Positive interaction today

[rastuscat]

Hey team of happy friends

I was out on the troll bike today when I was sitting in heavy traffic on Main North Road. Two lanes of cars backed up.

A bus lane ran alongside. I say in traffic, coz I was in no rush, just enjoying the sunshine.

A bloke on a tidy wee GB400 came cruising down the bus lane, slowing each time he came to a space in the traffic where someone might be turning through. He was doing, maybe, 30 or 40 tops, slowing each ome it looked a bit dodgy.

He pulled into a driveway of a business not far ahead of where I had crept to, so I rode down and pulled in behind him. He first started to apologize for taking a shortcut down the bus lane.

Sez I "Bloody top riding chap, cautious but making great use of the bus lane when you legally can."

He bloody near fell over. I went on and as we chatted for maybe a minute or so before he went his way and I rejoined the traffic.

Now, some would say that I should mind my own business, and leave people alone unless they have broken the rules. Personally I believe in promoting bloody good riding by encouraging the positives.

Interested in what you folk think.

Donuts.

[MIXONE]

All I can say is I've never been pulled over to congratulate me on my riding.A novel iidea.

[SMOKEU]

Good on ya - I had a similar thing happen to me about 3 years ago, except the officer was in a car. Got let off with expired WOF and no L plate too. Win.

[cave weta]

Well done that man I say! Glad that you had the time to reinforce some positive behavior

[Big Dave]

I think cash incentives - 'anti-fines' are called for.

[Akzle]

fantastic.
i'm given to understand you're a politzei. interesting that his first reaction was defensive eh.

anyhow. good, any positive re-enforcement is good for people, whoever it comes from. you've probably just ranked up his opinion of the force to boot.
if the police as a whole engaged with the community more positively, as you did here, the tides may start to turn...

[tigertim20]

If I was pulled over to be told that, Id be annoyed at being stopped. If i was already stopped of my own accord and you pulled up, Id not mind at all.

good pr!

[caspernz]

Personally I reckon that's great PR Rastus

In about 25 years of riding I've once been accosted in similar fashion. Just after traversing the Mangamuka ranges south of Kaitaia, stopped for a drink and a bite at the bottom and had a mufti cop pull over to give me a similar thumbs up on sensible riding. Wouldn't bother me being actually pulled over to be given a thumbs up, as long as I had donuts to give back of course

[Madness]

He bloody near fell over....
Donuts.

So did I. Have another donut, you deserve it.

I think cash incentives - 'anti-fines' are called for.

Merit points please. Anti Demerit points would be a great idea IMHO, you could even accumulate them and if you reached 100 in 2 years you get a Dunkin Donuts voucher or summat.

[SMOKEU]

Merit points please. Anti Demerit points would be a great idea IMHO, you could even accumulate them and if you reached 100 in 2 years you get a Dunkin Donuts voucher or summat.

Or a free pass to break the elusive 300kmh barrier.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I think cash incentives - 'anti-fines' are called for.

Kind of "leave a 20 on the dresser kind of deal"?


Today i learned a moorbike can use a bus lane! :-) fantastic

[unstuck]

Most of the police I have dealt with(and there has been a few) have been good bastards, until my mouth starts working independently from my brain that is. Well done that man.

[rastuscat]

Feeling the love.

Imagine the indignation if I had stopped hIm to give him the well done speech.

[Quasi]

Good on yah mate. Affirmation of positive behavior is always nice.

[ducatilover]

You meet the nicest people on a Honda!