How often do you get stopped by police?

[screamer]

I dont get stopped that much...

Its just when I do, we (me and old bill) tend to make the most of it...

And your monthly average would be ?

[Morcs]

And your monthly average would be ?

Less than one.

Ive only been pulled over twice this year. 1 was a warning, other was a roadblock, and the other two were worth $1k each.

[Gremlin]

Ive only been pulled over twice this year. 1 was a warning, other was a roadblock, and the other two were worth $1k each.

Ummm.... is it just me thats not getting the right answer to the maths question?

[Albownz]

I have been stopped for a variety of reasons, some reasonable, some less so.

There have been the obvious mass wof and rego checks, mass breath checks , a check to see if I was carrying an escaped prisoner. One check I can recall was not accompanied by any explanation but he seemed to loose interest when he saw the colour of my hair.

I think the most memorable was the occasion where I was stopped in town and asked to remove my helmet, then the silk balaclava, then got "Sorry you aren't who I thought you were." To my knowledge I was the only persion riding a B50SS in town around then so God knows who I was supposed to be.

By the way people, the correct spelling of "ay" or whatever is "eh".
It is only two letters afterall and shouldn't provide an insurmountable challenge. No offence intended :-)

the correct spelling of person is person not persion. Jeezuz

[90s]

Stopped several times in mass WOF-checks etc.
Only stopped once on spec - I was in front of a patrol car at a level crossing and he pulled me over to check my licence etc. He had no issues and then I was on my way.

[Morcs]

Ummm.... is it just me thats not getting the right answer to the maths question?

Ah. I meant ive only be pulled over for good reason twice this year.

[portokiwi]

Never been stopped yet........
Proberly will now

[avgas]

Iv been stopped 5 times in the last 12 months. 3 of those were all in one week.

I feel for you man - on a recent trip down that way i found the run i used to do as a kid between Kati and TGA is now all 80K!
WTF!
whoever changed that to 80K needs to go get some pussy or some thing.
fucking asshole

[Number One]

Feels like tempting fate to post in here. Have been pulled over twice on the bike. Was being a bit naughty the first time but talked my way out of it as I was a learner at the time and the throttle was sticking after helping me to look the bike over a bit we couldn't find anything obvious that was causing the problem and he just told me to take it easy and be careful. Thankyou officer...

The second time I was splitting on the motorway in stopped still rush hour traffic. Used to commute from UHutt to Wellington everyday and this particular day I was running a tad late and had the little RG150 going along quite nicely...little bit of middle splitting little bit of breakdown lane all going nicely....so nicely that I didn't notice the cop bike as I carved him up and didn't also see that he had tried to 'catch' me. Sadly for me he called ahead and a car copper pulled me over and made me wait for him to catch me up...took blardy forever too I might say

Before ticketing me for 'riding in a lane unavailable' he commended me rather enthusiastically on my control and confidence on the bike and said that he had tried to follow me (from Lower Hutt lights) but just couldn't keep up (to which I thought well there's a good reason why I don't commute on an ST1100 mate!) he said he knew he was going to catch me anyway by calling ahead to his mates in the cars they had posted on the overpass before Aotea off ramp...DAMMIT! Could've done without that delay naughty girl SO Welly bikers! Be aware (if you haven't already seen them do it) that in summer they load up the overpass with car and bike coppers to get us all.

[mark247]

I feel for you man - on a recent trip down that way i found the run i used to do as a kid between Kati and TGA is now all 80K!
WTF!
whoever changed that to 80K needs to go get some pussy or some thing.
fucking asshole

Yea, you know it's getting bad when the pigs send you a nice little excel table in the mail listing all the infringments you have and how many demerits you have =/

[outlawtorn]

I only get stopped when riding naked and reading the morning paper.........

[slofox]

the correct spelling of person is person not persion. Jeezuz

Have you noticed that the 'i' and the 'o' are adjacent on a keyboard? If you have fat fingers like me, you may well split those two keys and thus produce 'persion".....(my alt nick is "fatfingerfox".....)

[mstriumph]

i've been stopped in the cage ............
but then, it's a tiny cage and they can see i'm middle-aged and female with glasses ........

i don't get stopped on the bike
but then, it's a powerful bike and all they can see of ME under the gear is that i'm tall and confident with good shoulders and a slow, direct, stare ......

they pick their targets
they pick ON people they think they can intimidate and browbeat

bullies were ever thus

[mister.koz]

stopped twice for booze checkpoints, 1st time i didn't have my learners yet, the british cop took my details and went off to write the ticket without hearing a story. He said sorry for the ticket once he heard my story, got my learners 3 days later SIGH! $400 bucks for a lesson that worked for 3 days!

2nd time the chick-cop just smiled and said "this is a breath test to test for alcohol, state your name" and then "thats fine ride on"

in retrospect it would have been cooler if she said rock on but what can i do.

[Patrick]

And yes, the younger ones are a problem, it's far easier to deal with, talk to and accept a ticket from someone who doesn't have an 'attitude'.

Cops talk about passing their 'attitude test' but I have one for THEM to pass also. No pass means no manners from me. I treat people the way they treat me and I speak when I'm spoken to at the roadside, so it's their 'first contact'. If it's a baddie they get an earful.

To use your comment with amendments here...

And yes the younger ones are a problem, it's far easier to deal with, talk to and warn someone who doesn't have an attitude...

I too treat and speak to people how they treat and speak to me... They start it, I finish it. If it's a baddie, they get a quota full....