Unsafe passing manouver

**Tim 39** · 23rd June 2007, 17:22

Originally Posted by slopster

Not a great day for me I binned my gsxr at the trackday afterward!

you didnt do it while passing someone did you?

the cops seem to be able to ruin any day quite nicely

**scumdog** · 23rd June 2007, 17:57

Originally Posted by Tim 39

you didnt do it while passing someone did you?

the cops seem to be able to ruin any day quite nicely

Well life is hell for me then - I have to ruin my own days!!

**jafar** · 23rd June 2007, 18:18

Originally Posted by scumdog

Well life is hell for me then - I have to ruin my own days!!

Does this mean you give yourself tickets

**Patrick** · 24th June 2007, 15:35

Originally Posted by jafar

Does this mean you give yourself tickets

Hey... now there is an idea....

I can give myself a ticket, and then complain about it on here and make up shit about how much of an arsehole I was...

**Sanx** · 24th June 2007, 18:35

Originally Posted by Patrick

... make up shit about how much of an arsehole I was...

You'd have to make it up?

**jafar** · 24th June 2007, 19:24

Originally Posted by Patrick

Hey... now there is an idea....

I can give myself a ticket, and then complain about it on here and make up shit about how much of an arsehole I was...

There's an idea, then you can complain to the police complaints authority about yourself & get suspended on full pay while they investigate YOU

**slopster** · 24th June 2007, 21:31

I'm going to write a letter in when I get the reminder notice in the mail. I'm holding off first til I get that just in case the policeman changed his mind and didn't submit his copy of the paperwork. Unlikely but I've heard of such things happening - 15 days and counting

**rwh** · 24th June 2007, 23:36

Originally Posted by Patrick

Hey... now there is an idea....

I can give myself a ticket, and then complain about it on here and make up shit about how much of an arsehole I was...

While helping to maintain your quota

Richard

**sAsLEX** · 25th June 2007, 00:00

Originally Posted by scumdog

Ah well, at least 'somebody' might ride a tad more cautiously after all this.

Maybe they won't learn either.

or its one more case of someone being stitched up because some member of the public has a problem with bikes, and maybe its one more person that wont stop for the red and blues.....

**Renegade** · 4th July 2007, 18:42

just defend it, take your photos of the road etc and put it to the judge, if you win you saved $150, if you lose they add $30 court costs to your fine, then pay it off $5 a week.

i'd say the truckie wont show up though, cop will just pull it as it wont count towards his prefered ticket quota i.e speed, seatbelts.

**scumdog** · 5th July 2007, 00:10

Originally Posted by Renegade

just defend it, take your photos of the road etc and put it to the judge, if you win you saved $150, if you lose they add $30 court costs to your fine, then pay it off $5 a week.

i'd say the truckie wont show up though, cop will just pull it as it wont count towards his prefered ticket quota i.e speed, seatbelts.

A ticket's a ticket sonny Jim, 'prefered' don't come into it...

And in the bosses eyes speed, seatbelts, drink-driving, dangerous overtaking etc etc are all listed as 'crash and/or injury causing"...

**Renegade** · 9th July 2007, 13:46

Originally Posted by scumdog

A ticket's a ticket sonny Jim, 'prefered' don't come into it...

And in the bosses eyes speed, seatbelts, drink-driving, dangerous overtaking etc etc are all listed as 'crash and/or injury causing"...

i beleive the term is "trauma promoting offences" and i guess your boss is giving you a different direction and "bench mark" for what he\she deems to be acceptable.

**spudchucka** · 9th July 2007, 15:24

Originally Posted by Renegade

i'd say the truckie wont show up though, cop will just pull it as it wont count towards his prefered ticket quota i.e speed, seatbelts.

The ticket counts as a stat regardless of whether or not it is defended. If it gets pulled it will be because the witness doesn't turn up, in which case the police have no evidence. Preferred traffic offences have absolutely nothing to do with it.

**Patrick** · 9th July 2007, 15:45

Originally Posted by Renegade

cop will just pull it as it wont count towards his prefered ticket quota i.e speed, seatbelts.

Accident promoting offences... (excluding speed and seatbelts) - 35% of all tickets issued is what is wanted.
If it is issued, it counts, regardless of the outcome.

Originally Posted by Renegade

i beleive the term is "trauma promoting offences" and i guess your boss is giving you a different direction and "bench mark" for what he\she deems to be acceptable.

Could be right herer, different districts have different bosses who may see things... differently... but the 35% mentioned above is a national thing.