Unrealistic expectations?

[avgas]

I reckon use your horn at every opportunity!

I do - its great. But you don't have one??????

Oh wait you mean the one on the bike........nah that thing is way to vulgar. Never use it at all.

[vifferman]

I couldn't help but wonder what would have happened if I hadn't been a lurt and had smacked into the miscreant police oroficer...
No doubt, I would've been given a ticket for failing to stop within half the visible distance or somesuch.
As for
"The sirens and lights through intersections just because they can't be bothered waiting for a green light can be disruptive for the intersection, and then as soon as they are through it off goes the lights and sirens and they proceed merrily on their way at usual pace..."
Well, a couple of years back, there was so much widespread abuse of sirens and lights for things such as getting home for lunch, there was a suspension for a while of the use of sirens except for absolute emergencies.

[blackdog]

I was following an unmarked police car on the motorway one day. Watched them change lanes without indicating and then noticed that one of their brake lights wasn't working, maybe the indicators weren't working either...... lol

It is more than common down this way for patrol cars to have teh r/h headlight disconnected. (stealth mode i assume)

WOF standards are different for police vehicles apparently.

[DrunkenMistake]

I was following an unmarked police car on the motorway one day. Watched them change lanes without indicating and then noticed that one of their brake lights wasn't working, maybe the indicators weren't working either...... lol

Iv been cut off by a marked police car who didnt indicate then stoped suddenly cauing me to swerve to avoid him and then I was pulled over by him and accused of dangerous driving... he let me away after a 15 min fuck around, but shit.. what a kick in the pants.

[toycollector10]

I've seen that cop with the gun video on other bike forums. It gets worse, because the guy who on the bike was facing 10-15 inside or some such for filming as it's illegal in some states.