Speed enforcement - what tricks are the police using?

[DR650gary]

Here's a tip it took me years to develop. I've realised that the bloody sneaky cops have a devious plan in regard to enforcing speed. Bastards.

They wait until someone is exceeding the limit, then they write a ticket. Cunning, sneaky, devious bastards.

Can you believe that? No wonder we all think justice is dead.

But what was the Tip?

[jafar]

But what was the Tip?

The tip is ' don't get caught'

[Indiana_Jones]

-Indy

[imdying]

Yeah, my brother in law is a cop. He said to me "Dave, if you saw me getting a hiding would you stop and help ?"

I said "Nah, you'd probably recognise me"

Ahahaahahah

[QUOTE=willytheekid;1130187377]IIf I see a cop in trouble....Im gonna stop & help!/QUOTE]Helping a cop getting the bash? Depends on if my help would make a difference. If it's half a dozen big coons on 1 poor copper, then I have to say I'd hang back and ring 111 for an ambulance and do my best to retain as much knowledge useful to putting the pricks in jail. Seems little point having a situation where there are now two fucked up units and nobody to ring the ambulance. I've told my friends to do the same if I'm ever in a brawl. I'd rather they saw me into a meat wagon than get flattened themselves out of some sort of misplaced loyalty.

[rastuscat]

The tip is ' don't get caught'

Your tip is a development of mine. You won't get caught speeding if you don't speed.

New post, same old answer.

[willytheekid]

IIf I see a cop in trouble....Im gonna stop & help!/QUOTE]Helping a cop getting the bash? Depends on if my help would make a difference. If it's half a dozen big coons on 1 poor copper, then I have to say I'd hang back and ring 111 for an ambulance and do my best to retain as much knowledge useful to putting the pricks in jail. Seems little point having a situation where there are now two fucked up units and nobody to ring the ambulance. I've told my friends to do the same if I'm ever in a brawl. I'd rather they saw me into a meat wagon than get flattened themselves out of some sort of misplaced loyalty.

I certainly wouldn't go diving in either (in those circumstances)....like you I would ring 111....THEN I would dive in to help the poor cop.
I just couldn't stand back and watch the poor bugger get beaten or killed and know I did nothing to try and help.

I hate violence & fighting etc...but I will always try to help someone in need....even if I get another* arse kicking....or worse!
...after all, getting them locked up doesn't bring back someones loved one when there killed in a pointless fight by a bunch of cowards!

*no-wonder why huh.

[Viscount Montgomery]

wHEN YOU'RE GETTING YOUR HEAD KICKED IN By morons the last thing you want to sEE IS SOME DODO FUCKER STANDING 50 METRES AWAY DOING NOTHING BUT DIALLING 111 LIKE THEY'RE DOING YOU A BIG FAVOUR, JUST GIVE THE COPS A FUCKING SIX-GUN ON EACH HIP AND NO ONE Will need to worry

[Shadowjack]

Here's a tip it took me years to develop. I've realised that the bloody sneaky cops have a devious plan in regard to enforcing speed. Bastards. They wait until someone is exceeding the limit, then they write a ticket. Cunning, sneaky, devious bastards. Can you believe that? No wonder we all think justice is dead.

I thought to myself, talk about stating the bleeding obvious....
...and realised that it obviously wasn't so bleeding obvious.

[rastuscat]

I thought to myself, talk about stating the bleeding obvious....
...and realised that it obviously wasn't so bleeding obvious.

You were obviously oblivious.

[Smifffy]

What are you 11? Tame it down with the swearing and so forth when someone asks a question with a bit of light humour thrown in, i thought i left people that take life(and forum posts) too seriously when i left the UK to return back to NZ last month, Fridays over so try and relax for the weekend, you obviously need a good ride out to burn of the working weeks stress ..

I think the juvenile one is the one with the "ooh look at me I just got back from pomgolia and I have an attitude and a gixxer let's all be squids and show the popo how staunch we are by flipping off camera vans."

Squids and dickheads have cost the rest of us a fair bit of coin and some unwarranted attention lately.

If you are going to ride like a cock, when (not if) you do get pinged or flattened, don't expect a lot of sympathy.

If you just got a burst of enthusiasm by joining a new forum, and actually ride not like a cock, then welcome aboard and I look forward to riding with you sometime.

[jafar]

Your tip is a development of mine. You won't get caught speeding if you don't speed.

New post, same old answer.

I didn't say it was original

[=cJ=]

wHEN YOU'RE GETTING YOUR HEAD KICKED IN By morons the last thing you want to sEE IS SOME DODO FUCKER STANDING 50 METRES AWAY DOING NOTHING BUT DIALLING 111 LIKE THEY'RE DOING YOU A BIG FAVOUR, JUST GIVE THE COPS A FUCKING SIX-GUN ON EACH HIP AND NO ONE Will need to worry

Hmm, how about we compromise and give them a couple of 20'000 volt tazers, that way there's no nasty "oops you're dead" moments?

There's a couple of cops I know I wouldn't hesitate to try and wade in and help them out if I had to (I'dprobably just end up a casulty, but I can't stand by).

Regarding the original post, I'm not sure I'd get the TPX, the earpiece is a pain in the neck as it's got a pretty short battery life. The detector seems OK, though it's not the best on the market by a long shot. The TPX wiring loom and mount is fantastic however, makes installation a piece of cake.

However, as has been mentioned already, if the cop just flicks his radar on you're pretty much stuffed. I reckon a detector will save your ass if you're not excessivly speeding, but then you have to think is is worth shelling out the coin for an extra 10km/hr or so?

[c4.]

"i have held a clean licence for 14 years but i am picking up a gixer 1000 this weekend and want to keep it that way"

Advice it from 1 Gixxer owner to another, take it to the track!
If you really want to tool your super bike up to its potential, do it in the environment it was originally designed for.
No popo, like minded individuals all going in the same (mostly) direction, safety and ambos on hand.
The track day fee will be a fraction of a traffic 'in'fraction, you'll have a ball and for my own experience, you'll most likely feel a lot less like speeding on the public roads.
IMHO

[maxlev]

"Pushing"

Where an unmarked patrol car follows another vehicle extremely close.
Vehicle being followed might not be speeding, but natural reaction is to increase speed.

Happened to me at Puhoi. Mufti Falcon would have been 2 metres behind my number plate at open road speed.
But I was aware of this antic, so flashed brake light a few times.
Revenue gather eventually slowed, U turned and head back toward Warkworth.

Discussed this with high rank Plod friend, who confirmed this was dangerous driving, but if I had no witnesses, I would be fobbed off if I complained.

[SMOKEU]

I find it hard enough to stick to under the 100kmh speed limit on a good road with my 250, can't imagine how hard it must be on a big sports bike.