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    Talking Common Sense Prevailed

    Well guys i wrote in and got off the ticket. Just got the letter in the mail today. Just goes to show it pays to write in when you feel unjustly treated. At the end of the day you are allowed to use the bus lane if you need to and dont let a cop say you cant, because if they do they are just being wankers. Thanks for all your help and advice
    IF YOU NEED ANY HELP WITH A MASTER COPY LETTER JUST PM ME STEVE

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    Nice one
    What a difference indifference can make

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    tHE UPDATED LETTER I SENT TO THE POLICE

    Ticket REF:N5950748
    To whom it may concern,

    I was on my way home from work heading up the Northwestern motorway on my motorbike from Western Springs on Monday the 7th of August. The weather was shocking, it was raining really hard and to be honest harder than normal. There were 3 lanes and I was in the middle lane. The traffic was crawling at approx 20-25kph, I could hardly see out of my helmet visor as it had fogged up pretty bad. I made a decision which I thought was the right and the safest one to make, as it was dangerous for me to not to be able to see out of my visor. I moved over to the bus lane to let my visor defog and clear, I was going pretty slow 30-35kph, as you need to be moving to be able to clear your visor. I saw the highway patrol car in the first lane next to the bus lane. I rode past him pretty slow thinking I would be all right. The next thing the officer involved pulls into the bus lane behind me with his lights on. I pull over at this stage, I had only been in the bus lane for about 80 meters. I couldn’t believe what he said to me. His first words were “Are you carrying passengers”, I said “No!” “In other words are you a bus?” Before I could say anything he took my license and told me to wait in the pouring rain. He did not even want to hear what I had to say. I then hopped off my motorbike, knocked on his window and asked if I could sit in his car out of the rain while he checked my license. Next thing he said to me was “What is your occupation?” I said “Builder/Joiner”, His reply was ‘quote’ “You should be in a vehicle not on a motorbike like most builders who carry tools.” Now at this stage I’m starting to get a bit upset, because I commute from Albany everyday to Mt Roskill because of traffic and petrol prices. I choose to ride my bike because it’s cheaper and I have a vehicle at my work that I use and leave there. He was not interested in my reason of safety and trying to clear my visor. He said “This is going to cost you $150 dollars”. He did not write me out a ticket, saying that it will be in the mail. So I bit my tongue as I could not see any point in arguing with him and antagonizing him any further. I then hopped back on my motorbike and left.

    I am shocked / gutted and cannot believe this has happened to me as I “do not” travel up bus lanes to get ahead of traffic. Yes, I was going to hop back in the line of traffic when I had sorted my vision. It was dangerous for me to be in the lines of traffic without been able to see so I thought I was doing the right / safe / responsible thing. To this officer - I was not. He could not use common sense and reason at the end of the day. Would he rather I have a accident!!! Where is simple common sense. If I speed I accept the ticket and the consequences of my behavior but not in this case. This is just purely Money collecting on the officers’ part. This officer should care about my safety / life / staying alive (Isn’t it Drive to Survive?) and not about his bad day he is having. I am a law abiding motorcycle rider as I need my license to get to work everyday. I have a 95km commute to work and back home every day. I appreciate your time in reading this letter and hope that this ticket will be reversed in my favor, in your consideration as it was not my intention to be a bus or to jump the queue on the motorway. I was just trying to be safe and stay alive on a motorbike. Motorways are dangerous enough, even worse if you cannot see

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    Cool

    Congratulations on getting off the ticket.
    Well done..... and a well written letter.

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    Thumbs up

    good work!!! Biker 1 - Wanker Cop - 0

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    Quote Originally Posted by jtzzr View Post
    good work!!! Biker 1 - Wanker Cop - 0
    Congratulations on the outcome.

    I hope the above quote isn't the signal for this to become yet another cop slagging thread - fingers crossed.
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    Congrats, good to see common sense prevail

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    Quote Originally Posted by pritch008 View Post
    Congratulations on the outcome.

    I hope the above quote isn't the signal for this to become yet another cop slagging thread - fingers crossed.
    That`s not the intention , just to that 1 wanker in particular and the fact there was a good result for the biker.

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    Well done Steve, you don't get if you don't ask!

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    Well done! Gives me hope that hXc's ticket will have a favourable outcome when it is reviewed...
    Glad to see that common sense prevailed.
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    nice work

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    Churr churr bro

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    Common sense indeed!

    Well done on the letter, seems someone has the sense to know when the sensible options are being used and acknowledging your judgement. Good to hear you didn't lose your rag and fly off the handle - you drew a line in the sand and stuck to your guns (pardon me for mixing my metaphors here!).
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    Well done.

    I like the tone of your letter.
    If an angry/ aggressive tone is adopted then there is no way you'll get off. This more reasoned approach is spot on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drum View Post
    Well done.

    I like the tone of your letter.
    If an angry/ aggressive tone is adopted then there is no way you'll get off. This more reasoned approach is spot on.
    Its hard sometimes when you are so angry about something but you gotta stay focussed on the end result
    yes i agree

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