Can cops pull you over.......?

[fireball]

they will pull u over whenever they feel like it, don't need a reason

ive been pulled over 35 times in 2 years.

thats a bit much..... ive only been pulled over twice in the past 2 years and one of them the officer was just making sure i was ok (was looking a bit rough after a bin limping home on the bike)
do you scream trouble or something?

[I Smell Bacon]

ive been pulled over 35 times in 2 years.

It speaks volumes that you have bothered to keep count.

[Coldrider]

It speaks volumes that you have bothered to keep count.

At least he is getting his moneys worth.

[ManDownUnder]

Re skiddy being pulled 35 times in 2 years

WTF???? Why the confusion. A couple of basic observations from a non cop.

1) Cops aren't stupid. They get to know a person on a bike that's had a reasonably long and interesting involvement with speed and/or riding like a mad bastard - they might take an interest.
2) Cops have comms (and use them). "Check this plate for me" returns all manner of goodies on the vehicle and owner. Guess what... he's always being pulled over for dumb shit... chances are good he'll get pulled over again - and more dumb shit will be found.

As for me. I've been pulled over 4 times in the last 2 years. I earned every one of them and had two fines to pay.

OK... lessons learned... moving right along.

[2wheeljunkie]

good to be back on a motorbike again. Speaking of cops i thought i share my experience today. Funny one actually, since i have a new bike(gpx250), i cant go abve 4000 revs..quite frustating bt im keeping to it until it runs it.bt yea got pulled over for doin 60 in a 70 zone. he followed me for a while until he got fed up and decided it was time to bust me. First line he told me was, "DONT YOU KNOW HOW TO RIDE A BIKE". Quite insulting really since all he needed to ask was why i was goin 10km/hr slower.Despite my lengthy explanation as to why i was goin slow, he didnt believe me. I then asked to follow me to the nearest motorcycle dealer for them to explain to him what running a new engine is. He quitely got in his car and left..ohh well i guess their doin their job but he could have been a little nicer..then again maybe im just too sensitive..lol

[scumdog]

ur a cop thats cheating.....

Like EVERY cop in NZ knows that ? "I don't think so Tim" (said in best Al Borland voice).

BTW: I wasn't ALWAYS a cop - and even then rarely got pulled over by cops ('cept the odd local MOT guy that knew my old V8s were, ahem, a tad shy of a WOF)

[bomma]

ive been pulled over 35 times in 2 years.

HOLY CRAP!!! 35 TIMES?!?!?! do you go around popping wheelies and stoppies wheneva you see a cop or somethin?!?!

ive been pulled over ONCE in the last 4 years of riding and that was a couple of months ago for speeding

even checkpoints usually let me through (ive been stopped at maybe two checkpoints in all my time riding)

like somebody pointed out cops wont pull you over for nothing and if you've been pulled over 35 times in such a short time then mate change the way you ride.....more for your and others' safety than for the time spent by the cops pulling you over......might save you more than just time spent talkin to an orfisher

[motorbyclist]

yes. They can stop you at any time for any reason and that is how it should be. If you are all legit then it takes up 5 minutes of your time. If your not then you shouldnt have been on the road anyhow.

exactly. why have police if they can't do anything?

they are not all that bad. On average i would see the same cop 3 times a week on the same piece of road and he doesnt mind. One morning I was running late and got up around 150 when he was coming the other way and his wave turned into a stern finger point. I have never met him and dont know if he rides himself but pretty sure he has a fair bit of common sense about him or maybe he just appreciated the quality colour of my bike.

yeah my dad is usually doing 70-80kph along his 50k zone commute. a cop once followed him into a petrol station, saw grey beard and let him be. he wasn't a young idiot - he was a commuter at 5am - so they left him.

they will pull u over whenever they feel like it, don't need a reason

ive been pulled over 35 times in 2 years.

dude, last i saw your 250 was damn loud and covered in scratches. i bet the first thing a cop thinks when he sees that is "hoon".

good to be back on a motorbike again. Speaking of cops i thought i share my experience today. Funny one actually, since i have a new bike(gpx250), i cant go abve 4000 revs..quite frustating bt im keeping to it until it runs it.bt yea got pulled over for doin 60 in a 70 zone. he followed me for a while until he got fed up and decided it was time to bust me. First line he told me was, "DONT YOU KNOW HOW TO RIDE A BIKE". Quite insulting really since all he needed to ask was why i was goin 10km/hr slower.

ffs why can't that cop come around to my place?! the number of idiots doing 50 in this 70kph zone is frightening (especially when i'm still doing over 100 - they should nevr have decreased the limit from 100 to 70)



myself, i've been stopped at a checkpoint once (and the cop asked how big my bike was cause it didn't have "250" written anwhere on it). apart from that every time i've been pulled over is for good reason and i haven't argued cause i was infact speeding, which i said i wouldn't do when i signed the form to get my licence. lucky for me the last two cops to see me on the motorway just gave a warning shot with their sirens, one didn't bother to follow me and the other couldn't pull into the traffic when i went past at 120 (but atleast he tried).

i do wish the police enforced the "keep left/on you side of the road" rule more often. nothing worse than following a car straddling the centreline despite oncoming traffic, and he's doing 40 in a 50k zone. (and agian i hate it when people queue for intersections and don't keep left. passing on the left can become safer than the right sometimes)

[avgas]

I then asked to follow me to the nearest motorcycle dealer for them to explain to him what running a new engine is. He quitely got in his car and left..ohh well i guess their doin their job but he could have been a little nicer..then again maybe im just too sensitive..lol

Yep i have that - i had a young cop pull in behind me all lights flashing he jumped out of the car and tell me my bike was smoking too much. He then started writing out me a ticket, all while muttering it was burning oil and i should get it serviced so it doesn't distract other motorist.
I then told him, it is a 2-stroke and that what they do. He then argued in front of the servo attendant with me for 5 mins as i told him it was bullshit giving me a ticket for something that i have no control over. He then ripped up the ticket after the servo attendant told him that yes 2 strokes burn oil and smoke alot.
Stormed off to his car yelling something about "Doesn't matter as you plate is now marked on our records so you can only go home or the mechanics", "Fine, i live 200k's from here so if you want give me a ticket for something you may as well do it now and not have to follow me".
It was like a women piercing gaze he gave me. The servo attendant had glowing smile i knew he was going to crack up when he went around the corner.
Bloody cock.
But in saying that i have met some of the nicest cops as well.

[motorbyclist]

now i've never met an unreasonable cop, but you always hear of idiots like that.... i'd rather him be on symonds st looking for those bike theifs and ticketing everyone who does 70kph between pedestrians - ie doing something useful


it kinda worries me that they're advertising for joining the police force now, especially as cops get paid more than teachers and nurses but don't require the 5 years getting the necessary degrees. it's not helping the nurse/teacher situation, and i think it will attract the wrong sort of people to the police force.... we'll get proportionatly less people who want to do right (whatever they concieve that to be) and more idiots who don't care/ are part of the problem.

[bomma]

^i wudnt mind bein a cop tbh...just dont have the time right now and am nowhere near fit enuff to run the whatever kms in the 10mins whatever time allowed.....

when the time comes though we'll print off some "Auckland Uni SMC" stickers so i know who NOT to stop

[motorbyclist]

In the USA they don't put up with that crap. They defend their freedoms,

patriot act, anyone?

[hospitalfood]

ok..........stuff you all need to know.

when a police car is chasing a car or bike and lose sight of the perp, they will take the next left.
the reason is that most people will take a left as soon as they get the police car out of the rear vision mirror.

So..............police out of sight, turn right.

This info is supplied indirectly by the police.

It will not help if they are using a chopper.

Cheers.

[scumdog]

ok..........stuff you all need to know.

when a police car is chasing a car or bike and lose sight of the perp, they will take the next left.
the reason is that most people will take a left as soon as they get the police car out of the rear vision mirror.

So..............police out of sight, turn right.

This info is supplied indirectly by the police.

It will not help if they are using a chopper.

Cheers.

As true as: "They have to call off the chase if you go faster than 150kph" and "They can't arrest you if they're not wearing their hat" stories.

[2wheeljunkie]

just agreeing that there are good cops out there ehh..i mean i ran into problems when i was testing my sista's bf's rs250 and stopped on the waipuna bridge as it just wouldnt run..as bad luck wud have it i didnt have my cell phone to ring my folks and i forgot my wallet which meant i didnt have my license on me. To make things worse i din have my L plates on and it was past 10 at night. Hoping for someone to stop finally a biker came round the corner and saw me. Interestingly enough it was a biker cop. I braved a smiled and asked if he could call my folks and yea he was very pleasant..called my folks and told them to come and get me and wished me goodnight without once checkin my license,L plates or the fact that i was out past my bedtime..lol..great guy..!