*BUSTED* your experiences

**NordieBoy** · 25th November 2004, 21:07

Originally Posted by scumdog

You are a rarity, I thought EVERYONE on this site could spot a mufti a country mile away in the dark???

:sly:

Maybe it wasn't dark :disapint:

**Sycophant** · 25th November 2004, 22:09

So far, the only ticket I have every received on my motorbike was for an illegal right turn.

I was on my way home from school (tertiary) one night, about midnight, and went to a gas station I wasn't familiar with. I pulled out on to the street, turned right to the end where I wanted to turn right to carry on home on the main road, but there was a no right turn sign. I had the option of going left, and either doing a U-turn or going round the round about a couple of k up the road, or I could go back down the road, and try and find my way out at the bottom of the road. Instead I looked both ways, saw only one car, about 400m up the road and decided just to do the right turn. About two KM down the road, I was scared shitless when a siren suddenly flared up behind me. Turns out the car I saw up the road (the only one I had seen in the entire ride so far) was an unmarked police car. I was ticketed for the turn. The cop did not mention that I was riding outside my hours, or that I had no L-plate (some one pinched it when my bike was parked once, I never replaced it).

The only other time I have been pulled over was on the way home from working about a year ago. I had needed to move my bike at work, and accidentally backed it into a pillar, breaking the taillight. I thought I only broke the lens but it seems I broke the bulb too. So on the way home that night, I was pulled over on Fanshaw St by an unmarked ute. I explained that it had happened only a few hours before, and that I would fix it ASAP, and I was let off. Again, no mention of my riding outside licence hours, without L-plate and I had just had a drink (only one, but it was about 5 minutes before and it would have been on my breath).

I also got a speed camera fine from Nelson, which was withdrawn on appeal (my bike has never been out of Auckland really).

**guzzi_nz** · 26th November 2004, 14:14

one of my biggest tickets was for my new hardtail cb 750 chopper i had just finished
straight pipes i warmed it up at about 6000 rpm
then off down the road got 4 doors down cop got me
no reg watt no front graud straight pipes he said he been waiting for it

**MrMelon** · 26th November 2004, 14:47

I decided to open the bike up hard down the raumati straights a couple of months ago.. Figured the road was empty and double laned and the concrete barrier in the middle would stop any cops from turning around to get me in a hurry.. saw a mufti car coming the other way and hit the brakes. I kept riding, but there was a marked car waiting a couple of k's up the road for me.. Seems the dude in the mufti car got me on the radar at 149

I should have the fine paid off by next week, but I haven't cruised at over 120 since then :/

**Devil** · 26th November 2004, 15:05

Originally Posted by MrMelon

I decided to open the bike up hard down the raumati straights a couple of months ago.. Figured the road was empty and double laned and the concrete barrier in the middle would stop any cops from turning around to get me in a hurry.. saw a mufti car coming the other way and hit the brakes. I kept riding, but there was a marked car waiting a couple of k's up the road for me.. Seems the dude in the mufti car got me on the radar at 149

I should have the fine paid off by next week, but I haven't cruised at over 120 since then :/

Nothing mentioned about your licence?

**MrMelon** · 26th November 2004, 15:18

Nah I haven't heard anything yet.. but then again I haven't paid the fine yet, so we'll see.

**Darryboy** · 26th November 2004, 15:29

Originally Posted by MrMelon

...but there was a marked car waiting a couple of k's up the road for me.. Seems the dude in the mufti car got me on the radar at 149

I was always under the impression that the car that takes your speed has to be the car that pulls you over... I think it was one of those 'your rights at/on/with ____' Cards that I remember having at school.

**crashe** · 26th November 2004, 15:36

Were you issued a ticket by the other muffti-car????

I too was under the impression that the car that copped your speed on their machine had to come after you and then prove to you that you were in fact going at that speed.

So maybe one of the coppers on here could help us out with this issue.

and tell us how it actually work..... can another cop car issue you with a ticket if they didnt actually get your speed on record.?

**MrMelon** · 26th November 2004, 15:50

Yeah the marked car pulled me over, then a few minutes later the dude in the mufti car arrived and wrote the ticket out

**scumdog** · 26th November 2004, 18:56

Not necessarily the case - if you wanted to be pedantic the cop that stopped you could get you to wait while the other car turned up, I've done similar with seat-belt tickets.

**scumdog** · 26th November 2004, 19:00

Originally Posted by cycosis

i got pulled ova once and got done for,wrong class,no reg or wof and breaching my license.$1200,CUNTS they are!

What d'ya expect? a free trip to Dysneyland? YOU were the one that took the gamble of riding with the above offences!! And the COPS wern't the ones that decide the penalties.

Still, bad luck getting pinged eh.

**spudchucka** · 26th November 2004, 22:14

Originally Posted by crashe

Were you issued a ticket by the other muffti-car????

I too was under the impression that the car that copped your speed on their machine had to come after you and then prove to you that you were in fact going at that speed.

So maybe one of the coppers on here could help us out with this issue.

and tell us how it actually work..... can another cop car issue you with a ticket if they didnt actually get your speed on record.?

The situation you describe is perfectly legit. If it came down to a court hearing the original cop that clocked the speeder would give evidence of the offence and the cop that stopped the vehicle would give evidence as to the id of the driver. This situation is common when there is a stationary laser deployed and mobile partrols to stop the offending vehicles. It requires information to be passed quickly between two or more units, obviously this can be easily achieved through radio communication and the transmissions are all recorded and available for court.

**Storm** · 27th November 2004, 07:31

I found out the hard way that when there is only 1 30km/h sign on what looks like completed roadworks, dont go through it at 100 , because, a) it might have someone working on the other side if the rise, and b) the guy coming the other way might be a cop. Lost my licence for 28 of my 30 days christmas leave, and paid Her Majesty $630 ($500 fine, $130 court costs) for the privilege of this lesson.
Moral of the story-do what the road sign says !

**inlinefour** · 2nd December 2004, 08:55

Originally Posted by John

Just wondering what sort of tickets your all getting? - if any :sly:

any stories would be great!

Did a wheelie through town = $550-00 fine and a careless driving charge after some lady complained about it. She even tried saying to the Police that I went around a courner on one wheel? Nope I've never been able to do that! The original charge was dangerous driving but it was binned.
Last one was around the same time but involved a bit of luck. Rode through a stop sign and knew that I deserved the ticket. While the magpie was writing the ticket his pen ran outta ink and he could not find another (I never did tell him that I had one in my pocket) and with a wee bit of swearing on his part we parted company.
I'm pretty lame now that I'm older and tend to follow the rules pretty strictly and I by no way suggest that anyone do the silly things I have stated

**XP@** · 2nd December 2004, 11:14

111 in a 50 zone... Had just remembered how to counter steer after 8 years without a bike.

Shame their laser did not have a valid calibration certificate... still cost me $400 worth of Des Deacon's time (Awsome lawer specialises in traffic offences in wellington)