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

[westie]

Keep it up mark it sounds like you are getting somewhere

[Renegade]

yeah man ifs it was an unfair impound the cops will pay the bill, get it sorted will ya!

[Patrick]

oh and got the bill from impound today...you my collect your bike on the 25th.....

$352.50

come again! ...bastards lol

I think you're not giving the full story. It's already been said by those who would know that the impounding of your bike should not have happened with that charge.

Have you taken up any of the offers of help with regard the impounding?

I too think there is more to this story, Grasshopper...

They CAN NOT seize/impound your bike for dangerous driving....

If you have "forgotten" what you have been charged with, let me know your real handle and I can do a check for ya....

[ZeroIndex]

I too think there is more to this story, Grasshopper...

They CAN NOT seize/impound your bike for dangerous driving....

If you have "forgotten" what you have been charged with, let me know your real handle and I can do a check for ya....

I can think of a simple explanation for impounding the bike: Because he got handcuffed and taken off in the squad car, the impound people thought it would be really funny if they impound it while Mark couldn't stop them...

[skidMark]

I can think of a simple explanation for impounding the bike: Because he got handcuffed and taken off in the squad car, the impound people thought it would be really funny if they impound it while Mark couldn't stop them...

nope cop radioed for a towie with me standing there and i watched as they put my bike on the truck...while in cuffs...before they took me off to central...

issue is getting sorted by sanx and patrick currently...

i think i owe sanx a hell of alot of beer....same with patrick.

[ZeroIndex]

nope cop radioed for a towie with me standing there and i watched as they put my bike on the truck...while in cuffs...before they took me off to central...

issue is getting sorted by sanx and patrick currently...

i think i owe sanx a hell of alot of beer....same with patrick.

I'm sure they'd both appreciate if you did ACTUALLY change your riding style to courteous as opposed to dangerous more than "a hell of alot of beer"

[terbang]

Somehow I think the only thing that will be learned here, is how to subvert the law. RIP Skidmark and any other poor unfortunate that just happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[Sanx]

Somehow I think the only thing that will be learned here, is how to subvert the law. RIP Skidmark and any other poor unfortunate that just happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

There will be no subversion of the law at all. What I'm trying to ensure is that SkidMark receives the punishment due to him, without extra penalties not allowed in law. You titled a post in the other thread "Do the crime, then do the time". Well - he'll lose his licence for six months and the chances are he'll have a pretty whopping fine as well. However, if the law does not allow for his vehicle to be impounded for the offence he was charged with, is it fair (pretend this was someone other than SkidMark) that he gets stung for the impound fees (around $350) as well, when the Police are not lawfully allowed to impound the vehicle?

[Sanx]

I'm sure they'd both appreciate if you did ACTUALLY change your riding style to courteous as opposed to dangerous more than "a hell of alot of beer"

Bling and ten chars.

[NinjaNanna]

There will be no subversion of the law at all. What I'm trying to ensure is that SkidMark receives the punishment due to him, without extra penalties not allowed in law. You titled a post in the other thread "Do the crime, then do the time". Well - he'll lose his licence for six months and the chances are he'll have a pretty whopping fine as well. However, if the law does not allow for his vehicle to be impounded for the offence he was charged with, is it fair (pretend this was someone other than SkidMark) that he gets stung for the impound fees (around $350) as well, when the Police are not lawfully allowed to impound the vehicle?

Well I agree in part, though personally I think that it is good that Mark had his bike impounded and that he has to go to considerable grief to get it out. I do however hope that it is sorted in due course and that he does not have to pay the impound fees (after all technically it should not have been impounded).

I think it pays to remember that as endearing and enthusiastic young Mark is, he continually ignores good advice without even acknowledging it, by his own confession is an un-employed blugger and is completely reckless when riding.

So in my opinion the court fines and costs, plus the added hassles of the impound is just punishment for his behaviour.

Personally I believe we need to leave more room for Community Policing, lets look at the circumstances as the Police Officer would have seen them, Young Rider has only just regained his license, now is in a situation where he is being charged with dangerous driving. Has he learned his lesson? The Officer has the ability to cause this little prat some extra hassle by impounding his vehicle, should he do it? HELL YES, and I say thankyou sir. As a tax payer am I happy to pay the impound fees, to dish out this extra punishment, HELL YES. Do I think the impounding will have any affect on Mark's behaviour - buggered if I know but its worth the cost to find out - better than him killing himself and someone else.

Oh and whilst I think it is wonderful that there are good people such as Sanx, Patrick and others, in this world who are helping him sort out the impound business, I can't help but believe if he was left to his own devices he wouldn't even bother trying to get it out.

I'm starting to wonder if we need to throw this baby out with the bath water so that he is forced to grow up and face the consequences of his actions and preferable before he KILLS someone, and lets face it that is entirely possible.

[slickaz]

i just hope after all this work of helping the poor guy, he doesnt give in to temptation next time with dire consequences. coz then it wouldve been better if noone actually helped him get his bike out..but thats just speaking from my past experience of helpin someone getting thier car back who then (Within a week) crashed thier car drifting around a corner into a truck, didnt make it out alive.
as someone said before - throwing the baby out with bath water..tuff love..i dunno..

Skid - stay safe out there man.

[skidMark]

Just woke up to a phonecall, which went something like this.

Me: Morning **in groggy just woken up**

Officer: Hi this is Officer xxxx

Me: Hey um howsit going

Officer: Good, your bike is released from impound you can go get it and we are coving all costs.

Me: thankyou very much officer.....etc etc....

**phonecasll ends**

PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY!



Especially a very big thankyou to Sanx, as i said on the phone i owe you one big box of beer, you said no but dammit your getting a box of beer LOL.

and also the man behind the scenes that seems to have made my bike get released out of nowhere.

So thank you Patrick, i owe you bigtime too box of beer your way also if ya want.

I simply cannot express my gratitute enough for what you guys have done for me.

Regards: A bouncing off the walls in ADHD mode SM

[Coldrider]

Just woke up to a phonecall, which went something like this.

Me: Morning **in groggy just woken up**

Officer: Hi this is Officer xxxx

Me: Hey um howsit going

Officer: Good, your bike is released from impound you can go get it and we are coving all costs.

Someone else better collect it, is your licence under a 28 day suspension or not.

[skidMark]

Someone else better collect it, is your licence under a 28 day suspension or not.

My license is currently still valid, i can legally ride/drive.

[Coldrider]

This is starting to turn out not so bad for you. Thanx Sanx