Everyone's Favourite...speeding tickets.

[Phurrball]

Yes it is!

Actually, you're quite right! Interfering with lasers is possible, but I believe that actually interfering with radar is illegal (Can anyone inform me?)

I was speaking more WRT radar detectors - the laser detectors on them work, but aren't worth the shinyness, as they do you no good because once laser is detected, it's too late! [All mine found was a "cheap" replacement ignition part...AD INFINITUM!!!!!!!! until I got a better part...]

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And as to tarring all cops, or anyone else (except lawyers, bankers, accountants, doctors, dentists, marketroids and politicians ), with the same brush -

Hey - why the exceptions? I'm half a lawyer, do I get half tarred? Hehe

:most the cops I've encountered when pulling me over for speeding or random breath checks or stopping me for questioning whilst I'm on my midnight perambulations though this fair(ly shitty) town, have been polite, professional and well mannered. Once a friend and I were picked up by a couple of cops who did their best to get us to swear in public so they could hold us on that but they weren't too much of a hassle and once a cop was rude and abusive to me whilst asking me questions and then asked "fuckin' goody-good, are ya?" when I told him I had never been in trouble with the law - but he was a rookie fresh out of training and needed the rough edges knocked off him (which I suspect happened once he and his senior partner were out of my earshot). Even the cop who came to take me to the police station for questioning regarding allegations of me discharging a firearm at someone was polite and easy to get on with.

Yeah, so it's annoying getting ticketed, it cost money, can cost your licence, and writing letters doesn't always get you off the hook (despite it being a popular topic for threads) c'est la vie. The alternative is to stick to the limits (ensure your speedo is properly calibrated and legible. I've been sitting at "80" km/h behind a mate's car and they've sworn they were at 100 - we both can't be right, hope theirs was wrong...)

Quite right Wolf - we're all human, and most people carry out their roles professionally - there is always the odd bad egg or person having a bad day/week/month (Or perhaps the odd good egg in the case of lawyers? ) Of the 10 or so times I've been pulled over, only one cop really rubbed me up the wrong way. The issue is more bad policy/application WRT some traffic policing (IMHO) It is all too easy to get excited based on one or 2 bad personal experiences (Guilty here )

Interesting thread...

[Wolf]

Hey - why the exceptions? I'm half a lawyer, do I get half tarred? Hehe

Half a lawyer??? What? You know your father's name?
You still get fully tarred but you avoid being feathered and run out of town on a rail.

As to the exceptions: traditional targets

[Phurrball]

Half a lawyer??? What? You know your father's name?
You still get fully tarred but you avoid being feathered and run out of town on a rail.

As to the exceptions: traditional targets

Hehe - nice one I deserve that for turning to the dark side

[Pixie]

Not so sure about the logic of that. I think (based on the words of wisdom from our esteemed masters) that the 10kph was to allow for speedo error and such like. I seem to remember that the police wanted no tolerance, )

Or ,as officer Homer S. would say:...Can't think....ticketing

[Lou Girardin]

Or ,as officer Homer S. would say:...Can't think....ticketing