Nearly lost my license...

[Brett]

I have to agree. Never is nice when the old 5/0 get your for something. But don't forget that he could he have nailed you IF he had wanted to, and that would have been well over a grand, and possibly even your licence gone.

Dunedin IS a small place, and it would pay to respect the cop and not throw mud on a public forum. Besides, i too would rather get smacked in the head with a riot stick and then read the riot act than ever get a fine! Pain is better than lost motorcycle enhancement cash.

Give him a call, dont say sorry for speeding, it is a little bit geekish, but definitely say thanks for being let off that lightly, cause you were!

250cc rating sucks, i have been stuck on it for a year now, cant wait till i get a 600cc, but for the mean time, it sometimes pays to stay within the law!

One thing which does piss me off, is that oneday when my need for speed has calmed a bit and i have made my bling via trading and business, i am keeping a very open mind to becoming a cop...mainly to try and help out those less fortuanate in our communities. If i am busted at a reasonable speed, or loose my licence for whatever reason, that means that i can't ever join the cops.
What tree monkey thought of that as a recruitment requirement?????? Does a loss of licence due to speed equate to a dodgy personality or sumthin these days???

[bigbadwolf]

ROFL (just had to say)


2 years, or if you get over 100 they get reset to 0 instantly.

Shit that might be an easier option... lol

Can you post the cops PH number.

Ummm no don't think I'll be doing that... can I ask why?

[_intense_]

WOW, Twisted, imo that kind of conduct from a uniformed officer (let alone anyone else) sounds a bit sus, sure he was in the right to tell you off, but from the way you relate it thats gotta be misconduct? abusive language like that? consider yourself lucky i guess, coulda been worse.

Thoughts from members of the force who read this? sure everyone has bad days but is this kind of dressing down acceptable?

[Jantar]

WOW, Twisted, imo that kind of conduct from a uniformed officer (let alone anyone else) sounds a bit sus, sure he was in the right to tell you off, but from the way you relate it thats gotta be misconduct? abusive language like that? consider yourself lucky i guess, coulda been worse.

Thoughts from members of the force who read this? sure everyone has bad days but is this kind of dressing down acceptable?

I would much rather endure a dressing down in this manner and be let off the more expensive fines that could have accumulated and the automatic 28 day suspension for 56 kmh over the limit. BigBadWolf will remember this for quite some time.

[scumdog]

WOW, Twisted, imo that kind of conduct from a uniformed officer (let alone anyone else) sounds a bit sus, sure he was in the right to tell you off, but from the way you relate it thats gotta be misconduct? abusive language like that? consider yourself lucky i guess, coulda been worse.

Thoughts from members of the force who read this? sure everyone has bad days but is this kind of dressing down acceptable?

Quite right, the fine/impounding of vehicle thing is FAR better than getting a bollocking, I bet evrybody agrees eh?
A fistful of tickets beats a mouthful of dressing down any day.


If you believe that then I've got this big bridge thing for sale, REAL handy to Auckland and makes travel in the area very convenient.....

[inlinefour]

Quite right, the fine/impounding of vehicle thing is FAR better than getting a bollocking, I bet evrybody agrees eh?
A fistful of tickets beats a mouthful of dressing down any day.


If you believe that then I've got this big bridge thing for sale, REAL handy to Auckland and makes travel in the area very convenient.....

I'd much rather have a total bollocking than a handfull of tickets, loss of licience, day in court and possibly job hassles with not having a licience. Anyone else who would want all that must be nuts.

[Sniper]

Bugger dude, but I reckon you got off very lightly. I would go and thank the cop IMO next time you see him.

[_intense_]

(Jantar Scumdog Inlinefour) You're missing the point, who wouldnt be happy about getting of fines/impounding. Hell, i know i'd be breathing a sigh of relief about getting of so lightly, what im suggesting is that the officer in question sounds like he was way out of line in hes conduct. go put your glasses on old timers and read the post again.

[Sniper]

(Jantar Scumdog Inlinefour) You're missing the point, who wouldnt be happy about getting of fines/impounding. Hell, i know i'd be breathing a sigh of relief about getting of so lightly, what im suggesting is that the officer in question sounds like he was way out of line in hes conduct. go put your glasses on old timers and read the post again.

Are you pro femanisim?

[Jantar]

_intense_ , I do believe that it is you who is missing the point.

I'll use generalities here because IMO BigBadWolf did the right thing and accepted the reaming out.

The officer lets a motorcyclist off the more serious charges, and if he then just smiles and sends the rider on his way, then the rider is going to get mixed messages and believe that its OK to exceed the conditions of his licence. By giving a bollicking like this the officer is making it quite clear that its not OK.

If the motorcyclist really believes that what he did was safer than following the letter of the law he is quite at liberty to request that the officer doesn't deliver a lecture, but just writes out tickets for every offence. The motorcyclist can then defend these tickets in court.


There are many times that I wish our police force could use the same amount of discretion they had 40 years ago. I know that the two occassions in my younger day when I received summary justice on the spot (from a constable's boot placed solidly on my backside) gave me a lot more respect for the officer than any court appearance ever did.