Speeding ticket - valid?

[steve_t]

Was the officer wearing his hat? If not that's grounds to have the ticket dismissed.

Actually it's not, but it makes a great story.

This made me LOL

[pritch]

From time to time I have wondered why members of the Police would bother visting KB. I think I've figured it out. They can keep their mates amused at smoko with the hilarity that abounds on KB.

[scumdog]

From time to time I have wondered why members of the Police would bother visting KB. I think I've figured it out. They can keep their mates amused at smoko with the hilarity that abounds on KB.

On the button there pritch!

Only the workmates sometimes won't believe the stuff I say is on KB..."What??! - nah, you're makin' it up - nobody is THAT stupid" kinda stuff.

[FJRider]

Let us know if you find it.

Spillcheck on now ...

[onearmedbandit]

Actually it's not, but it makes a great story.

I thought someone would bite at that, but I didn't think it'd be you.

[FJRider]

I thought someone would bite at that, but I didn't think it'd be you.

As I recall ... it think it used to be a requirement for MOT officers ...

[onearmedbandit]

As I recall ... it think it used to be a requirement for MOT officers ...

That's possible. First time I heard of it was back in the early 80's.

[Icemaestro]

A little off track, but is it possible for a cop to get a reading on someone speeding, and leave it up on his radar to show the next person he suspects of speeding? Does a radar reading have a time stamp on it or on the machine somewhere?

[FJRider]

A little off track, but is it possible for a cop to get a reading on someone speeding, and leave it up on his radar to show the next person he suspects of speeding? Does a radar reading have a time stamp on it or on the machine somewhere?

They can ... and a few (have been caught) doing it ...

[iYRe]

If he was there an you were there then you did have the opportunity to see the radar read out,you just didn't ask.

You can recieve a ticket in the mail up until 6 months after the fact,but if it doesn't arrive within that six months it will become invalid so long as you refuse to accept it.

Years ago I had an incident in Te Awamutu where I wasn't ticketed on the spot and shortly afterward I changed address an became pretty hard to track down for about 12 months as I moved from place to place.

When I did finally settle and take up a regular job a cop soon appeared at my place of work and explained he was issuing me with this ticket based on the incident in Te Awamutu.

I told him I wasn't accepting his ticket because I had an idea the paper work had to be in my hands within that six month period.

He wasn't to impressed about it but there wasn't much he could do about it either as I had half the work force of Nissan Datsun in Manurewa watching on so he couldn't pull some heavy bullshit on me an then charge me with assault which is the usual scam these cunts use when they can't get their own way.

Anyway,,your toast.

dont suppose that's you I see riding around weymouth/rosscommon rd?

[Jantar]

A little off track, but is it possible for a cop to get a reading on someone speeding, and leave it up on his radar to show the next person he suspects of speeding? ...

Possible? Yes.

Does it ever happen? I can name at least one cop who does just that.

But most, and I do mean most, cops are honest and when they claim they have you at a certain speed, then that is what you are doing. My most recent ticket, in a car and not on the bike, I told the wife that we are about to get a ticket, even before the red and blues came on, and the speed quoted was exactly what I told my wife we were doing.

[Icemaestro]

Just wondering as I did get a ticket about a year ago - my speedo indicated 70mph on a straight as a cop came towards me (I thought I was fine as i had checked with my GPS that an indicated speed of 66mph was equal to 100km/h, and later had the cop check and confirm this as well), and was ticketed for 128km/h. He offered to let me read the display or whatever, at the time I figured if he was going to offer that then he must have it up there, but maybe that explains how it got there!

[FJRider]

Just wondering as I did get a ticket about a year ago - my speedo indicated 70mph on a straight as a cop came towards me (I thought I was fine as i had checked with my GPS that an indicated speed of 66mph was equal to 100km/h, and later had the cop check and confirm this as well), and was ticketed for 128km/h. He offered to let me read the display or whatever, at the time I figured if he was going to offer that then he must have it up there, but maybe that explains how it got there!

Speedo error readings are not always consistently the same figure as you increase speed.
5 km's out at 100 km/hr (indicated) may turn into 10 km/hr out at 110 km/hr (indicated).

Borrow a hand held GPS unit to check your bikes/vehicles at various speeds.

[HenryDorsetCase]

What colour underpants did he have on, and when he got out of his car did he place his left foot or right foot on the road first?

All of these points are also grounds to have a speeding ticket cancelled.

so they teach you to get out of the vehicle like paris hilton?

[Road kill]

dont suppose that's you I see riding around weymouth/rosscommon rd?

No mate I haven't lived there since 1979.

The guy your seeing "if he's riding an early 70's Bonnie" is probably old mate kimmy.

Lives on Roscommon rd just up from Finlayson rd.