Breath testing and motorbikes

**Maximus** · 11th March 2005, 13:53

Originally Posted by bugjuice

see, not just a pretty face*

* see avatar..

I don't quite know what to say? . . . :love2:

**bugjuice** · 11th March 2005, 13:54

lmao......

**Maximus** · 11th March 2005, 13:58

I think I'll just go and have a

and scratch my nuts. . . . ah, that's better, now I feel like a man again!

**crashe** · 11th March 2005, 14:12

Ok first time I got breatherlised tested was on Newton on ramp...
Came on down behind a pile of cars... the male police officer said
"Sir have you been drinking?" I just looked at him....
and he said "Oops I should let you throu for that aye?"
I said "Yep ya should"
So he the nice police officer waved me throu....
The other cops just stood there thinking what the fark happened...lol

Another time I was coming along Carrington Rd from one party to go to another party.. and they were stopping all traffic...
this young cop asked me to remove my helmet..
So I explained that I pull the helmet down to speak...
He said "when had I ever done that". I explained thats what all bike riders do....that I had done it at Newton on ramp heaps of time...
He got rather bolshie and demanded that I remove my helmet...
so at the slowest of slowest I removed my gloves, glasses, scarf and helmet and undid the jacket to remove the scarf, plus turned the bike off to just say my name in the machine....... then he said thats fine...
so like a nice person I am, I asked "was that all.? " "Yep" he said.
"Can I now go?" I asked. "yep" he said....
So at the slowest of slowest I put everything back on....
and rode off waving to the other cops ahead of me....
In the meantime there was about 20 to 25 cars piled up behind me waiting....
this was a new cop and I bet he soon learnt not to do that again....
That took a very long time that time for me to be breatherlised...

I have been tested many times on the bike.... but I am very staunch about not drinking alcahol on the bike.

YES anyone on the road driving a vehicle or riding a bike should be tested.

**bugjuice** · 11th March 2005, 14:18

Originally Posted by crashe

Another time I was coming along Carrington Rd from one party to go to another party.. and they were stopping all traffic...
this young cop asked me to remove my helmet..
So I explained that I pull the helmet down to speak...
He said "when had I ever done that". I explained thats what all bike riders do....that I had done it at Newton on ramp heaps of time...
He got rather bolshie and demanded that I remove my helmet...
so at the slowest of slowest I removed my gloves, glasses, scarf and helmet and undid the jacket to remove the scarf, plus turned the bike off to just say my name in the machine....... then he said thats fine...
so like a nice person I am, I asked "was that all.? " "Yep" he said.
"Can I now go?" I asked. "yep" he said....
So at the slowest of slowest I put everything back on....
and rode off waving to the other cops ahead of me....
In the meantime there was about 20 to 25 cars piled up behind me waiting....
this was a new cop and I bet he soon learnt not to do that again....
That took a very long time that time for me to be breatherlised...

I have been tested many times on the bike.... but I am very staunch about not drinking alcahol on the bike.

YES anyone on the road driving a vehicle or riding a bike should be tested.

lmao.. good on ya

**Waylander** · 11th March 2005, 14:22

Originally Posted by crashe

Ok first time I got breatherlised tested was on Newton on ramp...
Came on down behind a pile of cars... the male police officer said
"Sir have you been drinking?" I just looked at him....
and he said "Oops I should let you throu for that aye?"
I said "Yep ya should"
So he the nice police officer waved me throu....
The other cops just stood there thinking what the fark happened...lol

Hehe John not the only one then aye lol J/K.

I don't drink and drive/ride either and I make a point not to go out on the bike on nights that the breath test stops are likely to be set up, because boy racers are also out on those nights and hooning about drunk as and usually not being stopped. So rather than add too much un-needed risk of life I stay home with mates and get drunk while playin poker or some such.

**Marmoot** · 11th March 2005, 14:25

Originally Posted by crashe

Another time I was coming along Carrington Rd

Ah, so that was you who held up the traffic as I was going home...
Can tell because not too often they do checks on Carrington Rd. I think only once in the last 2 years....

btw, technically speaking you can get done for not saying your name+address when asked for, even if you literally read a whole essay to the machine, rite? I think because legally cops can only ask your name+address without legal representative, and you are legally obliged to reply to those questions.
Quite a technicality going through that simple test, aye?

**MSTRS:Me** · 11th March 2005, 14:39

Originally Posted by crashe

Another time I was coming along Carrington Rd from one party to go to another party.. and they were stopping all traffic...
this young cop asked me to remove my helmet..
So I explained that I pull the helmet down to speak...
He said "when had I ever done that". I explained thats what all bike riders do....that I had done it at Newton on ramp heaps of time...
He got rather bolshie and demanded that I remove my helmet...
so at the slowest of slowest I removed my gloves, glasses, scarf and helmet and undid the jacket to remove the scarf, plus turned the bike off to just say my name in the machine....... then he said thats fine...
so like a nice person I am, I asked "was that all.? " "Yep" he said.
"Can I now go?" I asked. "yep" he said....
So at the slowest of slowest I put everything back on....
and rode off waving to the other cops ahead of me....
In the meantime there was about 20 to 25 cars piled up behind me waiting....
this was a new cop and I bet he soon learnt not to do that again....
That took a very long time that time for me to be breatherlised...

That is just perfect (feverishly presses Save to Memory button)
I also agree with random breath testing. Only thing is, I don't like to be stopped myself. Where can I get the Exempt sticker?? Someone?? Anyone??

**crashe** · 11th March 2005, 14:54

Originally Posted by Marmoot

Ah, so that was you who held up the traffic as I was going home... Can tell because not too often they do checks on Carrington Rd. I think only once in the last 2 years....

Yeah, I'm sorry....lol
Well the cop was a right pain in the butt....
Heck I could have been and gone in seconds... and off to my next party...

Oh I only drink coke or occassionally sprite at parties when I take the bike...

**bikerboy** · 11th March 2005, 15:27

I've only ever been breathalized? three times, all on the bike, all on Tamaki Drive and always after 10am but before noon.

Must be a lot of drunks in that part of town, eh? :spudwhat:

**Wolf** · 11th March 2005, 16:00

Originally Posted by Marmoot

btw, technically speaking you can get done for not saying your name+address when asked for, even if you literally read a whole essay to the machine, rite? I think because legally cops can only ask your name+address without legal representative, and you are legally obliged to reply to those questions.
Quite a technicality going through that simple test, aye?

So am I to gather they can only legally ask name+address and you can refuse to answer if they ask anything else?

I don't drink and drive/ride so I don't pay that much attention to the law regarding breath testing.

Have been stopped a few times, normally just pull the chin guard down and give name and address as requested and go on my way (really gotta get a BMW-systems helmet or one of the Nolans that has the lif-up front).

Once coming back to Hamilton from Palmy North I was stopped in Ohakune and the female TC asked if I'd been drinking then got me to tell the little box my address then asked the full where did you come from, where are you going bit. As I had nothing to hide and I'm an obliging sort I told her everything she asked.

It was the very start of the ski season and the town was filling up with shit-loads of tourists so I figure she was in for a verrrrry long night if all her "clients" got the same treatment...

Later that same night someone screamed past another speeding car just South of Eight Mile Junction and nearly cleaned me out - I hope he was heading for Ohakune...

**Waylander** · 11th March 2005, 16:05

Originally Posted by Wolf

So am I to gather they can only legally ask name+address and you can refuse to answer if they ask anything else?

I don't drink and drive/ride so I don't pay that much attention to the law regarding breath testing.

Have been stopped a few times, normally just pull the chin guard down and give name and address as requested and go on my way (really gotta get a BMW-systems helmet or one of the Nolans that has the lif-up front).

Once coming back to Hamilton from Palmy North I was stopped in Ohakune and the female TC asked if I'd been drinking then got me to tell the little box my address then asked the full where did you come from, where are you going bit. As I had nothing to hide and I'm an obliging sort I told her everything she asked.

It was the very start of the ski season and the town was filling up with shit-loads of tourists so I figure she was in for a verrrrry long night if all her "clients" got the same treatment...

Later that same night someone screamed past another speeding car just South of Eight Mile Junction and nearly cleaned me out - I hope he was heading for Ohakune...

Damn I was expecting you to say that later on down the road of life that female officer knocked on your door askin to go out or somethin and then later got maried to you and is now Strayjuliet.

**Blakamin** · 11th March 2005, 16:24

Originally Posted by vifferman

I've been pulled up for a license check on my bike, but never for breath-testing. I've been breath-tested once in the car, and once in Victoria, outside Warrnambool: that was bit scary - no "Good Evening, Sir, will you please blow in this". It was "Blow in this". Yes Sir; don't shoot me, Sir!
Funny thing was, it was the only night I was in Victoria on that trip where I didn't have any alcohol! Just had this feeling I shouldn't drink that night, so I just had juice...

I don't drink and ride - affects my judgement, balance and riding too much.

[rant]
Drink driving is a huge no-no in country victoria (anywhere in aus, really)... when they say "you could be stopped for a RBT anywhere, anytime" they fuckin mean it... You cant go a month over there without seeing a booze bus (even on 4 lane roads...they dont care if you're late... good on 'em, i reckon!).... here, it's like they dont dive a fuck... it's a friggin joke... they could set one up on sh1 near raumati and clean up on a friday night... might stop pricks driving into other lanes and killing people if they did... but they don't [/rant]