getting pulled for no reason other than to check that im doing what I should be.

mainly cos im always late and hate the disco light fever.

[Marmoot]

... then casually asks for my license has a look and says with a smile just checking.

We sit on the barrier like old mates just chatting for 15 mins about his bike, my bike and also how he doesn't like unsafe cagers and how he ticketed one for not noticing him earlier on. He was pretty pleased with himself for that and I was too :clap: He referred to all bikers as "us" and not "you'all" then let me go... he shook my hand, thanked me for stopping then proceeded to clear the exit ramp for me by waving traffic off until I took off. When he shook my hand and thanked me for stopping I didn't know how to react and started stuttering like a fool. Ride safe he said. Fukin legend.

Did he have a thick british accent? I got stopped by one on northwestern yesterday 6pm. License check.

He's a police impersonator, I think...Too good to be true

[enigma51]

They not all bad some of them are nice guys Kwaka kids old man is one in particular.

Pitty about the other assholes like the ginger up north!

[Tank]

This guy seems to be around Albany all the time at the moment - I have seen him on about 8 occasions. Nice to hear that he is a good guy.

[enigma51]

This guy seems to be around Albany all the time at the moment - I have seen him on about 8 occasions. Nice to hear that he is a good guy.

You taling about the Biker cop or the ginger?

[Cr1MiNaL]

They not all bad some of them are nice guys Kwaka kids old man is one in particular.

Pitty about the other assholes like the ginger up north!

Yea I've met ol ginger a couple of times... hes so bs !

[ZeroIndex]

What an awesome dude :)

[ManDownUnder]

This the guy? I had an identicle experience with him on a couple of occasions... a top top man.

[scumdog]

This the guy? I had an identicle experience with him on a couple of occasions... a top top man.

Probably because he's 'older' and been in the job for a long time.

[ManDownUnder]

Probably because he's 'older' and been in the job for a long time.

If that translates to "Doing what needs to be done" then ... hell yes.

Edit - oh and if a picture says a thousand words that one beautifully describes the long arm of the law earning my kids respect. That's not just PR, that's building society... and that gets my respect too.

[Grahameeboy]

Strong British accent... London I'd say.

Renegade he pulled me over to check if I had a license riding a 600.

If ur reading this man... I think we need more cops like you... I'd stop for you even if I spotted a never ending windy road up ahead. :niceone:

Well when I was in the UK I often got pulled over for a general chit chat..serious.

I think that in general UK cops use their heads more.......

[Grahameeboy]

This the guy? I had an identicle experience with him on a couple of occasions... a top top man.

That's a cool pic taken at home eh Nige...........was he giving you bike cleaning tips

[jimbo600]

Fucken pigs.........oh hang on thats the usual thread subject. Good to read some positive PR. Well done that man.

I wold also like to say a big well donediddlydone to all those involved with Operation Eight, the anti terror raids. Nice one centurion.

[TLMAN]

Well when I was in the UK I often got pulled over for a general chit chat..serious.

I think that in general UK cops use their heads more.......


Maybe ther arent so concerned about being so PC all the time

[ManDownUnder]

That's a cool pic taken at home eh Nige...........was he giving you bike cleaning tips

Teaching me to clean my bike's like teaching Skiddy to ride carefully.... "in one ear..."

[Grahameeboy]

Maybe ther arent so concerned about being so PC all the time

Yep, NZ is too PC, you have a point

[Grahameeboy]

Teaching me to clean my bike's like teaching Skiddy to ride carefully.... "in one ear..."

True but at least you hear..............

[BarBender]

Wish Id met that guy when I was going down the Tauranga side of the Kaimas a couple of weeks ago.

[Cr1MiNaL]

This the guy? I had an identicle experience with him on a couple of occasions... a top top man.

that wasn't the guy. He was younger I'd say mid 40's. He was British no doubt though. Nice to know there are more than a few nice cops out there patrolling our streets.

[Finn]

I take off helmet and balaclava

Poof. It wasn't even cold yesterday.

[Aa7]

Wish Id met that guy when I was going down the Tauranga side of the Kaimas a couple of weeks ago.

he is a really nice guy and all that but if you are doing anything that you shouldn't be he's just the same as the others and throws the book at you (but thats their job i suppose)... he knows he stuff and doesn't turn a blind eye towards bikes and he actually looks out for them which is a good thing.

[Grahameeboy]

that wasn't the guy. He was younger I'd say mid 40's. He was British no doubt though. Nice to know there are more than a few nice cops out there patrolling our streets.

That guy in pic is about 40ish..just has little hair so looks older.

Yep 45 is young........:2thumbsup

[Cr1MiNaL]

Yea but I'm sure he wudnt hit you with more than you deserve. I dont c him ticketing me for 110 on the motorway in cruisy traffic. Its the bs charges that I dont like, when I'm wrong , I'm wrong. Period. I'm man enough to face them as they come. I was v impressed. Only 2 other car cops have been nice to me in the past; didn't ticket me for doing 61 in a 50 coz I was safe as. Ginger on the other hand.... hes a baiting nub.

[Cr1MiNaL]

Update: Got pulled over by a muffti tonight comin back from shopping for the weeks groceries. Roads were empty just the two of us... I was sitting at 65 crusing along thinkin how heavy my bag felt (he was stealthy as and as I hadn't intended on a hoon left my radar at home). He checks me out, pulls me over but does not ticket me, in fact is very friendly. Almost like how ud go upto another biker with a bike u thought looked fine and ask him all about it. .... only he was in uniform and his cage had flashing lights and his partner kept lookin at me like he wanted to arrest me!! Even shakes my hand and introduces himself ... again I am taken aback and start babblin like a retard...Lets just leave it at that >.< Just goes to show that there are good cops out there too folks so respect them for who they r and not what u think they are....has really changed my opinion on cops in general....have a rethink folks.... petty generilisation is for the uneducated.

[skidMark]

yer bloodey ginger...he pulle me over for 62 in a 50 in albany hes an alright guy to talk to...but he sat behind me for a good 2 k's..... and the moment my speed crept upp (speedo waso nly showing 58.....it went up to almost 60 i went shit..tapped the brake asi did this the disco lights came on....

bastard...i mean fuck it's not like i was doing 70 or 80...and he had been behind me in an undercover honda accord v6 for like 2km's so it's pretty apart i'm not a speeder....hes a dick hes taken so many licenses off my mates.

hes an alright guy to talk to but fuck dnt mess with him.

[98tls]

yer bloodey ginger...he pulle me Nice...........being an old fucker ive kind of worked this shit out and wahoo..besides being a gathering of supposed motorcyclists i have noticed it seems to be a kind of meeting place for you other isle fuckups to get close and discuss whatever the fuck you lot do up there,:2thumbsupAwsome and long may it continue,i wish you no malice all i ask is value your heritage and keep it close to home and dont look south.

[Gremlin]

Update: Got pulled over by a muffti tonight
Just how many times do you get pulled over? :blink:

I've been out at night etc, and in more than 2.5 years of riding, I've been pulled over once (which resulted in a ticket :whistle: - which was over a year ago). Dunno what the hell you are doing to attract all the attention :wacko:

[NighthawkNZ]

yer bloodey ginger...he pulle me over for 62 in a 50 in albany hes an alright guy to talk to...but he sat behind me for a good 2 k's..... and the moment my speed crept upp (speedo waso nly showing 58.....it went up to almost 60 i went shit..tapped the brake asi did this the disco lights came on....



So were you slowly pulling away from him before he revealed the disco lights? if you weren't, and he was keeping up with you then he was unlawfully speeding as well... for the police to go above the sign posted speed limit they must be showing the disco lights and in traffic have the siren bleeping.

On saying this... he could have pinged you when you hit 55kph

[Devil]

I dont mind being pulled over for no reason other than checking out my licence/rego. If it means down the track they're recovering more stolen bikes (potentially mine if the situation arose) and disqualified drivers, thats cool with me.

Only been pulled once ever on the bike, and his reason (I shit you not) was that I looked a bit "dodgy". Hahahahaa.

[marty]

So were you slowly pulling away from him before he revealed the disco lights? if you weren't, and he was keeping up with you then he was unlawfully speeding as well... for the police to go above the sign posted speed limit they must be showing the disco lights and in traffic have the siren bleeping.

On saying this... he could have pinged you when you hit 55kph

Actually, there is no legal requirement for Police to have lights and siren activated at any time. Nor Fire and Ambo. There are departmental rules, but these do not extend to a legislative requirement.

If there is, could you please point me to the appropriate legislation.

[scumdog]

Actually, there is no legal requirement for Police to have lights and siren activated at any time. Fire and Ambo yes. Police no.

If there is, could you please point me to the appropriate legislation.

Wot 'e sed.

Why, on many a 220kph+ do-nut run I have left the gum-balls turned off - don't want the publice getting the idea we're heading for the do-nut shop and getting there first ya know.:nono:

[Storm]

Donuts are no good, you should be rushing to the pie shop to beat all the tradesmen to lunch:bleh:

[marty]

sorry SD - i had to edit there - fire and ambo do NOT have to have L & S on - they have policy to say they shall, but the LT Act does not require it.

[marty]

Donuts are no good, you should be rushing to the pie shop to beat all the tradesmen to lunch:bleh:

any cop worth his salt will have the donut shop speed dialled into his cell, just in case he's late for line-up.....

[Sanx]

Actually, there is no legal requirement for Police to have lights and siren activated at any time. Fire and Ambo yes. Police no.

If there is, could you please point me to the appropriate legislation.

There may not be a requirement for cops to use lights and sirens, but they have a requirement to follow road rules the same as everyone else. There is no specific exclusion in the Land Transport Act for members of the emergency services. Section 10 of the act is entitled "Road users and others to comply with ordinary rules and emergency rules". The section simply reads: "A person must comply with the rules".

There are specific exclusions for certain offences and penalties, however. For instance, section 95(6) states that the mandatory suspension of a licence for 28 days for speeding offences does not apply if the vehicle "... was conveying a member of the Police in the execution of urgent duty, if compliance with the speed limit would be likely to prevent or hinder the execution of that duty".


So in SkidMark's aforementioned example (assuming the provided details are correct), following him for 2kms at under 60kph just in case he happened to go any faster would not count as urgent duty in anyone's book.

[Cr1MiNaL]

Just how many times do you get pulled over? :blink:

I've been out at night etc, and in more than 2.5 years of riding, I've been pulled over once (which resulted in a ticket :whistle: - which was over a year ago). Dunno what the hell you are doing to attract all the attention :wacko:

Its not how I ride, It's 'what' I ride dude !

Isn't the first time either that I've been pulled simply for a friendly chat.

I like meeting friendly officers... he liked to speed in his mufti off the lights though, easily 65 in a 50 with lights off... but then again apparently they don't need their lights and maybe he was late for a drug bust and couldn't compromise his position.... never know :wacko:

[kiwifruit]

Its not how I ride, It's 'what' I ride dude !



Roffle :lol: :rolleyes:

[Gremlin]

Its not how I ride, It's 'what' I ride dude !
OOH... its stolen... why didn't you say so :sweatdrop