Crooked biker cop in Wellington - lane splitting

[scumdog]

Easy keyboard warrior. You clearly miss the point. I am not so concerned about my ticket but more the officers actions and the guy that I saw get ticketed the day after me who a lay person would consider was splitting more safely than I probably was.
Also if you read this is not an isolated incident.

For anyone interested I did not get his name but his number is LVBA75

Sounds like a newbiee...

[awa355]

Filtering, not splitting could be legal in Qsld by Feb.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/quee...30-11el72.html

[pritch]

Waaay back when I was a teenager there was an MoT cop that got his jollies by ticketing motorcyclists, a lot of what he was doing was rubbish - I won't bore you. He was very fond of his well rehearsed safety lecture. "I was a Sereant Major in the South African Army and I had to look after the soldiers because they behaved like children. You guys (motorcyclists) are the same."

He was issuing tickets for all sorts of dodgy shit and the Magistrates tended to take his word against the alleged miscreant.

This went on for a year or two but eventually he pissed the wrong people off and he was hit by a truck. He survived, but he wasn't seen round here again. A motorcycle cop is vulnerable and their training should point that out. This guy might have forgotten. The motorcyclist he is ticketing might be on his way to work - as a truck driver.

[Tazz]

[Murray]

You got caught lane splitting and got a ticket, get over it.You assume the cop is targeting YOU, a bit paranoid are we?.

read the whole thread before you become a tosser

I suggest you read post #31 - this guy actually is pretty honest and right

[bsasuper]

Easy keyboard warrior. You clearly miss the point. I am not so concerned about my ticket but more the officers actions and the guy that I saw get ticketed the day after me who a lay person would consider was splitting more safely than I probably was.
Also if you read this is not an isolated incident.

For anyone interested I did not get his name but his number is LVBA75

There is no point to be missed, you are just pissed you got caught, you think you got hard done by, that's why you are on here you keyboard warrior you. heres a thought, instead of trying to get back at him by posting up badge numbers etc and stewing over it, take the whole incident as something positive to improve the way you ride.

[awayatc]

There is no point to be missed, you are just pissed you got caught, you think you got hard done by, that's why you are on here you keyboard warrior you. heres a thought, instead of trying to get back at him by posting up badge numbers etc and stewing over it, take the whole incident as something positive to improve the way you ride.

Cop your cousin ?

either that or you cant read.....

You not only missed the point, but you sound like you don't even know what a point looks like......

[bsasuper]

Cop your cousin ?

either that or you cant read.....

You not only missed the point, but you sound like you don't even know what a point looks like......

I bet your've got a short haircut to stuff can go over your head more easily.

I hate the popo just as much as the next person to come on here and whine about them, If you really want to show him up, video him doing what he does, they always end up doing something dangerous to nab their next victim.

[ellipsis]

...wow...who's the warrior?...

[octanepwr]

There is no point to be missed, you are just pissed you got caught, you think you got hard done by, that's why you are on here you keyboard warrior you. heres a thought, instead of trying to get back at him by posting up badge numbers etc and stewing over it, take the whole incident as something positive to improve the way you ride.

I am not really pissed that I got caught (any ticket makes you somewhat pissed). I have learnt from my actions and studied the law and will now do my utmost best to abide by it going forward.
I am certainly pissed at the Gorge Bully's actions the next day (even his attitude towards me was not professional at all) and the guy who he pulled over who was certainly doing it at a lower speed than I was.
I have come on here to highlight the Gorge Bully's actions and attitude and warn other local bikers and just generally to discuss the issue. If I hadn't seen the Gorge Bully the next day ticketing other people I would never have come on here.

Remember that doing 101kph in a 100kph zone is ILLEGAL. However the cops choose to use discretion and only ticket you within a margin so you can actually concentrate on the conditions rather than your speedo.
The Gorge Bully is doing to bikers what any other cop would be doing if he stopped you every time you exceeded the posted limit by 1kph (which I am sure you do all the time).
That is what it comes down to.
You shouldn't be ticketed for lane splitting if done in a safe manner and following the law absoutely where at all possible - just like the speed limit.
The guy who got done the day after me only pulled into the next lane to get around a truck. You cant tell me sitting behind a truck not being able to see anything is safe and riding to the conditions and when you are going that slow you cant leave a huge gap or a lane jumping cage would just fill it anyway (as you would know if you ever ride on motorways).
Most bikers aren't on this forum. People who drive to my work even commented how they saw bikers being pulled over all of last week in the same spot by the Gorge Bully.

[Berries]

I am certainly pissed at the Gorge Bully's actions the next day (even his attitude towards me was not professional at all) and the guy who he pulled over who was certainly doing it at a lower speed than I was.

I have come on here to highlight the Gorge Bully's actions and attitude and warn other local bikers and just generally to discuss the issue. If I hadn't seen the Gorge Bully the next day ticketing other people I would never have come on here.

I have been following this thread but still can't connect the bloke pulled over the day after you were with your ticket. I know it is Wellington, but why do you care about some unknown dude?

We know most drivers don't mind us doing it and appreciate that we are reducing congestion by not opting for our cars.

Ha ha, I would like to see the results in to a study in to that one. "Blimming heck Doris, did you see the speed that scallywag went past?" You have got to be joking if you think car drivers are supportive of anything motorcyclists do other than suck up the ACC tax.

[awayatc]

There are lots of things happening on the road that are annoying, irritating and dangerous.......
Bike filtering ? Would barely even register ( if done with common sense of course )

[BlackSheepLogic]

Ha ha, I would like to see the results in to a study in to that one. "Blimming heck Doris, did you see the speed that scallywag went past?" You have got to be joking if you think car drivers are supportive of anything motorcyclists do other than suck up the ACC tax.

One cage out of thousands I have a problem with when crawling though heavy traffic. Mostly they seem indifferent, sometime they actually make a little extra space.

[swbarnett]

You have got to be joking if you think car drivers are supportive of anything motorcyclists do other than suck up the ACC tax.

Then how come so many drivers, trucks included, give me room when I come up behind them (slowly) and wait for the gap to emerge? Every time I split on my daily commute I get literally dozens of them.

[awayatc]

Then how come so many drivers, trucks included, give me room when I come up behind them (slowly) and wait for the gap to emerge? Every time I split on my daily commute I get literally dozens of them.

Why ? ?..
because the world is a mirror.....

Act like a dick, and you will get treated accordingly.....
Act respectfull of others, and you will also get treated accordingly......
(There are of course some disproportionate large naturally spawned arseholes about as well......whom karma usually deals with.....with or without a little help)