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i say we petition the government to build more race tracks in an effort to improve road safety
take ALL the money from the speed cameras that currently goes to politician salaries and fancy cars and put a racetrack in per every 5 towns ... or 1 city etc
its a 4 hour drive to my local track .. and there are only 2 in WA ... sigh
That's not going to help that much. Half the reason some people speed on public roads is to show off in front of regular drivers, and they don't have the patience to bother with a track, or the inclination to spend the money on a visit. People will always drive like dickheads on public roads, up until the moment that they find out the hard way.
Politicians really don't earn that much, either, and they only get driven around in Holdens. The speed cameras are blatant revenue-raising bullshit, but it's not as if we have corrupt, over-paid politicians embezzling all of the money.
ah well ... you have to admit - it was a nice try =p
HOLD UP
WHAT DID YOUR MATES ADMIT TO COPS
a coppa word isnt going to overule a normal persons word in court
though 99.9% of time a cop has a listening device for conversations while on duty
so tell your mates to have a good thing of what they told the police
if its just speeding 20kmh over the limit take it to court
speak to a solicitor etc
car should not be impounded
forced to go on a private driveway (or even those police rollers, though if you dont agree to this the car can be defected)
so for all this take it to court should be able to cover the costs
also make sure you put a complaint on the police officer (no one can force you to drive a car)
if you dont get the costs of the damaged bumper take it to insurance along with your police officer complaint
Also im not a lawyer/solicitor etc but it seems like your friends are pretty noob in dealing with the cops
and they need someone good people (lawyer/solicitor/or anyone experience with these cases) to back them up
I am not sure but most likely the police officer has also broken a lot of rules in his actions with this case. This is not very hard to prove (as you do have a witness and this is not the first time a police officer has used his authority uneccesary causing property harm)
I have heard of many (much more serious) cases where police officers have mad similar mistakes in there actions and where the case had to be completely dropped due to the officers action.
Best for you to ask your friends exactly what they told the cops
and find a good solicitor (usually an ex coppa)
If a person is suspected to street racing its instant impounding of vehicle I believe. They've been searching for a good lawyer but they all say the same thing to bring 3 references, and act remorseful plus be well groomed. I had a conversation with this girl who studies policing and law. She says when you speak to the judge, separate yourselves from one another, dont be seem as a team. E.g say I not we. And say that you yourself was speeding an you had no idea of what the other person was doing. The two preresiquites needed to get someone for street racing, is prior organsiation and the association between two people or more and the speeding. They already acknowledged each other but they can save themselves by saying I knew it was my friend after the event but not during. And saying I was speeding up to overtake I had no idea what he was doing.
With the bumper my friend was skirted away and not able to confirm which officer it was and get his name.