Charged with dangerous driving. What's going to happen?

[skidMark]

approaching a set of traffic lights....

a white nissan sentra is infront of me.....


the traffic light has just gone green.... there is one straight ahead lane...and a right turn only lane..

infront of me gradually taking off from the lights is about 7 cars with a stagecoach remuera rider bus in the middle of the group.

the car driver in the white nissan sentra infront of me swerves hard around the group and goes foot to the floor up the right turning only lane....which i had moved to the right as i was going to turn right down that road....he swerved across infront of me..... and buried it up to about 90-100kph....then did not turn right instead he went straight through and swerved back into traffic....

i stupidly trying to do the right thing and get his rego, and see what the driver looked like..... chased after him.....got behind him got rego...then started to pass him (in the lane as there were double yellows) he saw me coming up on his side and turned the wheel hard right to ram me....

this broke my footpeg and footpeg hanger off...

i hear oi pull over!!!! yelled form the driver...i did not pull over for about 200 metres as there was nowhere to stop due to parked cars on the side of the road.....the guy then overtook another car on the wrong side of the road that had pulled out between us and as i stopped he came past me and blocked me in (not like i was going to go anywhere...thats why i stopped.

some witnesses stopped

one a young maori guy no older than say 21 or 22?

and yelled abuse at me ....what the f**k is wrong with you etc etc.

yet the guy in the sentra as he pulled back in after his high speed overtake at the traffic lights, pulled infront of this young maori guy.

another older fella who as far as i can remember used to work at the building next to my old work and has always had it in for me, i said i recognise you....no you don't don't know you at all...he wantedm e screwed over.....


and another guy in a ute yelling abuse no idsea hwere he fitted in....

they refused to call the police.

and the driver of the sentra said you are paying for my car....all that was broken was a hubcap.....and a big black mark down the side of the car...possibly from my mirror they said....but my mirrors had come loose and folded in...so i suspect it was already there.... as his headlight and front indicator etc had damage...and i got nowhere near hitting that part of the car....

nho dents in car and black mark if from me would polish out...he says mate your fucked i am going to fuck you over for this, you can get the whole side of my car repainted. and my lights fixed etc......

i demanded that the cops come and i did not have a cellphone ...so after asking this about 10 times the abusive guy who i ddnt know where he fitted in...called the cops for me.

cops arrived....took all thier storys...

then the other cop took mine last without the younger officer there....by younger officer i am just using this as a description not as if to say he did not know what he was doing or anything like that. so we are clear....

i said i am the one who wanted you guys here they said hang on you didnt call he did...i said because i did not have a phone...they ddnt believe me. but the sentra driver said i infact did ask them to come....

after my statement is taken (what i wrote up top)

the young officer comes up filling out a form for vehicle impound....i asked if that was for my bike he said yes.... i said why..

he said i will explain shortly.....

next thing...young cop says:...you are under arrest and being charged with dangerous driving....
i said have you read my statementi gave to the officer ...he said no i do not need to i replyed can you please read it as it explains what happens, he said: theres enough witnesses for the other guy i don't need to read yours....

and tow truck showed up took my bike...

and i went to central in the back of the police car.

now all the way through this i was ocmpletely cooperative and nice to them not rude whatesoever...

sorry it's such a long story but thats what happened in the absolute truth not bullshitting as i do not see a point in doing that.

Regards: SM

[Pumba]

I don't think you can get 'Diversion' for traffic offensives, which I think by the way arn't ciminal offences and don't affect overseas travel (or so the lawyer at the citizens advice bearu told me).
-Indy

Traffic offences e.g speeding tickets side of the road shit I agree, but dangours driving can mess up internation travel plans, the old man had to get a visa to get into the states

[skidMark]

i also meet all of the criteria for the "clean slate" law

explained here....

http://www.justice.govt.nz/pubs/othe...e/english.html

according to a mate this would mean there would be no court appearance etc.

[Mr. Peanut]

Hey, this can be punishment for all the times you did stupid shit that could've got ya killed and didn't get caught. Cool eh?

[merv]

So you tried to teach this guy a lesson, like take the law into your own hands and the law didn't like you, is that what you are saying? Sounds like an expensive alternative to taking that right turn like you were going to.

[skidMark]

So you tried to teach this guy a lesson, like take the law into your own hands and the law didn't like you, is that what you are saying? Sounds like an expensive alternative to taking that right turn like you were going to.

yeah was just trying to help, regretting it terribly now.

[1vanvan1]

If he didn't effect you I wouldn't of bothered. Seems like a expensive way just to get a rego plate.

[skidMark]

he swerved across infront of me to rip up past on the right...lucky he ddnt take me out. came bloodey close to getting hit as he swerved across luckily had 2 fingers on the brake lever.

[BIKEGAL68]

I would say u are very lucky you didnt end up in a worse situation chasing the veh ....
That other driver could have really done some damage.
First lession ........... never never chase a veh .......... your life an other are just not worth it .

[Luckylegs]

Hmmmm... he swerved hard left, yet the description in the other thread says he swerved hard right ???... stress huh ?

[Hitcher]

sorry it's such a long story but thats what happened in the absolute truth not bullshitting as i do not see a point in doing that.

And based on that outstanding contribution to English literature, do you think you're guilty of dangerous driving? Serious question.

[Kiwifire72]

isn't it good looking at the end of this thread and there is 22 of us watching, reading and god knows what else we doing or thinking in regards to SM
plus 3 others that are visiting hmmmm maybe its the Judge and the Police prosicutions sgt watching and taking notes

[1vanvan1]

Oh yeh, And what would you have done when you saw what the driver looked like. he could of knocked you off your bike. Or even when u pulled over he could of decked you. I woud of shrugged it of and continues on my day.

I guess thats why i still have my licence.

[skidMark]

Hmmmm... he swerved hard left, yet the description in the other thread says he swerved hard right ???... stress huh ?

oops typo sorry nddnt check it over fully after..will change it...yer swerved right into me..oopsie...

[limbimtimwim]

and i get the feeling a free oppinted one will be on the cops side.

Show up as early as possible and chase them down. They will be busy, don't dither, make sure you get the the front of the queue. It's their job to represent you and will not side with the cops.