Police warnings - any consequences?

[firefighter]

Depends on the circumstances but the stop usually includes them calling your reg which gives them make, model, year, colour, and currency of reg & warrant. You must be a nasty suspicious looking character, must be the mustache. Oh it might also have been between 1am and 4am - everyone out at that time is regarded as up to no good or pissed or both ... or of course, a shift worker.

If it's at a checkpoint, I don't believe any of that is recorded .... just speak into the lil breath tester

hahaha, nah pretty tame looking guy, in a standard car, was late at night so I know why he pulled me up-no issues at all with that, my issue is if I get pulled over for something trivial like not indicating out of a roundabout (im usually pretty good at doing it but sometimes you fuck up) and them calling up comms and them saying I was pulled over a couple of weeks ago (or whenever) and deciding rather than giving a warning they give me a ticket, i'm sure it was a routine stop so it won't make a difference (and I was nice and polite) but hell ya never know.....that's what I mean is it actually noted down as a "routine stop" or just "vehicle pulled over ", because if it is the later one would think they'd be more inclined to think "there's a reason for that" and decide a ticket is more deserved.....not trying to read too much into it but just like to know how it all works

[newby]

FF, if there is absolutely nothing wrong and it was just for the fun of pulling someone over, and they just checked you over, all was good and told you to have a good night, then it wont be in the system.

If however they pull you over because you have a taillght out for example, but let you go without issuing a fine or anything, that will probably be in the system.

[firefighter]

FF, if there is absolutely nothing wrong and it was just for the fun of pulling someone over, and they just checked you over, all was good and told you to have a good night, then it wont be in the system.

If however they pull you over because you have a taillght out for example, but let you go without issuing a fine or anything, that will probably be in the system.

yeah he just pulled me up, had a chat, showed licence, have a good night kinda thing, pretty straight forward

[newby]

In that case it will be in the system that that cop was doing a traffic stop at that place at that time, but wont have anything about you. He will however have everything written down in his notebook though, just incase anything had happened in the future to cover his arse.

[Patrick]

Funnily enough those with smart mouths and attitudes seem to cop more tickets....

A point lost... in here.... at times....

Unless you're pootling through the Waikato in perfect conditions, have been riding for 6 hours and get pulled by the HP whilst doing 111km/hr. Then, no matter how civil and polite you might be, you're fucked.

Quota. Those 100kmph signs were meant for..... errrr... ummm...????

Thanks for the tip -I will never go near the Waikato (or the beer of that name)

The towns OK... that beer though....

Waikato is fine to go thru.

That it does... right through ya... damn horrible beer it is.... Water plucked directly from the river, where toilets are flushed into.... apparently....

Oh Ixion, why do you fellow travellers have to be so contrary. Here we have the forces of the state colluding at gathering private information about innocent citizens. Its enough to make a liberal......I dunno......vote Labour!!

Thats who the guilty like to vote for too... funny that... Why is that?

yeah he just pulled me up, had a chat, showed licence, have a good night kinda thing, pretty straight forward

Like so many thousands of others.... All is good. Most vehicles are checked some time or another, for various reasons, some stopped and spoken to, some on the move... some for doing stupid shite...

In that case it will be in the system that that cop was doing a traffic stop at that place at that time, but wont have anything about you. He will however have everything written down in his notebook though, just incase anything had happened in the future to cover his arse.

More to do with letting everyone know he is stopping XX at this location so if the shite hits the fan and he gets attacked, the cavalry knows where he is.

[madbikeboy]

Taking this excellent thread on a small tangent (well two tangents):

In the US, a surprising amount of serial killers are caught from minor traffic infringements, stuff like taillights being out etc. I got that from a book by John Douglas, he is the guy who fathered the idea of criminal profiling, and he has a couple of quite interesting books on the subject.

Tanget number two, I got pulled by a M/C cop a few weeks back, really decent sort of a guy, told me off without being an ass about it. Didn't write me a ticket, but I slowed down because he talked to me in a way that left me with dignity intact.

Peace.

[Patrick]

Sums it up. Talk to me how you want me to talk to you... thats how I start talking to ya....

Wanna be a prick? I can be a big one...

Hang on, that came out all wrong... Dang....

[Swoop]

Most vehicles are checked some time or another, for various reasons, some stopped and spoken to, some on the move...

I would have liked to have been able to pull over a bike cop on the motorway today.
He had a very nice flip front helmet, but with the built-in retractable visor/sunglasses.
I wanted to ask what make of helmet it was! Do they have a choice of helmet or is is "standard issue"?

[Lias]

Wanna be a prick? I can be a big one...

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[firefighter]

I would have liked to have been able to pull over a bike cop on the motorway today.
He had a very nice flip front helmet, but with the built-in retractable visor/sunglasses.
I wanted to ask what make of helmet it was! Do they have a choice of helmet or is is "standard issue"?

hahaha, iv'e wondered that too (if they have a choice) there was a one that used to hang around whenuapai shops- I walked over to ask him one day and have a look at the bike but he saw me coming and gave me one of those-I don't feel like talking to you looks and left! hahaha, I know how he feels I guess he gets a lot of people wanting to look at his bike and asking stoopid questions.

[Blackshear]

hahaha, iv'e wondered that too (if they have a choice) there was a one that used to hang around whenuapai shops- I walked over to ask him one day and have a look at the bike but he saw me coming and gave me one of those-I don't feel like talking to you looks and left! hahaha, I know how he feels I guess he gets a lot of people wanting to look at his bike and asking stoopid questions.

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[Pex Adams]

I'm pissed... I hear all these stories about warnings for this, that, and the other sort of crap. All you pricks should feel bloody lucky for receiving them, regardless of what it is.
I've been pull over 3 times for speeding (nothing over 15km over to speed limit), in nearly 20 years and been fined every time. I've always been polite, and simply answered the questions given. Not only that, I even worked (contracted) for the police for 2 years.
I suppose that's what you get for been honest, and doing the right thing.