Busted...

[madbikeboy]

Fucked if I would call it enforced, a bit of guidance more like it.

Guidance that worked I'd like to point out.

Those police BM's look like lardy old buses, must be thrilling to ride at speed leaning over with the big bar around the front of the motor.

[madbikeboy]

One could argue that there was enforcement as MBB stated he drove to the speed limit all the way home. Clearly most riders here would responde better to a "slow down son" than a ticket. I think we need more rational cops like this. I think they are still enforcing the law by issueing warnings to members of the public

Yeah, Jaymzw is totally right, if I had of gotten a ticket, I would have viewed it the same way as tax... Instead, the talking to slowed me down. Effective policing in my opinion.

[scrivy]

Yep, those were the days .......

Hey.... I'm not that old!!!

[madbikeboy]

Why is it that for those who get pulled over by the cops for doing something wrong while on the road can bad mouth them for doing what they get paid for and that being keeping the roads a safe place for everyone to use. I would hate to live in this world without them and commend them for the job they do. You were lucky to come accross a cop who gave you a warning and not a ticket. Maybe you should take out a lotto ticket as you never know you may be lucky 2nd time around also.

It's straightfoward in my view - there are three types of cops:
1. The Ginga - I don't respect him because he is breaking the law instead of enforcing, and I've seen this with my own eyes. I've met another cop who is a D in Vegas that falls into this category as well, he's a right tool.

2. The good guys, like the cops who turned up to deal with a drunk driver and the black Jeep SUV thread who used his 4WD to push a bike around, and if I get caught and ticketed by one of them, fair cop, no complaints from me, and then

3. The cop who tells me that I'm a danger to society and gives me the lecture about motorcycles = instant death and eternity in hell.

95% of cops seem to be type 2: There seems to be a few who are type 3, and I don't really give a rats ass about their opinion, I'm not taking advice from someone who earns minimum wage.

The type I hate, and will always hate, are the Ginga law breaking types. Who polices the police. The interesting thing is that the 95% all hate the type 1's too.

My 2 cents worth (and 10 charactor minimum),

[Indoo]

Hm

I find that there is a Police policy statement on the use of CCTV cameras by the Police

And since these Transhit cameras seem to be being used for police purposes it seems to me that they should comply with that policy. Which, they don't.

Me thinks a letter to Transhit may be needed.

And if the camera operators from Transit watched a drunk driver sway from lane to lane crashing into other vehicles and 5 minutes later watched him crash into another car killing the occupants but didn't tell the Police because it was against Policy, I know exactly letter writing people such as yourself would say.

[klingon]

Apparently the Transit camera operators are civilians and only have the same right/responsibility to inform the police of dangerous/illegal behaviour as any other member of the public.

There is a single office where they monitor the motorway cameras, the traffic light cameras and the security cameras around the new Northern Busway stations. They can also control traffic lights from there (eg to create the "green wave" if there is an official convoy going through the city).

Ixion, in your esteemed role as Keeper of Good Sense, you should give them a call and ask to go on a tour of their facility. You could meet with the Boss at the same time and express your concerns about the role of the staff apparently extending beyond their mandate as civilian members of the public. It would be interesting to hear their response.

[klingon]

... officious little letter writing people such as yourself ...

Indoo, I respectfully suggest that you get to know people a little better before you start calling them names. Thank you.

[cs363]

Good to hear of some pleasant interaction with the traffic police, it seems to me that the traffic policing section is made up largely of the 5% quoted above as stories of sensible policing like this are all too rare these days, whereas stories of the Ginga's of this world seem infinitely more common. The 95% good cops appear to be based in other branches of the department, maybe the Ginga types just naturally gravitate to the traffic section?
I'm all for cops ticketing blatant speeders (as in high speed) and especially boy racers and their idiot antics, but there just seems to be far too many 'revenue gathering' tickets issued for minor speeding infringements where a warning such as happened to MBB would have a far better effect on the persons driving/riding habits, a wake up call if you like.
The zero tolerance approach that many (most?) traffic cops take does not make for good public relations, and I'm sure many of the problems we have in society have some bearing on this lack of respect for the Police that seems quite general now compared to how it was perhaps 10-20 years ago.
That said if/when I get pulled for a minor speed infringement I will still keep an open mind and hope that I have the good fortune to be pulled by a rational and forward thinking cop such as MBB struck.

[Damantis]

End of the day, we are at thier mercy and if we're breaking the law, however stupid and inconsistently applied it is, then we gotta wear the consequences eh? theres reasonable cops and theres asshole cops, just the same as in any part of society. Ive ridden at 180+ and if I was caught I'd be dissappointed if not suspended on the spot! Anything 20-30k over the limit in my opinion tho should be judged according to the traffic conditions etc. thats where this cop got it right and others just succeed in giving the cops a bad rep.