Do you wave or nod to cops on bikes?

[FJRider]

Wave or nod to plod....?

Why....?

Harley riders don't wave to anybody ... should we ALL ignore the unsociable pricks ... ??? any reasons why we should try to be friendly/sociable .. ???

[Big Dog]

Depends on the plod. I got picked up for about 15ish over, on a long weekend. Cop wrote it down to 10 over to save me some $$$/demerits, which I was impressed with. Less impressed however when they started going on about a school being up the road (it's the holidays love) and then further less impressed when they started mumbling about my 650's cc rating, despite having held my (full) licence in their hands for the two minutes prior.

Still, whether they're competent or not, always treat em like just another human being, just doing their job.

I always show extra caution and if necessary slow down near schools. Even if not speeding. Even on school holidays or at night.


In holidays they are often still meeting places or play places. Especially primaries with playgrounds.


At night, especially on the weekend it pays to be wary of people drinking on school grounds.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[bgd]

Don't know about cops in NZ now but the few I knew in the UK were bikers first and cops second. They only did the job because it allowed them to ride.

Asked a cop here in Singapore what he rode in his spare time and he looked at me as if I was mad. Definitely just a job to the guys here.

And I don't wave to anyone, not that sort of culture here. For the majority a bike is just a cheap(ish) form of transport.