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Thread: What Coppie did - A thread listing Police road accidents and bad driving

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    Quote Originally Posted by onearmedbandit View Post
    So did you report it?
    To what purpose? And to whom ? His word against mine, all that would do would be to make me a marked man for the future. Reporting cops is a dangerous business, do it and every cop in the district will have your rego number clipped to his sun visor. Expect to be stopped, lots. And TBH I couldn't be arsed, it didn't frazzle me.
    Quote Originally Posted by skidmark
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phil Vincent
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ixion View Post
    To what purpose? And to whom ? His word against mine, all that would do would be to make me a marked man for the future. Reporting cops is a dangerous business, do it and every cop in the district will have your rego number clipped to his sun visor. Expect to be stopped, lots. And TBH I couldn't be arsed, it didn't frazzle me.
    I know if a cop car was traveling behind me only 2ft off my back tyre I would've pulled off the road, hoping he'd follow and I could ask him why he is doing so, failing that at least I've removed myself from a very serious dangerous situation (2ft is so ridiculous I almost find it hard to believe), get his rego and report it. You must live in a very paranoid world if you think that 'every cop will have your rego number clipped to his sun visor'.

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    Uh, no, big mistake. This was on a motorway. Stopping on a motorway, except in emergency, taht's an offence,he's got you. That's what he's trying to do, push you until you do something that he can ticket. Once I was off the motorway he gave up. And, believe it, cops have a very effective payback system. (It's not actually that dangerous, you just have to be very smooth and allow extra time, just FEELS bad, which is why it works. )
    Quote Originally Posted by skidmark
    This world has lost it's drive, everybody just wants to fit in the be the norm as it were.
    Quote Originally Posted by Phil Vincent
    The manufacturers go to a lot of trouble to find out what the average rider prefers, because the maker who guesses closest to the average preference gets the largest sales. But the average rider is mainly interested in silly (as opposed to useful) “goodies” to try to kid the public that he is riding a racer

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ixion View Post
    Uh, no, big mistake. This was on a motorway. Stopping on a motorway, except in emergency, taht's an offence,he's got you. That's what he's trying to do, push you until you do something that he can ticket. Once I was off the motorway he gave up. And, believe it, cops have a very effective payback system. (It's not actually that dangerous, you just have to be very smooth and allow extra time, just FEELS bad, which is why it works. )
    Someone driving two feet off my back tyre is an emergency. But just as well you didn't stop, he was probably trying to pin JFK's assassination on you.

    [edit] You also say he followed you at approx 18" once you had turned off the motorway and entered a 50km/h zone. Why did you not stop him them?[/edit]
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    Fitting forward and rearward facing cameras on bikes could be a solution, it seems to be getting popular overseas for insurance. But the glass house stone throwing would probably have to stop?
    If cameras were fitted to cops cars then hearsay and personal interpretation would be reduced and discretion would probably be a thing of the past.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ixion View Post
    Oh, I forgot that one. ....snip...

    This sort of shit happens far far too often.
    Happens to me about 3 or 4 times a year on the Southern. Before this became a regular event I made the mistake of braking hard to shake one off my tail and he damn near mowed me down. I had to drop a couple of gears and change lanes whilst he skidded into the area I was just in. FFS.

    Now I relax and sit on the speed limit. As for them observing the correct following distances don't make me laugh.

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    Quote Originally Posted by onearmedbandit View Post
    Someone driving two feet off my back tyre is an emergency. But just as well you didn't stop, he was probably trying to pin JFK's assassination on you.

    [edit] You also say he followed you at approx 18" once you had turned off the motorway and entered a 50km/h zone. Why did you not stop him them?[/edit]
    Cos as soon as I got past the interchange bit, where there's nowhere to safely stop (for me or him), he U turned back onto the motorway. This is Auckland motorway it's not as simple as a rural town.
    Quote Originally Posted by skidmark
    This world has lost it's drive, everybody just wants to fit in the be the norm as it were.
    Quote Originally Posted by Phil Vincent
    The manufacturers go to a lot of trouble to find out what the average rider prefers, because the maker who guesses closest to the average preference gets the largest sales. But the average rider is mainly interested in silly (as opposed to useful) “goodies” to try to kid the public that he is riding a racer

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    Quote Originally Posted by bogan View Post
    So if bikers have some bad riders, we can't critisise anyone else, but if cops have some bad drivers than can just carry on critisising our driving/riding? (in the form of tickets obviously) Seems a bit one sided to me.
    Nope, feel free to criticse away, loud as you like, scream if you want to . The people that matter are not listening.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ixion View Post
    Cos as soon as I got past the interchange bit, where there's nowhere to safely stop (for me or him), he U turned back onto the motorway. This is Auckland motorway it's not as simple as a rural town.

    What about the fact that essentially that police officers actions were endangering your life? That in itself (your life being threatened) is an emergency. Or are you just too paranoid that they're all out to get you? Honestly.

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    His word against mine. And, like Mr MaxB says, it's not uncommon, happens a few times a year. Just part of lifes rich tapestry.
    Quote Originally Posted by skidmark
    This world has lost it's drive, everybody just wants to fit in the be the norm as it were.
    Quote Originally Posted by Phil Vincent
    The manufacturers go to a lot of trouble to find out what the average rider prefers, because the maker who guesses closest to the average preference gets the largest sales. But the average rider is mainly interested in silly (as opposed to useful) “goodies” to try to kid the public that he is riding a racer

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    Quote Originally Posted by trustme View Post
    Why don't you start a thread

    ' What the Biker did, a list of accidents & near misses you have had with fellow motorcyclists.'

    I wonder which would be bigger.
    Why don't you start it ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ixion View Post
    His word against mine. And, like Mr MaxB says, it's not uncommon, happens a few times a year. Just part of lifes rich tapestry.
    Not in my world is that sort of shit part of 'life's rich tapestry'. Although if you accept it as easily as you claim you do, and if you thought it was worthless complaining at the time, other than 'because the op was asking for instances of police bad driving' why do you bother to mention it now? I've seen instances of poor driving by police before, nothing life-endangering like your or MaxB's example, but as I've never bothered to lodge a complaint I fail to see what the benefit of bringing up undocumented historical events is. And if anything like what you claim has happened happened to me I'd be taking action immediately, then I would bring it up here.

    If this cop was willing to do this to you, then he'd be willing to do it to any motorcyclist possibly, and maybe the next one won't have the experience and presence of mind like you possess, and be possibly injured or killed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by onearmedbandit View Post
    .. other than 'because the op was asking for instances of police bad driving' why do you bother to mention it now? .
    Yup. Cos the OP asked for examples. I'd forgotten about it until Mr Pixie's similar experience reminded me.
    Quote Originally Posted by skidmark
    This world has lost it's drive, everybody just wants to fit in the be the norm as it were.
    Quote Originally Posted by Phil Vincent
    The manufacturers go to a lot of trouble to find out what the average rider prefers, because the maker who guesses closest to the average preference gets the largest sales. But the average rider is mainly interested in silly (as opposed to useful) “goodies” to try to kid the public that he is riding a racer

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    Quote Originally Posted by Deano View Post
    Why don't you start it ?
    No point, it would achieve nothing & change nothing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by onearmedbandit View Post
    So did you report it?
    Yep. http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...t?p=1129622931

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