Has anyone been pulled up for a nice chat by the Police and ACC?

**warewolf** · 19th February 2011, 21:19

Originally Posted by NighthawkNZ

REGO has nothing to do with safety

Not of itself, but there is a strong relationship between risking a fine due to no rego, and other risky behaviour. They're just playin' the odds.

**scumdog** · 19th February 2011, 21:38

Originally Posted by warewolf

What the police do is based far more on politics than science. Road safety my arse.

Who cares, you screw up or cheat - you pay, simple eh!

**shrub** · 20th February 2011, 07:13

Originally Posted by James Deuce

Sigh. They're not out to "get" us. They sure as hell don't "care". There's easy money to be made, that's all.

I think they do care, even if its only to get the statistics down to make next year's report look little better and increase their bonus. The only thing is I don't believe they have spent enough (any?) time learning about motorcyclists or our concerns and issues, so what we get is an imposed patriarchal and largely ineffective series of initiatives.

**tri boy** · 20th February 2011, 07:20

Originally Posted by scumdog

Who cares, you screw up or cheat - you pay, simple eh!

And there it is ladies and gentlemen.
The true NZ coppers attitude.
No leeeway, no thought of variances in situations. They make loose judgements on the side of the road, knowing that blue uniform is like the security blanket they piddled on when they were in nappies.

**thepom** · 20th February 2011, 07:45

I was riding in the bike lane on papanui rd a couple of weeks ago when the police were attending a cyclist who was knocked off by a car and the policeman on duty seen me and ran across the road to give me a well deserved bollocking but no ticket! My response was " I thoght I was still in the bus lane" and his response was
"If you could get a bus in there your a better driver than me".......he was doing his job and I was trying to get past the traffic,...........got away with it this time but not next time maybe..........

**schrodingers cat** · 20th February 2011, 10:43

Originally Posted by thepom

I was riding in the bike lane on papanui rd a couple of weeks ago when the police were attending a cyclist who was knocked off by a car and the policeman on duty seen me and ran across the road to give me a well deserved bollocking but no ticket! My response was " I thoght I was still in the bus lane" and his response was
"If you could get a bus in there your a better driver than me".......he was doing his job and I was trying to get past the traffic,...........got away with it this time but not next time maybe..........

Are you sure? Concensus here is that every cop is a (insert blah blah)
If he was seen doing this I'm sure he'll get stood down for more bastard training.
A proper cop would have pepper sprayed you and stolen your wallet

**ttmadness** · 20th February 2011, 10:52

its all just to bust us for not paying rego. bastards the lot of them.

**superman** · 20th February 2011, 11:10

I was happy with the "Ride Safe" at a blow a cop stop I got. He also mentioned he'd give me a hi-vis vest but he'd run out

**dangerous** · 20th February 2011, 12:58

Originally Posted by ttmadness

its all just to bust us for not paying rego. bastards the lot of them.

well then... rego the drivers licence, can only ride or drive 1 at a time, and make the fine heavy as if not current.

**Usarka** · 20th February 2011, 13:25

Originally Posted by superman

I was happy with the "Ride Safe" at a blow a cop stop I got. He also mentioned he'd give me a hi-vis vest but he'd run out

Tell him to post it to you, they happily do that with tickets.

**scumdog** · 20th February 2011, 16:16

Originally Posted by tri boy

They make loose judgements on the side of the road, knowing that blue uniform is like the security blanket they piddled on when they were in nappies.

Hey, you sound just like the peadophiles do when they get caught....bleating their guts out claiming what they do ain't wrong...

**scumdog** · 20th February 2011, 16:17

Originally Posted by ttmadness

its all just to bust us for not paying rego. bastards the lot of them.

Waah, cry me a river bro..

**Highlander** · 20th February 2011, 16:21

Originally Posted by ttmadness

its all just to bust us for not paying rego. bastards the lot of them.

Here is a thought, you could make life hard for them by keeping your rego all paid up.

**bogan** · 20th February 2011, 16:24

Originally Posted by Highlander

Here is a thought, you could make life hard for them by keeping your rego all paid up.

thats what i do, and to get round the bollocks levy increases i just don't pay my van rego instead! maybe to ensure bikers pay all thier regos they should be stopping cages too?