Dangerous driving highway patrol.

**jimbo600** · 25th October 2004, 19:29

Had a ball today riding around with some good dudes from Welly. Stopped at the usual Paekakariki Hill summit for a chinwag. While we were there we saw a highway patrol car go up the hill. Pretty unusual to see one of them on the hill. Five minutes later we see the same car come flying down the hill towards Paekakariki all lit up blue and red. The old geekotec V6 had a bit of understeer on the first corner and nearly collected a car coming the other way, the HP idiot then started to drive on the WRONG side of the road for about 100 meters. If there was a bike coming the other way he would have parked right between the cops headlights. A bit further down HP almost hit two ther cars coming up the hill. This was a blatant display of arrogant insane driving. No emergency warrants behaviour that could incur a worse emergency. I called *555 and called it in. The guy is getting written up for it.

All five of us witnessed this incident.

Oh yeah on the way home I saw what the emergency was about. You guessed it, someone was speeding.

Holy hell those traffic guys need to be reigned in.

**Two Smoker** · 25th October 2004, 19:38

What a fuck tard... I reakon they definately need to be reeled in, another thing is they dont have driver training so probably can't handle the car too fucking well either....

Keep us updated....

**jimbo600** · 25th October 2004, 19:39

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

What a fuck tard... I reakon they definately need to be reeled in, another thing is they dont have driver training so probably can't handle the car too fucking well either....

Keep us updated....

I tell ya mate it was farkin scary to watch.

**scumdog** · 25th October 2004, 19:41

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

What a fuck tard... I reakon they definately need to be reeled in, another thing is they dont have driver training so probably can't handle the car too fucking well either....

Keep us updated....

What he said

**Quasievil** · 25th October 2004, 19:44

Make a complaint Jimbo ring the HP tommorrow, they will follow it up, me mate is a HP he got hauled over for being on the wrong side of the road on State 1, no lights on, a dairy tankr driver complained and he got in the poo, so go for it mate

**jimbo600** · 25th October 2004, 19:47

Originally Posted by Quasievil

Make a complaint Jimbo ring the HP tommorrow, they will follow it up, me mate is a HP he got hauled over for being on the wrong side of the road on State 1, no lights on, a dairy tankr driver complained and he got in the poo, so go for it mate

The *555 dispatcher is sending out some complaint forms. I will also pop into the local station to see that it gets followed through.

I'll keep things updated on this thread.

**Quasievil** · 25th October 2004, 20:06

Originally Posted by jimbo750

The *555 dispatcher is sending out some complaint forms. I will also pop into the local station to see that it gets followed through.

I'll keep things updated on this thread.

Yeah man get right up them, fuck mate if it was you or me we wouldnt we have a l icense by now, so screw them go hard and win one for us !!

**Quasievil** · 25th October 2004, 20:08

Just make sure you are clear on the times ,directions, location etc ,as well as witnesses and the details of what happened, Im sure you are aware of this though.

**jimbo600** · 25th October 2004, 20:14

Originally Posted by Quasievil

Just make sure you are clear on the times ,directions, location etc ,as well as witnesses and the details of what happened, Im sure you are aware of this though.

Not really mate. I'm on drugs most of the time and all that alcohol plays havoc with my memory.

**marty** · 25th October 2004, 20:15

it's a bit strange to be 'sent out' forms - this is a complaint about police action - it should be done under police complaints proceedures, and to be fobbed off by a call taker that they will send you out a roadwatch form is a bit rich. i suggest you go into your local station and see your complaint be taken. i was driving a bit quickly on the 309 road one year, and nearly swiped a ute coming the other way - i was fully crossed up. by the time i got to thames the s/sgt was waiting for me......

**jimbo600** · 25th October 2004, 20:17

Originally Posted by marty

it's a bit strange to be 'sent out' forms - this is a complaint about police action - it should be done under police complaints proceedures, and to be fobbed off by a call taker that they will send you out a roadwatch form is a bit rich. i suggest you go into your local station and see your complaint be taken. i was driving a bit quickly on the 309 road one year, and nearly swiped a ute coming the other way - i was fully crossed up. by the time i got to thames the s/sgt was waiting for me......

Cheers Marty.

I'll go for the station option then.

**Morepower** · 25th October 2004, 20:18

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

What a fuck tard... I reakon they definately need to be reeled in, another thing is they dont have driver training so probably can't handle the car too fucking well either....

Keep us updated....

Tha Majority of Cops are good guys and even some of the Highway Patrol guys.Some of the shit they dish out is driven buy the LTSA and top cops who are more interested in statistics and making themselves look good than effective policing , But it really pisses me off that there are a few arrogant retards that have got in to the force who think that blue and red lights are are licence to put everyone else at risk just to catch a guy who probably drifted up to 112 down a hill. aaahhgggg

**Kwaka-Kid** · 25th October 2004, 20:22

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

they dont have driver training so probably can't handle the car too fucking well either....

yeep! they need it eh, the bikes have that bike training, to ride the new beemers (yucky) there was a 3 day course of riding over the rimutakas/some random areas down there i think.

Dunno how in-depth it was or anything but at least its a bit of a start possibly.

**jimbo600** · 25th October 2004, 20:25

Originally Posted by Morepower

Tha Majority of Cops are good guys and even some of the Highway Patrol guys.Some of the shit they dish out is driven buy the LTSA and top cops who are more interested in statistics and making themselves look good than effective policing , But it really pisses me off that there are a few arrogant retards that have got in to the force who think that blue and red lights are are licence to put everyone else at risk just to catch a guy who probably drifted up to 112 down a hill. aaahhgggg

I feel for the general duties and the CIB guys. They must cop a fair old bit of shit on account of a few other wankers acting like pricks.

**jimbo600** · 25th October 2004, 20:26

Originally Posted by Kwaka-Kid

yeep! they need it eh, the bikes have that bike training, to ride the new beemers (yucky) there was a 3 day course of riding over the rimutakas/some random areas down there i think.

Dunno how in-depth it was or anything but at least its a bit of a start possibly.

Wonder if there was a wheelie and stoppie session?