A question for the cops.

[Bandit Rider]

We don't live in the Wild west anymore ....




It all depends on the the circumstances - in the last year I've seen 1 cage driver drinking beer while stopped at the traffic lights; smelled and then spotted 2 cage different drivers smoking dope while driving; would never have even thought about taking keys. Not good - but their driving was not that bad - and if you want to take on amateur law enforcement you will be kept very busy (lucky to travel more than 10 km without making phone calls).

But, a few years ago I did see woman driving, with a man and small kid in a car. She was all over the road - followed her for about 15 Km - she was on the wrong side on several corners in a 100 km area. Followed her all the way to town - too dangerous to overtake. Rang the cops when she stopped (Collingwood - so not where there is a cop on very corner). They all go into the pub - I think they are not likely to be able to get out again still standing - so unless the 2 year old kid's gonna drive they aren't going anywhere.

Later the cops ring back and say she's gone and they don't know where she is. I should have taken the keys, or something that would have stopped them. Have a look at the latest North South magazine, or think about the guy in Dannevirke a few years ago who wiped out 5 people at Christmas. Their keys should have been taken, and that's what I should have done. Luckily, nothing happened - but when someone is on the wrong side of the road on blind corners, it could be anyone coming the other way.

You have to make the decision on what you find, and I would be very slow to say anyone made the wrong call unless I was there. Calling the cops, taking the keys, and just keeping looking out for yourself are all options.

[Ixion]

I've taken dudes' keys a couple of times, both times they were pissed as. One I left them at his home, t'other I didn't know so I left them at the cop shop. Hidden keys quite a few times, and even pulled the HT lead off the coil once or twice (figure if they're alert enough to figure what's wrong, find it and fix it they're probably not too bad).

But can't say I do it by any rule. 'tis a judgement thing each time. Marty did say that as well as having a drink, the guy seemed already half seas over.

'Tis all in who does it. If I was drunk as a skunk, and about to try and ride off, I'd hope someone would stop me, or at least try. On t'other hand, I wouldn't want some Mrs Grundy going into a spazz fit and trying to do something heroic if I just had a couple of beers over a few hours. 'Tis all in the judgement

[marty]

were going to have to agree to disagree here terbang, as i beleive that i have the necessary skills and knowledge to make the call that i did. a prosecution would never have succeeded (i know this from case law experience), i knew that there were no police available, so i made a judgment call. if that comes back to bite me, then i shall will by my decision.

and it wasn't his first - he told me, and there was 4 empty big bottles on the pax seat. no-one was coming to pick him up - he told me. he would have driven home. he lives in the country, and was waiting for it to get dark - i know this cause he told me.

at the end of the day, i removed his keys with his permission, and a thankyou.

dangers of not knowing the full story i guess. my fault for not tellng the whole shebang....

[soundbeltfarm]

once a cunt always a cunt .....

last week i was walking out of the warehouse here in cambridge, and noticed a guy in his 50's, sitting in the driver's seat of his BMW, drinking beer from a swap-a-crate. 'none of my business' i thought. 'all the cops are tied up' i thought (there had just been a big car chase around cambridge culminating in the bad guys crashing near my house) .

couldn't leave it alone though could i, and i approached the guy, telling him i had called the police, and they were coming (i hadn't and they weren't). he said 'fair enough'. then he said 'what for?' he was pissed. real pissed. he had urinated right outside the driver's door, and was CUT.

i thought fuck it, and reached in a pulled the keys out of the ignition. he wasn't very happy bout that, and got out, and we had a wee pushing match over the bonnet of his car, until i quietly explained the consequenses of his actions to him.

he then said my name, and i realised that i had pinged him fro drink driving about 4 years ago (must have left an impression huh?). i locked his car, and told him he could pick up his keys from the station in the morning.

what a cunt i am.

i agree with what you did man but your not a cunt your a dumb cunt.
i would've taken the other full bottles of piss home with me.
hahahahha
then i would've been a clever cunt or crafty cunt.

[Deano]

We all so easily assume that the guy was pissed and going to drive pissed and I also read all the emotive crap added in here for impact.

Why are you so quick to refute Marty's version ?

Whats to say that the guy had made a decision not to drive because he was pissed and was waiting for his missus to come and pick him up..? Or what if it was his first beer and he was way below the limit..?

Yeah right - I bet he was drinking Tui...

I am quite happy that others are now doing it and leave it to them to make the judgement calls.

I like to be able to think for myself when required.

[mikey]

spare key in the megneto box tucked up under the body work somehwere comes in handy for situations like these. though if your to drunk to find the spare an get it out of the box. you shoudln drive. which you wont .cause you cant find the key.