Winding up drongos, foil hat wearers and over sensitive KBers for over 14,000 posts...........![]()
" Life is not a rehearsal, it's as happy or miserable as you want to make it"
Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people. --- Unknown sage
Perhaps he should ... but he was a little behind in knowing what the law is now.
"At the Implementation of photo Drivers licenses" ... the writer was correct. But as I recall ... the law was changed to the driver of a vehicle must produce their license on demand .. or be subject to a fine.
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
OP: You deserved to get a ticket for being a cock. Teasing a cop and making us all look like a bunch of bastards isn't earning you any respect.
Please refrain from posting yarns like this in future unless they involve you getting your comeuppance.
Yeah but there is also likely to be another piece that limits when it can be demanded. The assumption is it is being demanded because you have committed a traffic infringement in which case even he admits it must be produced but if it is a demand for id then a whole raft of non-traffic related laws come into play, privacy etc. all the way back to the magna carter.![]()
Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people. --- Unknown sage
Assumptions are the Mother of all fuck-ups ...
The law is quite clear. While driving the license must be carried and produced on demand. Subject to fine of $200 if you cannot.
Your photo driver license is your official legal permission to drive on New Zealand roads. Your license card does carry information that verifies that you are ... who you SAY you are ... but also lists the vehicles you're qualified to drive and any conditions/endorsements (like the wearing of glasses) you're required to meet when driving.
The random stopping of vehicles is legally permitted in New Zealand. No offense needs to be seen prior to this. This can (and is usually) be followed by a breath test.
You can be arrested and placed in custody until your identity can be confirmed.
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
See how easy it is to give up your civil liberties
Can't be detained without reason then Photo licences to ensure the popo are talking to the right person but not id cards of any sort - promise, to now you can be arrested for not having it to identify yourself. Bugger Tui missed some good billboards.
Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people. --- Unknown sage
Come on mate, I am sure he had a little chuckle afterwards.
I can tell you a good cop commonsense story. This was in Argentina when I had to rush a very sick guy to hospital. I was doing 140-150 kph in a Mitsi ute with the sick quy proped up in the back seat looking dead. I came up on a police car with flashing lights travelling in the same direction. I had the hazard lights on and I had to overtake the police. I didn't know what would happen next but I watched for any reaction, nothing !! The must have worked it out. Imagine trying that in New Zealand.
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