*BUSTED* your experiences

[Lou Girardin]

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 !

When you say there was only one 30 km/h sign, was there any derestriction sign at the end of the road works. ie. a sign showing the normal speed limit?
If there wasn't, I'm afraid that you paid a fine for an non-existent offence.

[Sniper]

For those who wanted to know. I got a very neat and polite letter back from the Police cheif or who ever he is stating that they are going to with draw my ticket for "Accelerating through a round about" because the police officer cant spell and they havent heard of a charge like that before.

And then haha, I even got a "If you were accelarating dangerously on the rear wheel of your motorcycle, please write back to us so the nessesary disiplanary procedures may be put into effect" Nice of them to ask though but no I wasnt.

[Storm]

Lou- Cant remember if there was a sign on the other side- I didnt get that far. I was too worried about my folks tearing me a new backside for a) getting busted and b) making them drive 1 1/2 hours to get me and my car !

[scumdog]

For those who wanted to know. I got a very neat and polite letter back from the Police cheif or who ever he is stating that they are going to with draw my ticket for "Accelerating through a round about" because the police officer cant spell and they havent heard of a charge like that before.

And then haha, I even got a "If you were accelarating dangerously on the rear wheel of your motorcycle, please write back to us so the nessesary disiplanary procedures may be put into effect" Nice of them to ask though but no I wasnt.

Good on you! should have never been given the ticket, the cop should have known better.

[Sniper]

I know but he proberbly couldnt help being repeatedly dropped on his head as a baby.

[Motoracer]

- Been caught speeding in the car on the motorway with the boys. $700

- Caught speeding in the car cause I was running late for a date. $160.

- Caught speeding cause I was riding my bike (accelerated away from the lights, shifted from first to second and the speedo jumped from 59 to 70 for a split second). $120

**Loss of licence due to demerit points exceeding 100 in May 2002**

- Been on the clear ever since then.

[Stevo]

Good on you! should have never been given the ticket, the cop should have known better.

Hmmm ............Well.
Here in Blenheim the cops seem a bit dopey. I sometimes wonder if they send the cops that cannot hack the pace in Wellington across to here then cos there is not too much to do round here (My repeated frustration is following people around doing 35-40km/h in 50 zones etc).
Perhaps I just lived in Canty for too long. In saying that too Blenheim does have the oldest population based on average age, as many people retire to here and the teens tend to leave for a period of years as I did.
Net effect though is pretty good on road behaviour and (perhaps) Bored cops???? Maybe this is why they pull old people up round here for driving too slowly??? Something to do?

[Jantar]

Hmmm ............Well.
Here in Blenheim the cops seem a bit dopey. I sometimes wonder if they send the cops that cannot hack the pace in Wellington across to here then cos there is not too much to do round here :

My experiences with the cops in Blenheim has been that they are among the best in the country. Helpful, and NOT nitpicking.

A mate and were both stopped once just south of Blenheim while heading north (GT380 and T500J). 16 kph over the limit, but a clear road and light traffic. He wrote out a ticket, but also marked it as "warning only". A few years later I was running late for the ferry (GSX1100E), and cruising at a speed that would allow me to just make it which from memory was slightly over 120 kph. Midway Blenheim and Picton I got stopped by the same cop. When I told him I was running late for the ferry he provided me with an escort, even faster than I had been already travelling.

[Krayy]

I got done once coming off the Auckland harbour bridge at Fanshawe St. Went through the light just as it was going orange (true I tells ya), and Officer PMS comes out with her bad attitude laying it on me, when if I had jammed the anchors on, I would have been in the middle of the intersection. Blatant revenue raising that one.

The only other time I was done was in a cage, heading north just out of Sanson and I turned to the bloke wiht me and says "My brother says that there are a lot of cops out this way". Come over the brow of the hill and the bloke with the Hawk gets me at 115. Crap.

[Rainbow Wizard]

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

Those babies kick in only when you pay the fine but they don't vanish unless you're clean for two years.

[Rainbow Wizard]

Same way you an tell an out of uniform cop by their eyes, they are closer together than normal ones

You got it wrong brother, it's their ears is too close together!

[Mongoose]

You got it wrong brother, it's their ears is too close together!

Now you have dredged that up, bang goes my invite to chez scumdog, Geee thanks pal :eyepoke:

[Rainbow Wizard]

149 in a 100 $630
87 in a 60 $450 (I think)
82 in a 50 $350 ( I think)
No licence x 2 ($400 each)
No rego warrent x3 ($400 each)
Failing to stop (Orange light) $150
Excellerating through a intersection too fast. $150
Parking on a foot path ($40)

Mmmm $3770 in tickets

With a reputation like that you deserve to be single.

[WINJA]

MY WORK MATE GOT BUSTED AT WORK BY A CUSTOMER WHEN HE WAS HAVING PERSONAL TOUCHING YOURSELF TYPE MOMENT IN THERE STORE ROOM

[spudchucka]

MY WORK MATE GOT BUSTED AT WORK BY A CUSTOMER WHEN HE WAS HAVING PERSONAL TOUCHING YOURSELF TYPE MOMENT IN THERE STORE ROOM

Sounds like the ideal work environment for you, plenty of other wankers to compare stories with.