Cops are coming down on any bikes

[Bad Gixxer]

I guess its a fuck load of fun giving tickets to people who fail the attitude test.

My respect for the Polizi went out the window on Queens Birthday weekend 3 years ago. I was approcahing a small township around a 65klm (posted) bend. The limit reduced to 50 about 100mtrs past the bend. I went round the bend at 100 or less and I know that for a fact because I'd looked at the speedo as I was setting up for the bend, knowing that the 50 restricted area wasn't far away. It was 105 and I was decellerating.

As I'm at the apex of the bend a patrol car came the opposite way. My radar detector stayed silent. I carry on without even a concern, I pass through the township at 50klm, cop has done a u turn and is following me maybe 1klm behind. By now I'm about 2klm's past the township, and about 3 minutes since the cop passed me. My radar detector goes off, his lights go on, he races up to me and flags me down. Gives me a ticket for 117klm. I argued black and blue that I was not speeding. He insisted that I look at his radar and sure enough, says 117 in bright red digits.

I reckon he saw me going around that bend on a bit of a lean and making a bit of noise (and I tend to hang off even when not going super fast), he "believed" I was speeding but was not able to activate his radar, pinged another motorist after he'd done the u-turn, (my radar went off about 2 seconds before his red/blues came on as I was literally doing 99klm/h up the road knowing he was behind me). He was not able to ping oncoming traffic because there wasn't any so he must have pinged somebody behind him.

I believe he deliberately and knowingly laid the ticket on me knowing that his radar reading was not me. I actually accused him of this fact on the roadside and he went 19 shades of red. He came back at me and said that since I have a radar detector I must be a speedster. Oh Yay!

I did all the usual stuff, wrote away etc and got the bog standard reply from the Police. I couldn't be bothered in contesting it in court as it was just a fine and a few points.

So the police collected a few bucks in revenue, but caused me to lose faith in their integrity.

[Patrick]

My respect for the Polizi went out the window on Queens Birthday weekend 3 years ago. I was approcahing a small township around a 65klm (posted) bend. The limit reduced to 50 about 100mtrs past the bend. I went round the bend at 100 or less and I know that for a fact because I'd looked at the speedo as I was setting up for the bend, knowing that the 50 restricted area wasn't far away. It was 105 and I was decellerating.

As I'm at the apex of the bend a patrol car came the opposite way. My radar detector stayed silent. I carry on without even a concern, I pass through the township at 50klm, cop has done a u turn and is following me maybe 1klm behind. By now I'm about 2klm's past the township, and about 3 minutes since the cop passed me. My radar detector goes off, his lights go on, he races up to me and flags me down. Gives me a ticket for 117klm. I argued black and blue that I was not speeding. He insisted that I look at his radar and sure enough, says 117 in bright red digits.

I reckon he saw me going around that bend on a bit of a lean and making a bit of noise (and I tend to hang off even when not going super fast), he "believed" I was speeding but was not able to activate his radar, pinged another motorist after he'd done the u-turn, (my radar went off about 2 seconds before his red/blues came on as I was literally doing 99klm/h up the road knowing he was behind me). He was not able to ping oncoming traffic because there wasn't any so he must have pinged somebody behind him.

I believe he deliberately and knowingly laid the ticket on me knowing that his radar reading was not me. I actually accused him of this fact on the roadside and he went 19 shades of red. He came back at me and said that since I have a radar detector I must be a speedster. Oh Yay!

I did all the usual stuff, wrote away etc and got the bog standard reply from the Police. I couldn't be bothered in contesting it in court as it was just a fine and a few points.

So the police collected a few bucks in revenue, but caused me to lose faith in their integrity.

So the locked on speed shown would have also shown it was on rear antenna? (as this is what you claim...) Or did it show "Same" as in same lane....?

[Bad Gixxer]

So the locked on speed shown would have also shown it was on rear antenna? (as this is what you claim...) Or did it show "Same" as in same lane....?

All I saw was 117 on the digital display. If there were other indicators or lights on the display then I didn't take any notice of them.

[scumdog]

So the police collected a few bucks in revenue, but caused me to lose faith in their integrity.

I beleive 'their' should be replaced with 'his' (assuming your story is 100% accurate)

Otherwise I could tag all Gixxer riders because of my meeting with one of them..

[breakaway]

Oh come on KB cops. You have to realise that most cops are just like most of public is, they hate bikes. At least thats what I got from my encounters from them. I was treated like a criminal from the get go.

[Bad Gixxer]

I beleive 'their' should be replaced with 'his' (assuming your story is 100% accurate)

Otherwise I could tag all Gixxer riders because of my meeting with one of them..

Firstly, the story is 100% accurate, secondly, those that ride bikes are not paid to uphold the law, or have sworn an oath to do so with honesty and integrity. I believe the Police make sume such oath? So....even if I tag all cops the same because of this one bad experience, I have no power to do anything about it. However if you tag all Gixxer riders the same through one bad experience, YOU (or any Police Officer) can do something about it through possible overuse of authority. I'd hate to think that you'd do that of course.

However you make a valid point and I will change my statement to "his" until or unless I'm in a similar situation and it happens again - you know, three strikes and you're out sort of thing!

[scumdog]

Oh come on KB cops. You have to realise that most cops are just like most of public is, they hate bikes. At least thats what I got from my encounters from them. I was treated like a criminal from the get go.

Hells-bells, no wonder I'm stressed - a cop that rides, hmmm...

[98tls]

Oh come on KB cops. You have to realise that most cops are just like most of public is, they hate bikes. At least thats what I got from my encounters from them. I was treated like a criminal from the get go.

If i was a cop i wouldnt bother with petty dislike of certain groups, be easier to just simply hate the public.

[carver]

Hells-bells, no wonder I'm stressed - a cop that rides, hmmm...

i think we should ban cops from the forums in case they are spies, who is with me!

[Flip]

Are you going international with this?

[98tls]

i think we should ban cops from the forums in case they are spies, who is in me!

1/2 the male population of Auckland at one time or anothers what ive heard mate.

[fliplid]

1/2 the male population of Auckland at one time or anothers what ive heard mate.

T'was a little cruel, young sir...

[98tls]

T'was a little cruel, young sir...

Oi,less of the young eh,no doubt C will take it like a manor at least see it as gentle rimmingribbing as it was meant.

[Toaster]

I beleive 'their' should be replaced with 'his' (assuming your story is 100% accurate)

Otherwise I could tag all Gixxer riders because of my meeting with one of them..

So true, but sadly a point lost on so many.

[Toaster]

Oh come on KB cops. You have to realise that most cops are just like most of public is, they hate bikes. At least thats what I got from my encounters from them. I was treated like a criminal from the get go.

Would it not be fair to say that your "many encounters" and the reasons for them have something to do with it?