Police presence warning

**rastuscat** · 27th March 2016, 22:12

Originally Posted by 5ive

No tickets in over 14 years, the system (and luck) works

Or maybe you are guilty of Riding With Awareness.

**R650R** · 27th March 2016, 23:03

Originally Posted by denill

From the UK. A warning to continue on your law abiding riding, as there is a Policeman around the corner

That looks just like me trying to close the rear vents on my Shoei XR1100 though.....

**5ive** · 27th March 2016, 23:03

Originally Posted by rastuscat

Or maybe you are guilty of Riding With Awareness.

Well it is in the road code, it's just not enforced

**5ive** · 27th March 2016, 23:08

Originally Posted by R650R

That looks just like me trying to close the rear vents on my Shoei XR1100 though.....

You're lucky. I have one as well, and when I try to close all four of the vents, it looks like there is a bee in my helmet and I can't quite get it out...

**Jin** · 27th March 2016, 23:08

I flashed a bike which turned out to be a moto popo. He just ignored me and carried on our separate ways.

**R650R** · 27th March 2016, 23:09

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

yea but then the criminals started hassling people for that too, took them a couple of attempts to find something they could extort money for but in the end have settled on "misuse of a headlight"; which is why it's much less common for people to flick em nowadays.

Actually since the 4km tolerance there seems to have been a resurgence...

I doubt anyone ever gets ticketed for misuse of a headlight given the number of (usually falcons and commodores) driving around with badly adjusted fog/driving lamps or the sheer number of people who don't know to dip their lights for oncoming traffic....

**R650R** · 27th March 2016, 23:15

Anyhow do enough km's and you eventually become tactically aware of road policing methods and develope sixth sense for where and when they will be about... This is usually a very short distance sections of your overall journey so you just back it off in hi enforcement areas.
Eg other day heading up north there is 30km/h roadworks still trying to repair a crap section of road that contributied to a fatal accident. Now its state highway one and easter weekend, you KNOW there will be cops on that area of road.
Oh I did chuckle when up ahead Mr Audi or similar rich bugger in dark sedan is getting a ticket from mufti in middle of said roadworks, even though there are two road works trucks doing the pace car thing......
Its all a mute argument/debate anyway, soon your own cellphone will be a permanent policeman in your pocket....

**Scuba_Steve** · 28th March 2016, 06:52

Originally Posted by Drew

I've never heard of anybody getting a ticket for this.

It was in the propaganda machine a few years back, they 1st failed to have people charged with "obstruction of justice" and some other thing but found they could extort for "misuse of headlihght"

Originally Posted by Mike.Gayner

....considering you've passed the cop by the time you're flashing your lights, I fail to see the risk.

Undercover in oncoming traffic or those scams that use 2 cop cars, 1 using the laser & the other doing the extortion down the road a bit, both ways to be caught flashing

Originally Posted by R650R

Actually since the 4km tolerance there seems to have been a resurgence...

I doubt anyone ever gets ticketed for misuse of a headlight given the number of (usually falcons and commodores) driving around with badly adjusted fog/driving lamps or the sheer number of people who don't know to dip their lights for oncoming traffic....

Not common & they only use it when it impedes their scamming but it has been used, tho mostly to make an example of someone to scare others off warning drivers to the illegal scam happening ahead

**fxxk** · 29th March 2016, 06:26

I'm surprised no one has mentioned that you can get a ticket for tooting your horn. Someone beeped their horn at a cop who failed to see the green light, surprise surprise the cop pulled the guy over and gave him a ticket.

flashing high beam and using the horn are for "emergency" situations only. The bright light could startle said oncoming car or distract them and cause an accident... apparently.

**Owl** · 29th March 2016, 06:36

Originally Posted by fxxk

Someone beeped their horn at a cop who failed to see the green light, surprise surprise the cop pulled the guy over and gave him a ticket.

I think I smell bullshit.

**awayatc** · 29th March 2016, 06:55

So if you warn somebody who is driving a bit to fast you can get done for by the cops?

why oh why are you waving and signaling speeding road users my friend?,
To remind them to slow down and thus help make the roads safer your honour......

and why are you ticketing speeding road users officer?
To help make the roads safer your honour......

Coz remember children, tis not about revenu gathering....

**fxxk** · 29th March 2016, 08:47

Originally Posted by awayatc

So if you warn somebody who is driving a bit to fast you can get done for by the cops?

why oh why are you waving and signaling speeding road users my friend?,
To remind them to slow down and thus help make the roads safer your honour......

and why are you ticketing speeding road users officer?
To help make the roads safer your honour......

Coz remember children, tis not about revenu gathering....

I charge $5 per flash, I am revenue gathering. Fuck safety

**Scuba_Steve** · 29th March 2016, 18:49

Originally Posted by Owl

I think I smell bullshit.

Might not be, target or fair go or one of those type programs once had someone who was fined for telling someone to "move out da fucking way" with a horn... Think it was something excessive like 350$ for it too (could be wrong on the dollar value)

**Banditbandit** · 30th March 2016, 10:01

Originally Posted by SVboy

[RIGHT]I am one for the raised rotating finger. Given that short wheelbase of bikes and effect of bumps, I wonder if the light flick could be mis represented. I do the finger signal for fellow bikers and flash cars, however cars never acknowledge this. Do a light flash in my car and I receive the wave of appreciation from other drivers........

Yeah - I use the hand rotation ... to signal to other riders. I never flash my lights for cars .. fuck 'em .. let them get caught ..